Leah @ Ōtaki College
I am a student at Ōtaki College in Ōtaki, NZ. My blog is a place where I will be able to share some of my learning. Please note....some work won't be edited - they are just my first drafts, so there may be some errors. I would love your feedback, comments, thoughts and ideas on my posts.
Wednesday, 25 November 2020
Monday, 23 November 2020
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Best Part About Camp
My personal favourite part of camp was probably... I'm not sure, i'm pretty sure nothing was my favourite but if I had to choose it would probably be the scavenger hunt.
That's my friend Bree
Monday, 2 November 2020
Baseball
We wen't to the field to play baseball and it was definitely great!-
No, i'm not putting any photos because I look like a rat.🖤
Friday, 23 October 2020
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Friday, 16 October 2020
When and Where
#1 Nelson Mandela
Date of birth: 18 July 1918
Place of Birth: Mvezo, South Africa
Reason for fame: He Is famous for prompting a message or forgiveness and equality. Apartheid was abolished a year later in 1991, and three years later, South Africa held its first fully democratic elections in which black people, as well as white were allowed to vote.
#2 Judy Garland
Date of birth: 10th of June 1992
Place of birth: Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States
Reason for fame: She was an actress and singer, Judy Garland was the star or many classic musical films, including 'The Wizard Of Oz', and known for her tremendous talent and troubled life.
#3 Mother Teresa
Date of birth: 26th of august 1910
Place of birth: Skopje, North Macedonia
Reason for fame: During her lifetime Mother Teresa became famous as a Catholic Nun who dedicated her life to caring for the destitute and dying in the sums of Calcutta- known as Kolkata. In 1979 she received the Nobel peace prize and after her death was canonised as Saint Teresa.
#4 Abel Tasman
Date of birth: 1603
Place of birth: Lutjegast, Netherlands
Reason for fame: Abel Tasman is famous for being the first European to reach Van Diemen's island (Now Tasmania), and New Zealand. He was also the first to sight the Fiji islands. He also helped to map large areas of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
#5 David Unaipon
Date of birth: 28th of September 1872
Place of birth: South Australia, Australia
Reason for fame: David Unaipon made significant contributions to science and literature and the improvements in the conditions of Aboriginal people and was often called upon to participate in royal commissions and inquiries into Aboriginal issues.