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Monday 25 December 2017

Leilani Holiday Blogging - Summer Learning Journey - Week 2 , Day 4 - Another World !

Summer Learning Journey 

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Week 2 , Day 4 - Another World


Activity 1 - An Eventful Experience .


WWII was made up of many battles and events. Follow this link to read more about the timeline of WWII.

Choose two key events and find out some more information about what happened on those days. On your blog, write a short summary of two events, including the names of people involved and where the event happened.

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  • 31 March: Britain and France extend guarantee to Poland
About : 

On 31 of March 1939 , in responses to Nazi Germany's defiance of the Munich Agreement and occupation of Czechoslovakia , the united Kingdom pledged the support of itself and France to guarantee.  

This information is from here.

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Activity 2 - 


Over the course of WWII, approximately 140,000 New Zealanders were sent overseas to serve in the war. Many were sent to fight in huge battles, including the Battle of the Atlantic that lasted for 2064 days (over 5 years)! The Battle of the Atlantic came to an end in 1943, in large part due to the heroic efforts of people like Lloyd Trigg, a pilot from New Zealand. He was awarded a special medal from the New Zealand Government for his bravery. It is called a Victoria Cross (‘VC’ for short). A total of 22 New Zealanders have been awarded VCs.

Click on this link to find a list of VC winners. Choose one from the Second World War, and read about him. On your blog tell us about him. Who was he? What did he do to earn a Victoria Cross medal?

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James Ward

James Ward got his award on 5 August 1941. James Allen Wards was born on 14 June 1919. He also died on 15 September 1941. James Ward got an VC , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. The year of service was 1940 - 1941.

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Message to soldiers that protected out countrie

Thank you for you service. We all appreciate all you have done and may all bless and luck go to all of the many loved soldiers that have passed. For the old and new many soldiers thank you for protecting our country and for risking your life's for the other people in New Zealand.

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Bonus Activity - Women At Work


Both men and women served in World War II. Many women chose to enlist as nurses and be stationed overseas caring for wounded soldiers. My nana was one of those nurses. She (Dorothy) spent much of World War II working on a large Red Cross ship that was stationed off the coast of Cairo, Egypt.   

For this activity, you are going to imagine that you are just like Dorothy and that you are working as a nurse on a large medical ship.

One day you are walking along the deck of the ship when you hear a loud bang. You start to run as you see smoke coming from the far end of the ship. You run towards the room where your patients are waiting to receive treatment from the doctor. Just as you arrive at the door to their room you hear another loud bang and you…

Complete the story provided above. To earn full points you must write, at least, 8-10 sentences. What happens next?

One day you are walking along the deck of the ship when you hear a loud bang. You start to run as you see smoke coming from the far end of the ship. You run towards the room where your patients are waiting to receive treatment from the doctor. Just as you arrive at the door to their room you hear another loud bang and you immediately open the door. As you open the door smoke comes out of the room and you see your patients that needed treatment has got hurt. You could not do anything but to keep running. While you were running you started crying , panicking and you suddenly fall to the grown. " Wake up , wake up ! " Calls one of the nursery's . You get up in a rush. You are very scared. All of your patients have gone and the other people have sole the medical treatments that you use for the patients. " You are very lucky , nearly every nurse has gone " Say Dr Mark ( Fake ) To Be Continued.....

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