Summer Learning Journey 2019-2020 • Week 1 • Day 5 - Activity 1

Hi everyone! Welcome to another post, if you have noticed, I actually haven't posted in 5 days, this is because my family have taken a trip to Taiwan. We are also still here, but we also get to stay for 3 more days and then we get to go to Hong Kong. Anyways, here is week 1, day 5 of the Summer Learning Journey.

DAY 5: Against the Odds

Activity 1: NATIONAL TREASURE

Sophie Pascoe is a New Zealand para-swimmer. This means she is a competitive swimmer with a physical disability. Very sadly, Sophie was run over by a lawnmower when she was only 2 years old. She had to have the bottom of her left leg amputated. However, despite this terrible accident, she was determined to become a competitive swimmer.

Sophie had won numerous New Zealand and world para-swimming title, including nine Olympic gold medals. She had also won the Halberg Award for Disabled Sportsperson of the Year three times. Sophie is a great example of a New Zealander who did not let her disability stop her from achieving her dream. She is truly a 'National Treasure'. A national treasure is someone or something that is very important to a country.

For this activity, we had to share three things that we treasure and why we treasure them.

1890's Woman wearing Maria Clara Dress by Irishandys
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The first thing I treasure is my Grandmother clothes. I treasure my grandmother's clothes because it reminds me of her and how amazing she was.


The second thing I treasure is my notebook, this notebook was given to me by my sister on her 7th birthday. I treasure this because it is like my diary and my sister gave it to me.

The third thing I treasure is my sister's teddy bear, it was actually mine but I gave to her because she wanted it. I treasure this because it was given to me by my grandmother who we call 'nanay' in the Philippines.