Group+12+-+Pre-Project

toc =Task 1: Mini Photo Essays= __Please note:__ 1. Do **not** post individual pictures of students on the internet 2. Do **not** give out your email on this wiki - pass it onto your teacher's spreadsheet to share with others 3. Contribute to the discussion tab above each time you add to the wiki - let others know what you have done and get to know them

=Creators - Tell us about your self and give your blog URL=

Nazarene ~ //N.Z://Hey guys!I love sports, playing it and watching it, particularly rugby union and league. I also love hanging around family and friends! Pasa ~ //N.Z://Hey guys! Well what can I say!!! I am a very happy and hypo person, I enjoy life and love to hang with my friends and family!! Mariya //~ Canada//: Hi everyone! I am a girl that loves animals (especially horses), Science, and my friends (of course). I was born in Europe and my birthday is on April 1st (April Fools' day...) and my best friend is Rachele. Nicole-Canada!! Rachele: Hi! I am from Toronto, Canada. I love all animals- most especially Horses. My birthday is September 11th, 1994. I am very excited to learn about all new people. Choi min ho ~ //South Korea - My blog is at ...........// Chong Hee Sung ~ //South Korea - My blog is at ...........// You Han Sol S.K ~ //South Korea - My blog is at ...........// Yang ho ~ //South Korea - My blog is at ............// Hi.My name is Pedro Pimenta and i'm from 8ºB in Portugal.My blog ULR is http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog.php?user_id=121478&blogger_id=125753

My School~ Deer Park
Our school is located in the middle of Toronto or what we call it GTA (greater Toronto area) The school is three stories with a pool and gym. About 447 go to this school including the jr. school grades 1-6. Our Principle's name is Peter Thatcher and our Vice Principle's name is Mr. Gorczynski.From research I found out in the library our school has been dimolished 3 times due to problems with the structure. Our school has been around since 1888. Thats what I call a long time!

Deer Park Public School is the name of our school. It is located in the small community of Deer Park, which is right next to the St. Clair subway station. Our school goes from kindergarten to grade 8, but most people just come to Deer Park to go to grades 7 & 8. Unlike most elementary/middle schools, we have a really large fake turf field from which you can see the ravine from.

~Rachele did the writing below~ This is the view from the front of my school. My school is a Junior Senior school. It has approximatly 400-500 student. I also has a pool, a huge gym, and three floors. Deer Park is located at 23 Ferndale Ave, that is close to Yonge and St.Clair. My school also has a turf made out of fake grass. It is really big field. I really love my school because everyone is very friendly. These are some of the third floor lockers These are some of the other third floor lockers This is what is called the island. In the back you can see some of the turf.

My Community


Davenport is a quiet residential community that is pretty close to downtown Toronto. Hundreds of years ago it was used as a path for the Native Canadians to get to and from the Humber River and Don River. During the 1600’s it was used as a route for the French fur traders. Up until 1861 it was a farming community, and later in 1909 it became a residential community. It is now home to people of many different ethnicities. Most of the houses are semi-detached and are either 2 or 2 ½ stories high.



~Rachele did the writing below~ I was unable to have access to a camera this weekend- that will be first on my Christmas wishlist. But I have taken some pictures from the internet. I will be sure to add some of my own pictures as soon as possible. I live in downtown Toronto. I live walking distance from the ferry docks that go to Toronto Island. I live really close to the CN Tower as well. Where I live is very lively. It is also very modern. There are mostly apartment buildings where I love. There are not that many houses. But I love the community I live in now. I live in the building to the left. That is my favorite park ever. This is the ferry that transports people to the island.

{Nicole did this}

Okay I live on a street near Younge street so you can say im in the downtown core of Toronto. Currently we are having construction for townhouses across from where i live so its pretty noisy!! [|Live] Its not woking for some reason so thats the link for the photos -Sorry!

Around from where i live theres alot of houses and condos and stuff like that. Also I live near a Government Building so theres light going through my windows XD

My City
Above is the CN Tower. It is the highest free standing building in the world. Toronto is very famous for it. The Tower is located in downtown Toronto. Toronto is the largest city in Ontario. It is also one of the largest cities in the world. As well as having the tallest building in the world it also the longest street in the world- Yonge Street, which is a whopping 1178miles/ 1896 km. Which is basically the distance from San Diego, California to Seattle, Washington. Toronto is really cool to live in.

Toronto is located on the north-western shore of Lake Ontario, in an area known as "The Golden Horseshoe". The population of this city is 2.5 million, which is a lot. It is probably the most multi-cultural city in the world,since around 50% of the population was born outside of Canada. Toronto is a very much a "green" city. There is a wonderful subway system called the TTC which includes underground trains, streetcars, and buses. One thing that I personally find pretty awesome is the Toronto Island. During the summer it is a great place to go to because it has a small amusement park. it is also pretty cool if you just go to Ward's Island for the evening- it feels totally different from being in the city, since there aren't any cars. Even the houses look different. The Toronto Island is accessible by the ferries which run pretty much every hour.



My Country
Canada is the country north of the USA, in North America. It is made up of 10 provinces (from left to right- **B**ritish **C**olumbia, **Al**ber**ta**, **Sask**atchewan, **Man**itoba, **Ont**ario, **Que**bec, **N**ew **B**runswick, **P**rince **E**dward **I**sland, **N**ova **S**cotia, and **N**ewfound**l**and) and 3 territories (left to right- the **Y**ukon **T**erritory, **N**orth **W**est **T**erritory, and **Nun**avut). It is the second largest country,

Russia being the first. Although it is one of the largest countries, the population is only 33 million. Canada was always inhabited by the Native people, who probably crossed the land bridge between modern-day Siberia (Russia) and Alaska thosounds of years ago. Later, in 1497, the first European explorers that were trying to find the north-west passage, "found" Canada.

The primary language of Canada is English, and the second is French. In the province of Quebec, French is usually used more than English.

~Rachele did the writing below~ This is Canada. The provinces are Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, British Colombia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland. Canada was officially founded by the French explorer Jaques Cartier in 1497. But it was also inhabited by Native Americans, and Vikings before than. Canada has a population of about 33 million people. It's main language is English. In Quebec though they speak mainly French.

{Nicole} [|Canada] is 140 years old. Its been a country since 1867. We have 10 provinces and 3 Territories. The newest to join was Nunavut in 1999 We have 2 native languages french and english. [|History] of Canada includes Irish raiders and American invaders.

=South Korea=

My School
Our school is very good. We study science a lot.and we also have dormitory. This is picture of my school.

My City
I live in city nearby seoul.My city name is il-san. My city has very big artificial lake. This is picture of it.

My Country
Korea has many thing to see.

My School
High School is Padre Alberto Neto and it located in Queluz. It has two fields of football, 1 athletics track, several fields of basketball, and a sports hall for physical Education classes. It is adapted for people with disabilities (ramps, lifts fou wheelchair access), and area with a green apace with a greenhouse and six buildings. the number 3 is divided into 2 parts (3E and 3D). there is a building with multifunctions, which is a room for coexistence, stationery, a teacher's room, the executive county, secretary, the canteen and bar. In pavilion 2 here is library and reprograohy, in the pavilion4 is the GAIA (a space where the teacher's send us when we have a bad behaviour).

My Community
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My City
Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and is a sey inportant and historie town... Lisbon has an area about 83,84 and a demorafie vensty of 6.518,1 hab./km². the municipality his 53 departments.A odivelas e luores are the municipalities the limit the north. western is oeiras and north-east amadora ...in the south we find tejo.

My Country
Portugal is a republic situated in south-east of Europe. placed in the iberian peninsula. it has a total area about 92.39 km² and is the most western country in Europe. the limits of our country are: -north and east Spain -south and western Atlantic ocean.

the Portuguese territory includes açores and madeira two arehipelagos. during XV and XVI centuries portugal was a great economic potency with an important culture and was the first colonial empire with possesions in all world today is a normal country with a marthet economy, and is a member of European union, NATO and OCDE

Our School
This photo is the Aorere College school crest.We chose this photo to represent our school because it is important to our school and is on our uniform.

"//Virtus Caelum Recludit//", simply translates: 'Character opens the way to the Heavens', our school **motto and emblem** and is what our school is based upon. Aorere College is located in Papatoetoe, Manukau, New Zealand. Being located in South Auckland, our school is nothing like what the usual perspective of a South Auckland school is, we are very multicultural, and is a well catered school academically, cultural and sports wise. We also are offered a never ending amount of opportunities that enable us students to thrive and achieve a lot more. Our Head Master/Principal is Mr Williams and is well supported by a whole number of teachers that aim to achieve the Best there is. Aorere aims for the Best and we always thrive to be best in everything. An example, is when our choir made it to the choir regionals of New Zealand for the Top 40 school choirs. We got silver and another award that I can't remember. Aorere has and still is involved in many activities varying from fundraisers for organisations like Amnesty International, Breast Cancer Foundation and many more. Well, AO has a lot of clubs, groups and organisations that is run by students to not only benefit students but our Community too. Groups like the Leo's Club, Health Council, French Group, Book Group, Student Council, Project K and many more, are some of the groups that help better the school and our community. Overall, Aorere College is yet the best College there is.

Our Community
The picture on the right is the Old Station building and is an integral part of Papatoetoe's history. This old station is located at the corner of Station Road, Shirley Road, Tavern Lane & St George Street.

Papatoetoe is a suburb in Manukau City which is one of the four cities which make up the Auckland conurbation in Northern New Zealand. Papatoetoe is one of the larger suburbs of the area people know as South Auckland. Papatoetoe is surrounded by the suburbs of Mangere, Middlemore, Otara and Puhinui. People have been living in Papatoetoe for a very long period of time, almost the entire time of human settlement in New Zealand.For both the Maori and the first English settlers, the Papatoetoe area was handily located close to the narrowest points between Auckland's two great Harbours. Papatoetoe is a Maori word meaning 'undulating area where the toetoe is the predominant feature'. Papatoetoe was named after the 'Prince of Wales' feather, which grew abundantly in the swampy parts of the region. Due to some confusion over the spelling, the area was known as Papatoitoi for many years.

This photo is showing the Papatoetoe War Memorial.We chose this photo because it shows that Papatoetoe is a community that lives in the present but doesn't forget about the past. It also shows that Papatoetoe is a very historical place and is very old.

Our City


These photos are showing the Skytower. We chose this photo to represent our city because it is a well known feature of Auckland and it is located in the heart of Auckland.

City of Sails. Our city is very metropolitan, with 181 ethnic cultures living here, Auckland very **multicultural**, and is something we feel very proud of. Auckland, is in the North Island of New Zealand, and according to some sources; is the largest urban area of the country. It is also New Zealand's most populous city with over 1.3 million people which is quarter of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest population of any city in the world. It is one of the few cities in the world to have harbors on two separate major bodies of water.

Our Country
This photo is showing the New Zealand flag.We chose this photo to represent our country because the flag represents New Zealand.

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The **Maori** are the native and indeginous inhabitants of New Zealand. Evidence suggests that the Maori came from the Cook Islands, Society Islands, and Marquesas Islands in the Pacific Ocean in 1200AD. According to Maori legend it was said that their ancestors set out together in a fleet of canoes from somewhere in Polynesia to New Zealand, where they settled throughout the country. There are many theories about how the Maori arrived in New Zealand. The Maori legend says that the Maori came from an island called "Hawaiki", the legendary homeland about 1000 years ago. When the Maori arrived in Aotearoa (New Zealand) they found a land of volcanic activity and snow capped mountains. On the 6th of February, William Hobson had presented the Maori with a treaty to claim sovereignty over New Zealand and to negotiate with the Maori; the treaty is called the **Treaty of Waitangi**. It was first signed at the Bay of Plenty and was passed around the country for others to sign. This treaty established British rule, granted the Maori British citizenship, and recognized Maori land rights. Because the draft was done quickly and hastily, confusion and disagreement continue to surround the translation of the Treaty. From 1840, increasing numbers of European settlers landed in New Zealand. At first, Maori were eager to trade with the 'Pakeha,' as they called them, and many iwi (tribes) became wealthy. As settler numbers increased, conflicts over land led to the New Zealand Land Wars of the 1860s and 1870s, resulting in the loss of much Maori land. Today many of the treaty's provisions are disputed and there has been an effort from the New Zealand Government to recompense Maori Tribes for some land that was illegally confiscated. == Rugby Union is popular across New Zealand society and many New Zealanders associate it with their national identity. The national rugby team, the **All Blacks**, has the best win and loss record of any national team. They hosted and won the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987, and will host the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The haka, a traditional Maori challenge, is performed by the All Blacks before the start of international matches. Several other national teams also use this practice before matches particularly the national Rugby League team and the Basketball team.
 * Aotearoa** also known as ‘the land of the long white cloud’. New Zealand is made of three islands, North Island, South Island and Stewart Island. New Zealand is a beautiful place. It has wonderful scenery, landscape and has many tourist attractions. New Zealand is home to many people from many different backgrounds and races.
 * Sport** has a major role in New Zealand’s culture, particularly **Rugby Union**. Other popular sports include cricket, netball, basketball, lawn bowling, soccer and rugby league. Also popular are golf, tennis, cycling, field hockey, skiing, snowboarding, softball and a variety of water sports, particularly surfing, sailing, white-water kayaking, surf lifesaving skills and rowing.


 * All words in **bold** are representing the photos.

= = =Task 2: Thinking=

Task A:


Brainstorm reasons why this picture could be relevant to your country. Make sure you give a reason for your ideas.


 * **Canada** || **South Korea** || **Portugal** || **New Zealand** ||
 * * I think that this picture reflects on the public schools (because of the books) of Canada because they are all very good (because of the red ribbon) || * type your first idea here || * type your first idea here || * The picture above could relate to how our country, New Zealand; is bonded together.
 * It could also relate to all the different cultures there are in New Zealand too, due to all the different colours in the books.
 * The books could also represent the importance of education to New Zealanders and also on the high quality of Education is given. ||

Task B:
Brainstorm all the attributes for each of your countries. Combine the attributes of your countries and together create a new country with these new attributes. Be as **creative** as you like, as long as you use the **attributes** of all **four countries**. Tell us...
 * where it would be located and why you have chosen this location
 * how big it would be and why you have chosen this size
 * why we should visit your country
 * and what it would look like if we were to fly over it in a hot air balloon.


 * **Attributes of Canada** || **Attributes of South Korea** || **Attributes of Portugal** || **Attributes of New Zealand** ||
 * * first-world country
 * "green"
 * multi-cultural
 * different terrains || * type your first idea here || * type your first idea here || * "Clean and green"
 * Nuclear free
 * High standard of living.
 * Many ethnicities
 * Undisturbed scenery
 * Amazing wildlife experience.
 * Technological advancements.
 * Many tourist attractions, Rainbows end, Skytower ||


 * Our new Country...**

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