Tag: Social Studies

LI: to create a DLO in acknowledgements and respects for Queen Elizabeth II’s passing

This morning, the unfortunate passing of Queen Elizabeth II occured and to show our respects as one of the nations under the Queen, we created a DLO full of acknowledgements of the Queen. This includes facts, biographies and information about the new King.

Queen Elizabeth II passed on the 8th of September 2022 at 96 years old. She reigned as the Queen for 70 years allowing her to become the longest reigning monarch ever in Britain. This means she has reigned or stayed as Queen longer than any other monarch of Britain. Her eldest son, King Charles III has been crowned in the event of her passing as the rightful heir to the throne. He is 73 years old and his wife Camilla has become Queen Consort. Queen Consort is the title given to the wife of a King under the U.K law.

The purpose of this task was to give our respects and acknowledgements to the Queen. I enjoyed this task because not only could I respect the Queen even in her passing, but also find out more about her and what she did for her people.

LI: to celebrate Tongan language week by familiarising itself with the Tongan culture and presenting our findings.

This week, to celebrate Tongan language week, my group created a DLO that reflects on the traditions and culture of Tonga and it’s people. We found out about traditional celebrations, food, clothes, holidays and vocabulary that you can use to communicate with Tongan people during Tongan language week. We also looked at the island of Tonga and went deeper by finding out how they celebrate holidays, what resources are found on their island and what their houses are usually made of. We found this information interesting because we suspected that Tonga was an island purely of trees, bushes and nature that the Tongan people cherish.

I enjoyed finding out about the Tongan culture because I can apply my knowledge of their culture to be respectful and more open to people during Tongan language week.