Tongan Language Week 2014

Malo!

The theme for Tongan language week is: Fakakoloa ‘o Aotearoa ‘aki ‘etau Lea mo e Hiva Faka-tonga which means Enriching Aotearoa with Tongan Language and Music.  

What are you going to do to celebrate Tongan language week? I know that I am going to learn as much Tongan language  as I can from the awesome Tongan students in Room 14! Who is up for the challenge to teach me?!

Tongan language week also got me thinking about the trip that the teachers took to Tonga a few years ago! We were treated to lot's of singing and dancing when we visited schools. Here is a photo collage I made showing a few good memories from the trip. The little girl in the top right corners name was Fa. I helped her to write a story and she was really happy! I hope that she is still doing well with  her learning :) 

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Peace like mine

It's Peace Week and we decided to send these postcards to the United Nations. This was to show our support for peace in Gaza especially for the children. We are lucky to live in New Zealand which is a peaceful place where we can be free. We wish that children all around the world can be free and live in peace like we do.  Here are some of the boys rugby team who played at the zones on Tuesday. It is hard to imagine that some children in the world do not have these freedoms.

Origami Morning

Today we worked with our buddy class Room 1 to learn how to fold some origami! We learnt from our sensei (teacher) how to make a sailing boat and a cute little fox! Mrs Moore knows lot's of Japanese and she taught us some new words and a little bit about the culture. She looked beautiful in her kimono too.

Interviewing the Sports Stars!

This week we did some research about our favourite Commonwealth games sports stars. Here is an interview that the fabulous Emalata and Ivorn did about Maria Tutaia. She even came in to answer our questions! LOL just joking! We had fun pretending to be her as we acted out the interview!

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Commonwealth Games

Quality Comments

We are learning how to make quality comments on our blogs. Watch this video to see if you pick up any tips on how to make a quality comment.

Our Busy Day

Have you ever wondered what we get up to in Room 14? Check out this time lapse photography to get a sneaky peak at our days learning!

Problem Solving in Mathematics!

Today we tackled this problem during Maths! It was not as easy as we first thought! We worked together in our problem solving teams, sharing our thinking and justifying our answers. 

We got there in the end! Hooray! :) 

What did you learn when you were solving this problem? 

Mrs Wishy Washy?

Look!.... It's Mrs Wishy Washy! Oh wait it's just out wonderful librarian Andrea! To celebrate book week, every day this week Andrea will come to school dressed as a book character. Yesterday it was Cat in the Hat but Miss Haydon was too slow to take a photo. We can't wait to see what she comes as tomorrow!

13 Storey Tree House

This week is book week! We are learning how to use thinglink to create interactive pictures about our favourite book. This is Miss Haydon's thinglink about the 13 Storey Treehouse.

Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa!

“Taofi mau i au measina: Hold fast to your treasures” is the 2014 theme for Samoan Language Week. It’s a time to celebrate the rich texture of the Samoan language, Gagana Samoa, and culture through events and celebrations happening throughout the country. The Samoan language is one of the most commonly spoken languages in New Zealand.

What are your treasures? 

Our Magnificent Moon

Frankie's Mihi

   Tena koutou e te whanau

       

Ko  Puketapapa toku maunga

       Ko Manukau toku moana

       Ko Frank toku papa

       Ko Lynda toku mama

       Ko Mohetuki toku ingoa whanau

        Ko May Road toku kura

       No Niue ahau

       Ko  Frank jr toku ingoa

       No reira

tena koutou,tena koutou,tena koutou katoa

Bronson's Mihi

Tena koutou e te whanau.

Ko puketapapa toku maunga.

Ko manukau toku moana.

Ko Tipamaa toku koro.

Ko Apele toku kuia.

Ko Pou toku papa.

Ko Vicki toku mama.

Ko Tipamaa toku ingoa whanau.

Ko May Road toku kura

No Hahau.

Ko Bronson toku ingoa.

No reira

Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.