Te Tuhi Trip

Room 2 went on a trip to a gallery, Te Tuhi this week. We learnt about mixing colours and using colours to help us with our learning. We got to paint our own colour wheels!

Afterwards we also got to look around the gallery. We had a lot of fun and learnt a lot.

Samoan Language Week

Room 2 has been learning Samoan this term with Room 1 on Mondays. We have been working hard and we have learnt how to say lots of things in Samoan!

Hello - talofa, talofa lava

Teacher - faiaoga

Goodbye - tofa

Thank you - fa'afetai

How are you? - 'O a mai 'oe?

Fine, thank you - Manuia fa'afetai

We had Samoan Language Week and had our special assembly. Room 1 and Room 2 sang Savalivali for assembly.

We also had buddy time with Room 8 this week and we made a Siapo together. A Siapo is a traditional fabric of Samoa. We looked at different Pasifika artwork and patterns to get lots of ideas and our Room 8 buddies helped us with our art. We used vivid, red dye, brown paint and crayons.

Chicago's art work

I'olani's art work

Danielle's art work

We presented our Siapo with Room 8 at Assembly!

Fruit Iceblocks

Our Inquiry this term is Fuelled for Life so we have been learning about healthy eating. Every Friday, Room 1 and Room 2 have been making a healthy snack. This week we made fruit iceblocks!

We blended fruit and milk in a blender then froze them in ice cube trays with popsicle sticks. Then we put them in the freezer until the next day.

They were delicious!

Reihaneh adds fruit

I'olani adds milk

Elisiva adds fruit

Sofele blends it in the blender

Sterling blends in the blender

I'olani is careful carrying the icecube trays

Delicious!

Bullying-Free NZ Week

It was Bullying Free week so we did some activities to learn more about how we can help others and be kind. We did an activity to talk about the effect that words can have on others. 

Miss Park gave us 2 apples that looked the same. To one apple, we said not very nice things to it, such as - "You are an ugly apple." "I don't like you." To the other apple, we said nice things such as "You are beautiful." "I like you."

When we cut them open, we found that the apple we said not very nice things to was all bruised on the inside while the apple we said nice things to was nice looking on the inside.

We talked about how it is the same for people, if you say unkind things to people, they will hurt on the inside even though we might not be able to see it on the outside. 

Phoenix says nice things to the apple

Reihaneh says nice things to the apple

Sterling says nice things to the apple

Nice, happy apple

Sad, bruised apple

ANZAC Assembly

We had our special ANZAC assembly this week to commemorate the soldiers that died for us in the war. We made a special poppy wreath and we learnt a poem. Well done to Lolita, Chicago and Sarah who did a great job reciting the poem at the assembly!

ANZAC Biscuits

We have been learning about ANZAC Day. ANZAC stands for Australian New Zealand Army Corps. Today we made ANZAC biscuits with our buddy class! Soldiers would get sent ANZAC biscuits from their families because they would last a long time.

It was delicious!

Creek Dance

Room 2 have made a dance about things that are in the creek. We choreographed it ourselves which means we made up the dance moves.

We learnt about different levels - low level, middle level and high level. When the music changed we had to change levels.

We made our own costume headbands.

Some of us are eels. The eels move like eels would move through the creek. Some of us are plants in the water. The plants can't move around like eels but we sway and move our arms like plants would move in the water. Some of us are rocks. Rocks can't move like eels and plants but we listen for the music change and we change levels and shapes when the music changes.

Room 2's Creek Dance - We hope you enjoy watching it!