Samoan Language Week

For Samoan Language Week we learned some new words from our expert Samoan speakers in the classroom. Here's some words we learned! 
hello - talofa
thank you - fa'afetai
have a good day - manuia le aso
goodbye - tofa

We also practised counting to ten in samoan - did you ever notice how similar it is to counting to ten in maori? We think that's pretty cool! 
Samoan and Maori numbers to ten
tasi - tahi
lua - rua
tolu - toru
fa - wha
lima - rima
ono - ono
fitu - whitu
valu - waru
iva - iwa
sefulu - tekau

We also started on some Samoan patterned art which we will share when it is finished! Here's a Samoan video we made: By room valu 

Paper Mache Fun

Earlier this term we started creating our art using paper mache. It is very messy but lots of fun! We made the glue ourselves by mixing flour, water and salt together. You also need lots of newspaper and something to start building your paper mache on like a box or a balloon. We started with a balloon. 
Can you guess what we're making? 

Tuhi Mai, Tuhi Atu Blog Buddies!

This term we are excited to be a part of Tuhi Mai, Tuhi Atu. We are looking forward to getting to know our new buddy class from Gilberthorpe School in Christchurch. 
You can check out their blog by clicking on the link on the right of the page. 

We have made a short video so you can all get to know what kind of class we are here in Room 8. We hope you enjoy it! 

Term 2

Place Value

We have been learning to use materials to make the number we have been given using place value. We had to work together and then explain how many groups of ten and how many ones we used to make our number.

Making Playdough

This week we got to make some playdough for our classroom. Maybe you could follow our instructions below and make some in your classroom or even at home! Let us know in the comments if you try making it and how it went!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of flour
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup of salt
• 2 tablespoons of cream of tartar
• Up to 1 and a half cups boiling water - adding small amounts at a time until it feels just right. 

Method:

1. First we measured out the flour, salt, cream of tartar and vegetable oil into a bowl.
2. Next we added our food colouring into the hot water so it would be mixed in evenly to the playdough. Keasi thought that it looked like a magical potion. 
3. After that we added the water and food colouring bit by bit into the flour mix and mixed it up. 
4. Then we waited for it to cool before we kneaded it until the stickiness was gone. We had to add a bit more flour too.
5. Create with your playdough! 

Our Writing

This is some of our ideas and writing about our Market trip. We have been learning to use our senses to make our writing more interesting. We spent three days writing about our market trip so we could add in lots of detail!

On the way to the market I heard a noise and it sounded like a cicada and it was funny. On the way to the market I could smell a banana and it smelled good. I could hear music in the market and I can see some people. I can taste the banana. When we got back to school we made fruit kebabs. It was tasty and my buddy was Keasi and Henalieta. 
By Siobhan

On the way to the market I heard some people screaming and shouting at the park. And I heard a cicada and laughing because children were making them laugh. The cicadas were making an engine sound. After me and Sarah were excited to play on the playground because Miss Grigg said that we could play on the park. There were lots of people playing because they were so excited then we had so much fun. At the market I heard some music and I heard some steak sizzling in a pan and the steak smelt nice then we walked past the steak and I could smell watermelon and grapes. When we got to class we made fruit kebabs. I choose grape and apple but there were no strawberries at the market. Then I wanted another fruit kebab then I felt full so then I just wanted milk so I can feel better. Then the bell rang so I put my lunch back in my bag.
By Martha

Yesterday we went to the market when we got to the market I heard people talking at the market. And I heard a cicada noise and it sounded like a motorbike and like a car. And we went to the playground and Miss Grigg told me and Simione to buy something like a banana and oranges. I smelled oranges and bananas and I smelled apples and we went to school and we made fruit kebabs.
By Elijah

On the way to the market I heard a cicada it sounded like a baby rattle. When we walked through the market I saw a bittermelon and it looked funny. When we got back to school we made fruit kebabs. It was yum.
By Noah