Room 21: " FIERY TANIWHAS": June 2017

Today Dani taught us how to do Super Writing. The purpose was to challenge our brain to think fast and make sure that our writing made sense. We had to write on a topic for 4 minutes. Our teacher had the stop watch on. We stopped after every minute and counted the number of words we wrote. After 4 minutes we counted the total number of words done. Our scores were written on a class list. This is going to be a regular task every morning. We really enjoyed doing the super writing activity. A class brainstorm was done on popular topics that we would like to write about. Today we wrote about sports. Tomorrow we will be writing about Food. We are hoping to write more than today. After writing, we spent some time editing our work. Tomorrow we will also share pieces of writing with the class. The best piece writing will also be published on our blog.

Esther introducing herself in Samoan. Good job Mischa with the excellent videoing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN-EyEINAVA&feature=em-upload_owner

Here is a video clip of the Pasifika group performing at the Samoan Indpendence Day celebrations at Clendon Park School. They did a wonderful job!

Malo lava Miss Vaivai! The kids would've done you proud today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dndS1WcVTQ8&feature=youtu.be

WALT: WRITE OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS

WALT: IDENTIFY KEY WORDS

Name	What do I know?	What do I want to find out?	What have I learnt?
Tarla	Samoans hold tightly to their family tradition as well as their Christian faith.	Compare Samoan clothing to NZ clothing?	Information on the Powerpoint that follows.
Luke	Samoa is a island. The tattoo represents Samoa, the ocean the sky and the chief's house.	Why is Samoa language week so important? NZ sports teams	The Samoan language is one of the oldest forms of Polynesian still in existence today, and it is arguably the best-known of the Polynesian languages. It is the most widely spoken Polynesian tongue, with an estimated 200,000 speakers, most of them located in Samoa (formerly known as Western Samoa) and American Samoa.
Valerie	Samoa is a beautiful island. It has lots coconuts trees.	List the famous Samoan singers and discuss their successes?	Information on powerpoint.
Jasmine	Samoa is a wonderful island full of relaxation and joy.	What is Samoa’s favourite dish and how do they prepare it? Recipe	Palusami is made from taro leaves and coconut cream. The coconut cream, onions and some taro are wrapped in whole taro leaves and cooked in an umu. Well cooked, this can be unforgettable and you should not leave Samoa without trying it.
Christine	Samoan is a beautiful island because people in Samoa do White Sunday.	How is Samoan schooling different from New Zealand schooling? Education	Information on powerpoint.
Izaya	Samoa is a beautiful island with nice beaches and coconut trees.	Name and discuss the famous sports in Samoa?	The main sports played in Samoa are rugby union,rugby league, and Samoan cricket (kirikiti). Other popular sports are netball, volleyball, and soccer.
Padilla	Tattoo’s really hurt when you get them.	Explain the process of tattoo making in Samoa?	Information on powerpoint.
Jerome	Samoa is a very small island and tattoo hurt when you get one.	How is Samoan food different from New Zealand food?	Staple foods are taro, breadfruit, bananas, coconut, fish and shellfish, chicken and pork. Samoan Umu, a traditional above the ground stone oven heated by glowing hot lava rocks is used to cook food. The food can be placed directly on the rocks, wrapped in banana leaves or plaited in coconut fronds for cooking.
Mischa	People discovered Samoa 3,500 years ago	List and discuss the important celebrations in Samoa?	White Sunday,The Palolo Rise ,Samoa fishing game,Samoa Independence Celebrations, Samoa swim series, Teutila Festival, Apia Arts and Crafts Festival and Apia Jazz Festival
Juanita	Samoa is a very small island and they can be really creative.	How to make an umu? Recipe, Samoa How is umu different to Tonga? Compare the hangi to the umu?	Information on powerpoint.
Esther	It is a tropical sandy island that occasionally has natural disasters.	List the natural disasters and the order in which they occurred? Discuss the damage caused? Samoa	In 2009 an earthquake tsunami hit Samoa. took place on 29 September 2009 in the southern Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone. The submarine earthquake occurred in an extensional environment and had a moment magnitude. The natural disasters damage was critical. 5274 people lost their homes.
Chanel	Samoa is a peaceful country. Families and tradition are very important to them. 100 percent of adults can read	How to do hairstyles in Samoa?	This style is very popular with Samoans with long hair. The braids are made very thick and not tight in the middle sections.
VJ	The life of samoan is really hard but it is fun too and you learn you lesson’	How is Samoan fishing different from NZ?
Ngakiri	Samoa is a very small island.	How are Samoan dances different to Cook Island dances?