HAPPY DAY! Wednesday 21st May 2014

On Wednesday 21st May we had a HAPPY DAY at school :) We all dressed in bright colours and drew around each other with chalk. We talked about what happy felt like and all the things that made us happy.

Samoan Language Week

Thursday: Challenge 4

We learnt how to say 'Goodbye' 

'Tofa Soifua'

                       We all enjoyed Samoan Language Week and can't wait to learn more...

Samoan Language Week

Wednesday: Challenge 3

We learnt how to say 'my name is...' 

O lo'u igoa o _______

             
       We introduced our class mascots to each other: Gerald the Giraffe and Casey Caterpillar

Samoan Language Week

Tuesday: Challenge 2

We learnt how to ask "how are you?" and reply with "good thank you".

O a mai oe? Manuia fa'afetai

                 
                   We found this challenging but persisted by practising over and over again!

Samoan Language Week

Monday: Challenge 1

We learnt how to say hello in Samoan: Talofa Lava

                                What great fun we had with the Brilliant Butterflies

Road Safety

This week was road safety week. We had a constable come in to talk to our class about safe ways to cross the road. We made a road safety sign to remind drivers to slow down, especially at pedestrian crossings.

Maori Myths and Legends

We acted out some Maori Myths and Legends. We had some Maori Muku's drawn on our faces.

Strike Percussion

On Friday 9th May a group called 'Strike' came to Rowandale School. They used drums, cymbals and lots of percussion. They were very loud!! We all joined in to make lots of great sounds.