Room 678 for Level 3

 With Mrs Lagitupu being part of Bubble School, Room 6, 7 and 8 have joined together to become Room 678! We love being 678 - we get to interact with the other teachers as well as children from across the classrooms in our space. Haven't our kids got beautiful smiles? Us teachers are so proud of the efforts our learners are putting into their work, and for turning up to our daily Google Meets. Keep up the great work Room 678!

Happy learning, and don't forget to leave positive comments on our blogs!

We're in Level 3!

Auckland is moving into Level 3! We have a few students that have been going into school for Bubble School, and our amazing Mrs Lagitupu went in as the Teacher. Even though we have moved levels, we are still learning online from home. We are aware of the rules for Level 3 and we are ensuring that we keep healthy and safe. This week, our teachers decided that our learning for this week is all about Te Whare Tapa Wha. By looking into this subject, we were able to look into our well-being - something we are making sure is well looked after.

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: Words for the Week

 This week was Māori Language Week. We looked at some of the different important to Māori Culture. They are Whānaungatanga (relationships), Whenua (land and environment), Whānau (family), Whakapapa (heritage and lineage) and Kōrero (talking). These are important values that we like to teach Point England students so that they are confident in their identities and comfortable being in our PES whānau.

Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori

Tēnā koutou katoa! This week, Team Four from Point England School celebrated Māori Language Week. 

To add a bit of a fun into our learning this week, let me introduce to you, KPE: Kanikani Pt England! Here we have found short dance video clips online. To celebrate Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori, we have challenged our learners to create a dance using the song 35 by Ka Hao and Rob Puha. Check out what Fifita has shared!

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Rāpare

 We have looked at the History of Māori, Māori Art and even some famous Māori people. Some of us have waited for this day, we were super excited! of course being that it is Māori Language Week, we are going to be exploring Kai Māori - Māori Food! Mmmm yummy!

Check out the facts that Raymon has put together to learn more about how to make a hangi!

Check out the research that Willy has done o ensure he knows about what goes in a hangi - and even where he can get some of the materials/food from.

We were also encouraged to design our own Paraoa Parai Pockets (fry bread pockets). This Kai Māori let us be a bit creative, having to choose between sweet and savoury, as well as the ingredients we would have in our fry bread. Yum! Look what Vienna came up with!

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Rāapa

 Continuing on from Māori History and Māori Art, today we looked at the different famous Māori people that we know, and even those we don't. People like Sir Apirana Ngata and Dame Whina Cooper, who made a big influence on Māori existence in society and loved their culture.

Check out some of the facts the Fifita has to share about famous Māori.

Check out research that soso has done to find out more about these famous Māori people. 

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Rātu

We are continuing to celebrate Māori Language Week and trying to find some fun things to showcase the beauty of Māori culture. Something that comes to mind is Art. There are so many different arts to explore in Māori culture - whether it be carving, tāmoko (tattooing), and even performing arts (singing waiata and performing in Kapa Haka). 

Check out what facts Ciannah has to share with us about Māori Art!

Check out what Kasaline has to share with us about Toi Whakairo, quite interesting I must say!

Naomi also has some writing where she describes Kapa Haka. She used her senses - sight and sound to describe what she can see in these Kapa Haka videos Check out what Naomi has done for writing!

Pukana hī, pukana hā, pukana, pukana, pukana, pukana!

Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori - Rāhina

 This week is Māori Language Week! All Language Weeks are important to celebrate, but Māori Language Week is very special because it is one of the official languages of New Zealand. The teachers decided that we were going to be learning heaps about Māori culture, and learning any new language along the way where we could.

Today we learnt about the History of Māori. Take a look at the facts that Moimoi has come up with!

We also had the opportunity to share some of our Whakapapa through a Visual Pepeha. Check out what Naomi has made for us!

Tongan Core Values

 This week was Tongan Language Week. We looked at the different core values in Tongan Culture. They are Fefaka'apa'apa'aki (Respect), Feveitokai'aki (Sharing, Cooperating), Lototoo (Humility, Generosity) and Tauhi Vaha'a (Loyalty, Commitment). At the centre of these core values is Kainga (Family) which is very important to the Tongan culture.

Make sure to check out their blogs, and feel free to leave a positive comment!

Uike Lea Faka-Tonga: Tu'apulelulu

We have made it to day nima (five) of Uike Lea Faka-Tonga. 

Today, we thought "why not find a subject that a lot of people recognise about Tonga?" 'Ikale Tahi and MMT is big in New Zealand, and our children are quite familiar with them. We also looked into the Tongan Sports Academy, which is where a lot of our famous Tongan players have been through. Check out some of the learning that we have done today!

(Moimoi)

(Khalia)

(Willy)

Uike Lea Faka-Tonga: Pulelulu

 Yes, we have dedicated the week to Uike Lea Faka-Tonga (Tongan Language Week). And what a gift that was! Our learners loved the different learning experiences they were introduced to, and were even able to make connections with their own cultures (those who weren't of Tongan descent).

It wasn't just a treat for our learners though, it was a treat to us teachers. We were able to have a look into a popular culture in our school, even though we weren't Tonga. It was a lot of fun being taught by our students. Especially today where we looked at Food in Tonga *mouth watering*. A few of our children were able to find some similarities between different Pasifika cultural food, some having different names, and some having additional ingredients. Take a look at our learning for today!

(Moimoi)

(Ciannah)

(Willy)

(Khalia)

Uike Lea Faka-Tonga: Tūsite

Room 6 is continuing to learn, create and share our knowledge about the Kingdom of Tonga.

Today we learnt about the different landmarks in Tonga. They included both natural and man-made. It was a great discussion point as we got to talk about the different places that some of our children have been to in Tonga. Check out some of the learning that we did!

  

(Ciannah)

(Khalia)

Uike Lea Faka-Tonga: Mōnite

 This week is Tongan Language Week - or Uike Lea Faka-Tonga.

We will be learning a few things about Tonga. What a treasure too for a lot of children at Pt England School. It was time for our Tongan students to lead us, be the experts this week.

Our learning on Monday was finding out some general facts about Tonga, or I should say The Kingdom of Tonga (official name). Check out some of the learning that we did!

(Perseus)

(Raymon)

(Kasaline)

Maths - Patterns

This week our Maths focus has been on Patterns. It was interesting to identify different patterns that are around us. The wonderful Miss Parrant put together some amazing resources for our team.

Check out what we have been getting up to! Feel free to leave a positive comment below.

(Gold Resource by Willy)

(Silver Resource by Kasaline)

(Bronze Resource by Karoline)

Making Breakfast with Room 6 - Pancakes!

Room 6 has been busy this week learning about the different food groups. On Monday, we learnt about Fruits and Vegetables. We had a deep dive into what makes them helpful, and even got to learn a bit about Vitamins and Minerals. On Tuesday, we learnt about Grains. We talked about where this food group started, and how it was made into the grain it is today e.g. how we get from the plant to bread/pasta. We spoke about how grains can make us full because of the fibre that it is. On Wednesday, we learnt about Milk and Dairy products. We looked into what the different dairy products were, where all of these products started from, and how they are made into the products that they are now. On Thursday, we learnt about the all important Protein. We spoke about what protein does for us, what different sources of protein there was, and what non-meat eaters substitute for their protein intake.

Miss Tuiā thought about making something in front of us that contained all of these food groups. What better food than Pancakes. We have flour (grains), eggs (protein), milk and butter (milk and dairy) and raspberries (fruit) on top. Yum!

Check out the video below to see the pancake process! We even had a special guest - Mr Vogt. Feel free to leave a positive comment below.

The song is an instrumental to "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley.

PE with Room 6 - Coordination

Auckland Sport was working hard with Point England just before we went into Lockdown. They were putting together fun sport workshops, encouraging all of our learners to participate. Since being in Lockdown, they have been sending us resources that we can complete. Room 6 is still trying to show "Healthy Me Healthy You" (ahaaaaa) so we thought that as a class, we can do it together.

Enjoy this video of Room 6 completing one of the Coordination activities together! Feel free to leave a positive comment too.

This song is called "Hurō" by Maimoa ft. Lion Rezz