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.

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)

Fiafia 2021

At Point England School on Thursday the 3rd of June, we had a special night. It was called fiafia. We loved fiafia. We dance our hearts out and it includes dancing, showing your moves, showing your cultures and supporting your cultures. My fiafia group was the Niuean group. The teachers in charge were Mrs Lagitupu and Ms Teleso. We wore a white string singlet and black shorts with a lavalava our song was Sipao.

Written by Tearoa (Room 6 Literacy)

Point England School had a Fiafia performance on Thursday the 3rd of June. A Fiafia night is about different cultures putting on a show to our Family and Friends. We usually have Fiafia every two years but because of Covid 19, we postponed last year's performance for this year. Some of the different groups include Hiphop, Tongan, Samoan, Cook island, Niuean, Kapa Haka, Bollywood, Myanmar, Choir, Jump Jam, Line dancing and Fijian.

I was in Middle school Hip Hop. My tutor was Miss Sio, Miss Tumahai and Miss Vili. We had to change in room 2. We Had to where blue or black Jeans white T-shirt and out hair- we had to do low ponytail and we also had to wear Hat’s. I really liked the Tongan dance because they were enjoying themselves on stage. I mostly loved the Junior Hip hop because they were going hard out and they were really good.

Written by Ema (Room 6 Literacy)

Samoan Language Week 2021

This week, our literacy class focused in on Samoan Language Week. We knew how important it was to celebrate the different cultures that make up our classroom.

Some facts that we know about Samoa are:

• The population of Samoa is just below 200,000.
• There are many villages around Samoa where families link themselves back to.
• The colours of Samoa's flag is Red and Blue with white stars.
• The tatau (traditional tattoo) represents the spiritual and cultural heritage of Samoa

Here are some facts from Ciannah:

Here is a bit of a task that our literacy class did this week (by Samuel):