Cook Island Language Week

Week 3 has been a very busy week with so many celebrations. Good Shepherd School celebrates our multicultural school with our Cook Island Language focus. We looked at the culture through our reading and made fun fact files. We were also lucky to have Alessandra and the cultural leaders teach us a Pure (prayer) to sing.

We learnt Aro'a mai te Atua iaku. See if you can say/sing this pure too.

Aro'a mai te Atua iaku

Aro’a mai te Atua iaku
I te au mea taku kite nei
Te anuanua kua iti mai ki roto iaku
Aro’a mai te Atua iaku

My God loves me

My God loves me

And all the wonders I see
The rainbow shines through my window 

My God loves me

Samoan Language Week 2019

This week was Samoan Language Week.  In Room 6 we learnt a lot about Samoa and the Samoan culture.  We watched Cultural Hub clips about the Samoan alphabet, animals and body parts. Did you know that the Samoan alphabet has only 17 letters?  Also during reading time room six did a scavenger hunt on facts about Samoa, they then searched the classroom for clues to complete our Samoan puzzle. We had some experts teaching us greetings and phrases, our experts were Matila, Remy and Rosa.