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.  

Bat-Eared Fox Poster

In reading we have been doing posters on animals that move during the night. As you can see my poster is on bat-eared foxes. Bat-eared foxes are interesting animals because of their enormous ears. Their ears are good for two reasons, 1. To let them hear the slightest sound from many metres away and 2. For helping the heat from their body to get out and cool them down. Bat-eared foxes live in desert and are one of the biggest animals there!! I really liked doing this poster because I found it really fun.

Katy

I have been reading a book called Katy. It is written by Jacqueline Wilson and illustrated by Nick Sharratt. Katy is an adventurous girl with big dreams and ambitions but sometimes that can lead her into big trouble she is the eldest of six and has a stepmother called Izzy. She is also a daredevil. After a terrible accident she can't walk but she still wants to be able to fly. It is a great book and I would definitely recomend it.

Book Reveiw

This week I made a book review. The book I did my book review on was The Princess and the Foal. It is a great book with lots of humor and adventures. Stacey Gregg is a great writer, she really interests me when I read. Her books engage me to read more of her books. The Princess and the Foal is about a princess called Haya and her foal Bint-al-reeh going through hard times of being apart and going to the King's Cup. The Princess and the Foal is a true story. I loved reading The Princess and the Foal.

Book Week

This week was book week . Chris Gurney came to our school and she showed us how a book goes from scribbles to books and we acted out her book Cindy and the Lost Jandal. On Friday I dressed up as Julie from a Dance Class (what I am dressed as in the picture). My team won the Lit Quiz and I got a ten dollar voucher for the book fair. I had a great book week.

Ireland

For Reading we have been practicing our research skills. I chose to study Ireland. Here is my research.