All of my Samoan!

Talofa bloggers,

Since the start of the year, we have been learning Samoan. This is my virtual classroom where I have put all my learning for you. If you click on items in my classroom, a hyperlink will pop up for you to click on.

In my classroom you will learn about:

• Samoa as a country

• Basic greetings

• The alphabet

• How to count 1-10 

• Information about Siapo - how it is created, some examples

• An animation showing a simple conversation in Samoan

• Link to a traditional dance video

• Information about Siapo

• An animation showing a simple conversation in Samoan

I hope you enjoy my classroom and I would really like to know what you enjoyed the most.

What did you learn in my classroom?

What was your favourite part?

Fa!

Our Parachute!

 Hello Bloggers!

Today we've been making and testing parachutes! We had to make sure that it could...

• Hold 2 hex nuts
• Be as slow as possible 
• Go straight down 

We started off by making a small one out of fabric and it kind of looked like a shower cap. It was so small that it didn't even make a difference and it went to fast.

We then made some random sheets of paper towels because they are light and we can make it as big as we need. This one was better because it was light and big so it slowed down the descent.

Here are some pictures!

Sorry the pictures aren't great quality.

Anyway see you next week.

Samoan Greetings

 Hello Readers,

This Wednesday I learned how to have a basic conversation in Samoan and made an animation to show you how to as well!

Translations:

• Talofa - Hello

• O ā mai ‘oe? - How are you?

• Manuia, fa’afetai - Well, thank you

• Manuia fo’i fa’afetai - I’m fine also, thank you

• Manuia le aso - Have a good day

• Tōfā - Goodbye

Hope you liked my animation!

Can you speak Samoan?

Try saying the phrases above!

See you next time.

My Quirky Poem!

Hello Readers,

In Literacy, we tried making poems in a similar style of Dr. Seuss.

The reason we're doing this is that we are learning about children's books and how to write one, and what to include.

Here is my poem (It's not meant to make complete sense).

Bill and Phil went to the windmill.

They grabbed the grill and it made a shrill.

Bill went to cook the chook.

Phil threw his hook at the book that was next to the chook.

Bill felt ill and Phil gave him a lick and told him he was sick.

Bill did miss Phil so he gave him a kiss.

With my poem, the word chook means chicken, because apparently it's a strange word and not many people use it.

That's all!

What's your favourite Dr Seuss Book?

Have you ever written a poem?

Amazing Aurora Australis!

Hi Bloggers,
Today we've been making art on the Southern Lights/Aurora Australis.
The Southern and Northern lights also known as Aurora Australis and Aurora Borealis were named after the Roman Goddess Aurora.
The Lights are made by the Sun superheating the gasses around it, this starts tiny pieces of the sun to blast away at 750 kilometers a second. Once the stream of particles called the solar wind hit the earth's magnetic field some of the particles get deflected by the earth's atmosphere but some make it through.
While they are in the atmosphere it excites oxygen and nitrogen atoms which causes them to light up to cause the Aurora Lights.
Auroras are also visible from space as big colourful rings around either the north or south poles.
Auroras have also been seen on Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus. They also occur on the north and south poles just like on Earth.

For art we ripped a piece of paper to look like mountains, then we taped it onto the black paper and got chalk pastels, with the pastels you put the colour only on the white paper then smear it up to create the effect of the Aurora.
Since we are also learning Matariki I added the constellations with a yellow-tinted white.

Do you like it?
Next time I would change the colours so it would look more realistic.
Have you seen the Aurora lights?
That's all Bye!

Interesting Inquiry and Magnificent Matariki!

Hey Readers, this week for Inquiry I wrote a small explanation on my issue of Hyperfemininity.
I also painted the dress and I'll paint more of it later today!
Here is my Explanation of my art and why I chose it!

My Art shows that women are still being held to insane stereotypes that aren’t right. Women shouldn’t have to be married and have kids if they don’t want to. It’s crazy that men or even other women at times think that this is how women should be treated so I showed that this is wrong. I did this by taking a girl who must wear and like pink and made her chained up and stuck to the stereotypes showing that she can’t getaway.

Here is a picture of my Finished Sketch and Painting so far.

For the past three Fridays, we worked on Matariki art. I showed a picture of my progress last week so this week I'll show you the finished product!

If you can't read the explanation it says, This is a piece of art showing the meaning of the stars in the Matariki constellation through animals that best describe them.

The Owl is Matariki which means the eyes of Tāwhirimātea. I chose an owl because they have big eyes. 

The Eagle is Tupu-ā-Rangi which is sky tohunga, I chose an Eagle because it’s a flying, bold bird. 

I made Waipuna-ā-Rangi into a deer because it means sky spring and a Deer reminds me of spring.

With Waitī, which means sweet water I made a Dolphin because they are sweet animals that live in the sea.

For Tupu-ā-Nuku which means the Earth, I chose an earthworm for obvious reasons.

With Ururangi which is the entry to the heavens, I picked a Goat because I love them.

Last but not least, Waitā - a sprinkle of water. I chose a Jellyfish Because they are made from mostly water.

What Global Issue is the most important to you?

What art have you done for Matariki?

That's all! See you next week!

My Matariki Art!

Hi Bloggers!
Last week I started making Matariki art that showed what animal each star represented and why.
I made all 7 sisters and put them in a night sky and next week I'm going to add some writing about it.
Here is my art so far!

Here it is!
What animal is your favourite?
What art would you make on Matariki?
See you later!