Llamas by Micaela

This week we are learning about llamas and gettinng information and retell it in less words. This activity is used for reading which was super fun because we learnt diffrent ways of learning and learning about animals is fun. First we had to write in our books about Llamas. After that, I went on Google drive and made a Google drawing, When we were finished I decorated it to be fabulous and creative. Then I made a Google slide ( also from Google drive) about the products used from  Llamas hair. I added pictures and put it in remove BG which is a website that removes the background. Then, I did the information and font to decorate. This experience was fun and I felt joyful and I enjoyed doing this activity. Finally I blogged. I hope you guys will like it to!

Micaela @ Panmure Bridge School

Pese O Le Tatau – Illustrations

As part of our Inquiry focus on “Cultures”, LS1 has explored the art and measina of ‘tatau’ in the Samoan culture. We learnt specifically about Samoan malofie – which is mostly to do with the male pe’a, and the female tattoo the malu.  LS1 was quite interested in the legend of how the tatau came to be in Samoa today.  We analysed and translated the song ‘Pese O Le Tatau’ by Junior Soqeta in poetry, then each chose a line to illustrate for art. Our illustrations were then put together in the movie below. Enjoy!

Pacific Colours – Cultural Dances Assembly

Today Panmure Bridge School held a Cultural Assembly in which the Junior Classes performed dances from different countries. We got to watch dances from India, Samoa, Tonga, Niue and of course a Māori dance. LS1 was lucky enough to join in and showcase our dance to “Pacific Colours” by Jamoa Jam. Malosi did an awesome job at being the fuataimi for his first time. Here is our dance – thank you to Mrs Erasmus for recording it for us.

High Jump – Kelly Sport

This week, we had Kelly Sports come to teach us the basics of the high jump using the scissor kick technique.
We started by practicing our jumping form with a skipping rope laid out on the ground. This helped us get used to the motion of jumping high off one leg while swinging the other leg up and over. Once we felt comfortable, we moved on to practicing our jumps on the mat, but without the bar. This let us focus on our landing and form without worrying about hitting anything.

Finally, we were ready to try jumping with the bar. We each took turns scissor-kicking over it, using everything we’d learned in the earlier steps. We found that lifting our leg first and following through with the other leg helped us clear the bar smoothly.

Everyone enjoyed trying high jump and learning how to use the scissor kick with Coach Hunter. We’re looking forward to practicing more and getting even better at clearing the bar.

Sione Sore Loser – Manaiakalani Film Festival

Losing is part of the game, but how we handle it says a lot about who we are. A sore loser lets anger and frustration take over, making it hard for others to enjoy playing with them. In Sione Sore Loser, our film explores what it means to be a good sport. We had a lot of laughs coming up with the story, acting, and filming each scene. It took a lot of teamwork and perseverance, and we hope you enjoy watching as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Long Jump – Kelly Sport

This blog post was written by Malosi.  Thank you Easton for your videography.

This week, we had Kelly Sports visit us to teach us the basics of long jump. Coach Sarah did an awesome job of teaching us the proper techinque.

We started by learning how to jump and how to land. We were taught to jump off one leg and then land with both feet in a “motorbike stance.” After that, we practiced different levels of long jump, starting from easy and gradually moving to harder jumps.

Next, Coach Sarah got us into two lines for a game. After each jump, the landing spot was moved further, which made us really focus on jumping off one leg and landing in the motorbike stance.

Lastly, we did some real long jumps. We got into a single line and used everything we had learned to see how far we could jump. Each person’s distance was marked with a tennis ball, and everyone jumped really far and did great.

We enjoyed HPE with Coach Sarah, and are grateful for the techniques she taught us.

Darius’ Migration Story

This term, Panmure Bridge School’s inquiry topic is : Cultures.  As part of exploring this topic, we have been talking about migration and how we came to be in New Zealand.  If you visit our classroom, you will be able to read the different migration stories of our families.  In addition to writing down our stories, Darius decided to interview his mum, who migrated to New Zealand.  Here is the film he made for this task :

 

Read Some Books – The Making of Black Panther

Episode 2 of “Read Some Books” is here!  In this episode, Ataahua and Darius have a korero about “The Making of Black Panther” written by Kenny Abdo.   You can find this book on Epic.  Have a listen to see what the book is about. Thank you Sila for your photography.