Amorangi and Valencia have worked hard to present to you : Episode 1 of LS1’s “Read Some Books”! In this episode, the girls have a korero about “The Universe’s Greatest School Jokes and Rip-Roaring Riddles” written by Artie Bennett. Have a listen to see what the book is about. Thank you Sila for your photography.
For Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea faka-Tonga, LS1 had our own Tongan Language Week assembly. We have been busy researching our different topics about the Kingdom and culture of Tonga. Our work was displayed in the hall as we presented to each other, and sang Tongan songs to celebrate Tongan Language Week. A few of our boys came to school in their traditional Tongan attire, to share their expertise with us. It was a wonderful day of celebrating the Tongan culture. We even got to create our own kiekie in the afternoon, after learning about it from Maunaloa, Easton & Eneasi’s research project.
We have included a video of our assembly aswell as the slideshow of our combined research. Enjoy!
Below the video is more information and context for our buoyancy challenge. Miss Tele’a challenged us to design and create a boat that could achieve the following two functions:
1. Float
2. Keep a tea-bag dry.
The only equipment we could use was :
– 20 popsicle sticks
– 4 rubberbands
– paper straws
– craft glue
Watch our video to see if we achieved the 2 specific functions!
As part of our inquiry topic “Our Whenua” – LS1 has completed lots of research and discussion on Mokoikahikuwaru, a taniwha known as the guardian of Panmure. One of the key features of Mokoikahikuwaru, was that it would appear as if it were a large log floating in the water. From this, we’ve branched off into science to learn more about buoyancy – which has to do with floating. This is part two of our create task.