Tuvaluan dance workshop

For the first 2 learning periods of school we learnt a Tuvaluan dance. Not only did we learn a dance but we also learnt facts about the island, and about it's cultural dance clothes and the cultural dances, as well as a few words to say in Tuvaluan. I found all of this interesting because I didn't know much about Tuvalu, I don't know how anyone could say they didn't like the workshop.

As we learnt about Tuvalu a lot of us noticed the it wasn't that much different to other islands like Samoa or Tonga. A lot of the words were quite similar in a way, because it was so similar in ways it was actually easier to understand. The most enjoyable thing for me was doing the dance. At first I got the moves wrong a lot but I got the hang of it and found out that it is actually very fun to do. I would like to do something like this again, soon hopefully. 

Volume - Cuboid

WALT: Calculate the volume of a cuboid.
For today's maths we had to work out the volume of a box without a lid. We got to pick the size of the box and create it, we were trying to find the largest volume.

This is my box. I found out that the volume of my box was 484 cm. The formula I used was height x length x width.

Volume = 484 cm ³
To get 484 as my volume I did 4 x 11= 44 x 11= 484 cm³

As I saw it...

                                                For this task we had to do some research about life on Captain James Cook's ship 'The Endeavour', as well as the life Maori people had on land. As we looked for information we found that there was more information about the British settlers than there was of the Maori people on NZ. This task was influenced by Maori language week. Today we completed the work in buddies! My buddy for today was Zaeeda she did most of the work while I helped out.

My culture - Being African and Samoan

I wouldn't be the person I am today without my culture. I have two different cultures to love and to learn. The Samoan and African blood runs in my blood.Being African and Samoan has given me two different perspectives of how to do things, and different ways to view the world.

Through the Samoan culture I've learn't different foods and cultural dances. From my African side I've learn even more recipes, the next thing for me to do is try making them. I've learn't lots more about life in both of the countries, giving me my own new perspective. 

I'm proud to be Samoan. I'm proud to be African. I'm proud to be me.

Maths warm up - Tapa cloth

This task is about working out dimensions and area of a tapa cloth.

Elisaia is measuring his tapa cloth.

Each small section is about 20cm by 15cm. 

20 x 6 = 120 cm

15 x 7 = 105 cm

120 x 105 = 12600 cm²

Area = 1.26 m ²

Perimeter = 45 cm

Conquering Fractions 1

Today during maths we went back to learning about fractions, decimals, a bit of measurements. We did equivalent fractions as well as adding and subtracting fractions and decimals. During this lesson I was reminded of how to make 2 fractions with different denominator have the same denominator.

Tongan language week

Starting from Sunday this week is Tongan language week. This week about celebrating the Tongan language and culture. The years theme for Tongan language week is Uike Kātoanga'i 'o e Lea Faka-Tonga. 

For people who don't know much about Tonga here a little information. Tonga is it's own little Polynesian kingdom of over 170 South Pacific islands, many of them uninhabited. Most of the islands are lined with beautiful white beaches and coral reefs and covered with tropical rain forest's. The main island of Tonga is Tongatapu. Tongatapu is protected by lagoons and limestone cliffs. Tonga is the home to the rural capital of Nuku'alofa, as well as many beach resorts, plantations and the Ha'amonga ʻa Maui, a monumental coral gate from the 1200s.