We have been making fans to celebrate Tongan language and pacifica week. We looked at the traditional colours and patterns and designed our fans. Some of us loved the vibrant colours and used these to make our fans look beautiful. We have saying good morning with "Ma lo e le lei" (Hello)

decorated our fans with symbols and pictures of t

hings important to us :

Matariki Fun

We have had a busy term in Room 17 and have worked hard to complete our Matariki poems. We have been learning ways Matariki is celebrated and used this as inspiration for our writing. Our school had a fabulous Matariki Day event that lasted for 2 days. We had choices for the activities and most of Room 17 children chose for the games, gardening or art opinions. It was a very enjoyable two days and the children loved performing kapa haka and presenting what they had been working on during our final assembly before our Matariki Feast.

Exploring shapes

Room 16 and 17 have been learning about symmetry and shapes.  It has been fun working together. creating and talking about our robots. We had some interesting discussions about what to put where to make the robot symmetrical.

Bubble Fun

We have been enjoying language experiences with the other junior classes to help improve our vocabulary. We came up with a great list of words to use in our bubble stories.

We have been learning about ANZAC. We made a wreath and attended the commemoration service we had at school. We think the soldiers must have been very brave.

Room 17's  Term 1 2018 assembly



We had an amazing time on Friday when it was Room 17's turn to host assembly. Everyone really enjoyed performing and had lots of fun. Here are a few photos of us on stage.

Room 17 adjective stories

Room 17 has been having fun learning about adjectives. Here are some of our stories about animals.