HIBISCUS RANDOM INQUIRY

 Alex brought a long a picture he drew of a hibiscus flower.  

' This is from my Samoan Culture.  You see these flowers in Samoa.  I have these flowers on a pillow at home'. 

Alex's friends in Team 2 were so interested that they wanted to inquire more.. more.. more..

So it was off to the computers we went,  a mini inquiry it was... 

We used google search to find images and information. 

What did we discover????

There are so many different coloured hibiscus.  

'They are so pretty' - Divya

 WOW we didn't know that....

 The flower petals can be dried and then put into hot water to make Hibiscus tea. 

 They have funny look stuff in the middle.  It looks ticklish and like a powder.  It's called pollen or nectar and bees drink it. 

Hibiscus flowers are used to decorate pillows and sheets.  

Do these grow in our country?  

How many different kinds are there? 

DOUBLE TROUBLE - SISTERLY LOVE

Last term Mrs Aiavao invited ESOL Learners to share their sense of belonging. 

Malina and Manaomia brought this gorgeous photo to share, to prove that they are PROUD to be sisters.  

MALINA

MANAOMIA 

Spot the difference! 

A FEW YEARS OLDER - HAVEN'T THEY BLOSSOMED INTO CONFIDENT YOUNG LADIES.

TOOO CUTE!!!

WORLD FAMOUS ON POMARIA FM RADIO

LAST TERM, LEARNERS FROM ROOM 4 AND 6 WANTED TO SHARE THEIR LEARNING WITH OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.  

WHEN MRS AIAVAO SUGGESTED TALKING OVER OUR RADIO STAGE, WE JUMPED AT THE OPPORTUNITY! 

SO WE TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE!

TO PREPARE, WE PRACTISED IN PAIRS. OUR GOAL WAS TO COMMUNICATE OUR MESSAGE  CLEARLY AND CONFIDENTLY. 

  COULD WE DO IT? 

6 VERY EAGER BEAVERS - NERVOUS BUT READY TO GO!!

COULD WE DO IT? 

Nervously waiting for our turn. 

Radio Presenters were so good at their job.  No. 1 Director and chief in charge Moe Tet  Nin had everything under control. 

Next... Next... Next..  Come up to the mic... You can do it... speak up... WELL DONE!

 WE SURE COULD... 

AND 

WE DID!!!!!

MISSION ACHIEVED!! NOW FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE!!

PROUD OF MY LANGUAGE...

I am Sione Moli.  When I went to Shining Stars, I finished all my learning tasks, so while I waited for Mrs Aiavao, I wrote this message to show how proud I am of my belonging.  

 What culture is my language from?

Can you read or translate my message?

21st ICT JOURNEY

ONE OF OUR MAIN GOALS IN ESOL SHINING STARS IS TO USE OUR ICT TOOLS & App's TO ENGAGE AND ENHANCE OUR LEARNING.   

PERENISE is our BLOG WHIZ!! He is going to make an awesome coach for others, including Mrs Aiavao. 

WE HAVE BEEN LEARNING TO FIND OUR BLOG PAGE, READ AND NAVIGATE AROUND THE POSTINGS AND POST COMMENTS.  

OUR NEXT STEP IS TO POST OUR LEARNING MORE OFTEN SO WE CAN SHARE OUR LEARNING WITH OUR WHANAU. 

ALSO... 

TO POST COMMENTS WITHOUT MRS AIAVAO'S HELP. WATCH THIS SPACE!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO READING YOUR FEEDBACK AS WE TRAVEL THIS NEW LEARNING JOURNEY.

We love our iPads.  We can use them to help us search for information as we inquire about things that catch our interest.  

We are using google translate to greet in different languages.  This helped us with our introduction bubbles for our writing task. 

Taine and Marshall had fun using one of the ABC app's to practice their ABC's .

FUN! FUN! FUN learning. 

JOCIAH'S BELONGING

Talofa! My name is Jociah.  I bought this medal to share with my ESOL friends.  This is my medal I got for athletics last year.   I am very proud of it.  

JOCIAH'S MEDAL

WHAT IS SOMETHING IN YOUR BELONGING THAT YOU ARE PROUD OF?

BELONGING STATEMENTS

We have been learning about what it means to have a sense of belonging. Here are some of our statements.

What does belonging mean to us?

Belonging is..

showing your manners and values everyday wherever you go. (Senio)

you belong to your family and your country. (Yohana)

my family, my school, Room 17 and my country. (Rickson)

being myself and belonging to my family. (Elenisi)

who I am, like my family, my church and my class. (Fa'amoimoi)

my language and culture. (Peter)

being part of a group and knowing who I am.  (Sorya)

participating in my country and culture, and being proud.  (Oscar)

being a learner in Shining Stars and Room 7, and my culture Samoan.  (George)

knowing who I am - my family, church, class.  (Fa'amoimoi)

being part of a sports team and playing with my friends.  (Marie)

using my values and sharing the classroom toys with my friends.  (Marshall)

playing with my brother and feeling happy.  (Taine)

belonging with my friends when I play and showing them respect. (Manaomia)

you live somewhere and with your family.  (Bee)

means things that belong to you and we belong to our Pomaria family.  (Elijah)

I belong to my family and Pomaria School. (Emilia)

I belong to my family because they are important to me and they are lovely to me.  (Janaia)

being kind to your family and showing respect everywhere you go.  (Damien)

your family, your friends, everyone you meet in your life.  (Josette)

taking risks in your lifelong learning.  (Lemo)

who you play with, like your friends, cousins, aunties and your family.  (Lila)

means life experiences, like something that has happened in your past or something happening in your present.  (Perenise)

SO, WHAT DOES BELONGING MEAN TO YOU?