Elliot our class bear is 22 years old now. To help him celebrate this important occasion, the children of R.7 organised a party. We had to make decorations, invitations, games, party food, party hats and a birthday card.

Friday 2 June was the party day and we all had a great time. Elliot was most impressed with his party planners.
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Elliot's Birthday by Sebastian

At Elliot's birthday we ate scrumptious, dumptious, yumptious food until we had sore tummies.


Elliot's Birthday by Yannie

Elliot is wiggly because he is happy and playing pin the tail on the lion.

Samoan Language Week

Talofa!

It was Samoan Language Week last week.  Mr J talked to us about Samoan culture. We have learned greetings; counting to 10; a Samoan song, and a traditional dance - the  Sasa.

Ka pai!

Mia, Iris and Sunyu read a Ready to Ready book titled "Getting Ready for the Visitors" by Kiwa Hammond. The book was about visitors coming onto a Marae. We learned about the words Kapai and Kia ora. Here are Mia, Iris and Sunyu to tell you what they mean.
Music is 'Tena Koe - Hello to one' sung by William Poutu.

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The Polar Bear on the Cold Ice

We looked at a photo of a polar bear on an iceberg that looked too small. We thought about what we thought was happening in the photo and wondered what would happen next.

This is Austin's story

The Polar Bear on the Cold Ice
by Austin

This is my house and the polar bear is on the cold ice at my house. He is my friend.

Ormie the Pig

Room 7 watched a short animated film called Ormie the Pig. It told the story of a pig who desperately wanted some cookies from the jar on top of the fridge. We talked about how there were no words but the animators used physical comedy to tell the story.  It is a funny movie and some of the children wrote about it.

Ormie the Pig Stories

This is a pig getting cookies.

Sophia

Ormie the pig climbed the fridge to get the cookies.

Hoshika

The dinosaur is trying to get the leaves off the fridge but he is too small and a rock fell and cut his tail.

Keiran

The pig wants come cookies on top of the fridge but he is too small.

Hanzalah

Ormie the pig went to the shop.  He went looking up the fridge for the cookies.  The cookies were too high up and the people took all of the cookies and there was none left.

Poor Ormie!

Rachel

Sunyu's story

Sunyu wrote a story this week about picking a flower. She used some great words to describe things in her story.

Picking a Flower by Sunyu

I am picking a flower outside.  It was windy and I wore my black jacket with my lacey dress.

Dance Stories

Ballet

By Taya

I go to ballet and I like ballet because I can do Saute.

My Mum Can Dance

by Martin

I am watching my mum dance at home. She is a good dancer.

The Dancers

by Mia

I like the girls move. It looks cool. I also like the music and I think they are tired. I think I should help the girls finish their dance.