Dinosaurs in our classroom!
This week we have been reading some books in our reading groups about dinosaurs and decided it would be good to write about dinosaurs too. We drew detailed diagrams using lots of great adjectives then did a description of our dinosaur. Today we're starting narratives about our dinosaurs going on an adventure! Keep looking at our blog to see some of our writing.
Our answers about tongan shelters
How do Tongan people make shelters?
People make their own houses. The men make the house.
What do you make shelters out of?
What kind of materials do tongan people use to makes their shelter?
Traditional - old shelters are made of
straw, sticks, grasses, coconut leaves, other leaves
Modern - new shelters are made of
wood timber, concrete, iron, pipes to collect rainwater from the roof,
How do you make the shelter stand?
With big logs
When do they build shelters?
Why do tongan people build shelters?
So they don't get wet
Be safe
When its sunny they can stay in there and not get burnt because they don't have sunscreen
When you don't have one
What kind of shelters are there?
cooking shelters
bathroom
main house fale nofo'anga
Do you know the names of tongan shelters?
In tonga is there only one type of shelter or is there more?
fale
api - house hold
fale nofo'anga
People make their own houses. The men make the house.
What do you make shelters out of?
What kind of materials do tongan people use to makes their shelter?
Traditional - old shelters are made of
straw, sticks, grasses, coconut leaves, other leaves
Modern - new shelters are made of
wood timber, concrete, iron, pipes to collect rainwater from the roof,
How do you make the shelter stand?
With big logs
When do they build shelters?
Why do tongan people build shelters?
So they don't get wet
Be safe
When its sunny they can stay in there and not get burnt because they don't have sunscreen
When you don't have one
What kind of shelters are there?
cooking shelters
bathroom
main house fale nofo'anga
Do you know the names of tongan shelters?
In tonga is there only one type of shelter or is there more?
fale
api - house hold
fale nofo'anga
Tongan Shelters
We are learning about tongan shelters this week. These are our questions. Can you help us answer them?
How do Tongan people make shelters? Sebastian
What do you make shelters out of? Anon
How do you make the shelter stand? Limiteti
When do they build shelters? Militina
What kind of shelters are there? Alicia
Do you know the names of tonan shelters? Anon
What are the tongan shelters made of? Frank
In tonga is there only one type of shelter or is there more? Malia
What kind of materials do tongan people use to makes their shelter? Kotipi
Why do tongan people build shelters? Luisa
How can we find out the answers?
We found these fales on google images and chose ones we thought were good pictures
How do Tongan people make shelters? Sebastian
What do you make shelters out of? Anon
How do you make the shelter stand? Limiteti
When do they build shelters? Militina
What kind of shelters are there? Alicia
Do you know the names of tonan shelters? Anon
What are the tongan shelters made of? Frank
In tonga is there only one type of shelter or is there more? Malia
What kind of materials do tongan people use to makes their shelter? Kotipi
Why do tongan people build shelters? Luisa
How can we find out the answers?
- Go on google
- Look on you tube
- Go on the blog
- Read a book
- Ask your family
- Ask your tongan friends
- Look at pictures
We found these fales on google images and chose ones we thought were good pictures
Tongan food - what we have found out!
We have been
learning about food in Tonga.
Tongan people
eat a lot of food that comes from the sea because it is an island and there is
water all around it. These are the sea foods they eat…
crab, shellfish, octopus, squid, ika – fish
Tongan
people grow a lot of fruit and vegetables. They are fruits that like the hot
climate in Tonga. These are the fruits and vegetables they eat....
mei breadfruit, green bananas, watermelon, pumpkin, mango, pineapple, siaine – bananas, talo – taro, pateta – potato, lesi – pawpaw, niu - coconut
Meat is
important in Tonga. These are the meats eaten in Tonga.....
poaka – pig, bulu – beef, hoose –horse, pulu - beef
People drink
coconut milk and use it for cooking.
Men cook the
umu, catch the fish, cook the spit roast and look after the farm.
Women do the
rest of the cooking and make the coconut cream.
Children
gather the shellfish.
People buy
food at the market, go fishing, hunt or grow their food on the farm.
Tongan food
These are the questions we want to find out about food in Tonga.
What kind of foods do they eat?
What do tongan people eat?
crab, polisi - porridge, poaka - pig, bulu - beef, niu - coconut, ika - fish, hoose -horse meat, fruit - mango, octopus, squid, lice - rice, coconut milk, faina - kapisi - cabbage, pineapple, drink water, siaine - bananas, talo - taro, pateta - potato, peas, beans, lesi - pawpaw, onioni - onion, temata - tomato, pea - pear, lemani - lemon, kaloti - carrot, apele - apple, moli - orange, koane - corn, klepi - grapes, pulu - beef
How do tongan people catch food to eat?
Use a heli - knife to cut it then cook it and eat it.
Go in a va'a to catch ika and octopus.
Where do they find their food?
How do tongan people get food?
What place does the food come from?
Go to the fair to buy food and clothes and toys.
Sopini -shops to buy food.
Tongan garden.
The ocean.
Do tongan people eat poaka?
Yes but for celebrations and birthdays.
How do they catch a pig?
Run with a heli and catch it and kill it.
Do tongan people eat rice bubbles?
Not in Tonga but in NZ they do.
How do they make tongan food?
Cook the poaka on the spit.
In an outside umu.
Do tongan people have chips?
We have tongan chips. They are soft and made of potato. In NZ they do.
Do tongans drink coconut milk?
Yes
What do tongan people eat for dinner?, carrot, tomatoes, peas and beans, cabbage, talo - taro
poaka, octopus, masalo - mussels, ika - fish, moa - chicken, pulu - beef
Can you answer any of these questions yourself?
Can these pictures help you answer some of our questions?
What kind of foods do they eat?
What do tongan people eat?
crab, polisi - porridge, poaka - pig, bulu - beef, niu - coconut, ika - fish, hoose -horse meat, fruit - mango, octopus, squid, lice - rice, coconut milk, faina - kapisi - cabbage, pineapple, drink water, siaine - bananas, talo - taro, pateta - potato, peas, beans, lesi - pawpaw, onioni - onion, temata - tomato, pea - pear, lemani - lemon, kaloti - carrot, apele - apple, moli - orange, koane - corn, klepi - grapes, pulu - beef
How do tongan people catch food to eat?
Use a heli - knife to cut it then cook it and eat it.
Go in a va'a to catch ika and octopus.
Where do they find their food?
How do tongan people get food?
What place does the food come from?
Go to the fair to buy food and clothes and toys.
Sopini -shops to buy food.
Tongan garden.
The ocean.
Do tongan people eat poaka?
Yes but for celebrations and birthdays.
How do they catch a pig?
Run with a heli and catch it and kill it.
Do tongan people eat rice bubbles?
Not in Tonga but in NZ they do.
How do they make tongan food?
Cook the poaka on the spit.
In an outside umu.
Do tongan people have chips?
We have tongan chips. They are soft and made of potato. In NZ they do.
Do tongans drink coconut milk?
Yes
What do tongan people eat for dinner?, carrot, tomatoes, peas and beans, cabbage, talo - taro
poaka, octopus, masalo - mussels, ika - fish, moa - chicken, pulu - beef
Can you answer any of these questions yourself?
Can these pictures help you answer some of our questions?
My holidays
In the holidays you could do some writing. You could write a diary about what you are doing. Just like when we are at school we write each day, you can write at home.
You could practice writing an explanation or a description also.
Some ideas are;
*Explain how to ride your bike.
*Describe your pet.
*Write a recount of a fun day out.
*Describe what it looks like outside your window.
*Write about a funny thing that has happened.
Bring your writing in to school in term 4 to share with your classmates. We look forward to reading lots of fabulous writing.
If you have no paper try writing on the back of an old box!
Have fun!
Holiday Reading Activities
Holiday reading activities
I have put some ideas on the class blog so you can keep reading and have some fun while you are not at school. I will be checking in on the blog so I can see how you are going.
What books should you read? Books you have at home, Duffy books - your own and your family's, Library books.
Challenge 1 My favourite character was.
Challenge 2 The best part in the book was....
Challenge 3 What was the story about?
Start - middle - end
Challenge 4 A different ending for the story could be......
Challenge 5 Design a new cover for the book.
Enjoy reading and try to be better than before the holidays.
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