Tag: Reading

Podcast ft Christian Tuipolotu

Task Description: Talofa Lava, during the term. Joshua and I have interviewed a NRL player for the FIRST TIME!, I felt nervous when I started to prepare myself and get some questions for him ready. I thought to myself I might do something bad or I might mess up a question. On the day of the interview, I didn’t expect him to be so tall, during the recordings. We kept stopping until we finally went all the way to finish it. After the interview finished, it felt good but bad at the same time. What I learned during the interview was that he focused more on school than sports. 

Fijian Musical Instruments MCQ

Task Description: Today is Fijian language week, and how we are celebrating fijian language week is by learning about their music and how they made there song. We learned more about the culture of Fiji.  What I like about their culture is that there is an inspiring, loved and respectful pacific culture. What I have here is the multi task. What I had to do was watch a video as a whole class, after that we answered question based on the video.

1. What is the name of the traditional wooden drum from Fiji?
    a. Bongo
   b. Lali
    c. Djembe
   d. Cajón

 

  1. What type of tree is the lali made from?
    a. Coconut tree
    b. Dilo tree
    c. Bamboo
    d. Oak tree

 

  1. What sound does the shallow end of the lali produce?
    a. High tone
    b. Low tone
    c. No sound
    d. Muffled sound

 

  1. What is the second instrument mentioned in the video?
    a. Momo tilau
    b. Lali
    c. Anderua
    d. Sow

 

  1. What does the length of the bamboo affect in the anderua?
    a. The color of the sound
    b. The type of music played
    c. The tone produced
    d. The size of the instrument

 

  1. What are the stones used in the momo tilau called?
    a. Flat rocks
    b. Oval stones
    c. Round stones
    d. Sharp stones

 

  1. How is the sound produced with the momo tilau?
    a. By hitting it on a surface
    b. By striking the stones together
    c. By shaking the stones
    d. By blowing into them

 

  1. What is the purpose of the sow sticks?
    a. To create a deep sound
    b. To click together for music
    c. To make a loud noise
    d. To shake for rhythm

 

  1. Which sound is described as soft and hollow?
    a. Zombo
    b. Sour
    c. High pitch
    d. Deep bass

 

  1. What do the people of Fiji usually do with their hands to make music?
    a. Clap rhythmically
    b. Shake their hands
    c. Snap their fingers
    d. Tap their feet

T3 Immersion Assembly Recap

Every Team explained what they’re doing and what they’re going to learn about this term’s topic. Reading the script. Acting out. Sticking to the script.  Sunny skies School, Major, Complainer, Dreamer, Miss Fixer. Making a Positive difference in our community. 

 

Welcome back to Term 3 bloggers! This term, our theme is “Positive Difference – He rereketanga Pai” As usual, we kicked off our term with our school immersion assembly.  While we got ourselves settled, Mrs Nua and Mr Bury were giving out trays of pineapples and brownies on a toothpick. Each toothpick and a cute positive affirmation like “Leave a kind footprint” 

 

Team 2 was probably my favourite team item because of how they went to introduce themselves, once it got down to anger which was Miss Walker, and when she was introducing what she was and who she was, anger got the mic and did a growl. Started punching the air but then punched the box she was wearing on her head, then the box flew off her head and revealed her face. Then played the first part of Inside out to finish their item. 

 

What I did on the holidays for the first 3 days was my nana and mum packing up going to Fiji then Samoa to visit my papa’s grave and my mum to drop off my nana back to Samoa. The rest was just sleeping and watching the nrl of Panthers winning again. While watching and training and work when finished I just play the game and help around the house. 

 

Team 5 item – What are we learning about this term? What team 5 is learning is about making a positive difference in our community. 

 

Conclusion: Thank you for reading what I’ve been up to lately. Our focus top for this term is “How can we use our voices and actions to improve the community? Please leave a positive comment and see you next time. Alvida! 

The Bros Business Lunch Poem


Task Description: We are learning to explain how authors influence what we think and feel. Today, we read Business Lunch by Joy Cowley — a poem with a funny tone and a surprising twist at the end! We explored how the author used humour, mystery, and structure to hide the real meaning until the last line. Then, we shared our thinking and created responses to show what we noticed.

I was surprised when we had to rap about a poem. One clue I noticed was that I had to rap in a group, I think I did well at the dramatic reading with mood music because it was really fun and interesting to do. 

 

Introduction to explanation & Highlight TIIC Task

Task Description: This week we have been learning about a lot of things and this year we have been learning SEE. Filipo Highlight TIIC TaskS stands for statement, E stands for explanation, E stands for example. This was very interesting that I have learned.