Little music around the world

Talofa Lava Aiga,

On Friday, Rowandale School had a musical performance. The day was spent showcasing our musical talent and hard work spent over the past five weeks. The responsible rhinos performed sixth on the day, they were extremely nervous but they managed to gather the courage to stand on the stage in front of all their friends and families to perform sounds from whistles, tambourines, maracas and drums, then they sang and danced to One direction - what makes you beautiful. For some students, they found it hard standing on the stage in front of many people, just being able to stand up in front of a big crowd is hard work itself. I am super proud, they were all able to walk on stage together as a class and walk off proud in the end.

After our performance we had a reflection about how we did on stage and this is what some of the students said.

• Miss Fuataga, we did okay but not our best.
• But we were so nervous.
• We practiced better.
• There were so many people and mums and dads.
• The big kids were looking at us.
• We did good.
• Some of us danced and some didn't.
• I saw my mum.
• I was scared.
• I couldn't do it in front of everyone Miss.
• It was hard. 
• I didn't want to do it. 
• I couldn't move.
• I didn't have enough space. 

Regardless of the outcome, I am super happy that they were able to build the courage to walk on stage in front of the school. Here is a video if you missed out or would like to see it again. Enjoy.

Niue Language Week

Fakalofa lahi atu,

For Niue Language Week, we were asked to complete a weaving of colours, to showcase a skill that is highly used in the Island of Niue. In Niue weaving is used to make bags, coasters, hats, baskets and more. Here are some pictures that shows our completed product.

We folded the A5 piece of paper in half and cut strips. Then we coloured and drew patterns on each strip.  After that we weaved blue and yellow (Niue flag colours) over and under each strip.

For some of us, it was a little hard to do, so we asked our friends who knew how to do it for help. We all worked together as a class to get the job done. We had fun and were very proud of our designs.

Come back here for more reading on our MOTAT trip :)

The Big Slurp

Kia Ora everyone,

The World Milk School Day falls on the 30th September this year, but because that day is during the school holidays, schools around the country celebrated and took The Big Slurp on the 23rd September instead. Rowandale School is very fortunate and receives milk from Fonterra everyday, so we thought we would show our appreciation and get behind The Big Slurp Day. 

The Responsible Rhinos thought about what colours they would like to see on a cow and used those colours to colour in their cow mask. We all glued the mask behind some cardboard to make it thick, then we taped popsicle sticks behind it to help us hold it while we take the big slurp. On Wednesday after morning tea when our milk arrived to class we all sat in a circle on the lino and took The Big Slurp.

Thank you Fonterra Farmers for the yummy milk you send us each day. 

Here are a few pictures to show you our wonderful masks.