Poetry & Languages

This is a song rather than a poem. We are learning the words and tune.

Here is the LINK to the video we used to learn from.

We have also been learning some Samoan words.

I have also put the Māori words with them to show how similar these two languages are.

Here is a LINK to print and fill in your mini-book.

Here is a LINK to watch how to make the mini-book.

Numera Samoa (Ngā Nama/Tau Māori)

1 - tasi (tahi)

2 - lua (rua)

3 - tolu (toru)

4 - fa (whā)

5 - lima (rima)

6 - ono (ono)

7 - fitu (whitu)

8 - valu (waru)

9 - iva (iva)

10 - sefulu (tekau)

11 - sefulu ma le tasi (tekau mā tahi)

20 - lua sefulu (rua tekau)

Let's Go (Samoan Book)

Tā Ō - Let's Go

This book is written in Samoan and English. Try to work out what the sentences are based on the picture and words combined before reading the English version.

In Room 7 we will be learning some things about France this week so here is a well known French song that you can learn the words to.:

Are You Sleeping? / Frère Jacques

Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques,

Dormez-vous? Dormez-vous?

Sonnez les matines, sonnez les matines

Ding dang dong, ding dang dong.

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping?

Brother John, Brother John?

Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing

Ding dang dong, ding dang dong.

This song is often sung as a round. A round is when one group of singers starts singing and other groups join in at a certain point. They all sing together until their song is finished. The last to start will be the only ones left singing at the end. Listen to this and if you have any bells you could use them too. If you don't you could use sticks, or make shakers from eg. old stock containers. Add a bit of something to make a nice sound such as rice, or some shells, or gravel.