Bharathan - Sri Lanka and South Africa

On Wednesday Bharathan came to talk to us about Sri Lanka and South Africa. It was awesome.

In Sri Lanka he spoke Tamil. He didn’t celebrate Christmas because they belonged to the Hindu religion.

Bharathan moved to South Africa when he was twelve. He and his brother went to an “All white school”. Bharathan found that very strange because he and his brother were the only dark skinned students.

In Sri Lanka and South Africa, they don’t have friends sleeping over at their houses for birthdays. They only stay at close relative’s houses.

We asked lots of questions about the animals. Bharathan is a doctor and told us lots about medicine and how he would like to see us train in medicine too.

Father Job - India

Father Job came to our class to talk about India.  In his home region, Kerala they had a festival called Onam.  At Onam people put down a big banana leaf and put some curries and rice on it.  For dessert they had Payasam.   They also sprinkle flowers everywhere.  They made decorations using flowers and put them everywhere.  People buy new clothes - women wear cream coloured saris.

Even though Onam is a Hindu festival, everyone in the Kerala region celebrates. It is a week long celebration.

Silvia - Spain

Silvia came into Room 4 and talked to us about Spain.  She told us about the running of the bulls and she showed us the Spanish flag.   She told us about the tomato throwing festival and the story about how she got to New Zealand from Spain.  

Silvia is Siana’s Mum and they came to live in New Zealand from Barcelona when Siana was four.

Celebrations around the World

Room 4 have had lots of visitors in to talk to us about celebrations. We have asked them questions about their birthday and Christmas and found out about lots of different festivals that we didn't even know about.

It has been great asking people questions and hearing their stories. :)

Wonder Blue by Maddie W

Blue is the sky with birds flying around,                  

It is the deep blue sea and

The bubbling fish tank.

Blue is the splosh and the splash in the bath,

The water running down the pipe and

The birds in the sky.

Blue is getting into a cold bath after netball,

It feels like you’re being splashed on a ride.

And you have just dived into the deepest end of the pool.

Blue will take you on an adventure!

By Madeleine

Creative story by Ashlei

Just two days ago Mr. Johnson was caught on tape opening a treasure chest. He searched through it for about ten minutes and BAM! He pulled out a touch screen cellphone and he turned it on. Then he called the school to say he needed a reliever.

Mr. Johnson was the richest man in the world so about one year ago he bought a secret helicopter. On this day he called his pilot to come from the jungle. When he picked him up from the jungle the emergency alarm started going off and they crashed into a cliff and had to go to hospital. Mr. Johnson was in a coma but he suddenly woke up and he asked the nurse to make him a hot Milo. He looked out the window and saw a fish in the sea and he turned around and fell back asleep. Then he stopped breathing and the nurse had to pull his plug. Then he died.

By Ashlei S-M     

Creative story by Nomhle

On the 1^st of July a group of Maori people lived on a far away farm called coromandel. One bright sunny day Miranda and fluffy her brown dog saw dinosaur shadows, while they were sitting on their couches outside.

Ring went Miranda’s phone. It was from George the robot telling her he had bought hotdogs and slingshots for the ball on Thursday 3 July. When Miranda was on the phone the dinosaurs ate up fluffy her brown dog and skeleton bones were left.

Miranda was so unhappy that she did not celebrate the ball as she wished it would be. She did not want another pet because she really liked fluffy dog. Even though her dog passed away she was so nervous about flying a helicopter to another Maori village in the North Island with her family. Her mother Sandra, father Bob, Susan sister and her brother Geoffrey were all going …dri dri went the helicopter.

By Nomhle