Week 3 Update

We finally have a class photo!

We really enjoyed the reading this week. We had so many laughs, especially the part about when the new boy from Samoa started Sofia's school and had everyone in fits of laughter - we were too!

We were inspired to learn more about Rakau and how to use them so we spent a bit of time on that, to the song "E Papa Waiari". It's pretty tricky to keep time and not speed up! We had to concentrate pretty hard.

We have begun a few class padlets too. We will add to these throughout the whole book read.

Thoughts / Wonderings / Questions

Language in Dawn Raid

We also started learning how to use Google Drawings to create a timeline, looking at things that were happening in the 1970s.

We found the reading this week hilarious! We talked about how laughter fuels the soul and it's so good to be able to laugh at yourself. We all make mistakes. They give us something to learn from.

The Author

Pauline Vaeluaga Smith

Dawn Raid is the first book by Pauline Vaeluaga Smith, for which she received Best New Author at the New Zealand Book Awards and a NZ Storylines Notable Book Award. Pauline’s heritage is Samoan, Tuvaluan, Scottish and Irish. Her work is heavily influenced by her experiences growing up in the 1970s, her roles as a teacher and university educator, her passion for civil rights and justice, and her deep interest in uplifting NZ Māori culture. She lives in a small seaside town at the bottom of the South Island of Aotearoa-New Zealand.

Welcome

Welcome to our space!

On this page you will find weekly updates as we delve deep into a book and learn, think, wonder and ask questions.

We (Te Moana Year 5/6 Thursday Class) have joined #NZreadaloud in their book study of
"Dawn Raid" by Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith for Term 3, 2022. 

We look forward to this book study. Watch this space...