Poi is a traditional Maori item from New Zealand used for dancing.
In the past they were also used for training to use weapons.
In the Arts and Crafts class, students could learn about this tradition watching some interesting videos.
And they had the opportunity to make a simple version of poi out of wool, newspaper, plastic bags and tape.
The aim was to teach the students more about New Zealand culture and history in a practical way that got them involved in the lesson.
All the students seemed to enjoy the class, especially learning the dance at the end.
Today we had an online meeting with our Slovenian mates.
We talked about our daily routines and habits and
it was interesting to learn about theirs.
Yesterday we received the Easter cards the students from Slovenia sent us.
They are cute and funny at the same time.
Thanks for them!
On Friday 15th of March we finished making and writing Easter and Spring postcards for our Slovenian mates.
It was quite interesting because we like sending things for them by post.
Now the postcards are ready to be sent!
We are really excited because we received the answers to the questions we sent our Slovenian
mates.
It is interesting to get some information about slovene and about their school, timetable,
subjects and likes.
Today we have finished our answers to the questions our Slovenian mates asked.
We have just sent them!
Yesterday we sent our Slovenian mates a document with some interesting information about our school.
We hope they can learn more about us.
We have finished a Carnival pictionary to share with our Slovenian mates.
The pictionary shows some of our most common Carnival words.
We hope they find it interesting!
On Friday the 19th of January fifth and sixth graders went to Ferrol to watch a show at the theatre.
Help! Trouble in the Jungle was a play about Zonia, a girl who has to protect the rainforest, where she lives, because a group of loggers want to cut down the tallest tree, which offers food, shelter and shade to the forest dwellers.
Zonia will only be able to stop the loggers with the help of the audience.
Students enjoyed being an important part of the show and they could also be aware of the importance of nature conservation and its impact on the environment.
We have just sent Slovenian students some questions.
We want to know more details about them!