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Talofa! Here is our lovely teacher Miss Venturi visiting Samoa with Miss Holt, Ms Mautairi, Mrs Fuli (Yendarra School teachers), Mrs Farmer (one of Yendarra School's Deputy Principals) and Mrs Dunlop (Yendarra School's Principal). They went to look at schools in Samoa and to learn more about the amazing Samoan people and their culture. Miss Venturi had lots of wonderful stories and photos to share when she came home! We felt very sad when we heard about the tsunami that devasted Samoa during our school holidays, we have being doing a lot of learning around what happens during and after a tsunami. Yendarra School has raised money to send to help the relief efforts in beautiful Samoa. Room 14 says a karakia each afternoon, in Samoan and in english, for the Samoan people.
I am sure that people in Samoan would appreciate your thoughts and kind efforts. We were talking about having a mufti-day at our school to raise money for Samoa, because it has been a major disaster for our area and we have Samoan students at our school.
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Now you have my interested. What is the difference between Samoan schools and schools in New Zealand? I would also like to know what a karkia is. I think it is great that your students are aware of the disaster and want to help out. In mainland United States there has been little coverage of it.
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I wrote a post on my blog about what you taught me today. Thank you very much for the thoughtful email. Here is the address if you would like to read it: http://mrcsclassblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/yendarra-school-kiwis.html
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i really don't know the difference in soma schools and new zeland schools but we have somoas in missiouri, America
ReplyDeleteI think that it is interesting that you guys are trying to learn about the samoan culture and teaching.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear about the tsunami.It must be very hard to go through stuff like that.But it must be helpfull to have people there that care and want to help out.It's also very interesting to learn about your way of life and about your schools.I'v had a lot of fun learning about people in Samoan and I hope that in the future I can learn more.
ReplyDeleteHopefully everything at Samoan can be fist or at least somethings so that Samoan can be as beautiful as it was before the tsunami.Tsunami's can really destroy places but hopefully somethings can get better with the donations of the people who are willing to help.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the people of samoa are greatful.
ReplyDeleteIn our school there are more hipanics then any other ethnicity.
ReplyDeleteThis is a cool blog. It is cool that you are raising money for another school. I am sure that the Samoa people are greatful.
ReplyDeleteI think it is really cool that you try to learn different cultures evveryday.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is interesting that you guys are learning about the samoan culture.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be cool to learn other cultures like you guys.
ReplyDeleteWell I really don't know where those places are but I want to travel when I get older so maybe I will visit!
ReplyDeleteThis is a creative blog! I think I'll follow it so i can see future posts!!
ReplyDeleteI think it would be pretty awesome to learn about other cultures like yours.
ReplyDeleteI think its kool that you are raising money for another school,..I think its also kool that you guys are trying to learn samoan.
ReplyDeleteI think it's cool that you guys are learning about the Samoa culture.
ReplyDeleteThat is so kool how you went there to learn more about Samoa, I wish that I could do something like that. Well have a wonderful day and live your life to the fullest:)
ReplyDeleteI think that it is cool and helpful that you guys are raising money for another school. Keep up the good work
ReplyDeleteI think it's cool that you are learning Samoan in your school! We have some Somalian's in our school and i think it's neat that they have their own language! Well thanks for sharing your blog post's! -Jessica-
ReplyDeleteIt would have been really cool to learn about Samoan culture and how they teach!
ReplyDeleteIt's really nice that you are raising money for Samoan people. It's also pretty cool that you are learning another language.
ReplyDeleteI would like to learn about other cultures like your guys. That was sweet of you guys that you raised money.
ReplyDeleteI think its really interesting that you guys are learning other culture and helping out for another school.
ReplyDeleteits awesome that you guys are willing to raise money for another school and if my school was willing to so something like that we would probly act a lot different. its good to be generous and im proud of you guys
ReplyDeletei think that it is cool that your raising money for an other school
ReplyDeleteI like your blog but that color is hard to see you might want to change it but im not the boss of your blog so you think about that im in mr millers class you can comment back at www.room25online.blogspot.com
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ReplyDeletenice recount room 14 we enjoyed it your recount is awesome
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Wow Room 14!
ReplyDeleteI would really like to read more about what happed in Samoa.
From Mawutu
Hi room 14,
ReplyDeleteI whould like to say about Miss Venturi visiting Samoa. On that nice trip to Samoa, did you think that it was good there? I hope you enjoyed it!
Love Pele
Hi Miss Venturi,
ReplyDeleteDid you think it was beauiful there?
Was it sunny every day?
I hope you had have a nice trip to Samoa!
I hope you enjoyed it!
Leinati