More Learning From the Pacifica Experience

The necklace was hard to make. I had to ask a person for help and then I got the hang of it. -Angus

We learnt a dance. It was funny because we had to shake to one side. -Nina

At the Pacifica Centre we learned the different names for drums. The boys had to do crazy legs when we were dancing. -Deakyn

The weaving was fun and easy. We folded the flax across and then we folded the other side over. Millie asked me for help, and I only did two crosses for her. Then we went to the mama who used scissors to shred the ends. -Tina

At the Pacifica Centre we wove a necklace with flax. One of the people helped start mine. Then I did the rest. We did one bit at a time. My necklace is really cool. -Mariah

Seeing the umu was different to what I thought it was. It had bricks surrounding a hole. It was an unusual smell. - Alicia

Our Pacifica Experience

At the Pacifica Centre we were asked to share at least one thing we had learned before we closed our eyes that night.

This is what we wanted to share:


With weaving we went in and out. At first I didn't get it, but then I did. It was a lot of fun. -Caleb

I learnt how to weave a necklace out of flax. I only did the middle piece. A Pacific Mama did the top and bottom. It was hard at first but in the end I figured it out. -Georgia

We did a dance and learned how to play the drums. When I did a Pacifica dance we did crazy legs and then we turned around while we were doing the crazy legs. -Keanu

Seeing a real umu is amazing! It looked like bricks made into an enormous pot, stuck into the ground. The food was wrapped in tinfoil so dirt wouldn't get in. When we ate it, it wasn't burnt, so YUM! -Sophie

The umu looked very interesting because I've never eaten one before. The food was wrapped in tinfoil. There was chicken, potato, bread with butter, carrots, and coleslaw. My best food was chicken. -Sian

With weaving we had to go in and out. I only did the start, middle, and end. -Alfred

Family Traditions

Earlier in the term we read a big book called Friendly Families. We found out about some interesting family traditions.
We used Kid Pix to illustrate a statement about our own family traditions.

Have a look at our work in the slide show below...