Family

Talofa lava matua,
Our lesson yesterday was about 'Aiga' - Family. The children had a fun time presenting their family photo's and telling the class a brief story of family members. Thank you to all the parents that allowed their child to participate by bringing in their family photo! They were very proud sharing about you and your family. Malo lava!
The main lesson yesterday was learning the Samoan words for our relatives and using it in our basic sentence - " O lo'u __(vocab)    o _(name)__. "
Vocab:                                                               Other related words to lesson:
Tama - father/dad                                                              Aiga - family
Tina - mother/mom                                                            tama - boy
uso - brother/sister ( same gender)                                     teine - girl
tuagane - brother (of a female)                                           alofa - love
tuafafine - sister (of a male)                                               
* please note: I was unable to put in the diactrics for some of the words above for correct pronounciation. Please email me if you have any questions.

Homework: The children were assigned to learn new vocab and to use it in our basic sentence. Parents, please help your child(ren) recite their sentences.

I also introduced to the class yesterday my new reward/incentive system. We will be using fake money doing this. Basically I've set up a little store in class called " Katie's Faleoloa" (Katie's Store) The children will be earning their "tala's"(dollars) by attendance, completing homework, participation and etc. At the end of the day, they will be able to purchase items from our store with what they've earned.  This is our class currency, and here's a picture of a student buying an item ;)

Introductions

Talofa lava matua!
In class today, the children focused on introductions. Each child learned how to greet each other and state their names in Samoan. We went over the Samoan alphabet and numbers of  1-10. Our vocab today was:
Talofa - Hello
Tofa - Good bye
Tulou - excuse me
Faia'oga - Teacher
Fa'afetai - Thank You and Fa'amolemole - Please.
Our sentence for the day was:
O lo'u igoa o ___________.
(My name is __________.)

We learned a new song today, and the kids loved it! - It is called 'Le Aute ' see below. Please sing along with your child(ren).
 My assignment for the children this week is that when they get dropped off at school, to say "tofa" and when they get picked up from school, to say " talofa ". So, parents, please prompt your children to speak in Samoan this week by using Talofa and Tofa when dropping off and picking up children from school or other events ;)

We will be learning about family ties next lesson, so please have child come with a family picture next Saturday.

This is our song for the month :)

 

 

 

Talofa lava!

Thank you to all parents that were able to make it to our open house this past Saturday. It was awesome meeting you all! Fa'amalo ma faafetai atu :)
The purpose of this blog is to  build a better connection between home and class room. I really want the parents to see what we are learning in class, and that you as the parent will re-inforce these  lessons in your homes. I also uderstand that your child may not be able to attend every class throughout this semester, but with this tool your child  will be able to catch up.
I am looking forward to a great school year, I know we are going to have lots of fun!! yay!!