Diary of our experiences during Chinese Language Week 2018

Dumpling Team preparing ingredients and back up supplies

Year 1 students practising putting in the filling with chopsticks

Anne demonstrating how the skins are made from dough

Calligraphy Workshop - students learning how to paint the Mandarin characters

Mrs Ko leading the Calligraphy Workshop using Zodiac signs

Our cultural ambassadors with Ping Pong Workshop leader Miss Irene Liu, and Bilingual Support Worker Miss Lucy Liu

Ping Pong Workshop in action

Relay teams practising ball skills at Ping Pong Workshop

Mrs Ko teaching the choir "Head, shoulders, knees and toes" 頭兒，肩膀，膝，腳趾

Ni Hao - We are celebrating Chinese Language Week 2018 at Sunnynook Primary School!

Click on the link below to listen and learn some key phrases in Mandarin.

Sunnynook Primary School Chinese Key Phrases

Thank you to April, Enid and Isabelle for being excellent role models.

We hope that you enjoy the activities we have lined up for you this week:

Monday: Making Dumplings

Tuesday: Calligraphy

Wednesday: Ping Pong Tournament

Thursday: Chinese Songs with the Choir

Mandarin Greetings Song to start Chinese Language Week

Korero Maori

Korero Maori for Maori Language Week 

Māori culture is a beautiful and expressive language and you can have some fun with te reo.

"pākia te ringa", or "high five"

"Ao noa, pō noa" means "all day, all night", or "24/7".

Another confident expression is "kāore e kore", which means "without a doubt".

What is your favourite phrase?

Kiwaha Video - Key Phrases in Maori

Sunnynook Kapa Haka perform at the Totaravale Playcentre for Maori Language Week