Winnie's Treasures

During our guided reading sessions, we are exploring books about different cultures to tie in with our inquiry of 'who we are'. Today we were reading a story called 'Nia's Hair', which is about a little girl from Tonga who took part in a hair cutting ceremony to pay respect to her Grandma that had recently passed away. We were very lucky to have our Teacher Aide Winnie in our class during this lesson and she was able to explain to us about why the hair cutting ceremony's are so significant in the Tongan culture. She also shared with us her special gifts that her Mother had given to her. This is all hand made and woven together out of flax. In the Tongan culture, you wear these when you are attending special events. Check out the pictures below.