Tongan Language Week 2018

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For Tongan Language Week the classes were given a challenge to study and make a piece of traditional Tongan clothing. Room 19 chose to look at the Tongan kiekie. We found out that it can be made from different materials like coconut shells, beads and even someones hair. Room 19 made their own out of card and dyed it to look like a tapa. Look at how beautiful Caroline looks when she is modelling it for us!

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