Room 8 2011 Our Different Cultures

We have started off 2011 by looking at different cultures and what influences cultures

This is a very exciting topic for us to be learning about as we will learn more about the 22 cultures that make up Peninsula Primary School! 

In Room 8 we have looked at different words and where they originated from…

Did you know where these words originated from???

Australia             Kangaroo

New Zealand        Kiwi

Greece               Alphabet

Turkey               Yoghurt

England              Sandwich

Mexico               Chihuahua

China                Chow mein

Spain                Toreador

North America       Tomahawk