Every Friday the Middle & Senior Block have electives to participate in. This term students can choose from Poly Club, Drama, Jump Jam, 3D Art, Weaving, Board Games, Martial Arts and Visual Art.
Mya and Kyara chose Visual Art with Mrs Nui and have come back with some very cool pieces. Check out their art below.
If you would like to know how they did it, leave a comment below and they will get back to you.
We are learning basketball skills in Room 10 and it's harder than it looks!
We have learnt how to pass and catch a ball. We are also learning how to dribble.... no, not out of our mouths.... dribble a ball! We thought it would be easy but realised that if we use the flat of our hand we lose our ball. We are learning to bend our knees and use our fingertips on the ball for better control.
During the week we have been manu tukutuku (kite making) for the Matariki Celebration. Every year the Māori people have their New Year which is called Matariki. This celebration takes place in early June.
During the process of making our kites we have learnt more about what tikanga means and the things we need to do to show our understanding of it. Before we cut the raupō and toetoe we said a karakia. It was not raining when we cut it, and it was cut in a way that helps the plant continue to grow. We didn’t just throw away the parts we didn’t use. Instead, we cut them into small pieces so they could be put back under the plant we took it from. This will help it break down quicker and the nutrients in those bit will end up feeding the plant to help it grow.
Below are two videos sharing what we do with the raupō and toetoe once we have used the bits we needed to make our kites.
Examples of manu tukutuku made by students and teachers.
If you would like to know more about the Māori Culture, Te Reo and Tikanga please leave a question below in the comment section and we will get back to you.
Group Two is currently working their way through the Phases of the Moon. They will update this post further once they have completed their inquiry on this particular area.