Keep Healthy Posters - Post Covid

After Covid-19 Lockdown we looked into Poster to help us all keep healthy now and into the future.

We looked into what makes a good poster and a range of messages we can take from Covid-19 and use in our everyday lives.

Here are some of our Posters.

Covid Investigation

Covid Level 2 we have over half of Tui students back at school. It has been great to see so many faces and catch-up with everyone and how each whanau survived lockdown.

We discussed many questions to help students feel safe returning to school and help them feel informed about what happened. 

What is Covid-19?

Students created a poem and acted like a lung breathing in and out.

How does Covid-19 spread?

The Students wanted to act it out: They were pretending to cough, sneeze and spit onto the ground or our hands and forgetting to clean our hands then touching someone else. (Please remember we were acting we did wash our hands thoroughly when we were finished before we actually touched someone.)

 

What does eliminating Covid-19 mean?

We had created a skit: One person cleaning away the germs (in art shirts once clean they were removed) and they became cleaners, helping to sanitize and clean the area.

Getting rid of or Remove the Germs / Virus

List the signs and symptoms of Covid-19.

We found out that not all of these were true symptoms of Covid-19.

What did you do during the Lockdown?

We found out that we did a range of activities during lockdown that included...

UNO, Hide n seek, GTA - Car driving game on the PS4, Sonic Force - PS4, Colouring, Drawing, Watching TV, Races, Monopoly, Cludeo, I spy and Pandemic a Board Game - Protecting the world from viruses, you can be a medic, doctor, scientist...

What Inspires You? - Carving, Itching in Clay

What Inspires ME? is our Unit for Term 3

We are looking at what inspires us this term from visual art, carvers, painters, sculptures, to actors, musicians and food. We are finding out about why Maori’s and other cultures carved, painted, created. Who are some of our carvers, painters or more famous actors or musicians? We are even looking at how we can use science to make food.

Who will make the most interesting etching in clay? Will they try to make them look like Hoe Waka or part of a Taiaha?

Mother's Day Cards

Maori Language Week - Ta Moko

1. Looked at pictures ngā To Moko.

2. Looked at the possible meaning in the Ta Moko patterns. Such as knowledge, an expert in fishing, with crops, building...
3. Traditionally Ta Moko was made with a chisel.
4. Ta Moko starts out small and grows as the person grows in experience and knowledge. The females usually only have their chin done. But they all can add more to their bodies.
5. Painting a mask with skin colour, or close to it.

6. Designed our Ta Moko

7. Drew on our Ta Moko onto our mask with vivid.

Watch for our finished masks.

Art Class - Pinch Pots

The steps to making a pinch pot or finger pot, seem very simple but they are not always easy.

1. Remove air pockets by slamming you lump of clay on the table in different directions, don't let it end up flat.
2. Roll it into a ball.
3. Stick you thumb into the ball (almost like Jack in the corner who pulled out a plum on his thumb).
4. Carefully, slowly with fingers in the middle and thumb on the outside pinch them together. If your thumb is inside and fingers outside you can over stretch the clay and end up with a bowl shape more than a pot shape.
5. When happy with size stop!
6. Check for dry parts or cracks. Dip a finger into the water (with a sponge) don't get too much, then rub it over the dry or cracked part to smooth. Repeat if necessary.
7. Using the tools copy your design from your sheet of paper.



We had fun and some of our hands were rather messy, that might be because we forgot to use only a little water.

Mothers are Special

Polyfestival Performances

The performances were awesome they looked like they had practised for hours. - Amelia
The pukana faces the males and females pulled were imitating and scary. - Kingston


I enjoyed watching the Cook Island performers dance as they all kept in time. -Brian


We were looking forward to seeing our local high school, unfortunately not many of us could see the stage. - Krystal Leigh
Their costume were wicked, they were so bright and colourful. - Katrina

Polyfestival Manukau 2018

They had a range of patterns for tattoos, they were cool designs. - Les
Playing in the sand to create a picture and hopefully win a prize was fun. - Susana



When we dressed up we looked like real police people. - Dante
We even tried two of their tests to see how high you can jump and how strong we were. - Mariah