Worm Farm

 

We gathered a lot of fertilizer for the new gardens in front of the school hall. It seemed like a hundred bucket loads, but really it was only 15 so far.

Can you find our exaggerations?

Making Paper

 After reading Junior Journal 44 this week we are following the instructions to make our own. We spent hours ripping paper and our fingers were ready to drop off. (can you tell we have been learning about exaggerating too.)

Making Cards

Mini Olympics

Mrs AhFook thought we could have a fun day with our two student teachers while Mrs Mundy was away.  We have a range of fun activities to complete practising skills we would need when we go to the local stream to carry out experiments on the water quality. 

We had a lot of fun!

Yummy Treat

Every couple of weeks the Senior Leaders have decided that Fun Fridays need a treat with them. This week we received cupcakes and each student was able to ice their own. 

No two cupcakes were the same. We even had stars we could add to remind us of Matariki.

Father's Day

Thank you to all the Dad that love us and those who act like Dad because our Dad can't be here.



After decorating our cards we all wrote a special message to the person in our life who is our Dad or fill in for our Dad.

Mixing Substances

WALHT create a substance that is strong enough to make a structure. This could be to accommodate an animal or a group of people. Or even hold up a fence post.

I learnt how to make concrete, even when we added dirt it still set hard as rock

Next we are going to try and make a pencil holder using concrete. It will be interesting to see how it is different to the plate we made using clay.

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.