Kotahitanga in action during play

 

Look at our cool creation that we made together.

We are sorting the magnets so we can share them evenly to build our creations.

This is our castle. We made it all together.

                                            We are playing a fun game of tag.

This is the doctors' surgery. Two people have fainted. The doctors are making sure they are okay. 

Have a look at our fabulous Matariki stars

 

Sneak Peak for the Wearable Arts Show!!

 Get excited everyone! Our Wearable Arts Show is happening this coming Tuesday 27th June at 9:30am and 2pm. Have a sneak peak of what has been happening in the lead up! We have been designing, creating and completing our WOW master pieces! We can't wait to see lots of you there :)

Matariki Library Visit

On Tuesday this week, we were super lucky to have Whaea Justice and Whaea Ma visit us from Christchurch Libraries to tell us about Matariki.

We practised our star wave.

We had fun acting out the story of the Matariki stars and practising the Matariki Macarena.

Loretta brings her Wearable Art Creations to Huritini

Today, Loretta from the House of Felt returned to Huritini to share the amazing creations that she has entered into the World of Wearable Art Show.

Loretta brought in one of her dresses that was made entirely from milk bottle lids! The children loved seeing it and hearing about how it was made. One lucky child even got to try it on and demonstrate how it could be used as a musical instrument, producing a variety of unique sounds.

This week we are starting to plan our Matariki masks for our own wearable art show in week 10. It was great to be able to see and hear all about what we could do from an 'expert'. 

Eric Carle inspired Art

Over the last few weeks, we have been creating our calendar art using painting and collage techniques. We got our inspiration from the author and illustrator Eric Carle. 

This week we wrote descriptions of the animals we created. You can read them in the studio.  Here is a sneak peek at a few.

My giraffe is as bright as the sun. My giraffe can dance. My giraffe's neck is all the way up to the sky. My giraffe lives in my house and sometimes my giraffe takes vacations in the jungle.  My giraffe eats the leaves of trees and grass. I like to feed my giraffe leaves. My giraffe is a very very happy giraffe. He is very kind and beautiful. My giraffe has pizza covered all over his body. My giraffe is really strong.

By Ollie

My cat likes to take naps in the sun. My cat

likes to eat food on the bench. My cat has a

ginger tail.  It has a ginger spotty body.  My

cat loves cuddles when he’s scared.  He loves

me because he loves sleeping on my bed and

stealing my pillow. My cat can run like a rocket.

My cat can jump as high as the moon.

My cat is a millionaire. His name is Rafferty.

By Liam

My spider makes spider webs so sticky. It can walk on the roof and can crawl on your arm. It is creepy too. It makes webs. My spider has long legs. My spider has cool green and pink eyes.

Ruby

My ladybug lives in the wild.  It is little like an ant.  It is cute. It is red. It has spots. My bug can climb trees. My ladybug is fancy and a cool insect.

By Brooke

My ladybug is red. My bug has spots.

It flies around. My bug has different coloured

eyes. My bug lives in New Zealand.

My bug has a big body. My bug has medium

antennae.

By Layla

Pyjama Day!

On Tuesday we had pyjama and oodie day! We had so much fun coming to school in our pyjamas. Tī Kōuka raised $93 dollars! We can't wait to see how much the whole school has raised!

Felting with Loretta from House of Felt!

 On Tuesday we were very lucky to have Loretta from House of Felt come in and introduce us to wool and felting! The tamariki loved making their own felt Matariki creations. They designed their pattern on their wool batt, squished water into the wool, rolled out the moisture, stopped on the wool between their towel and let the wool dry overnight.