Calendar art

Today we finished our calendar art. We're just going to give you a sneaky peak of some but we are sure you will want to buy a calendar or notebook with our beautiful art on it.

We read the story Tangaroa's gift. It's about a paua who received a beautiful shell from the god of the sea.

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Here is a link to a nice retelling made by a school in Nelson

Taonga and traditional symbols

In Tipu we have been talking about traditional symbols that are often used to make pounamu or bone taonga. We talked about matau, tiki, wera, koru, manaia, toku, pekapeka and pikorua symbols and their meanings. Children talked about the shapes of taonga that are special in their family and most chose to make one for themselves and a family member. 

We used Das air drying clay and after a few days of drying, very carefully painted them. The photographs Whaea Becky took will be a part of this year's calendar art.

Kowhai mahi toi

Today we talked about the beautiful kowhai in flower outside Tipu. We used paper to make a collage of the flowers, branches and leaves. Kereru and Tui love to eat the nectar.

He mahi toi ataahua!

Kaupapa

Tēnā koutou e te whānau

Kai runga noa atu ngā mahi katoa i tēnei rangi. 

I tēnei ata i ako i ngā tuakana ētahi 'kupu hono' (conjunctions - joining words). Anei ētahi:

engari - but

whai muri i tēnā - after that

kātahi ka - then

waihoki - also

nā te mea - because

i te mutunga iho - in the end

I te taha o Matua Mikaere i whakarite rātou he whakaari e hangai ana ki te pukapuka 'Te Mokai a Timi'. Kei whea mai o rātou kaha ki te whakaatu o rātou pūkenga katoa, miharo!

I ako i ngā teina tētahi waiata hou otira he waiata tawhito hoki. 'Hutia te rito' te waiata, ā, ko te tangi ko Old Langzin

Hākui Stephanie