Fantail Collage

Today we had Mrs Minehan come into our classroom. She taught us how to make collages with google drawings. We had to find a texture using the explore tool and crop it to make shapes. We had to do it of native birds. I chose a fantail. I enjoyed this even though it was a bit challenging. Here is my collage.

Kupu O Te Wiki

This terms phrases are all about animals and colours.  Her is my video.

Cycle Trail Artwork

Last week Rooms One and Eight biked the West Coast Wilderness Trail. We started at Kapatea Reservoir and biked back to school.  To show that we did the bike ride we got into pairs to do some artwork. We had to choose a spot on the track to inspire you for your art.  I worked with Dakota. We chose the bush and the track for inspiration.  Here is our art.

Angles

Toki Pounamu Film Festival Review

Toki Pounamu Film Festival Review

On the 14th of November the Karoro senior school went to the Regent Theatre to go to the
Toki Pounamu Film Festival. This was the first time that the Toki Pounamu Film Festival had
been held. There were movies from lots of different schools including, Grey Main, Karoro,
Saint Patrick’s, Blaketown, Paroa and Paparoa Range. The movies were all different, some
of them were news interviews, others were voice overs.  The films were about schools, the
bush and where people live. 

There were many films entered but if we had all the films put together the festival would
go for too long.  To shorten them down a team of adults chose some of the movies to put
together for the festival. They chose the movies that were age appropriate and were the
\ best to show all the schools.  The theme of the festival was ‘Our Place.’

I enjoyed most of the movies including the first one, which was from Pa
roa school. The film was about a robbery in the town. This film started with a news
interview. Then they showed the robbery and the sheriffs catching the robber. In
film was Pippa Robb, Sammi Fahey and Caitlin Boddy. They all played two characters each. 
The sound quality in the film was really good because I could understand what they were
saying. They also had slow motion and had filmed from many different angles.This film
had good editing because they had lots of little videos and edit them together to look like
one.  I found the film very entertaining and interesting. 

Next time I think that the film festival could have categories with different topics.
Some categories could include adventure and making a film in a day.  Overall I thought
that the film festival was a really good event and we should continue running it yearly. 

Kupu o Te Wiki

WALT: pronounce simple Te Reo Maori Phrases. Last weeks phrase was he kuri taku mokai (my pet is a dog) and this weeks one was he ngeru taku mokai (my pet is a cat).

Rotational Symmetry

This term in maths we are learning about rotational symmetry. We had to draw our own design and find out its rotational symmetry and the degrees. Here is my design it rotates upon itself six times and a 60 degree rotation. 

Transformation Artwork.

Introductions In Māori

He Kākano we have been learning how to introduce someone else in maori. Here is my
video I made.

Wild Things Reading Responce

Kowhaiwhai Art In He Kakano

Our Kowhaiwhai Art

By Sasha and Rebekah 

In He Kākano (our senior māori group) we have
been learning about kowhaiwhai and their
different meanings. We had to create a piece
of artwork showing at least one kowhaiwhai
pattern. Here is what we chose.

On the left we have our traditional design.
This pattern represents the Patiki or flounder.
It is a symbol of hospitality. We chose this
design because we both enjoy cooking/baking
for other people.  The colours on this design
are traditional too. 

On the right is our more modern design.
This pattern represents challenges or
stepping out of your comfort zone to try
something new. We chose this design because
we both enjoy trying new things.  The colours
for this design are modern. 

Aotearoa's Nighttime Sky Poem

Animation

This week we have been working with Mrs Minehan to do slide show animation.

Scratch-Kei Te Puipui ahau

Speech Recording

Food Webs and Chains

Statistical Investigation

How many (and what species) of living creatures
around/in/on the Pohutukawa tree?

Creatures	Tally	Total
Sparrows
Blackbirds
Spiders	11111111	8
Ants	111	3
Stick insect
Worms
Spider Mites
Slater	1	1

We will record our findings on a tally chart, with some options of
what there could be. 

We went out to the pohutukawa tree at the back of the school
and found eight spiders, three ants and one slater. We used a
magnifying glass and searched on the tree, around the tree and
in the tree. We noticed that we would only find the spiders on
the bark of the tree. 

We wonder if we did this in summer  would we have more luck finding
a variety of living creatures such as birds, cicadas, crickets, lady bugs
and other things like bees and wasps. 

  

Insect Inquiry-Dung Beetle

Wild Things Reading Responce

This term we have been learning about insects here is Rebekah and mine reading response to 'Wild Things' the magazine.

St John's in Schools