Rata and the Waka

On Wednesday we had a whole school art day. In honour of Maori Language Week we decided to read a legend, Rata and the Waka, and create a huge art installation in our foyer to reflect our learning. We worked together to paper mache and paint a huge 3D tree trunk. Then we split into groups to make the insects - caterpillars, butterflies, dragonflies, beetles and ladybirds. Each insect used different craft materials. We also had to paint the backdrop of New Zealand bush. You should be able to spot totara, rata, flax, ferns and cabbage trees.

Today, we brought all our items together and during Discovery Time we installed our artwork. What do you think?

Minibeast Inquiry

Minibeast Inquiry

Discovery learning

Hi.  This is me with my picture of a tree in the cold windy snow. All I had to do is to get white paper,
white crayon and a black piece of paper. You get blue and pruple dye so you can see the white crayon.When
you are fininshed you get  a glue stick and glue the tree on the died paper and you are done. That is how I made mine.

 

Minibeast Inquiry

Minibeast Inquiry

Minibeast Inquiry

Minibeast Inquiry

Kakapo by Libby and Charlotte

Kakapo

 

Kakapo are the world’s biggest parrot and they live in New Zealand. There are only 120 left in the world so they are very rare.

Kakapo can’t fly so they eat juicy fruit off the forest floor. They eat fruit off Rimu trees.

Kakapo only have chicks when the Rimu tree fruits. The tree fruits only every two or three years. So this is a big problem.

I like kakapo because they can camouflage.

By Charlotte and Libby