Dough Relief Birds

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Dyed Dough Birds

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Dough Relief Birds

We have been sketching native birds, looking carefully at the shape of their bodies, beaks and feet and at the texture of their feathers. Today we practised shaping our birds with dough and using iceblock sticks to create the texture of their feathers.

Dough Relief Birds

DANCING WITH MYTHOLGY

On Thursday Room 16 20 and 21 went to the Manukau Vodafone  Event  Centre. When we arrived we walked patiently and nicely off the bendy bus. When we got off the bus we placed our bag against the stone wall. Next one of the helpers told us to come inside.

Then Moss, one of talented dancer/teachers took us to the Maori Pou Kapua. Up the top of the Pou Kapua was Kupe. Next  we saw Rangi and Papa in the middle of the pole. Tangaroa, the atua of the sea was at the bottom.

Next we went to the wooden stage and Moss organised us into 3 groups. We went with Megan another talented dancer, to learn a dance about Kupe, Rangi and Papa. We learnt lots of dances using our bodies and not our mouths.

 Next we had to go over to the stage to practice our dance. We had to pretend we were snappers, also stingrays and paua.

Next it was time to go to Gabby who is also a talented dancer/teacher. The first part of the dance was to be a centipede. Levi was the leader. While we were following we had to stretch our arms and legs with our knees bending. Half way through we had to pretend we were carving .While we were carving we made a koru . Slowly, slowly we sat down while Hare, who was Tawhaki and did a Maori pose and the rest of us did a noise called PEW PEW. Then we pretended we were being bitten by mosquitoes. After that we went on to the stage to perform our dance in front of the other classes.

We had a great time there and we learnt lots about Maori myths. We wish we could go there again. It was a delightful experience.

Wild Hair Self Portraits

Wild Hair Self Portraits - Video Maker

We hope you enjoy looking at our self portraits. First we looked at some of James Rizzi's colourful portraits. Next we practised drawing our features the correct shape and proportions. Then we had to choose a primary and a complementary colour to make our portraits bright, bold and beautiful. We also had to use line and blend similar colours to create movement and texture in our hair.