Friday, May 25, 2018

Mandarin with Anni

Every week this term we are lucky to have Anni visit us on a Tuesday afternoon.  She teaches us Mandarin in a really fun way. 

Here we are greeting each other and introducing ourselves.

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Suter Art Gallery and Matariki Stars

What another great trip we had to the Suter Art Gallery.  

Esther showed us some beautiful artwork relating to Matariki and told us a gruesome Māori legend. 



 We then played with clay and experimented with decorating the clay with patterns.













To make sure the clay stays joined in the kiln when it is fired, we had to wet, scratch and wiggle the two pieces together.













For our art we chose two different sized stars and then decided on a word that is something we want to focus on doing or become better at in the Māori New Year ahead.  It was great having so many helpers to guide us through the process.



Learning from our big buddies

On Friday we met up with our big buddies.  They have been learning about space and studying the planets in our solar system.  They taught us some interesting facts and showed us some great resources.