Nature Art

Challenge # 19

Our challenge was inspired by:

Andy Goldsworthy

We watched a few videos and analysed some photos of his work. During our Google Meet video call we brainstormed what we noticed about his artwork. Here are a few points we made:

Here is a link to our challenge.

Check out our cool creations: 

During lockdown this has probably been one of our most exciting challenges. We enjoyed it because we could get the whole family involved and go outside on the bright sunny days we had. 

It's easy, why don't you give it a go? 

Ponder this: 

Do you think the different seasons affect the types of artwork you can make? 

Discovery Box

Challenge # 18

What is a discovery box: A discovery box is made up of things that represent something or someone.

What do you put in a discovery box: Anything that you think represents you or the topic. This could include flowers, pictures, accessories, photos, drawings, clothing items, flag, ornaments.

Create task:
Find things around the house to make a discovery box about our culture or where our family is from.

Diverse cultures in our class: Afganistan, New Zealand, Indian, Muslim, Hindu, Tongan, Samoan, Fijian, Filipino, Bengali, Somalian, Persian, Rohingya.

Get creative to make your discovery box. If you can't find things around your house, you could: 

- Draw some things on paper.

- Find photos online and make a collage. 

- Take photos around your house.

Check out our discovery boxes. We had a lot of fun scavenging around the house and the internet.

What would you include in your discovery box?

Te Reo Lesson 1 - My home

Kaupapa - ‘Tōku Kainga’ - My home

Whainga paetae - The student will learn the kupu used for the outside/exterior of their home/house.

Have a look at drawings of our houses with labels:

Diversity Celebrations

Challenge # 11

As part of our diversity unit, we had a look at all the different celebrations our class members have. 

Our task was to draw a picture of our favourite celebration and label it.

Take a look at our creations: 

In our class we have children that belong to the following cultural groups:

Samoan

New Zealander

Philippino

Tongan 

Indian 

Afghanistan 

Fijian 

Ethiopian 

Russian 

Rohingya

What cultural group do you belong to?

What is your favourite celebration in your culture? 

Favourite toy explanation

Challenge #12

Following on from our Funday Friday crazy hair day we had a bring along your favourite toy day. 

Everyone brought their favourite toy to our Google Meet video call. We all had the opportunity to share something about our favourite toy. Then we had some questions Miss Mangabhai gave us to guide our writing. 

The questions here:
Where did you get it from? Who gave it to you? What is the name of your toy? Why is this your favourite toy?

We had to make sure we used full sentences when answering the questions.

Check out our responses:

Have you got a favourite toy? Share in the comments telling us about your favourite toy. You can use the questions to help you.

Shared Book: Bread

Challenge #10

During lockdown, many families did some home baking. 

We read a book called Bread and then answered the following question:  How do you like to eat your bread?

Check out our challenge on our class site. 

Check out our writing we crafted:

So tell us: How do you like to eat your bread?

Crazy hair/hat day!

On Thursday 26th March New Zealand went into lockdown. It had been 4 weeks and we still weren't allowed to go to school and play with our friends. We all missed having fun with our classmates. 

So Miss Mangabhai decided for our first Funday Friday during lockdown we would do a crazy hair/hat day via our Google Meet video calls. 

It was super fun. Our only criteria was to get creative with the things we could find around our house. 

Check out our crazy creations! 

“If it’s not fun, you’re not doing it right.” – Bob Basso