Fantastic Flax Flower

 

Hey people, 

Today a portion of students from our hub are at Athletics Zones so we have one less teacher. Because of this, we can't do our normal Tuesday things, (Maths, Literacy). Instead, we are practicing making Flax Flowers. We are practicing this so that next time we can make a bouquet for Mrs. Pasco,e our principal as she is leaving at the end of the year. 

We have learned about flax and how you treat it, how you stay healthy around it, and how you cut it, as well as the actual design of the flowers. You have to treat the flax with respect as if it is a human being, by not stepping on or over it and not leaving it lying in the midst of the floor. You also have to make sure you wash your hands after using it because of the oils on the flax which can make you unwell. When you cut flax you take from the outside, the grandparents. By doing this the children in the middle can grow and the parents can look after them. 

There are different types of designs of the flax flowers some simpler than others. I chose to do one that is a little more complicated. It actually turned out quite well:

What design did you do? Did you learn anything?

See ya later,

Soph   :D

Cool Ki o rahi animation

 

Hey peoples, 

Yet another cultural post to you all, I hope you're not sick of it yet! This time we had to make a Ki o rahi animation! Right now you're probably thinking 'What in the world is Ki o rahi', well, you're about to find out! It's a very fun and interesting game, this was our task...

Make an animation that explains what Ki o rahi is. This has to be easy for year 3-4 students to follow. At the start write a few paragraphs explaining the myth and legend, behind Ki o rahi. 

It was quite an interesting legend, in fact, it was really long so I have written most of it and added a link to the website where you can read the whole thing if you want to!

Here is my animation: 

I hope you learned and enjoyed this animation/post!

See ya later,

Spiggles  :D

Cool Cultural Interesting Information

 

Hey people,

As part of our cultural studies, we learned that New Zealand has so many amazing things that other countries don't have! A few examples we were told to look at were Ta moko, Korowai/Kakahu, and the Haka. These three things have existed in New Zealand for years, even several decades-long. 

Our task was to research what the design was, the use, and the presentation. I did mine with Zara! Here is our slide presentation:

I found it quite interesting to research, read, and write about. I hope you did too!

Hope you learned something!

See ya later,

Spiggles  :D

Hungry, Happy, Hangi

 

Hey people, 

At school, we have been learning about our culture and what makes New Zealand so special and unique. One of the things we had to research about is the Hangi. We had to make a poster that shows the differences between a Hangi from the past and from the present.

In the past, you had to dig a pit and after finding stones wait a long time for them to heat up over a fire. Then you put the food in flax baskets and put them in the hole. Cover with sacks, sheets, and dirt. Nowadays you use a Hangi cooker, which has provided stones, metal crates, and you don't have to dig a pit!

Here is my poster/step by step in the present and past:

Sorry, the photo's a bit blurry, if it doesn't show up I will try and take a clearer photo over the next couple of days!

I really enjoyed making this but my hand did get quite tired after writing it all!

Hope you learned something!

See ya later,

Spiggles  :D