Collage

Today we learn't to create a digital collage. We had to choose a New Zealand native bird that we would draw onto a google drawing. Then we pasted a background in.

Toki Pounamu Film Festival

Toki Pounamu Film Festival

On the 14th of November the senior school from Karoro went down to the
regent to see the first school Film Festival. Karoro school, paparoa range,
Kaniere School, Paroa School, St Patricks, Kumara School, and Blaketown
School competed and came to watch the Toki Pounamu Film Festival. 

My favourite movie was Town Robber done by some students from Paroa school,
Sammi Fahey, Pippa Robb, and Caitlan Boddy. I personally liked this film
because it had a humorous background and had more than two characters.
In this film there is a news reporter, reporting a crime scene. A robber had
stolen a lot of money. They had two cops on the job trying to find the robber
in the end they find him sleeping in a little alleyway. The two cops chase him
in a funny way and tackle him to the ground. I really liked this film because it
was really funny.  

I think that the film festival was a good idea. It is where students can learn
new things about making new movies and using different apps. I personally
thought that the film festival was all right. I think it would be a good idea if you
didn't have a topic to choose from because that would be a bit more exciting.  

Kowhaiwhai Art

                                                   Moana

For He Kākano we had to create Kowhaiwhai patterns on canvases.
We had to know what our pattern meant. We also got to choose whether we
chose to do a modern or traditional patterns. Me and Grace chose to do a
traditional kowhaiwhai pattern surrounded by our own art. Our Mahi toi
represents the Moana. At the top there are dolphins jumping out of the water.
The kowhaiwhai pattern in the middle represents the cutting of a waka on
waves ( water). The paua shell is magical. The dolphins swore an oath to
protect the Moana. In return, the Paua shell would give half of its colour
and sparkle to the dolphins. That is why on half of the paua shell all you can
see is its underneath Maori patterns. We used a range of colours to represent
and show the beauty of the Moana. We also wanted to show that not only
above the sea is beautiful;below is too.

-Dakota and Grace

Māori Phrases