Pizza Week

Pizza Week 

Every Friday over the last term,  we have been working with food and creating some yummy cooking. Last week the children decided we would make pizza, so pizza it was. They had to start their pizza by making the base from scratch , this was a fun activity as they got to get their hands messy and sticky. It was great to see them working with the dough and figuring out the ratio of dry to wet ingredients to get the right base constancy. Once the bases were done it was time to create their pizza, add their favourite toppings, cook and eat.   

Clay Bird Making!

As part of our Topic,  we have been looking into New Zealand Native Birds. Today the children got messy with the clay, as the created their own birds to display in the classroom. There was a lot of laughter and banter about their chosen clay birds. The most popular bird structure in the classroom was the “little spotted kiwi” . 

Onomatopoeia

 We have been discussing onomatopoeia in Kōtuku, as well as primary art colours. We came up with some fabulous artwork!

Athletics Day 2022

 We had a fabulous time practicing for Athletics Day. Unfortunately, the weather had other ideas, so we missed out this year.

Zentangle

 Kōtuku have been learning about spatial awareness in art. We want to make sure we use the whole space for our art works, and also use the space to make our art stand out. As part of learning this, we have been looking at zentangle art, and created the following pieces...