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...

Emotional Bush Walks!

We go for bush walks most Monday mornings. Last week, we went across the swing bridge to the beach. Today, we imagined we were each feeling different emotions, and we wrote about our bush walks with those emotions in mind. Can you guess what emotion each writer was thinking of through their writing? The colours and fonts they chose might also give you clues...