Room 2's Mystery Trip. ( A Virtual Reality Drama Experience)

For Drama last week, Room 2 went on an exciting adventure. It started when they all stayed the night at their Nan and Pop's. After being woken up with a cup of milo from Nan and a delicious breakfast made by Pop, they were off to wait for the bus. Nan and Pop had organised for them to go on a special mystery trip with their school friends. 
It was an excited group who got on the bus, wondering where they could be off to. 

                                                  We are ready for our bus trip.

                                           
                                           And we're off! Only one toilet stop on the way...

At last we get to our destination, Rainbow's End! The students have a great time on the rides, check out these photos of them on the roller coaster! 

Next up was a scary boat ride, can you see the scared faces? 

After a full on adventure at Rainbows End we took the train into the city and went to the hairdressers. Typical of our Nana's to organise that as part of our Mystery Trip! 

                                     
                                           Some of us are looking a wee bit concerned...

                                                     
                                                   

Ayla gives Luke a mohawk.

                                           "What do you mean you didn't want blue hair?"

" Um, I said just a trim!"

 And a little more hair gel.

" So you would like hair extensions like Kim Kardashian?"

" Ok , if I can just get these knots out madam" 

      

  " This brings a different meaning to Junior Stylist! "

We all came out of the Salon looking rather gorgeous, but it was time to go home to Nana and Pop's. We got to travel home on our own travel machine chairs, but some of us had to ride pillion. 

Thanks Nan and Pop for the awesome mystery trip! 

Te Pihinga Puppet Show

                                                 Ahurei, Waiariki and Nikau present a puppet show
                                                 to an eager audience.

Senior School Matariki Art Projects

The year 7 and 8 students have been working on creating individual art projects based on Matariki. 
The students have each planned and developed their own plan for their artwork, deciding on which media they will use to create it and then solving problems as they arise during the process. This encourages self direction, critical thinking, risk- taking and perseverance.

Here are some photos of Room 13 at work.

Kaia and Adam are doing printmaking

                          James works on his Poupou                            Erin, Achilles and James using paper maché

Jason is weaving the background for his Matariki project. 

Junior and Senior school working together in the Arts Room

On Monday morning I had both Mrs Dunham's and Whaea Trudie's classes for my morning session.
We decided to work together in pairs and small groups to make art works and to explore with imaginative play. Both classes enjoyed working together in their tuakana/teina roles.

Rhys and Aaliyah, Kaleb and Wiremu, working to create collage and felt pen drawings 

Izabella advises Jemma and Manzeiyl in the creation of this awesome butterfly piece. 

             Frazer and Lincoln concentrating on their art.                Kaleb and Wiremu's  drawing. 

                         

                               And Te Uira instigates the creation of this giant caterpillar creature.

                                   

Art with the Middle Syndicate

We are looking at and learning about Van Gogh's famous painting "The Starry Night" . Room 6 has made a start on their paintings after doing an art critique and learning about some of the elements of art Van Gogh used in his painting and how he used his paint brush to make lots of small strokes of colour. His little brushstrokes created interest and movement in the sky, it was like the night sky "came alive" in his painting.  

The students have planned their own composition including a foreground that is meaningful to them , rather than copying the Cyprus tree and French village from The Starry Night. 

Keep an eye out for updates on Room 6's paintings and to see Room 5's paintings; as well as artworks of a different media, but still inspired by The Starry Night, from the Year 5 and 6 classes. 

 The artists hard at work on their swirly night skies.

We are painting the sky first. We will paint another layer, when this one is dry, to add depth and detail, including the stars and moon. 

The concentration!