We have been so fortunate to be able to work with 2 experts in their fields this last fortnight. We met Bob Kerr, Writer and Artist. He shared his life's work with us and it was truly inspiring and fascinating to learn about his process of creativity, writing and painting the artworks for his books. He shared some beautiful watercolour paintings that feature in his book - Changing Times. He talked us through some of his work that showed changes in landscapes over time. The kids were able to make lots of connections to Te Motu Kairangi and Whetūkairangi Pā.
"Thank you Bob for inspiring us with your passion of writing and art. We look forward to reading the new book about your Uncle and his adventures as a gold smuggler across the desert !"
We have also had fun across the school working in whānau groups exploring and observing our playground closely. We explored drawing shapes, texture, and patterns. We used our senses to see, touch and feel to explore a collection of found treasures from around ‘Our Place’. Drawing with our left hand certainly blew our minds to the point where we were able to exercise our GRIT and perseverance amongst many other character strengths. This is part of a much bigger ‘secret’ and we are so grateful to be working alongside Fiona - our resident artist who is encouraging us all to embrace the wonder and awe that is Worser Bay.
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