Wednesday 15 June 2016

The Kite



As part of our reading this week, we read this poem:

The Kite
by Harry Behn


How bright on the blue
Is a kite when it's new!


With a dive and a dip
It snaps its tail
Then soars like a ship
With only a sail


As over tides
Of wind it rides,


Climbs to the crest
Of a gust and pulls,
Then seems to rest
As wind falls.


When string goes slack
You wind it back


And run until
A new breeze blows
And its wings fill
And up it goes!


How bright on the blue
Is a kite when it's new!


But a raggeder thing
You never will see
When it flaps on a string
In the top of a tree.


Here are some of us reading the poem:

Tuesday 14 June 2016

Matariki Invitation cards

We made some beautiful Matariki cards for our celebration on Friday...we hope that you can join us!

                   
 

Monday 13 June 2016

The kite making begins...

Today we started to make some big kites that we will fly on the beach on Friday for Matariki.
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Nau mai Haere mai ki te Whakanui o Matariki:  Welcome to our Matariki celebration
Day: Rāmere
Date: 17th Pipiri
and time:  9:30am-11:00am
Haere mai rere te manu aute ki ahau: Come and fly a kite with me
Ka waiho tatou i te tātahi:  We will be at the beach

If you are able to spend some time with us that would be great otherwise we will share some things with you when we get home. We can share some food together; please bring something to share.

From Tautoru

These are some of our own kite designs: 

Thursday 9 June 2016

Plastic Free Peninsula Logo Design



Today we started to design a logo for the Plastic Free Peninsula project. We needed to keep our drawings simple and without any colour. 

Matariki Stars



Today we made some stars for Matariki. We had to follow instructions about folding and glueing.
Have a look at them on the windows.
Tomorrow we are going to try to write instructions to explain how we made them.