Paparore School Pepeha Art

Here are examples of Te Kakano students' pepeha art. We used metallic oil pastels to create a maunga, moana, awa and marae incorporating some Maori patterns. We also learned actions that repesent each feature of the pepeha. This helped us to learn the Maori words for mountain, ocean and river.

Monday 22 November

Swim Safe with Ronda

We are learning to be safe in and around water. Always wear the right sized life-jacket. If it is too big it will slip off you.

We learned to keep ourselves afloat by lying on our backs and kicking.

If we fall into the water we should make a huddle and hold onto our friends.

Help each other out. Arms interlocked under each others shoulders. 

Swimming with a life jacket on.

Thanks Ronda for teaching us skills to keep ourselves safe in the water.

Level 3 Lock Down - Week 3

 Diwali

Viva and her family are celebrating Diwali at home during Lockdown. Diwali is the  festival of lights and it is celebrated for five days. 

The beautiful designs are called 'Rangoli' and they are put at the entrance to the house during the festival. Rangoli are traditional Indian decorations made with ground rice. Viva and Preet are learing to draw Rangoli patterns during Diwali. They also have fireworks every night during the celebrations. Thank you so much for sharing these fabulous photos!!