Taonga Display

As we get ready for our special afternoon next week, we are currently working on setting up our Taonga display.

• First we shared our Taonga at Panui time, speaking about our treasure in small groups as others asked questions.

• Next we did observational drawings of our Taonga using photographs or the original piece.  We used pencil for the outline then used Indian ink to finish.  We were careful to show details with small detailed strokes.

• Finally we did our writing to support our Taonga.  Asking questions like: What it is?  Why it's special?  How long we have had it for?

Letters to Karaka buddies

Following on from our buddy work with Karaka, we decided to write letters to our buddies showing our thanks and appreciation.  Here are some of the letters we sent:

Dear Charlotte,
Thank you for being my buddy and for helping me to get the ball through the cones.
Love from Jasper

Dear Karaka buddies,
I loved the game that we used our feet to kick to our buddies.
To Tra My I loved playing the games.
Love from Qingwen

Dear Karaka buddies,
I like kicking the ball between the two cones and I like dribbling the ball around the cones.
Love from Max

Dear Karaka buddies,
I hope you will teach us again because we did lots of fun things.  The best thing was doing volleys.
From Leia

Dear Karaka buddies,
I love buddy PE because we didn't do just one thing.
Love from Nellie