Screen printing

We did some screen printing with Origami paper. Screen printing involves many processes, making the patterns with origami which involves folding, drawing a pattern, and cutting, placing it under the screen, using a squeegee appropriately to spread the paint, and the exciting part of the process being finding out what the printing would look like!
Many children tried this, and wanted to come back to experiment repeatedly. It also encouraged children who were experienced at this activity to help the children who were new to it. What a great example of tuakana-teina relationship!

Act of Kindness

When our friend is sad or upset, we are there to help. Our children are able to show such beautiful kindness to each other. Tino pai to mahi!

Running Games

Jonno from Project Energise came and took us for some running games today in preparation for our cross country next week.  
It was neat fun running around Dawson with him!

Marble Painting

We have been exploring different ways of making art.  Today we did marble painting.  Some children remembered doing this at kindy.
What beautiful art the children produced.

Takaro Time

Its Term 3 and our first Taakaro Time for the term.  We managed to get outside today, and do some amazing chalk drawings.

I can see a tail, legs and toes.

The rocket is ready to blast off!

Butterfly

Another butterfly.

Fantails - Nga Piwakawaka

It all began we we saw a fantail flitting around in the bush surrounding Putikitiki.  The children were delighted to see it, and were running back and forth trying to find it in the bush.
Back in the classroom we explored fantails more.
We did some sketching:

We made some fantails at the making table

 We learnt a song about a fantail:



Here is the song if you want to sing it at home: Cheeky Little Fantail

Matariki Assembly.

Today we had a special assembly to celebrate Matariki.
We sang our Te Aroha song on the stage in front of the school.
Look how fabulous we are!

On stage....

And singing school waiata