Kowhaiwhai Pattern

By Luken,Cooper and Korban In He Kakano (our senior Māori group) we have been learning about kowhaiwhai and their different meanings. We had to create a piece of artwork showing at least one kowhaiwhai pattern and this is what we chose.


 This kowhaiwhai pattern represents speed, swiftness and agility.

 We chose this one because we all like sport and we’re all fast. This design represents the patiki or flounder. It is a symbol of hospitality. We chose this design because we all like eating food.

Algebra DLO's

Packing my for Mt Cook

By Cooper and Kayden :D

WALT Develop our own poem in response to 

a model (packing my bags for….. 

By Cooper Norcliffe)

WALT Use an increasingly descriptive vocabulary 

to add insert to our writing

WALT Have some fun and be creative with ideas

And imagination.

Packing My Bag For Mount Cook

One pair of tough, pink, stand out boots with diamond sprigs

To grip the snow

For climbing the steep slopes

To get to the summit of Mt Cook.

A pair of super green bionic

 gem encrusted binoculars for

 looking at the pink birds nesting

As I explore along the way

One thick jacket with heaters in it

On top of my t-shirt made from a heated blanket

Duck taped and super glued on so it does not fall off 

So I don’t freeze to death

Four cans of squiggly spaghetti and 

one bowl of gassy baked beans for energy on our adventure,

a mini portable stove to cook it on 

Carried in it’s own egg shell casing

In case we get hungry 

And one friend 

just incase I get lonely on my journey.

My Film Review

Toki Pounamu Film Festival Today Karoro School went to the Toki Pounamu Film Festival at the Regent Theatre to watch about 5 or 4 Schools from the West Coast present films. This was the first Toki Pounamu Film Festival on the West Coast. We watched 3 to 2 minute long films and all the films were very cool and interesting.

 I enjoyed the 1st film. It was a crime/robbery film and I liked it because it was very funny and it was very cool to watch. I also enjoyed the part when they were on the phone and they were talking about the robber and all the sheriffs were talking about who was the best sheriff in the town. They used slow motion and I also liked how they used time lapse. 


 My second Favorited film was the one when they went to the Tip Head and interviewed the waffle man and the girl also interviewed her dad while he was white baiting and I liked it because it was a family film. I did not like though, how you could not really hear her voice because it was so windy. I also liked how they did not annoy the seal that was laying in the sun on the big rocks. I liked this film because it was different to all the others.

kiwi collage .

We have been learning to make a collage on Google Drive. We had to use the explore, mask and arrange tools to get our collage to come together. We had to make a NZ bird and put it into its habitat. It was lots of fun and I am really pleased with my bird. Have you ever had a go at this?