Room 9's Aboriginal Art

The aim of this art lesson was to gain an understanding of the symbols (or symbolic message) and the story telling using aboriginal art.  Each artist’s Aboriginal artwork tells a story.  Earthy colours were used and the mixed media of black marker, crayon, collage and paint.  The artwork produced by the children is unique, spectacular, and definitely does deepen one's understanding of another culture.  Special thanks to Mrs. Smith for exposing the children to this type of artwork, and to the ‘story’ of another indigenous culture.

Educational Ipad Apps

NUMERACY:

fastfactsadd

fastfactssub

Math Bingo

Hungry Fish

Number Battle
Sumed Up
MathsSlide (Addition)

MathsSlide (Subtraction)
Monkey Maths
Bugs and Patterns
MultiTouchMaths
Money Mind
Motion Maths

MoneyMindNZ
Fun2Math
Zoom
Springbird
Lobster Diver
Target Math Facts

Tens Frame (Teaching Addition/Subtraction)

SPELLING:

Chicktionary

Search Star

Spelling Magic

HangmanFree

WRITING:

Picturebook

Scribble Press

Story Buddy
Sonic Pics
Scribble Press
Visual Poet
Sock Puppets

Our Marathon Journey...

Last weekend, Leanne and I went to New Plymouth to compete in the 'Mountain to Surf' marathon and half marathon.  The race began halfway up Mount Egmont/Taranaki and ended up 42.2 kms later in the seaside settlement of Waitara.  We both enjoyed the experience.  Leanne ran the half marathon in 2hrs, and I completed the marathon in 3hrs 44mins.  I beat my previous marathon time by 26 minutes.  Leanne was also pleased with her time.  An added bonus of the short time away from Whangarei was that I was able to spent time with my whanau, after not being home for the past two years.  Our next challenge...just keep running!!! 

How to say grace in Te Reo Maori and Sign Langauge

Our Understanding of 'Culture' and 'Story'

Self Portraits - My ‘Story’ in Art

Our amazing Mrs. Smith taught the children about self portraits.  They enjoyed the experience of working with soft chalk pastels to produce their happy self portraits.  Chalk pastels are fun to use.  There is a wide colour range and they are perfect for blending.  They can also be challenging as they are very dusty! The quality of the art work speaks for itself.  Special thanks to Mrs. Smith’s patience and passion she exhibits towards this subject.  The work produced by the children is testament to her dedication and high teaching skill level. Tino pai, tamariki and...Mrs. Smith!

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