Zeal Zone- Symbol For Anzac Day

For remembrance day, we had to research symbols to commemorate the people who died throughout the war. This design is about peace and that dove represents it. I think that there shouldn't been a war and there should be peace in the world. Thank you very much for reading this and visiting my blog!

Warren Pohatu- Turtle Drawing

Warren Pohatu Art Work Steps

1. Research an intricate outline of an animal, for example...... something that represents you.

2. Once you have chosen your outline of an animal, you then start drawing it without no details just the outline of that animal you came up with.

3. After you have completed step 2, you then begin painting the inside of your animal warm or cool colours. I have chosen a cool colour for my animal on the inside and warm colours on the outside. It's your choice, do whatever you imagine.

4. Lastly, when you have finished painting the colours on the animal or background, you start pasteling the inside warm or cool colours. You can pastel every inch of the animal or the background with any pattern or design. 

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Film Festival-Recount

One early morning, I woke up without hesitation and saw the sun shining brightly through my bedroom curtains. I leapt out of bed and ran towards the bedroom curtains as I excitedly yanked them open. I glimpsed outside and saw an amazing view of the sunshine blooming on my face.  “Get out of bed, are you going to the Manaiakalani Film Festival?” yelled my dad as I just remembered that today was the film festival.

Just then, I walked towards the stairs and smelt a marvellous fragrance of fried pancakes and pineapple juice. I trudged downstairs to get a better sniff of the nice smell of pancakes. “Eat up you have a big day ahead of you”, said my dad as he put some pancakes on a plate. While munching on my pancakes, I settled my feet into my shoes ready to go to school.

I eventually made my way through the door to the car trying to beat my siblings as I wanted to sit in the front seat, off to school we went.

                                                                    5 minutes later.........

It was 9.00 o’clock in the morning. The busses arrived at school and they were ready to pick up the juniors. The juniors swiftly boarded the busses and off they went to the Hoyts Cinemas.

Later on that day, it was 11.00 o’clock and the busses arrived to school prepared for our intermediate classes to attend the film festival. We boarded the busses and off we went to the film festival!

Without hesitation I gently hopped out of bus and lined up quietly in front of my teacher. Just then, we strolled towards sylvia park. My hand gripped the railing of the elevator, higher we went towards the over sized for Hoyts Cinemas, I quickly made a dash for the front of the line as I wanted to get a good seat. I wonder what order our class movie was played in.

The lights switched off as our class presenters, Henry and Muamua presented our class movie. “Go Henry and Muamua”, I yelled as I cheered them on with a clap. After their speech, they swiftly ran down back to their seats as our class movie started to play.

After about 20 movies had played, we trudged back to the carpark and waited patiently for the bus to come.

                                                                  2 minutes later........

The bus instantly arrived at the carpark and we were ready to head off back to school. I respectively went into the bus and sat down next to my friends. “What was your favourite movie Faaiua”, I asked. “I liked class 2’s movie because it had a lot of funny scenes in it and it was very enjoyable to watch”, he replied.

After about 15 minutes had gone by, we arrived back at school and strolled back to class. The school bell rang just in time to go home. I looked at my watch and it was flashing 3.00PM.  

Here is a peek of our class movie!

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Warren Pohatu

Kowhaiwhai

What is Kowhaiwhai?

Kowhaiwhai are beautiful painted design patterns. At first, kowhaiwhai patterns can be viewed as decoration only, but closer examination shows that they involve sophisticated mathematical precision.  These patterns include symmetry, rotation, reflection and translation.

The koru or pitau is the most basic design element of kowhaiwhai. These are curving stalks with bulbs at one end. They bear a striking resemblance to the young shoot of a native fern.

After the koru or pitau, the next main motif or pattern of kowhaiwhai is the crescent or kape. This  is characterised by a line of evenly placed white circles on the outer edge of the crescent.

The koru or pitau and the kape, are all that make up the list of basic kowhaiwhai motifs. However when used in various combinations these two patterns can create many varying designs of incredible depth.

1. Why does it say that kowhaiwhai are more than just decoration?

Because in the text, it says that (At first, kowhaiwhai patterns can be viewed as decoration only, but closer examination shows that they involve sophisticated mathematical precision)

2. Describe the two main patterns of kowhaiwhai?

The Pitau/Koru and Kape

(The koru or pitau and the kape, are all that make up the list of basic kowhaiwhai motifs)

An Artform

Stories that explain the origin of kowhaiwhai all say that it is an art form secondary in importance to  wood carving (whakairo) and tattooing (ta moko). When kowhaiwhai is compared to wood-carving and tattooing, there are several contrasts.  Apart from the obvious differences of how they are created, kowhaiwhai is seen as something more temporary. It is not seen as having  lasting value, so requires no special ritual and no formal training. It is considered to be a common (noa) activity and so therefore, can be carried out by anyone.

The colours red, black and white are often the only colours that appear in kowhaiwhai patterns. Red was obtained by mixing red ochre with shark-liver oil.  Black paint was made by mixing shark oil with powdered charcoal. For white paint, taioma or pipeclay was burned then pulverised and mixed with oil.

3. Why is kowhaiwhai seen as less important than whakairo and ta moko?

(When kowhaiwhai is compared to wood-carving and tattooing, there are several contrasts.  Apart from the obvious differences of how they are created, kowhaiwhai is seen as something more temporary)

4. Do you think whakairo and ta moko was carried out by anyone?

Yes it can. Because in the text it says that (It is considered to be a common (noa) activity and so therefore, can be carried out by anyone)

Origins

One oral account from Ngati Kahungunu, traces the origin of both wood-carving and kowhaiwhai. It tells us that:

When Whiro, Haepuru and Haematua climbed up to the second heaven to obtain carvings for their house, they were told by one of the gods that the art of decorating houses with wood carvings had already been taken away by their younger brothers. Whiro and his two friends complained to the god that they could not go begging to their younger brothers for the art, so the god showed them how to embellish a house with painted designs.

Whiro and the others then descended and adorned their own house with painted designs.( Best (1982:287-8…)

5. Why couldn't Whiro, Haepuru and Haemata get carvings for their house?

6a. sophisticated

Look at these words in the article and see if you can work out their meaning from the context. Then look up and write down the definition from the dictionary

Precision- The aim or accuracy. The state or quality of being precise.

Resemblance- Forming something. The state or fact of similarity.

Motif- The next main step or subject. A recurring subject, theme, idea, etc.

Secondary-The next thing after the first. Next after the first in order, place, time.

Temporary-Something that lasts only a period of time. It lasts only for a limited period of time; not permanent.

Pulverised-I think that it is something that you lift. Reduce to fine particles.

Obtained- Capturing. Get, acquire or secure (something)

Embellished-Make something more attractive.

Adorn-make something more beautiful and attractive like decorating.

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Taiana's Ngatu Journal Week 2 Term 4

Maths- Week 2 Term 4 Presentation

a)                              7.18 - 4.89=2.29        +0.11            +0.11                            7.29 - 5.0=2.29	f)                    12.08 - 4.66=7.42        +0.34            -0.34                          12.42 - 5.0=7.42	k)                8.24 - 4.33=3.91        +0.67           +0.67                            8.91 - 5.0=3.91
b)              5.03 - 2.47=2.56        +0.53            +0.53                            5.56 - 3.0=2.56	g)                      7.78 - 3.98=3.80        +0.02           +0.02                          7.80 - 4.0=3.80	l)           7.22 - 5.78=1.44        +0.22           +0.22                   7.44 - 6.0=1.44
c)                          8.92 - 6.37=2.65        -0.37         -0.37                            8.65 - 6.0=2.65	h)               6.55 - 3.04=3.51        -0.04          -0.04                          6.51 - 3.0=3.51	m)                  11.01 - 5.93=5.08        +0.07           +0.07                          11.08 - 6.0=5.08
d)                7.11 - 5.88=1.24        +0.12            +0.12                            7.24 - 6.0=1.24	i)                     8.72 - 4.12=4.60        -0.12           -0.12                            8.60 - 4.0=4.60	n)                  6.44 - 2.77=3.67        +0.23           +0.23                          6.67 - 3.0=3.67

e)          7.46 - 2.12=5.34       -0.12            -0.12                           7.34 - 2.0=5.34

j)         13.45 - 9.99=3.46       +0.01           +0.01                          13.46 - 10.0=3.46

o)          13.77 - 12.88=0.89        +0.12           +0.12                          13.89 - 13.0=0.89

a) 7.63 - 1.77=5.86 b) 12.24 - 4.02=8.22 c) 16.74 - 5.88=10.86

d) 12.34 - 6.59=5.75 e) 7.76 - 1.12=6.64 f) 14.55 - 2.89=11.66

g) 7.03 - 2.99=4.04 h) 11.53 - 1.02=10.51 i) 6.34 - 2.58=3.76

a) I put 7.63 litres of green dye in a container and 1.89 litres leaked out. How much dye is left? 5.74	b) Green paint is made from mixing blue and yellow. I made 3.25 litres of green paint. To do this I used 1.22 litres of yellow. How much blue must I use? 2.03
c) Jorja has 13.12 metres of thread. She has used 5.75 metres of thread. How much thread does she have left? 7.37	d) I put 6.05 litres of water in a pot to boil. After it had boiled for a while I noticed there was only 5.89 litres of water left. How much water must have evaporated? 0.16

e) Our fish tank can hold 17.08 litres of water. There is 12.55 litres of water in it at the moment. How much water could we add? 4.53 f) A chemical factory has a drum which contains 45.75 litres of chemicals. Unfortunately 3.05 litres have escaped. How many litres of chemicals are left inside the container? 42.7

g) Rosa found a dress that she loved. It was $54.20 but it has been reduced by $9.99. How much does her dress cost now? $44.21

h) I have $75.42. I spent $8.58. How much money do I have left? 66.84