Thursday 28 September 2017

Maori myth and legend

                       How Maui Slows The Sun😀😀

By, Lexi, Shantelle and Dareeya.

Over the last two weeks, my group were focusing on the myth: How Maui Slows The Sun.                                                     How Maui Slows Sun Video!

 I hope you like the video!!!!!!!! 


Script                            
Shantelle:When Maui was a little boy.

Lexi:Te Ra used to sprint across the blue sky so fast
that there was no time to do any work before dark.

Shantelle: One day,Maui’s mother, Taranga,asked him if he could slow the sun down and make days last longer.

Lexi: After thinking for weeks on end, Maui decided on a clever plan.

Shantelle: Maui set all the women in village to weave some long ropes of flax called harakeke.

Lexi: Next he and his brothers took the harakeke to the edge of the world, where Te-Ra went to sleep each night to  sleep.
Shantelle:Maui and his brothers used the harakeke to make a snare to trap Te-Ra.

Lexi: When Te-Ra leaped from his sleeping place and shone brightly,

Shantelle:But maui and his brothers were ready for him

Lexi: Maui shouted the signal and his brothers pulled hard and Te -Ra’s head got tangled in the ropes.

Shantelle: Te-Ra pleaded with mercy to Maui, but Maui took no notice of cries and whipped out his magic fishhook and hit Maui on the head.

Lexi:Te-ra screamed in pain as Maui hit him again and again mercilessly.

Shantelle: And when Maui stopped hitting Te-Ra, Maui told Te-Ra to travel more slowly across the sky so Maui and the villagers can finish their work before dark.

Lexi: Te-Ra seemed surprised to hear that he was traveling too fast,but still Te-Ra kept his side of the promise and Maui hit Te-Ra on the head again to keep his promise and Maui and his brothers let go of the harakeke.

Shantelle: Te-Ra slowly but surely he rose into the sky.Te-Ra has kept his promise by traveling slowly ever since, sharing his heat and light for many hours each day before he sinks down below the edge of the world to rest.

Lexi: So next time you're enjoying yourself in the sunshine, remember to thank Maui for making our days longer and warmer.   





                        

Tuesday 26 September 2017

Haiku poems


      Chickens  Flouncing in the sun, lounging on hay containing eggs, live life like a chicken.

      NarwhalsFighting battles with the ice, polishing their horns with great gusto, diving deep into the ocean.
     Diamonds  Digging in the cold mines, pickaxes clashing stone together finding the diamond, life is better with diamonds.
  RedRed is dangerous, slaps on the face are very painful, red is blood from prey.ChocolateChocolate is delicious, chocolate is served hot or cold, Chocolate is the best!
Cherry blossomsWaiting for the blossoms, birds are still, up the magician's sleeve, sugar petals confetti my life.
   PeoniesBudding in the morning, sleeping in the cold at night, peonies are really pretty!                           


Monday 25 September 2017

Weekly Reflection with Mrs Florence 3.9


Calendar art! This week with Mrs Florence, we started calendar art.The artist we were looking into was, Wassily Kandinsky.Kandinsky invented the art called abstract art.Abstract art is art with shapes, lines and paint spatter on a canvas or piece of paper.Our theme for the abstract art is a budding tree.The background colours on my calendar art are the cold colour dye.After the dye has finished drying, I started drawing the tree that is blooming overnight.After drawing my final tree design, I start copying the tree design onto my final copy. When I finished copying my swirls onto my dyed paper, I started in my circles that are my flowers or buds.The flowers are made out of circles of vibrant colours.

Friday 15 September 2017

Choices for Life Production, 2017

After the last performance, joy filled my stomach. The production was finished. Sadness piled on my happy and amusing moments in the production, as I take my costume off, this is the last time I will wear this costume the way it is with feathers tickling my nose and vibrant blues bouncing off the spotlight at night. But on the bright side, I don't have to enter a really stuffed bathroom with girls trying to take their costumes off. The heat in the bathroom... there is no room to put my costume, so girls trample my precious wings that looked amazing.