Neighbourhood Maps

In Week 2 we drew a neighbourhood map that shows a place/area that we feel connected to.  It could be a map of a town we live in or used to live in, our school, marae, holiday spot... etc
As part of our writing programme this term we are going to have some for 'free writing' which means we can write a poem, a short story, a recipe, some song lyrics... anything and everything.  There are times however where some of the children in Room 10 get writers block ;)  By having a neighbourhood map, we can look at the places we have drawn and think about some memories we may have that we can write about.  We have ownership.
The pictures below show how enthusiastic we were in drawing our maps.

Making Quadramas

Today we began to make quadrama's - 4 sections
The theme for each quadrant = 'our dreams and goals for the future'.  

We followed the instructions from the Blog Hoppin' Blog

Punctuation...

Our incredible posters about us! Pou number 1

Purpose:

Create a personal Pou that represents our heritage, personal beliefs, whanau and whakapapa.

We are Learning to:

 - use symbols to represent ourselves 

 - use collage to create layers and textures 

 - use traditional maori art as a basis for modern pieces

Pou

Originally the pou pou or slabs where used to support the heke (rafters) of the Marae or Maori 

meeting house. They were carved with representations of figures of the main ancestors of the 

Maori people of New Zealand. Later they lined the walls of Marae and were carved to depict 

Maori ancestors and to tell tribal stories. This particular carving shows a warrior forebear 

holding a weapon in battle stance. The moko (facial tattoo) on the warrior's face, is an indication 

of his chiefly rank.