Last week, I entered Weymouth’s TWoTRM challenge entries. I found it easy to do the longest place name challenge, because iv’e done it before. I found it hard to do the pepeha challenge, because it was hard to say the words. check out my  entries  and leave a comment!

This is my reading task.

This is my poster for fleet of foot.

We have been learning about kōwhaiwhai patterns a lot recently and this is what it means, kōwhaiwhai is a traditional painted scroll art in Aotearoa New Zealand to decorate the rafters and ridge poles of the meeting houses to represent the maōri civilization. The way that we made it was whiae Moana showed us an artist that draws kōwhaiwhai patterns then she told us what a kōwhaiwhai symbolises then she put a video of how to draw a kōwhaiwhai and we learned how to draw`a kōwhaiwhai and thats what we learned about how to draw a kōwhaiwhai.

This is what I did for spelling.

The koru is a Traditional Maori Pattern Used for Scrolls and Made for Making stories Used in Showing your pride and strength and mangaremeans “lazy winds” or “idle breezes,” derived from the Māori phrase Ngā Hauu8

We learned about Kōwhaiwhai  patterns and 

This is the meaning why.Kōwhaiwhai are traditional maori painted scroll and curvilinear patterns used to decorate wooden rafters, meeting houses.

This is my spelling task.

Kōwhaiwhai meanings and patterns.

Our class has been  learning about kowhaiwhai patterns we first

Watched a video about kowhaiwhai patterns. Then after watching

The video we got a piece of paper from Whaea Emily to practice

Kowhaiwhai patterns. When we were done practicing we had to 

Use foam to draw on and use a pencil to draw with. WE had to push hard down

On the foam so you can draw when we were done with our 

kowhaiwhai patterns. We used paint to colour our foam and 

All of ours looked real.

RM17 has been learning about their meaning .

And RM17 was doing it with Whaea moana and I chose the

mango pare because  I like the hammerhead shark  and l also

chose the koru because I like the “loop” or “coil, and my last 

patterns l  chose  the kape because it looks like the moon

and I like the meaning and the Kape  meaning is “eyebrow” shape, represented as a crescent curve that symbolize facial features and strength.  

This week we are celebrating Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori and our class learned about the Kōwhaiwhai patterns and they mean traditional, curvilinear and painted in scroll patterns used in Maori art to record a tribal history, genealogy, and the natural world. Room 17 did a Kōwhaiwhai and my Kōwhaiwhai is a Kape which is shaped as an eyebrow. My pattern means a fundamental crescent-shaped motif used in traditional Maori Kōwhaiwhai rafter patterns.

This week we are celebrating Te wiki ō Te Reo Maori. Rm 17 learned about Kōwhaiwhai patterns and their meanings with whaea moana. The reason why I chose the mangopare pattern is because I like hammerhead sharks and this pattern looks cool.

Mangōpare is a pattern that is shaped as a hammerhead shark

but instead of a shark it’s like a Maori shark with koru patterns on the sides instead of eyes on the side. This pattern means a powerful cultural symbol of strength, resilience, and tenacity.

And that’s why I like Kōwhaiwhai patterns/mangōpare.

Don’t forget to make a kowhaiwhai pattern to and make sure its the magopare.

 I  chose the  Koiri pattern to print on paper because it was easy for me to draw, and I thought it looked pretty.The Koiri pattern uses Koru patterns in it.The meaning of the Koiri pattern is another Koru sprout or curled up, it is basically Korus combined to make another pattern . If the Koru pattern didn’t exist then the Koiri pattern shouldn’t have existed.  Here is how we made our patterns :                                 1. First get some foam,pencil,paint and a roll thingy.   2. cut out your foam into small squares ( not too small ) .  3. Draw your pattern you choose onto your paper. 4. After you’re done drawing on your square you get your roll thingy and something to roll paint on with the roll.                                                           5. Then you roll the thing on the paint and then roll the paint over your drawing, after that you print it on your paper ( press hard ).  And you are done!    

     KOWHAIWHAI

I chose to do koru because it is simple and pretty. The first time I drawed a koru was when whaea moana was in class.I loved doing art with whaea moana! It was super fun. Another reason why I chose the koru is because the design was super easy to draw.

Here’s the steps to do it:

• Get the equipment: foam,pencil (not pointy) and a piece of paper to practice.

• When your done  choosing your favorite design then draw it on the piece of foam with the pencil.

• When you are done get any color (paint) and get a roll thingy and roll the paint on it to paste it on the paper. 

   THIS IS MY ART!!!

This week we are celebrating Te wiki ō te reo maori.For Te wiki ō te reo maori we learned about Kōwhaiwhai patterns and their meanings.Kōwhaiwhai is traditional maori patterns that represent lots of interesting things. The Kōwhaiwhai pattern that I chose was Mangopare. It represents strength, courage, Hammerhead sharks and resilience. After we chose our patterns, Whaea Moana gave me a piece of paper and we started drawing. First we had to fold the paper in four quarters, then we drew our patterns. After that when we were done drawing, we started making Kōwhaiwhai stamps. First, Whaea Emily put us in groups. Next Whaea Emily gave us pieces of foam that we put on our Kōwhaiwhai patterns. Next we rolled paint on our foam. Then we stamped our stamps on paper.

Kōwhaiwhai

We learned about kōwhaiwhai patterns and their meanings. I drew a koru. Whaea Moana helped us learn the meaning behind it and she also helped us learn how to draw it. 

Koru: means growth, new life/renewal. I had so much fun drawing with Whaea Moana! I love drawing kōwhaiwhai patterns so much!☆ How to make kōwhaiwhai 

• Get a piece of cut foam and take a thick pencil not sharp and draw your kōwhaiwhai pattern.

• After you like how it looks, take your pencil and push it hard but not so hard that you’re going to break the foam a little light.

• Next get a piece of paper and some paint of choice. I picked dark brown and red. 

• Then get something to put your paint on with a rolling brush. Next get your foam piece and take your rolling brush and roll paint on your foam and stick it to your paper and keep doing it and DONE you just made a kōwaiwhai pattern!

I love doing it in my free time!

This is Fiamma’s! (results)