Matariki

 This week Kaniere School  are celebrating Matariki which runs from June 19th until July 11th, it is a star cluster of seven sisters that can be see in the early hours of the moring before the sun come up. Some people think it means they're having good crops this year, or a good year. On Friday Kaniere School is celebrating, and we get free sausages if we have our Harakiki baskets, and parents are allowed to have a free one even without a basket. We have little plates and baskets to hold the sausage's in. This one is mine. I really like how it came out. First, we got 2 long pieces of flax (Harakeke), then we cut the core off the species of flax. Then split it in half by putting our thumb through and then sliding down that makes it into 2 pieces. Then we have to try and get 12 on each flax. after that we have to weave a mat 7 pieces on the bottom then 5 on the top. We weave them into a mat then do the handle. After we did the handle we started on the sides, I Gathered one side together then tied it together with strong thin piece of the flax, and the same to the other side. Then I have made a Harakeke basket. Kereru is going to teach the little ones how to do this.  Have you ever made anything using Harakeke? 

 

Emily Carr Term 2 art

 Emily Carr was a Canadian Artist, She was born on the 18th of December 1871, and died on the 2nd of March 1945 She suffered a severe heart attack and died at the age of 73, she started painting in 1898. Last term we painted tried to paint trees of Emily Carr's Style. First, we did our planning, then laying pieces of paper on the desk and then started on a white piece of paper, Started with the trunk then made our way on with the leaves. Once we finished we let it dry and after that, we put the border on. 

This is my tree I'm proud of how it came out my favourite part of doing this was probably doing the leaves because you can make it light in the center and a little darker on the outside. Red, Orange, Pink, Green, Brown any color leaves you to want! Have you ever heard of Emily Carr? Or done anything like this? Leave it in the comments!