Koru Artwork: My Whanau

Movie Making: Designing the backdrops

I helped to make the house for the movie, the trees and and grass for the backdrop.  I also tried out for the fantail voice, but I didn't get that part.

Planning and designing the backdrops...

The Instrument Maker

We walked over to the hall and sat down.  Linsey Pollak made instruments and they made very cool noises!

Movie Making: Children making Safer Journeys

I liked puppeteering all of the children in the movie.  I also liked colouring in and dyeing the backdrop for the movie.  Gabbie

I also liked doing the puppeteering and the nerd looks funny.  I help to colour in the backdrops and I liked dyeing them.  Samara

Mummified Cats

We used lovely material to make them look like they were real mummified cats wrapped up.  We used clay to make the heads and carved in the details.  After the clay was dried we painted it with expensive gold paint.  We thought it was awesome!

Earthquakes: 5.6 & 6.3 Monday 13th June

When the 5.6 happened the class went outdoors on the field. My Mum took quite a while to get to school.  All of the streets were flooded.  Our street has water from letter box to letter box. by Amelia

On Monday there was a earthquake, first there was a 5.6 and later on there was a 6.3.  My uncle didn't feel the 5.6  because he was driving.  He was wondering why some kids were getting picked up from school.  Olivia

When the 6.3 happened my friend Anaian was at my house and we where watching a movie.  Then the 6.3 happened and Anaian was hugging me.  Gabbie

On Monday there was a big earthquake and we where all at school.  I was going to do a fitting for my jacket, but the 5.6 happened so we went home.  We stayed home and at 4 o clock we went to my Dad's house.  He lives at the back of the airport and he had power and water.  We didn't have to boil the water.    We are staying there for a week.  My Dad dropped us off at school today and he is picking us up. Yesterday we went to the airport and we had burger king for lunch.  At the airport we had lots of fun.  We played games, watched TV and I read a book.  My Dad has a pool and spa pool, but we have not been in them yet because I didn't bring my togs.  Demmy

When the 5.6 happened my brother and I were crying.  I was with Mrs Douglas and I went under her desk and I was scared.  Then my Mum picked me up from school.  Amber-Rose

When I got home we went an talked to the neighbours.  Then the 6.3 happened and Mum and I could barely stand up.  Then I wanted to go home because there was lots of liquefaction pouring out the driveway.  When we got there we looked outside and a truck was coming.  It was on the right lane and then it went into a sink hole.  The driver was ok.  There was a guy on the footpath thinking he could go on the footpath and he was going about 10-15km and he said 'Hi,' to me and then he fell into a sink hole!  Jacob L

When the 6.3 happened my friend was around at my house and we were both on the chairs next to each other, then we zoomed under the table.  When that happened my Mum and her friend spilt their coffee all over the place.  We had a pot hole from the Feb earthquake and all of the liquefaction came up our drive way and covered it!  Neco

I was riding my scooter and when the 6.3 happened I fell off it and hurt myself.  My Mum went to put the scooter away and there was another aftershock and I ran to the fence.  Adam

When  I got home and went inside everything was fine.  When the 6.3 hit there was liquefaction and water all up my driveway.  Nothing broke.  Beth

My Treasures: Seahorse and Crystals

My treasures are my seahorse and my crystals.  My treasures are special because when we went on a girls day out I got to make the seahorse with my Mum.  It took us two weeks and I keep it in my bedroom.

The crystals came from my Great-great Nana.  She gave them to me.  I keep them on my duchess and they're special because they're passed on from generations.

My handmade seahorse

My crystals

The Tornado

When the tornado happened in Auckland my uncle was driving back from work.  My Aunty could hear the noise and the rumble and she was hugging her children.  Logan, my nephew was funny, because he said 'What's going to happen?'  My uncle saw the tornado and it had finished before he got where he was going,  he was lucky because he couldn't move because their were cars in front of him.

Gifts from Cotswold School in Christchurch

Cotswold School sent us gifts.  It was a surprise! Some of gifts were: smiggle pens, a soccer pen, an origami set, a Tinkerbell book and a hot wheels car. We are making thank you cards and we are writing about our damaged homes . Thank you so much Cotswold Schools and their School Council.

Digital Pet Day: Mojo the Cat

I have a cat called Mojo and she likes to chase mice outside.  She likes to play with her toy mouse.  Mojo needs water and biscuits.  Once when Mojo was asleep she got up and went to her food bowl.  She got some food, picked it up and walked back to the sofa and put it on the sofa (she didn't eat it), then she went back to sleep.  Her personality is nice.

Mojo as a kitten

Mojo climbing a tree 

Mojo wearing a hat

After the Earthquake

I went to Rangiora after the earthquake because my house had no water.  My house had cracks in the walls.  We fixed the cracks and patched them up with duck tapes.  Our chimney fell off our rood and some bricks fell in the house.  Our cat was missing for five days.

Megamog: Tracy

My megamog has a necklace with a star on it.  She is purple and pink on the tummy.  Her favourite things is to go shoppoing for high heeled shoes.  She is nice.  Her name is Tracy.

Matilda

My favourite books Matilda,  I like mountain biking, technology
and eating mangoes

Social Interaction Time

'We're making a garden and the cirle is a swimming pool.'

Battleships is lots of fun!  We love the ships

Work out the rules before playing a board game