Thank-you Donna

Last week Leon's Mum, Donna visited our classroom to tell us about her culture. Donna is Maori and has strong links to her cultural identity. She began with a Mihimihi which is a greeting that told us a lot about her e.g. her waka, her river, her mountain, her tribe , her ancestors and immediate family.


Donna read us one of her favourite books and we all listened - it was a great story.

Then Donna taught us some songs and we did the actions.

After that Donna showed us, step by step how to weave a fish. We were all so patient as Donna raced around to help us all.

Thank - you Donna for sharing your culture with us.

Tapa designs

Here are some more of our Tapa designs. This time we made our designs and used bright, colourful dyes to enhance our patterns.

Last day in the pool

On our last swimming session for the season, most of us got in at the deep end and had a lot of fun in the water. With daily swimming lessons four times a week we have gained a lot more confidence in the water.

Tapa designs

Over the past few weeks we have been exploring Tapa designs. We had fun creating these designs. They look beautiful on our wall.