My Parihaka Albatross Feather.

 This week we were learning about Parihaka. We learnt this because this week it is the week that we celebrate Parihaka. I enjoyed learning about Parihaka and creating the feather that we had to make. I found it tricky to find words to describe Parihaka. Next time I would add more words into my feather and put a background in. Do you know what Parihaka is?  This is my Parihaka feather and the meanings of the albatross feather.

Diwali.

 This week we have been learning about Diwali. We learnt this because last week because it was Diwali. For this task we had to make a Rangoli that we copied off a video but we got to chose the colours that we got to do. Do you know what a Rangoli is? I enjoyed doing this task because we got to learn how to make Rangoli. I found it tricky to copy the drawing off the video. Next time I would change the colours and mabey do my own pattern.

Saint Thomas Aquinas

This week we have been learning about our picked saint and my saint that I picked is Saint Thomas Aquinas. We learnt this for our Religious Education this week. I enjoyed drawing my saint and writing the prayer. I found it tricky to draw my saint but I still loved drawing it. Next time I would do pencil before I coloured the picture in so it would be a bit neater. What is your favourite saint? These are the photos that I took of my work.

 

Self Portraits.

 For this task we had to paint self portraits. We learnt this so that we could show it to the assembly and so that we would know how to mix skin colour. Next time I would change my hair colour. I enjoyed learning to make skin colours and hair colours. I found it tricky to keep the paint in the lines. Do you know how to make skin colours and hair colours? When I was glueing my name on I glue it on the wrong side so you couldn't see my name but you can now. This is my self portrait. 

My 2021 Achievements

This week we have been learning how to use canva. I enjoyed learning how to create videos and learning how to animate photos. Next time I would chose a different frame to put the video in. I found it tricky to record myself on canva. Next time I would change the animation of the photos and words so that it would be more interesting. I enjoyed learning how to use canva because for the first time. I found it tricky to animate because it was my first time animating on canva.