This term our inquiry focus has been Aotearoa: How New Zealand is Unique.
The Year 1 students have been learning about native animals through Science, Literacy and Isteam. On Thursday 20th, Friday 21st and Friday the 28th of May the Year 1 students travelled to Te Tuhi Art Gallery in Pakuranga. The aim of our trip was to provide our students with opportunity to learn print making techniques while creating an art piece that visually expressed their ideas on New Zealand.
The day started with a bus ride to Te Tuhi. Once we arrived, we were greeted by Bree, the lovely art teacher. Bree took us to the art studio where all the equipment was ready and waiting for us. We popped on our aprons and got straight to the fun part, painting! We used black paint to cover our transparent sheets. We then used a pencil to sketch our designs before using our etching tools to create our designs. We placed coloured paper behind our art so that our designs could be clearly seen.
All the students loved creating their art pieces. A huge thank you to the parents who came along to help us make the trip an exciting, memorable learning experience for our students.
Feedback from Te Tuhi
I’m so thrilled to hear that positive feedback on behalf of the teachers and students.
I can honestly say it’s been such a pleasure to meet the junior community of Owairoa.
I’ve really enjoyed the past few sessions with all teachers and students. The teaching staff have been highly enthusiastic, supportive and so personable.
Your juniors are fantastic learners, who artistic abilities are high and I can see their future in Owairoa is bright!
