Art with Chloe and Dominique

 We are really grateful that Chloe (Arthur's mum) and Dominique (Arthur's grandma) came in to do this beautiful Art with us. 

We got a white canvas and covered it in white paint. We got 3 colours and squirted them in a line from one corner to another corner. We got a straw and blew the paint on the line. We left them to dry and they got varnished. This is our Art. By Tommy

Nature Art - Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy

We were inspired by a British artist - Andy Goldsworthy We are thinking about the Character Strength of Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence. 

Our criteria was to be creative, take a good photo and give our piece a good name. What do you think? 

By Soma, Chloe, Marigold, Zoe and Charlotte

The Beauty of Nature by Lucca, Leo K and Ethan B

Nature's Circle by Otto B, Tommy, Marlon, Haru and Shuyang

The Campfire of Gratitude by Willa and Esmé-Rose

By Cam, Jasper and Sammy

The Campfire of the Village by Hannah and Ethan Q

Heart of Nature by Finn and Archie

By Amelia W and Marcia

Best Friends Fur-ever by Scarlett and Rézi 

The Flower of Fire by Willow, Nikita, Cara and Violet

Nature's Cold Sun by Greer, Amber and Bella

The kai of Whetukairangi by Samuel and Tui

Firefly's Holiday Home by Monty, Lakham and Jack

By Henry and Liora

Natural Circle by Oscar

The Ant Kingdom by Rowan and Teddy

The Four Leaf Clover of Creativity by Locky, Leo M and Zen

The Mona LEAFa by Nicolas, Luca and Oli

Celebrating Matariki and Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence Day; Gabrielle and Wanwan's whanau group

We had a very enjoyable day working with everyone. A real highlight was Stan joining us, sponsored by Asia New Zealand, who introduced the children to Chinese painting. He showed them how to paint pandas and birds with a brush and black ink, adding more detail as appropriate.

We also talked about, and appreciated, what people and things were special to us. For many it was pets, family or friends.

We found special leaves and shared what we found beautiful about them, then made our own pictures from groups of leaves. Some of us did a little yoga. We also made stars as collaborative origami pieces to celebrate Matariki. We also had a few student workshops run by people sharing a skill that they had some excellence in. To finish we learned a waiata about Matariki and some of us made videos about what we learned.

Thanks to our parent helpers and friends for sharing the day with us.