New Zealand Cultral Art

Who? There is not really anyone in specific who does the Cultural Art of New zealand. What? New Zealand art consists of the visual and plastic arts (including architecture, woodwork, textiles, and ceramics) originating from New Zealand. It comes from different traditions: indigenous Māori art, that of the early European (or Pākehā) settlers, and later immigrants from Pacific, Asian, and European countries. When? New Zealand Cultural Art started being made all the way back in 1250–1300 CE. Where? The Cultural New Zealand Art is originated from The maori people who first settled in New Zealand (back in 1250-1300) Why? There is traditional Art in New Zealand to express the people's pride of their culture and to show the world how we are and what our Country is like. How? The Cultural New Zealand Art was created because of our surroundings and what is in new zealand, because the cultural new zealand art is often Based of things that have been in new zealand and still are. By Lily Barry

Making recycled paper PMI Positive -Not wasting paper -Makes cool paper for cards -You can make it any color you want -You can have stacks of pretty paper Minus -It takes a long time -It can make a really big mess -You have to wait a long time for it to dry -When it was dry it would sometimes snap/have holes Interesting -The different varieties of colors -The different varieties of decorations -The experiments/testing how to make the paper (how much of the paste you need -The shapes of the paper Would you make paper again? -No because it takes a long time and sometimes it doesnt workout and you just waste your time. The paper Industry How sustainable is it? Paper is based on wood, a natural and renewable material. As young trees grow they absorb CO2 from the atmosphere. Furthermore, as a wood product, paper also continues to store carbon throughout its lifetime.

My Kaiapoi Pa

                             My  Kaiapio Pa

I made a 3d model of a Pa in the last 3 sessions of social studies.

Questions..

When did maori establish kaiapoi pa?

-Maori established kaiapoi pa in the 1850s

Who was involved in the seige?

-The Ngai Tahu were suspicious when Te Rauparaha and his men appeared at Kaiapoi Pa claiming to be greenstone traders. They attacked before the Ngati Toa could, killing eight chefs and causing Te

Rauparaha to retreat back from the North Island.

What where some of the possible reasons of the seige?

-Some of the reasons for the possible attack could be 1)because someone took something from the

other tribe 2)To try and take land from the other tribe or 3)They could of had some miss communication

between the tribes which would of caused on to attack the other.

Who was Te Rauparaha?

Te Rauparaha was a maori rangatira(cheif) and war leader of Ngati Toa tribe who took leading part inthe Musket Wars. He was influental in the original sale of land to the New Zealand Company and wasa participant in the wairua affray in Melbourne.

Where was Te Rauparaha from?

-Te Rauparaha was from Kawhai Harbour.

Why was Te Rauparaha so feared?

Ta Rauparaha was so feared because he was so powerful.

What happened to the iwi after the seige?

Once victorious, the Ngati Toa retreated to their camp at Massacre Hill to celebrate, where the captives were bled to death in preparation for the feast, according to personal accounts. This was the final insult.

What is Pa?

The word Pa reffers to any maori village or deffence settlement.

My Athletics Measurements(practice)

Activity	Practice	Tips
Highjump	1.05m	-As you get parallel to the bar, use your leg muscles to jump as high as you can
Long jump	-	-In stead of jogging up to the pit sprint as fast as you can and when you jump us the weight of your body to jump the longest length you can.
Discus	9.69m	-Use your legs to throw the discus instead of just using your arms
Shot put	5.58m	-Hold the shot put in the tips of you fingers.
Sprints	17.39 seconds	-When sprinting breath in through your nose and out your mouth to regulate your breathing.

-I brought my PE gear every Thursday and Friday ( which are the days we had gym )

-I tried my hardest in all the PE sessions.

 How do we make Recycled paper?

Fist you blend reused paper together then you add it into a bucket with water in it then you get a mesh layered frame and put it in the bucket, after that you pull it up and there will be a layer of mushed paper. Then you flip the layer of mesh

Can we color it?

Yes you can color it, You blend the paper then after add paint.

What about making it Scented?

You can make it scented. After the paper has dried and its usable you add a couple of drops to the corners of the page.

Positive: You can help the environment and re use paper that has already been written on. Its also really nice paper to use for birthday/Christmas/etc cards

Minus: Its time consuming

Interesting:The process and paper is fun to make especially the add-ins (for example paint, scent and/or leaves/seeds/glitter.