Class trip: Dowse - Matatoki: Contemporary Maori Carving.

Cost $2 (covers the bus) - date Monday 28 July  till lunchtime.

Matatoki brings together the work of some of the very best internationally recognised contemporary Māori carvers in New Zealand.

Each of the artists in this exhibition has developed a strong individual style that has been embraced by collectors and galleries. The result of this interest is that much of their work is leaving Aotearoa or going directly into private collections. Matatoki is an opportunity for local audiences to see the incredible skill and diversity of art being produced by these talented individuals.

Maori Ta Moko New Zealand - Te Kahautu Maxwell - check out this video - we will get to watch some of it in class

As part of our journey through what it is to be Maori, we will explore the art forms of this traditional culture. We hope to visit the Dowse to look at some more artists. We will be starting Matariki with a series of workshops around what the new year is all about.

T3 is our new focus on cultural sustainability having studied ecology

"Circles of Sustainability image (assessment - Melbourne 2011)" by SaintGeorgeIV - Based on a template that I developed for the UN Global Compact Cities Programme, I did an assessment of the city of Melbourne, and then designed and constructed the diagram to best show Melbourne's sustainability. It is made with Adobe Ilustrator. Previously published: It has been previously published on the citiesprogramme.org website. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Model making for our Energy project...

 Using solar to power light bulbs...

 Making a paper mache planet to show the ozone layer

Creating a machine to show how fossil fuels are used to power motor bikes.

Pathways idea

Each week we are designing our own learning timetable.  We are given a blank sheet (like the one below) to map out Monday-Thursday learning. 
Each day we have workshops to opt into, the ones being run next week are: 1. spelling rules; 2. sentence structure; 3. punctuation, we write up our names under the number (book in) then we attend.
After a week of doing this, Mrs Sutherland hopes to integrate maths as well. We will see how we go. Watch this space...

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	checked
Handwriting
Grammar/Punctuation
Reading
Writing
Spelling/Vocabulary

·      Compulsory – 2x handwriting cards; 3x SRA cards

What workshops would you like?? Tell Mrs S and make sure you write your name on the whiteboard to book in.

Spelling, reading, writing, grammar

Passion Project from now till the 4th July

Energy

Switched On to Switching Off

How we can be responsible energy users.

WALT: How we make smart energy choices? Human impact - what choices do we make?

WALT: We are learning what energy sources are renewable/nonrenewable

WALT: We are investigating how our school/our home can be self-sufficient?

Recap:

1.      One week of immersion – guest speakers etc

2.      R2(Mr G) – Science focus circuits, conductors, energy sources (lemons, potatoes, sea, wind) physics focus.

3.      R3(Mrs S) – renewable energy – fossil fuels, future focused, different countries = energy saving

NOW: A Combination of the last 5 weeks of school = your new Passion Project. 

·     You have till the 4^th July to pull together your passion project. 

·     You can present it in any way you want: oral, visual, written report, multimedia presentation.

·     Remember to include an action (so what, now what??)

·     See Mrs S for a copy of the rubric if you want it.

- Good luck, may the force be with you!??