Hangis And Technology

 Hey Bloggers,

Recently I've been looking at the changes between then and now Hangis. Not much has changed apart from how long it takes to cook.

I've made a slide showing how it was in the past, how it is now and the similarities they share. 

As you can see Hangis are still traditional but they have improved to make it easier and quicker for people who haven't got enough time to do a traditional Hangi but still want one.

But traditional hangis took over a day to prepare and around 4 hours cooking time aswell as preparing food.

Have you ever had a traditional Hangi?

Have you used a Hangi cooker?

Comment some feedback and I'll try comment back!

See you later!

Interesting Inquiry and Magnificent Matariki!

Hey Readers, this week for Inquiry I wrote a small explanation on my issue of Hyperfemininity.
I also painted the dress and I'll paint more of it later today!
Here is my Explanation of my art and why I chose it!

My Art shows that women are still being held to insane stereotypes that aren’t right. Women shouldn’t have to be married and have kids if they don’t want to. It’s crazy that men or even other women at times think that this is how women should be treated so I showed that this is wrong. I did this by taking a girl who must wear and like pink and made her chained up and stuck to the stereotypes showing that she can’t getaway.

Here is a picture of my Finished Sketch and Painting so far.

For the past three Fridays, we worked on Matariki art. I showed a picture of my progress last week so this week I'll show you the finished product!

If you can't read the explanation it says, This is a piece of art showing the meaning of the stars in the Matariki constellation through animals that best describe them.

The Owl is Matariki which means the eyes of Tāwhirimātea. I chose an owl because they have big eyes. 

The Eagle is Tupu-ā-Rangi which is sky tohunga, I chose an Eagle because it’s a flying, bold bird. 

I made Waipuna-ā-Rangi into a deer because it means sky spring and a Deer reminds me of spring.

With Waitī, which means sweet water I made a Dolphin because they are sweet animals that live in the sea.

For Tupu-ā-Nuku which means the Earth, I chose an earthworm for obvious reasons.

With Ururangi which is the entry to the heavens, I picked a Goat because I love them.

Last but not least, Waitā - a sprinkle of water. I chose a Jellyfish Because they are made from mostly water.

What Global Issue is the most important to you?

What art have you done for Matariki?

That's all! See you next week!

My Matariki Art!

Hi Bloggers!
Last week I started making Matariki art that showed what animal each star represented and why.
I made all 7 sisters and put them in a night sky and next week I'm going to add some writing about it.
Here is my art so far!

Here it is!
What animal is your favourite?
What art would you make on Matariki?
See you later!

Koru Creation!

Hi Bloggers, This Friday I made my necklace with a Maori design, I made it with air dry clay and used water so it didn't dry while I was sculpting it, with a toothpick so I could make small details in the clay.

Instead of just uploading an image of it I made an Adobe spark video.
This was the first time I have used it so it could definitely be better, but it's alright.

That's all!
Have you used Adobe spark before?
What design would you put on your necklace?

Bye!

My Inquiry and Moari!

Hi Readers,
This week I started Inquiry and the topic for the term is a global issue, and for

For Inquiry, I researched a global issue and learned about it. I chose sexism and got a lot of information on it.

Here are just some of the facts:

• At least one law in 150 countries restricts women. That’s 8/10 countries
• 18 countries allow husbands to ban their wives from working.
• 1 in 6 girls can’t access secondary education.
• 41 countries give no legal consequences for sexual assault while working.
• Social norms are causing women to go into poverty and these norms must be changed.

• If we want to change the social norms we need to get both men and women to help.

 For Maori we made koru art, we did this by sketching in pencil, outlining in a black pen, colouring in pastel, then dying the background with black dye.

I'm sorry it's upside down :(
I love the way my art came out, and the cool-toned colours I used!

So that was my inquiry and art!
Have you drawn korus before?
See you!

My Awesome Ako!

Hi Bloggers!

This week was my first week back at school, it was great to see everyone!

For Literacy I get to make a website using new google sites all about Oz, I'll upload it once I've completed it.
The website has 3 symbols, themes, and characters that are important to the book and film.
The symbols I chose were the yellow brick road, Dorothy's slippers, and the Emerald City,
My Characters are Dorothy, The Tin Woodman, and The Wizard of Oz,
And my Themes are Home, Friendship, and Power.

For Numeracy, I learned how to do python which is basically computer language.
I had to change how I worded equations. For example, instead of using an x for multiplication I used * and instead of  22or3 I used ** then the number I needed.
Here are some examples.
If the equation is 72-3+5x2=
In python, you would put 7**2-3+5*2=
If the equation is 6x9÷5-1=
In python, it would be 6*9/5-1=
To get the answer you have to put control+Enter.
If you want to give it a try then click here

Last but not least today I started Koru art and I got some inspiration from Raewyn Harris she has some amazing pieces of art. I haven't completed my Koru yet so I'll upload it in next week's post!

Have you ever used python before?
What is your favourite piece of art by Raewyn?

That's all for this week!
Stay safe!

My Pepeha!

Hey Bloggers, here's my Pepeha!

It doesn't include my family it just has the places I enjoy and have a connection with.

I'll probably post my full Pepeha next week so come back for that!

Moari Shopping!

In class we are learning about Moari, we used shops as our examples... here are mine!

Welcome

Haere Mai, Talofa Lava, Mālō e Lelei , Maligayang Pagdating and welcome to my very own blog for learning. I look forward to sharing my learning with teachers, my school, my family and friends anywhere.