Making fabulous Tapa!

 Kia Ora kotoa! 

That means hi everyone in Maori and I used it because it is Maori language week! Now, I am writing about the fabulous Tapa the whole of Te Waka Ako made. We made a Tapa for Tongan language week and we are still continuing the creation. Instead of using cloth or material we used paper because we had no cloth to make the Tapa. The first step is to have a square piece of paper or cloth and then fold it in half 2 times. It should have two squares at the top and bottom. Make sure the paper is brown or light brown. 

Then you could draw Tongan patterns in those squares or you could do other patterns. When you have done then go over it again with a black permanent marker. Make sure you have newspaper underneath, so it doesn't go through. When you have finished, set newspapers on the table and lay each one on top of each other. Use brown types of dye to colour your Tapa and make sure to leave some blank. 

When you have done dying then leave it somewhere to dry and make sure you leave it somewhere safe and warm. Once it is dry then start scrunching it up softly, so that is can be like Tapa. If you are scrunching it make sure when you open don't rip it. Once it feels really soft and smooth iron it to make it flat. There you have it and you could put it on your window.

Thanks for reading my blog post and I hope you have a good weekend! Kia pai te wiki, Haere ra! 

Tapa creations!

1st Basketball session!

 Malo e leilei Everyone!

 As you know it is Tongan language week, but I am talking about our first Basketball. It was so fun that I learnt how to dribble a ball under my leg. The Basketball teachers were Ronan and Mickey. For our warm up we played a game called Turtle tag and it's really fun. If you get tagged you have to lye on your back like a turtle with your feet and hands in the air. Two people have to help them get back up by holding there arms and legs and turning them over. Even the teachers played with us! 

In Basketball there is three easy, simple rules. The first rule is listening whenever they talk, the second rule is respect which is very important. The last rule which is the best, have FUN! We had 5 Basketball movements which were dribbling side to side, dribble through legs, stir the bath (side to side with one hand) under toilet , Sandwich (protect ball). At the end of the session we played a game called Dribble master. All you had to do was guard the ball from the person trying to get it off. You have to try and keep it for 10 seconds. 

I got through one person which was okay. If we touched that person that means it was contact and if you stopped dribbling and started dribbling again is called double dribble. Our Student teacher and teacher even tried doing it with us. We all had the best time and I am excited for next Wednesday! Thank you for reading my blog post and I hope you try some of these moves at home. Have a happy weekend and Happy Tongan week! Alu'a! (Bye)

The Basketball teachers teaching us

Me trying to get the ball!

Mono - Print!

 Hola Bloggers! 

Today you are going to read about my Monoprint that I made. 

A Monoprint includes ink and control. Mono means one and you can't redo your first Monoprint because it won't work. I drew a heron for my Monoprint and some patterns on it and in it too. You need ink, an A4 board, an ink roller,  an A3 piece of paper, and a pencil. Draw around the board to make a border and then draw whatever you want. 

Then get another A3 piece of paper and trace your drawing and patterns which includes your background. When your’e done then cover a table with newspaper and start rolling the ink on a whiteboard. When it makes a sticky sound then put it on your A4 board. Cover the A4 board with ink, but don't put too much ink. Then carefully line up the corners with the A4 board onto your piece of paper and draw over your picture with a sketching pencil. Don't lean on your picture or it will make a mark when you pull it off. 

Trace everything and when you are sure you have traced everything then carefully pull your drawing towards you. Hang it up to dry and when it is dry then you could put 3 colours on your picture. Use pastels to colour your picture and don't colour the whole thing. Thank you for reading my blog post and I hope you enjoy your weekend! Blog you later!