My Tapa pattern

This is a Tapa pattern that I drew in my class for art. Everyone in my class room and Class 1 made one of these. We had to draw Samoan patterns on our brown paper bag.

A Tapa cloth comes from the Pacific and other countries like Tonga, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and the Malaysian Islands of Fiji.

On my bag I have drew a Samoan Fern, Superman logo, flower and another flower on the otherside. I choose these kinds of patterns because it has style and it mean a lot more to me.

All the designs that I have drawed each have meanings. The Fern (Manulua) means bringing two groups and families together. The flower (Taualuga) means a traditional samoan dance. The dance brings other different kinds of cultures together. This is another samoan flower it means that it represents the people that have past away from families. The superman design means representing special people who have saved other people or help them.

Steps:

Step 1: Get one piece of brown paper bag.

Step 2: Get crayons, pencil and ruler.

Step 3: Find a pattern or design to draw.

Step 4: Use your pencil and ruler to make a frame on the ends.

Step 5: Start drawing you're four patterns or one whole pattern.

Step 6: After drawing all your patterns get your crayons and colour every design or pattern any colour you want.

Step 7:  Then scrunch your paper up to make it look like a real Tapa cloth.

Step 8: Later get brown dye and dye over your drawing.  

Year 8 camp

P1: On the first day of year 8 camp we all went for a long walk and also hiking too. What we had done first is we had morning tea when we had got to the beach at Marsden bay.

P2: As we finished our morning tea we had to take our shoes and socks off because we were going to cross the river so we could get to the otherside.

P3: But first we had to line up and sit down so Miss Nua could tell us what to do so we could be safe walking across. So after she had finished talking to us we had to find a partner to come and cross the river with us.

P4:Each of us found a partner and I had my best friend Chloe. Getting inside the river was scary because I thought there would be fish swimming but the water as really clear to see. When Chloe and I put our feet inside the water it was really cold so I could tell that the water was fresh.

P5: Ahhhh I was chilled and relaxed when I got into the river. I thought it would be really cold for me but it wasn’t. It was chilly but good because it was a hot and sunny day.

P6: Finally we had made it to the other side of the river. Everyone of us had to put our shoes back on when we got to the other side. Walking up the hill into two lines was tiring because we had to wait for people who were on top of the hill.

P7: I had to stop lot’s of times to take a breath so I wouldn’t have to stop when people are at the back of me. All of us had to be careful because it was slippery when you go up some hills and down. Some places have holes but we had to be really really careful to not step inside them because you would be stuck all the way down and it would be really scary.

P8: It was getting really hot I couldn’t be bothered to walk any longer I just wanted to jump inside the deep cold water but it was too far and too long.

P9: Waiting and Waiting until we got to the end for a break. I looked all the way up to see what they were doing and they were going to do the hiking. I was scared that I was going to let go of the rope but I didn’t everyone had to do it but some went the harder way which rocks and sea where.

P10: Yeah! with excitement I shouted. We were at the end of walking I was exhausted as everyone else was too. Then later after that we walked all the way to the beach and then went to camp.  

Robin Williams

Robin Williams is a famous celebrity who is a comedian that loves to be on camera. When he first became famous  he was only a teenager. He is also in lot’s of movies because he is a movie star.

There are heaps of interesting things about Robin Williams when he was a little child. Everytime he would always be in a movie he would be positive and happy because he is excited about it.

What I like about Robin Williams is he always entertains people when he is on movies. Also what I love about Robin is that he never get’s tired of being a movie star or being on camera.

But sadly Robin Williams died on August 11th 2014 when he was only 64 years old. He had committed suicide because he had problems. So Robin is now in Heaven With his other families that have past on.  

Avatar

Class 1 and Class 5 have been drawing their own avatar’s to put up. What they have to do is colour their picture their house colour that they are in and they could draw any picture they would like. I drawed a picture of a samoan flower with samoan patterns on it. I designed this picture because it is my culture and my house colour. So after we have finished drawing our avatar we mailed it to our teachers so they could print it out and put it up as our name.  

Colour Wheel

Primary colour is colours that combines together.

Tertiary colour is when you mix a primary colour or two secondary colours.

A secondary colour is a colour made by mixing two or more primary colours in a given colour space.

Assembly (Term 4)

Paragraph 1: In the morning I woke up and I just remembered that it was the start of term 4. I was excited that Me and all the year 8’s have one more term to go. When I got to school I saw my two friends Gianna and Martha and I said hi to them.

Paragraph 2: Walking into the breeze with them I saw that this year’s topic is Art attack Yay!!  I was so happy that we all were getting to draw things that we like. We went to class getting ready for assembly I felt really Determined to go to assembly because all the teachers got to do  items that show’s art in it.

 Paragraph 3: When we got to class we had to put our bags away and get ready to line up for assembly. As we were walking to the hall I saw that some junior classes weren’t in the hall so we had to wait for a while. Then all the junior classes started to come inside the hall and sit down quietly.

Paragraph 4: Mr Burt said” Good morning pt england and we all said” Good morning Mr Burt. We first done the national anthem and then Team items came on.

Paragraph 5: First team 1 came on and they showed us that they were at the beach, river and having a picnic. Mr J was painting a picture of Point England beach and people kayaking. Next Team 2 went up, Team 3 went up, team 4 and the last group was team 5.

Paragraph 6:  My favorite Item was team 5 because they were drawing pictures of Mr Jacobsen, Mrs Jarman and Mr Burt it really looked artistic. All the teachers in team 5 had partners and drawed each of those people.    

The holidays ( Power cut)

Paragraph 1: It was Thursday when me and my family all noticed our power went off. We all thought that we didn’t pay our power bill but we were wrong. Everyone in Glen Innes power had been cut off because their was a big fire between the power.

Paragraph 2: As it was getting darker my mum thought we should get some candles and light it up. When we all where looking for candles I looked on the shelf and I saw lots of candles and we could each have one.

Paragraph 3: Lighting the candle up was kind of hard because when I would always light it up the candle will always drip and burn my skin. Finally the candle lit up and we could all light up the other candles to see properly.

Paragraph 4: Next my sisters, brother, cousins and I decided we should play hide and seek so we done coconut coconut crack. When we were nearly finished choosing who would be the counter and find them I was the one who was in. So everyone had to hide inside the garage and I would have to try and find them.

Paragraph 5: Ready or not here I come I said. I went under the garage door and all I could hear and see was nothing it was dark and everybody were in their hiding spot. It was a little bit hard to see but I could find my way around the garage.

Paragraph 6: Looking and Looking around the garage and all I see is this black shadow moving so I went to check it out and I touched AHHHHH! the shadow screamed it was my big sister she was frightened because I touched her.

Paragraph 7: I had to find all of them but it was getting a little bit boring because I couldn’t find them. But I found all of them yes so I thought if the hide and seek was boring we all should play cards then. We all went inside and played cards and my other cousin went to lie down and sleep. We all were getting real tired of playing cards so we told scary stories.

Paragraph 8: We each had a turn of telling stories they were really scary that some of us went to bed because they didn’t want to hear any more scary stories. But then my little cousin got her ballerina toy and started to play with it the song was really scary because that was the song that was on The conjurings.

Paragraph 9: We all finally were going to sleep but first we all prayed one by one and fell asleep.