Poetry Performance

Today the class worked in pairs to make up actions and perform the poem we have been reading this week, "Windy Nights". It was great to see so much creative thinking and co-operation! The photos were just snapped quickly, but I hope you can get some idea of what went on. Here's the text of the poem, so if you're interested please ask your child to perform it for you...

Windy Nights

Rumbling in the chimneys,

Rattling at the doors,

Round the roofs and round the roads,

The rude wind roars;

Raging through the darkness,

Raving through the trees,

Racing off again across the great grey seas.

by Rodney Bennett

Celtic Construction!

Today we ventured out to try our hand at making huts and model houses using methods adapted from the ancient Celts. First, we read and watched videos about how the Celts made their roundhouses. We saw that they used a weaving technique to make the frames of their walls, before plastering them with mud...so we set out to have a try. We had already done quite a bit of weaving in the class with paper, wool and harakeke so we knew what we were doing!

We ran out of time before everyone could get their rooves of their roundhouses on, but the walls and door frames were certainly coming along well - as were the huts with woven walls. There was some fantastic problem-solving and teamwork happening, and people were pushing themselves out of their comfort zones to try something new. The next step for us will be to consider what it might have been like to live in a roundhouse, and to explore other aspects of Celtic life and culture and compare them with our own. Here are some photos from the afternoon.

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An oldie but a goodie! Rm 17 way back in Term 1, with our Gala Art