Mosaics

This week we finished all of our beautiful mosaics and have displayed them over at the main school for everyone to see. We used blocks of wood left over from a big building job, and we smashed up colourful tiles and glued them in patterns. Some people had outlines to fill in, and other people chose their own arrangement of tiles.

Rawiri discovered he had a talent for smashing up the tiles into small pieces. He thought it was a lot of fun.

We discovered that William loves to visit hardware stores, while we were looking for items for this project. He was really engaged in this activity.

 Rawiri put a lot of effort into the mosaic task.

 Alex was also really interested in arranging the pieces of tile.

Kyle worked with some tiny pieces. Mosaics are great for practising fine motor skills.

 The results were fantastic. Kyle's artwork.

 Matthew did a picture in his mosaic. He appreciates the little details. He carefully filled in the shapes with colours to make an apple tree and garden.

Our chief tile smasher, Rawiri, put a huge effort into the mosaic task. We appreciated how willing and helpful he was. 

James decided the sticky glue on his fingers was horrible, and even after the glue had dried he was a bit suspicious that touching his mosaic would be yucky. He had to say thanks to his friends who helped finish his one off. It does look amazing! Great team effort. 

 William should be so proud of his great work. The blend of small and large tiles looks really effective.

Aimee-Lee was such a fast worker that she managed to complete two beautiful mosaics. One has a flower and the other is more random. 

 Alex chose soft colours for his one. He really loved placing the tiles in the gaps.

Merit was away when we took photos. Merit created this amazing heart mosaic almost independently. Fantastic work Merit!

Homework
Can you show someone the photo of your mosaic. Can you talk about the colours you used? 

This weekend the holidays start. What would you like to do in the holidays? Can you tell someone what you want to do? 

Don't forget about Daylight Savings! Remember that this is time to check the smoke alarms in your house are working. Have you got smoke alarms and are they working? Smoke alarms help to keep you safe if there is a fire at your house. They will only keep you safe if the batteries are working!