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Room 9 is is a class 19 Year 1 and 2 students.
Room 10 went through the following stages in producing Koru art based on family and their favourite colours.
At first we learnt about the origin of the Koru and its significance in New Zealand.
THE KORU MEANING IN MAORI DESIGN
In Maori design, the koru has a dual meaning. It is commonly used in Maori art as a symbol of creation because of its fluid circular shape. Based on the unfurling fern frond of the native New Zealand silver fern, the circular shape of the koru conveys the idea of perpetual movement, while it’s inner coil, the corm with rolled up inner leaflets, suggests a return to the point of origin. In the larger scheme, this is a metaphor for the way in which life both changes and stays the same.
Harmony
Some have determined that the koru meaning is one of harmony.
New Beginnings
The koru is also said to represent new life. Literally speaking, the baby fern frond slowly unwinds over its adolescent lifetime as it grows into a mature frond. It then opens into a brand new leaf on the silver fern plant where it ages and then dies. This is the fern fronds life cycle. When the silver fern leaf is a frond in its lifecycle, it’s a baby; therefore people associate the koru design with new life.
Then we did some planning on a small blackboard.
Miss C is planning her design while Master E is giving feedback on Miss U's Koru design
Master K is ready with his Koru design .
Miss Y has checked to see that all her family members are represented in her design and the size of her Koru indicate how old the members are.
Koru designs on display
Miss K is busy colouring in her Koru with her Dad's favourite colours.
Miss U is colouring the background using pastel.
The Koru design on display in the Hall. Each Koru design (artwork) represent Room 10 students family and their favourite colours.
