How to make porotiti

First I cut a circular piece of thick cardboard about the size of a coffee cup.

Then I designed my circular piece of cardboard using different coloured crayons.

Next I pierced two holes in the centre of the cardboard circle about 1 centimetre apart.

Thereafter I threaded a piece of string through the holes. I tied the ends together into a sturdy knot, creating a large hoop.

How to make a porotaka

To make a porotaka I used two strips of flax at least 30 centimetres long.

The strips were both the same width. 

First I folded strip A. 

Then I placed strip B inside the fold of strip A.

Next I weaved strip B around strip A.

Thereafter I pulled the four ends tightly to form a square.

Then I trimmed the blades so they are all the same length.

Finally when I finished making my porotaka, I pinned it to a stick.

A strip of Aotearoa

Firstly I drew the sky, mountain, river, land and sea on a strip of paper using a pencil.  I then used a vivid to go over my drawing. Finally I dyed the strip using a paintbrush and different coloured dyes.

Mihi in English

This is Dora's mihi in English.

My treasure.

My treasure is a Samoan bag.
It is from Samoa.
It looks brown and big. 
It is 12 years old.
It is special to our family because my great Grandma gave it to us.

Mihi.

Ko Mount Wellington toku maunga.
Ko Tamaki toku awa.
Ko Timo toku papa.
Ko Antonina toku mama.
Ko New Zealand toku whenua.
Ko Dora Masua toku ingoa.

Mihi

I come from Samoa.

My mountain is Mt Wellington.   
My river is  the Tamaki River.   
I belong to the Samoan race.
I live in Glen Innes,  Auckland.
I am Dora Masua.

Plant sketch

I was able to sketch a plant using pencil. Then I used chalk on the pencil outlines. Next I used pastel to colour it in. Finally I used glitter to make my work look pretty.

The structure of a flower

 The outermost parts are the leaf like sepals.

Above the sepals are the petals. 

In the centre are the fertile parts of the flower

The stamen is the male part made up of the anther and the filament.  

The pistil is the female part made up of the stigma, style and ovary.  

All about me

My name is Dora.

I am a Samoan girl.

I have black hair.

I have brown eyes.

My favourite fruit are grapes.

Welcome to Dora

Room 8 welcomes Dora who was in Room 9 last year. Click here to find her work from last year.