Pepeha Art

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Today the children in Room 15 finished their pepeha artwork. We are so pleased with how it has turned out and that everyone was able to share the special places their family whakapapa to. Check out some of the artwork below:














Some of the children have been using the Stop Motion Animation app on the ipads to create stories during play-based learning. Here is one about a garden, some honey bees and a bee keeper. 




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