Toss woollaston

In rm 8 we have been studying people who have made a difference. Here is some facts of one of them.

==Life==

Born in [[Toko]], [[Taranaki Region|Taranaki]] in 1910, Woollaston studied art at the [[University of Canterbury|Canterbury School of Art]] in [[Christchurch]]. He became interested in [[modernism]] after moving to [[Dunedin]] to study with R N Field.

In 1934 he settled at Mapua, near [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]], and married Edith Alexander two years later. You suck who. Evers reading thisThey became part of a circle of local artists and writers which included [[Colin McCahon]]. After [[World War II]] the Woollastons moved to [[Greymouth]], and the landscape of the [[West Coast, New Zealand|West Coast]] became a major feature in his art.

It was only from the 1960s that Woollaston was able to paint full-time; previously he had taken numerous part time jobs to support himself and his family.

As well as painting, Woollaston wrote, poetry in particular having been a lifelong passion. His books included ''The Far-away Hills'' in 1960, and ''Sage Tea'' (his autobiography) in 1980.

He was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] in 1979, being the first New Zealander to be knighted for his services to art ([[Peter Siddell]] being the second).

His son [[Philip Woollaston]] was the (Labour) Member of Parliament for [[Nelson (New Zealand electorate)|Nelson]] from 1981 to 1990.

 

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Hello, goodbye...

 

Hello Autumn.

Goodbye Summer.

Hello thick jackets.

Goodbye thin singlets.

Hello power wasting heaters.

Goodbye cool Opened windows.

Hello cold freezing rain.

Goodbye seeing the amazing hot sun.

Hello dirty discussing mud.

Goodbye growing green grass.

Hello inside play.

Goodbye playing outside every day.

 

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Car colour statistics Tally

This morning we went to tally the colour of cars that drove past our school. Silver was the most common colour.

 

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Motivating pictures

Here I was just walking threw the forest tacking pictures of trees and plants that I liked. Then I herd a gigantic noise. So I ran around the corner and I saw a humongous avalanche. Then I ran as fast as I could and I just didn't want to ever stop. I finally saw somebody. I thought it couldn't be true and it wasn't two seconds later he got wiped out bye the avalanche. I thought my life was over but then suddenly the avalanche stopped and I was still alive. I was relieved and even better I saw my van. So then I got out of there and drove home.

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Couplets

It is blank.

Now there's a plank.

The man got in a rocket.

And he has a apple in his pocket.

If a ball pops.

It stops.

A baker.

Is a maker.

You look.

At a book.

Dam that grumpy old bee.

Soon I'm going to stuff it in the tree.

I gave my bunny a carrot.

But he through it back at my parrot.

I went to Japan.

My mum gave me her pan.

I'm in a bar.

Then my dad said tweet tweet stupid little star.

I had tea on a plate.

And so did my mate.

My life was great.

But now I'm living in a crate.

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From the warm summer sun, to the cold autumn rain.

The ice cold autumn wind thrashes against my face like concrete dropping to the ground.

The frosty snow makes my feet feel like their burning off.

The freezing cold temperature makes the door frozen solid.

The rain makes the grass grow as tall as a well grown adult so you can't evan see a 7 foot tall man.

 

Now I am starting to wonder if I can survive this freezing cold weather.

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The Box

I'm so eggier too find out whats in this strange box. At the top I saw some grass it looks like its fake but I don't know who would know. Then I started hearing bumps and strange noises, I started to wonder if tomorrow morning I come to school and nobody was there but even worse the box was open I don't know but I hope that doesn't happen. Then the box the ground and the walls started to shake it stopped two seconds later then I thought the whole class was getting frightened so much that three people fainted. Then every playground in the school shacked and didn't stop for the hole day. Then ten more people fainted thirteen people have fainted now I want to get out of here. But all that time I was wondering what was in the box. Tick tick tick it was almost three o'clock. Here it was mr Soole opened the box and...

 

 

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Kamo primary

Kamo Primary School Opening Ceremony

 

We walked out on to the turf and we waited for ten mins so the black sticks could get ready. Mr ward started to welcome everybody to the ceremony he told us who helped out to buy the turf for KPS. It was home and school and bot. Then Mr ward introduced the black sticks there was Mrs Wright, Miss McLeod, Alana Millington, Anna Thorpe & Laura Gibbs. Two new kids cut the Ribbon the black sticks ran out and showed of there skills they were amazing. Then the real game began there were balls flying everywhere the black sticks were wining at the start of the game but then the KPS team scored a goal but the black sticks were still wining it was the best hockey game ever. It was a long but cool game KPS scored the final goal and won the game it was finished. Rm 8 & 9 got to get autographs.

 

 

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Wild weather

From the warm summer sun, to the cold autumn rain.

The ice cold autumn wind thrashes against my face like concrete dropping to the ground.
The frosty snow makes my feet feel like their burning off.
The freezing cold temperature makes the door frozen solid.
The rain makes the grass grow as tall as a well grown adult so you can't evan see a 7 foot tall man.
Now I am starting to wonder if I can survive this freezing cold weather.
The hardest part is that I don't know anybody at all.

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Motivating pics

Here I was just walking threw the forest tacking pictures of trees and plants that I liked then I herd a gigantic noise so I ran around the corner and i saw a humongous avalanche Then I ran as fast as I could I just didn't want to ever stop. I finally saw somebody I thought it couldn't be true and it wasn't two seconds later he got wiped out bye the avalanche I thought my life was over but then suddenly the avalanche stopped and I was still alive I was relieved and even better I saw my van then I got out of there.

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Test

 

 

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Autumn Poetry - Changing Seasons

 

Leave me a message to tell me what you think about my writing.

 

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Things I Love - Collage

To learn about collage which is our Art focus this term we created a collage of things we love.

 

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