Visual Arts

28 October 2014

Dear parents,

This term in Visual Art, the Ara Teina children will be making a family of puppets and their own puppet theatre. Both need to reflect your family’s cultural identity. We would appreciate it if you would talk with your child about their cultural heritage and where they come from so that they can talk about it at school.

We need your help to support  your child to make the puppets and puppet theatre. As our overall theme this year is sustainability, we would ask that you try to recycle or reuse as many materials as possible.

How you can help…

Please collect the following items…

          An old cardboard box (a little bigger than a shoe box is perfect) or a trifold display board (These can be purchased from Warehouse Stationery).

          A tube/pot of acrylic paint that can be used to paint your child’s puppet theatre or use coloured used gift wrap paper to decorate the theatre.

          Popsicle sticks or wooden/plastic spoons that can be used to make a family of puppets.

          A photo of each member of your family.

          Fabric scraps, ribbon for the curtain.

          Hot glue gun & glue.

You have the option to make the theatre with your child at home  and send it to school .

                                                               Or

We would like to invite you to school on Thursday 6^th Nov at 12.45pm for one hour,  to help your child construct their puppet theatre and make a set of puppets to represent their family. Please remember to bring your own resources to make the family puppets and the theatre.

Please be in touch if you have any questions.

Regards,

Mrs. Rego

Mrs. Simon

Room 18, Ara Teina teachers