Tame Tiki and Hare

 Our class played Tame Tiki and Hare and it is a super fun game to play and anyone can play.

My pepeha art

 

recount

 

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Matariki cloze activity

We had to write the word out into the yellow gaps so the reading made sense.

Matariki by Waitangi Teepa

Completed by Landon

Matariki is not only a group of stars it is also the name for theMaori New Year.                                           

You can see the stars for most of the year but they  disappear  from the night sky in Aotearoa, New Zealand in late April and reappear in  Winter, in late May or early June . When the stars appear again and the new moon is risen it is the beginning     of the Maori New Year and there is much to celebrate.

The Seven Sisters 

The Matariki group of stars has other names as well . One of its names is the Seven Sisters. In some stories Matariki is the name of the biggest star . She is the eldest sister and she guides her younger sisters to their places in the     sky   .  The old stories tell us that when the stars shine     brightly    the year will be warm . There will be    and    of seafood and plants will grow tall and strong.     .

Celebrate

We can use Matariki in many ways. It is a time for   making     family stories. It is a time for hearing      it    of the old days for learning about how people used the stars in the past. It is a time for trees and winter      crops     .  It is a time to fish. This is a time for making things, to learn how to     weave   and carve. It is a time for making and flying   kites.  . Matariki is a time to make plans for the   future    and to forgive and forget    and   problems of the    past.    . It's a time to enjoy being with our friends. 

Matariki Fact File

I was learning about Matariki. I learnt that Matariki is the celebration of the Maori New Year.

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