We have been learning about Matariki, the different stars and what they represent. We made a book to show the different stars and their meanings. We created our own symbol for each star. Here is my book.
This week we have been doing some writing for Matariki. Here is a piece of writing about Night skys.
Each week we decorated a star to show what each star name represented. Here is our final display.
Here is my mahi on Ururangi. This is the Matariki star that relates to the wind. I really enjoyed making this slide and working with my friend. I am proud of what l have done.
We have been learning about the Matariki star, Waitā; the star that represents the sea and the creatures that live in it. Here is my Waitā poem.
For our Tupuārangi week we have been learning about the Kūkupa. This is a special bird to our school. The Kūkupa used to be a harvested bird but now we want to protect them. It is illegal to hunt them now. Here is my reading follow-up about the Kūkupa.
For our Tupuārangi week we have been learning about the Kūkupa. This is a special bird to our school. The Kūkupa used to be a harvested bird but now we want to protect them. It is illegal to hunt them now. Here is my reading follow-up about the Kūkupa.
This week we have been learning about the star Tupuārangi. Tupuārangi is the star connected to the collection of birds and other elevated food products like fruit and berries from the trees. We drew fruit outlines with pencil and then used pastels to shade in our outlines. We had to be careful we chose colours that would blend well together and that represented the fruit we choose.
This week we have been learning about the star Tupuānuku. Tupuānuku is the star connected to food grown in the ground, such as vegetables and rongoa (traditional medicine). “Tupu” means ‘to grow’ and “nuku” is the shortened version of “Papatuanuku” and means ‘earth’. We did some art to help us remember. We folded the paper so we could draw the vegetables under the ground and then we added what they looked like on top. Finally we died them using blue and brown. 