Matariki Maori Heroes

As part of our Matariki focus, we discussed the legend around Matariki.  This prompted a lot of discussion about how Maori had legends and what they were and meant to people. This then led to the early Maori settlers, and we spoke about how difficult it was for Maori to become accustomed to living in a very different world.  We brainstormed some very successful Maori people, and students led their own learning by selecting a hero they thought had made a name for themselves and displaying their new knowledge in a poster. 
They did a great job, and their posters were very informative!!  Here are a few posters - enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

Making Matariki Soup

Matariki Soup!! 🍲 This was in conjunction with our Matariki mahi and was student lead. They grouped themselves, looked up a recipe, and brought their own ingredients and utensils in. They all created different versions of Matariki soup - and they were all delicious!! All very different flavours, and all very tasty.. we have some very skilled chefs amongst us, who know what flavours accentuate other flavours etc... I got to sample them all 😋

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matariki - Term 2

Matariki Celebrations on Tuesday with Whaea Ali. What a treat to learn whai games, and create panipani (ointment). Hope your tamariki makes good use of their panipani 👍🏽 I certainly am!! Thanks Whaea Ali for your time and expertise, and to the KC students that came to awhi us also 🤗

Matariki Tukutuku Panels

As part of our Matariki Celebrations we designed and created Tukutuku Panels...  This was a lot of focused effort, and a step by step process where we had to wait for paint to dry, and carefully tape our patterns onto our canvas.

The students are so proud of their creations.  A lot of time and effort has gone into them.  They would love some positive feedback :)