Matariki Celebration

On the first week of June each year our school celebrates Matariki.

Matariki is a māori new year, the māori new year is a time to have fun, bring families together, do kapa haka, share food, singing, dancing, telling stories and lots more.

Matariki is also the 7 sisters or the 7 stars. In our classroom we were doing manu tukutuku (kite making).

Our teacher Miss Hill's put us into groups of 2 and my buddy was David.  Before we made our kites we had to listen really carefully or we will all muck it up.  The first instruction was to measure our toitoi, and mine and David’s were 45 cm long each piece and we had to break them into 3 equal pieces.  I went  to the matariki celebration and at that Matariki celebration we had knucklebones, string games, kite making, kapa haka group, the reflection wall, Matariki pupus, koroos, and poi making.

  

At the Rangikura Matariki celebration there were lots of people and also people kept on coming threw the door like a never ending line.  When the kapa haka group started performing there was fruit, bread, and soup being handed out.  I had some soup and the soups flavour was… pumpkin soup is my favourite when i’m really cold.  

The Matariki celebration started at 6pm and finished at 8pm.  We did it at night because the stars only come out at night and so it is nice and dark.  If it wasn’t dark we couldn’t have the fairy lights going and it was like the best party I have ever been to but it is achilly a celebration.

Here are the materials we all used:

Toitoi

Pencil

Raupō

Wool

100cm ruler

Black paper

Pastils

Hot glue gun

Instructions:

Firstly get your toitoi and measure how long it is.

Secondly cut you toitoi were you put your line.

Thirdly lay the one with the fluffy bit of the toitoi, lay it straight and put the other 2 on top.

Fourthly measure 100 cm of string and wrap it randomly around the top then tie it at the back.

Filthy get the Raupō and split it so it is the right size for you and lay it on the top of the toitoi.

Once you have finished that get any coloured wool and rule 100 cm long again but do 3 pieces.

Next plat it until all your strips run out.

After all that get your black paper and draw a triangle at the top then cut the triangle out.

Then once you have your triangle done get a pencil and get a clear piece of white paper and practice a maori design and once you have found the pattern you want draw it on the black piece of paper.

After doing all that get your hot glue gun and stick your black paper on it.

Then put some glue on the back so it stays.

And there you have your own Manu tukutuku

POI

This week me and my group have been learning about matariki.
Here is a picture I drew to share my understanding.
If you can't see it clearly here is what it says...

You will need:
news paper                                
plastic bags
string/wool
seletape
sciseres
vivid
plating skills

NZ opera

education@nzopera.co.nz

Jax’s fish ‘n’ chips                                        

Purpose: Thank you note

Dear Jaxs

Thank you for coming to Rangikura school to show us how to do opera.

I liked the show very much because it was a new experience of singing for me. because I have never heard anything like that before.  My most favourite part was when the salesmen said that it was achelly L&P.

Question:  How did the salesmen make the drink yellow is it yellow food colouring with vinegar in it in secret?

Yours sincerely

Kapree

Rangikura School

kapree@rangikura

Book

These are my duffy books for term 1.

The book that is on the left is called te popi whero which means the red poppy and this book is about... someones dad going to war but in stead of him saying it to there mother he just writers a note and heads off.  This book is rotten in maori but if you ask a person that is this language they can tell you what it means.  Also it is about men going to war and also about the red poppy representing the people that went to war and died.

This book on the right is about a team of girls that are mice and they are a little bit like spies because they investigate were a evil person has taken shinny things and stuff.  It is also about going on adventures and going to a ball were there are lovely dresses and lots of stuff you could think of.  Also this book is about the Thea sisters, Geronimo Stilton, and Thea Stilton.  And here are the Thea sisters names and there talent...
Nicky is always in a good mood when she's outdoors.
Colette is energetic and full of good ideas.
Pamela is a peacemaker who can't stand arguments.
Paulina loves traveling and helping other rodents.
Violet is detail-oriented and always open to new things.

And here are were they live.

Australia
France
China
Puru
Tanzania

My Fern From Te Reo

I did this with my te reo teacher

This is my fern. This fern is real and did you know that ferns live for a really long time.

(whakatoki)
     Maori                             English

Mate atu he tete kura        When one fern dies
Ara mai he tete kura          Another fern takes its place

Leave a comment below and maybe I will leave a video of my te reo class singing this whakatoki  about the fern.

My Weaving

How to weave a box

Equipment

• Scissors
• Ruler
• A3 paper (white)
• Sellotape
• Pen/Pencil

1. Gather all your equipment so you are ready to start.

2. Measure 10 stripes of paper 1cm wide and 30cm long.

3. Cut out the 10 stripes of paper carefully and cut it state.

4. Place 5 stripes of paper on the mat/desk and keep them 2cm apart.

5. Grab one of the stripes and go under and over the paper.

6. Repeat step 5 and use the last 4 pieces remaining.

7. Once step 6 is done carefully push them together.

8. Once you have done that sellotape the middle that is a square.

9. To make the rest of the box fold the sides in and draw a line wear the sellotape is.

10. After you have done step 9 cut wear the pencil line is and fold it out.

11. Cut out 4 stripes that are 24cm long and 1cm wide.

12. Get one strip and fold it into 4 square.

13. With the same strip weave it through the 4 sides.

14.Sellotape the side to keep it in place.

15. Repeat step 13 and 14 with the 3 remaining stripes.

16. To finish the box add a decoration in your box.

Once you have made your box, it is your's to keep.

You can also share these instructions with you friends and family.

You can also use different coloured paper to make your box.

Good luck 

Decimals

This is my maths work. This week I have been learning about decimals and fractions But this is what I have learnt...

1/10 - 0.1               Fractions are a bit the same like decimals because they both belong to a whole number.
2/10 - 0.2
3/10 - 0.3
4/10 - 0.4
5/10 - 0.5
6/10 - 0.6
7/10 - 0.7
8/10 - 0.8
9/10 - 0.9
10/10 -  1.0

Fractions into decimals