Bears

True or False animal quiz

Caroline's marvellous medicine

tongue poetry

The tongue

Matariki poetry

Matariki vs Pleiades

Matariki Vs Pleiades

Introduction - Arina

Friday the 15th of June marks the day of the Maori New Year also known as Matariki. Matariki is a

time to honour those who have passed away and think about our future. Matariki is also the name

for a cluster of stars seen in the sky over Aotearoa in late May or early June. The star cluster

Matariki is also known by another name, Pleiades. Matariki and Pleiades share many similarities

and differences  

Cultural Myths - Georgia

One similarity is that both Matariki and Pleiades are important cultural events. Matariki comes from

the Maori people of Aotearoa, where as Pleiades comes from Greece in Southern Europe.

English Meaning - Isaac

Both Pleiades and Matariki have English names. Matariki is translated in English as the eyes of god

or little eyes. However Pleiades is known in English as the seven sisters.

Sisters - Caroline

Both Matariki and Pleiades feature stories including sisters. For many Maori Matariki is the mother of

six daughters. However in Greece there are only six sisters as one was punished for marrying a

mortal.

Many Myths - Jack

Both Pleiades and Matariki have very different and special myths about why and how it happens.

One myth in Maori has Tane Mahuta jealous of a bright star hurling the star and causing it to a

splinter into seven pieces. One Greek myth has Zeus turning the daughters of Atlas into stars and

placing them in the sky.

Overall we believe learning about Matariki helps us to understand and connect with Maori culture of

the past in an interesting way. Some ways you could celebrate Matariki this year are learning about

the myths, making kites and sharing kai during a hangi.

Caroline acrostic poem

Caroline

Crazy

Athletic

Role model

Odd

Likeable

Interesting

Nice

Extraordinary

Music poem

Music

Music

Lots of nice sounds

Listening to the beat

Following the beat and rhythm

music

Ice cream poem

Ice cream

Oozing, melting, eating

Cold, delicious,creamy

The delicious ice cream melts in my mouth like

chocolate on a sunny day

The ice cream cries tears of flavour down to the ground

It fills me with joy when I eat them

Ice cream

Queen invitation

White poem

White

White is the colour of drifting snow on a chilly day

White is the colour of a beautiful swan dancing through the milky way

White is the colour of fluffy clouds in the blue sky

White is the colour of rich vanilla in the sun on a hot day

Ocean haiku

                                                         Ocean

                                                 The ocean is blue

                                            Marine mammal habitat

                                                 Don’t litter the sea

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