Explanations


 * ** Term 2 2010 **
 * Name: Priyanka **
 * LI: WAL to explain how Newmarket celebrates Matariki. **

Matariki is a celebration to celebrate the Maori New Year Matariki. We know it is Matariki when the seven stars appear in the sky at night. Usually Maori New Year starts June 14th and ends July 14th.

The signs for Matariki are when our sports winter exchange starts and it is really cold outside. There will be lots of Tui around Newmarket Primary. When you can see your breathe or the days get shorter and the nights get longer.

Newmarket Primary prepares for Matariki by learning the Maori traditional games and activities such as string games, knuckle bones, making fish hooks and making pois. They do these games because it is cold out side and they do these games inside so they also know what they can do inside on winter days.

We celebrate Matariki by getting together like having a feast together. It is all about being together because we make connections and that is how we get to know each other. We hold a Matariki disco and that was all about making connections and having a great time together.

That is what Matariki is all about. It is mostly about whanaungatanga which is making connections with each other and having fun on this special occasion. Someday this celebration will probably affect all of New Zealand so all of the New Zealanders in the world will celebrate Matariki. || ** Term 2 2010 Name: Srishti LI: WAL to explain how Newmarket celebrates Matariki. **

Matariki is the maori new year and is about the seven stars because those are the main stars and they have behind it. These stars are special because they only appear between June and July. Matariki is mainly about whanaunatanga and being a good kaitiaki.

The signs of matariki are the nights are getting longer and the days are getting shorter. Tuis appearing the trees. At that time you can see your breath in cold air because it is much more colder.

Some of the activities about matariki are making hot soups because then you can use the vegetables that have been grown. Kapa haka groups learning new songs and dances. Learning indoor traditional games because it is cold out side and it gives you a option of games to play. One item people make at matariki are karere they are used for goal setting.

Some of the ways we celebrate matariki are having a disco because that gets us together which is whanaungatanga. Getting your kites that you’ve made flying on a windy day.

Matariki is about whanaunatanga which is coming together because this makes new connections and most activities need a person to do it with. || LI: WAL to explain how Newmarket celebrates Matariki. ** Matiriki is a New Zealand celebration when Maori come together to celebrate because of Matariki. You can tell when it is matariki by seeing the seven stars very brightly.
 * ** Name: Carson

The signs of Matariki are leaves falling off trees, harvesting crops, birds migrating, catching a special type of eel, tui showing up at Newmarket primary, nights getting longer, days getting shorter and cold temperature. The reason why nature does this stuff is because Matariki takes place in autumn.

Newmarket primary school prepares for Matariki by doing activities such as learning Te reo/Maori words, string games, knuckle bones, poi and stick games. The reason why they do it is because in winter the children can’t play outside so they learn some of these activities so they won’t get bored.

Newmarket primary school celebrates Matariki by preparing and cooking a feast such as soup, doing activities together and making things together. This is whanaungatanga because you do this together. At the end you eat the feast with other people that you celebrate with.

Matariki is important because it belongs to the Maori and they were the first people in New Zealand. I predict that in the future Matariki will become a public holiday. I also predict that in the future Matariki will become known for many years. || ** Term 2 2010 Name: Ivy ** Matariki is important to New Zealand because it is the Maori New Year. Matariki is when the seven stars appear in the sky at night.
 * LI: WAL to explain how Newmarket celebrates Matariki. **

The signs for Matariki are the seven stars, the leaves from the trees fall off, it gets colder, the days get shorter, the nights gets longer, the wind gets stronger and a sign for Newmarket is that the tui comes.

Newmarket celebrate Matariki by harvesting vegetable and making soup and fried bread. We go to the Domain to fly kites. We make god’s eye, do traditional games such as poi, sticks, string games and knuckle bones. We also learn how to speak the Maori language. We play traditional games because it is winter and we don’t go outside in winter.

We celebrate Matariki by coming together to make connections which is also whanaungatanga. ||