Matariki Brochure

LI. Create a brochure about Matariki

Outside template

Inside template

Matariki is the Maori new year celebration. It takes places each year when the cluster of stars known as Matariki are seen in our skies. The new year is a time for new beginnings and is a time to embrace tradition. To share our research with people we have created a brochure about what each star represents, how we can celebrate Matariki, what it is, and how we can celebrate the Matariki. 

Something I found interesting was that I am able to show what Matariki is to people who doesn't understand it. 

Matariki Harvest

                                                                 LI:Create a DLO about food that is harvest in Matariki

Matariki is the Maori new year celebration. It takes places each year when the cluster of stars known as Matariki are seen in our skies. The new year is a time for new beginnings and is a time to embrace tradition.
To strengthen our connections to Matariki we had a choice of research activities.I enjoyed this task because I got to use my researching skills to find out the food harvested in Matariki.Something I learnt about harvest foods in matariki is all the different foods harvest throughout the session of Matariki.

Matariki

LI.to strengthen our connections to Matariki.


Matariki is the Maori new year celebration. It takes places each year when the cluster of stars known as Matariki are seen in our skies. The new year is a time for new beginnings and is a time to embrace tradition. To strengthen our connections to Matariki we had a choice of research activities.

I found out that when the Matariki disappears, this is a signal for the Maori people to gather and preserve crops. 

I enjoyed doing this activity because I was able to explore more about what Matariki is. 

Places In Aotearoa

This week for Te Reo Maori we have been translating Maori named places into English using Maori Dictionary. During this task we also need to search up where each name of the place was North or South. Some of the places are Whakatu - Nelson, Waihopai - Invercargill, etc. Lastly we labelled each place on the New Zealand map. I enjoyed learning about the places of New Zealand in Maori. 

Bubble Science

LI: to conduct a scientific experiment about bubbles.

Today for tech we have been learning about the science behind bubbles. 

The first task was writing about our learning goals and outcome. Then we made notes about the structure of a bubble.

Next we watched a video about how bubbles are made and some information about the name of the wand which is the stick to blow the bubbles. 

For the second task we watched a video about how to create three types of bubbles using the methods shown. 

Then we started creating our bubble solutions in pairs. The ingredients that we used were water, sugar, glycerol, and detergent. 

After that we created the solution and used fuzzy sticks and straws to make bubbles.

Something I found interesting was creating the cube inside the bubbles, because it was quite diffifult to make when the bubbles were popping frequently.

Ancient Greece posing

LI: To use our smart searching skills to expand our knowledge of Ancient Greek Mythology.

Today David shared the next reading challenge with us. It is all about the Greek gods and helps us to practise the skills we have been learning in our reading lessons with our teachers.

David created this task as part of his CARE award challenges. In this posting activity, we first pick five Gods or Goddesses and pick an image from around the world or the God or Goddess and write a caption for the post.

I found this activity fun because as a group we got to use this task as an instagram post but about goddess.

The post that I found most interesting was Hera because it was It is hard to be the goddess of marriage when normally everyone usually cheats on everyone!

Identifying Comparisons

LI: To use our smart searching skills to expand our knowledge of Ancient Greek Mythology.

Today David shared the next reading challenge with us. It is all about the Greek gods and helps us to practise the skills we have been learning in our reading lessons with our teachers.

David created this task as part of his CARE award challenges. In this smart searching activity, we used our comprehension and research skills to learn about the difference between Athens and Sparta.

I found this activity fun because both of them had differences. 

The fact I found most interesting was education for boys because both of them didn't have the same perspectives for boys.