Nuhaka exchange 2019

Well, what a fun day at Nuhaka the year 5,6s had. Nuhaka you guys were really challenging because you were to fast for us to tackle you well running in the paste of a rocket. We had an awesome time from a powiti to netball and even the chess was held on 26/6/19 at Nuhaka school. Each year we have a  exchanged my principal said he was counting on the way to nuhaka in the bus how many years makaraka school and nuhaka school have been participating in this event. I'm glad to say he said 5 years we have been together getting our skills up to the right level. This day isn't just about winning most of all it is about teamwork and meeting new people. It was a pleasure to be facing a sporty team because then we have to up our level. Thank you to Nuhaka school for hosting the year5,6s of makaraka school at your school for this year . I won't be at makaraka school next year because I am going to Gisborne intermediate school I wish you all luck.

Should It be a Holiday

Matariki, the group of seven stars known as the Pleiades star cluster. Matariki appears annually and is believed to mark the beginning of the Maori New Year. The beginning of an entirely new year for the native people of New Zealand! So why is this important and beautiful celebration passed by every year without much notice by the general Kiwi public?

As a nation, we should be celebrating this day, just as we celebrate January 1st each year. I mean, who doesn’t love a good old New Year’s celebration? Who wouldn’t want to celebrate twice?

However, before I get into too far deep into this debate, let me quickly explain what Matariki is! Some people think of Matariki as a mother star with six daughters, often referred to as the Seven Sisters. Others think that Matariki is the ‘eyes of the god’. Matariki appears in the eastern sky sometime around the shortest day of the year and is thought to determine how successful the harvested crop will be in the coming season. The brighter the stars, the more productive the crop will be.

Traditionally Matariki was celebrated by gathering with whanau and reflecting on the past. The connection to the stars provided an opportunity for families to remember their whakapapa and those ancestors who had passed away to the heavens. Offerings were made to land-based gods who would help provide good crops, and new trees were planted to signal new beginnings. Many of these celebrations are still practiced today, however, there are many new ways also. Most celebrations focus on music, song, dance, food, and family. To me, it seems that Matariki is an amazing opportunity for Maori to share their stories and culture with the wider community, and I would love to see more events and activities planned throughout the country to share and celebrate Matariki.

We could celebrate this important day so much better. Personally, I see it as a big mistake that the NZ Government did not pass a bill in 2009 that proposed a public holiday to mark Matariki. The bill suggested Matariki be recognized as a national holiday, but was rejected in Parliament, which is a shame for such a worthy issue. Matariki is an opportunity for us to have a unique and somewhat home-grown holiday. It would provide an opportunity for an increase in awareness surrounding Matariki, with people celebrating up and down the country.

Our country was built upon the Maori people and their culture, it seems unfair that we do not recognize the very beginning of their New Year with more significance. Matariki is falling in a week’s time this year, on the 25th of June. You have just enough time to prepare a feast, prepare a party, even just prepare a moment of joy and respect. That’s what Kiwi Kids do.  

Critical Thinking Questions:

• Why is Matariki particularly important for our NZ Nation? -   Maori used Matariki for a sign for when to plant crops.If the stars were clear and bright, It was a sign that a favorable and an awesome season lay ahead and plating would begin in September
• Should we all celebrate, just those who choose to, or just Maori people? - I personally think that Matariki should be celebrated by every single culture so that we can have a day holiday because it is a Maori new year. 

How long has Matariki been celebrated for? - Some iwi, or tribes, start celebrations when Matariki is first seen, however it is the first new moon after Matariki that officially signals the Maori New Year. Some people celebrate the New Year on the day the new moon rises, and others celebrate on the day after the new moon. Celebrations can last for up to 3 days.

Friday Fun day

As you can see each Friday we have a Friday fun day with mandarin science and drama also P.E
It is a fun time to get ready for your weekend Hope you liked me commented on my slide.!

Survivor question charts

 This is the Survivor chart that my class and I are working on this week. We are going to be posting a play around this topic by David Hill....

Marakai Masterchef Makaraka School 2019

  
What is marakai 
well, the marakai is a master chef night when the year 4,5,6S. This is the slide show that I and my buddy Isabella made. You can see if you read my slide we made a dish which was on fritters we had lots of ingredients in the fritters and in our cherry bomb drink.We had lots of fun the winners were goat curry which was Max G and Oscar H

Investigate on the huia birds

Today Tuesday 18th of June my class and I got into groups. We are in the middle of an investigation about a huia brooch. We got sent lots of information about huia birds because there is a man in Wellington who is wife died and he found a huia brooch that he gave her years ago . And she never wore it because she felt bad that they kill huias for getting a huia brooch. So we made movies in groups to explain the story about the years ago.I really enjoyed performing the play and then making everyone laugh out loud...

Did the film communicate the script?

My movie was talking about all the things it had like the duke of york, What happened to the huia.s

Did it communicate the rising emotion being portrayed?

There were lots of different emotions like crying to happy from even laughing. it really explained the story really well.

What could you shoot differently?

I reckon we can shoot differently by having the person in the tree and not shaking the iPad around well videoing
What would make your film more understandable?

Not laughing and being silly
What would give your film more emotional impact?

There is no answer to that

Fast 5 Netball

On Wednesday last week, the year 5,6s had a choice of going to netball. We had trails if there were too many people. So put my hand up and I got picked for it. When the day came Mel the office lady and miss McIntosh took us down. We had 2 teams. We played our first game that was really fun because it was a warm-up game. My opinion for next time is to train at school and have a few games over the weeks apart from that well it was the best netball comp


So Thankyou Makaraka School

Scorpio star sign Information

This is today' school work we are learning about stars and navigation. Today was really fun because we are painting zodiac stars. If you have read my writing down below you would have seen that I am a Scorpio which is in November. My class and I have been doing heaps of learning and is getting lots of information about stars and navigation!!!

Moa story

4/6/19
Today we did this story and did some answers to the questions
I have learned a lot of things during the session I will learn even more by the time I have read the story

How can we help the world

Ways to Make the World a Better Place

1. Volunteer your time at local schools. ...
2. Recognize the humanity of other people, and respect their dignity. ...
3. Use less paper. ...
4. Drive less. ...
5. Conserve water.