It's Time to Celebrate Matariki!

It is Matariki and we have been learning all about what Matariki is and how it is celebrated.  Here is an acrostic poem we wrote together as a class incorporating some of the things we have learnt.  Enjoy!

Matariki               By Rm 28/29

Māori New Year!

A time to predict the harvest

The Seven Sisters shining brightly

Ancestors are remembered by singing waiata

Rise and shine before dawn to catch a glimpse

In the sky we fly kites up high to say “hi!”

Kumara, yum, yum! Let’s share a hangi.

It’s Matariki time!

Auckland Tsunami Risk Zone

Our Inquiry focus this year is Community and in Rm 28/29 we are looking at how our community would react in the event of a natural disaster.  We read this article the other day about how Auckland is actually very vulerable to tsunamis as we are surrounded by the ocean.  Check out the article and see if you are in an evacuation zone!

Auckland tsunami risk zone huge

 Tsunami evacuation maps