Matariki, week 9-10

We have been learning about Matariki, Maori New Year. 

We have done some art. There are 7 stars in Matariki and several myths as to what they mean or represent. The pleisaides disappear in May and when they reappear in the sky that's the New Year. Maori use the stars clarity to figure out if the coming year will be a good year or not and whether they will have a good harvest. 

We had some ladies from the public library Come to talk to us about Matariki. We were very lucky.

We were read a book called Matariki.

We learnt a song. You can see it by clicking the link. 

http://youtu.be/_z6Mbea_uDY

We also did some art. We made Maori  cloaks too. We used patterns to make rubbings.