Māori@Marshland

 Here is Amelia's and Mabel's screencastify about commands in te reo! Well done girls!

 By Bex Osborn In Toroa we delved further into understanding the importance of representing who we are, where we come from and the stories we can tell.  Ta moko is a traditional facial tattoo that shows about our whanau and where we have come from.  The students looked into the meaning of various shapes in Maori culture and linked this back to their whanau and culture and created their own Ta moko.

 CAROLYN DAVIES  Toroa have been getting their creative juices flowing as we learn about Matariki and the legend of the Seven Sisters. There are so many stories around the world, from different cultures that are associated with the Pleiades star cluster.  After looking at these, and learning about the individual stars, Toroa created some unique prints showing mountains that depict the New Zealand landscape (and one that shows Table Mountain in South Africa) and the constellation that can be found in the dawn sky.  Watch this video to find how you can find the constellation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3ETD3rPnFQ&t=14s  Matariki is on 2 July this year. The images attached are a snapshot of the beautiful prints that our tamariki have created. We will be displaying some of them in the office area, as well as in our hub, for you to see as we head towards Mātariki.

In the Kiwi hub, we are celebrating the beginning of Matariki. We are all having fun with Art and Reading around Matariki. We are also writing the story about Matariki and learning some Waiata.