Maori Contemporary Dance for Waitangi Day

Some amazing teachers came to teach us some contemporary dance - Thanks Jazz and Gaby

Check out our dances .... story coming soon

There are THREE more that are slightly longer on our YouTube channel [too big for blogger]

Check them out here:

https://youtu.be/wFJL1L9QRiA 

https://youtu.be/Ts3Iz4I-jlw   

https://youtu.be/gFnXge3Th0Y

 

 

Maori Language Week

Test your Maori in this fun game

http://kupuhono.co.nz/

On the 24th of June room 22 and 21 went to Corban's Art Centre and we made a Korowai
it was so cool. First we had hession material and we had to fold the top down to about 3\4 then we had to put two fingers down at the bottom and put a line across then do it again but this time we had to do it up above the line. We had to get the long grass and cut it up the top diagonal and stub it in the first line and up through the top line and back down [like a fish].
Then turn it around and pull it so it won't came out. Then we had to get same more long grass a keep on going to the end.
Next got yellow leaves [called kenko] and do the same it is just like diving down like a fish and coming up like a dolphin and then back down and pull at the back. Then we got some feathers. This time we had to flip our korowai over and thread the feathers through. then we were finished and had to sew it together along the fold line. it was really awesome working with the fibres - but the bits of grass gets everywhere. check out our photos here
also look at Mr Qadir's awesome shots here too

By Sasha and Liutu

Matariki

Matariki

Matariki is about a group of stars which you would call the seven sisters. It is also known to be the traditional Maori New year.

The Maori new year is marked by the rise of Matariki and sighting of the next full moon.

The Matariki can be seen in the winter solstice in the eastern sky. Which this year it can be seen around the 14th of June.

Matariki is celebrated with education, remembrance and the planting of new trees and plants signaling the new beginnings. By the meaning of education, schools participate the maori new year with flax weaving, learning a haka, making seven stars and for the little kids they color in the stars.

The celebration lasts for 3 days after the new moon had risen following Matariki bec

oming visible.

In room 21 and room 22 we were celebrating Matariki by making clay necklaces that represents something.

Hook: Strengt

Twist: Friendship

Heart:Friendship

Square/ circle:Future

By Louisa

another voicethread - more Teaching Maori

awesome maori words.

Tamir & Jarred like doing things for you and we love to do any thing for any body. we would like to do maori for you and please send us more. We would like to thank you by saying tena koe.

here is our second voicethread with more maori words that Martha's Vineyard school wanted to know

Maori Voicethread

A group of 3 boys were keen on making this voicethread to teach a school in Martha's Vineyard some Maori - they are 9 and 10 years old and their names are Jarred, Tamir and Kevin.

We had a good time with helping you with your maori numbers.