Matariki

Next Tuesday 10 selected students from the senior classes are getting the opportunity to go to teoro and learn about Matariki (AKA maori news year the time frame is 25th June- 25th July.) Most students who are selected will inherit a bit of maori ethnicity or people who want to learn more about the maori culture and not score a free day off school. Personally I think this is a great idea because this will make sure that our culture will never be forgotten. If you don't know what tamariki is then here is a brief explanation on how it works, what it is and how it started. What is Matariki? Matariki, a maori name meaning  a special cluster of stars is also known as pleiades. They rise in mid-Winter which represents when Tamariki ( Maori New Years.)

 When is Tamariki? Different tribes celebrate this Maori celebration at different time dates as we all have different beliefs about it.

Playdough

 Last Thursday the students in room 11 who didn't go to rugby has the ability to make playdough. With the help of our teacher (Miss tupou) helped us make the dough and the consistency. we used the primary colours some of us mixed the primary colours and made secondary colours. my group ( Reece, Dayton, Jayden and myself made a purple and messed up blue. In my opinion the purple playdough was much better because it was fluffy. smooth and fun to play with. It was a fun opportunity to have a playful session with our classmates and i am pretty sure everyone enjoyed.

here are some images

Senior's Umu

On the 1st of June we had a spectacular Samoan Umu ( a traditional delicacy)with a chocolate cupcakes that were provided from Reece's Mother as it was his Birthday. Majority of our class were selected to either go with Mr Faalili  and prepare the part of the Umu with him, or stay at the school and prepare it with some teachers. The Samoan dish included ingredients  or other islander food were Chop Suey, Pig heads, Crayfish potato salad,Chicken, Lamb chops and Taro. Myself could take weeks to explain what happened and how they prepared or cooked it so you can have a look at some of the photos and videos. It was a great experience when eating this delicious food and I can not wait for more stuff like this.