Spring Haikus Continued

We have been learning about haikus. Please click on the links before to check out some of the published poems.

https://animoto.com/play/eYNYzy3VY8080TnHSnJmAw?autostart=1

https://animoto.com/play/i2Ef9dO6xBfOsLdnGNO5Rw?autostart=1

https://animoto.com/play/zwV91vaGhKTIxtI8AMSuUA?autostart=1

Spring Haiku

Check out our Animoto haikus



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Marae Trip Haikus

Here is a random selection of haikus from today's lesson


Wharenui
Wairaka weaving
patterns on the roof and wall
inside the marae

By Liseti

Wharenui
Welcoming and calm
beautiful Maori carvings
traditional songs

By Uinise

Marae
Traditional house
beautiful gardens and lakes
colourful patterns

By David

Marae
Powhiri singing
spring water flowing from the ground
and telling stories

By Rohan

Our Marae Trip

Today we went to the Te Hoho Kotahirangh Marare.

They welcomed us in with a powihiri. We gave them a koha of silverbeet, eggs and honey from our school.

In class we have been learning about Paikea and looking at the artwork of Robyn Kahukiwa.

We are designing our own picture book about Wairaka's journey to New Zealand. Its illustrations are similar to the Paikea storybook because we have designed our own kowhaiwhai and tukutuku patterns. We looked at these patterns inside the Marae and learnt the story of how these came to be.

At the marare we learnt about the story of Wairaka, We also looked at the carving of her. They told us how Wairaka was a talented weaver.

We visited the spot where legend has it that Wairaka stamped her foot and a spring came out.

We also saw the home of the pukekeos who are the kaitiaki of the area.

Wairaka used to visit Auckland and burn a big fire on top of Owairaka to signal to her brother that she was home to see him.

We had an amazing morning tea of milo, cookies and fruit.

I felt very happy because I learnt a lot of new things like how to weave a harakeke flower. I saw the wonderful carvings and the amazing weaving.

By Daniella