All about Matariki

Last week it was Matariki and we did rotations between all of the classes.  In Te Re Pakeha we did interactive talking pictures it was pretty cool.  Watch this space for a movie when we finish them.

Here are some facts about Matariki.

• Matariki is also the name of the Maori new year
• You can see the stars of matariki most of the year, but they disappear from the night sky in Aotearoa in the late april and the stars appear again in winter{in the late May or early June}
• Matariki is the name of the biggest star.  She is the eldest sister and guides her younger sisters to their places in the sky.

Whaea Toni wrote a children's book about Matariki. Here it is... 

Wonder

In Te Reo Pakeha we are reading the book "Wonder" by Raquel J. Palacio 

So far I think this book is interesting.
This book is about a boy called August with a class eye. He has had many surgeries in different parts of his body.
He has never been to school until now, so far he is enjoying himself. He has found a few friends like Summer, Charlotte and Jack Will. He met Charlotte and Jack Will when they took him on a tour around the school. Summer and August were instant friends. They have a special name for their table called "The Summer Table" I think the adventure has just begun........





                                                      

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