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We are learning about Matariki - the Maori New Year

Matariki literally means the ‘eyes of god’ (mata ariki) or ‘little eyes’ (mata riki). Some say that when Ranginui, the sky father, and Papatūānuku, the earth mother were separated by their offspring, the god of the winds, Tāwhirimātea, became angry, tearing out his eyes and hurling them into the heavens. Others say Matariki is the mother surrounded by her six daughters, Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Waitī, Waitā, Waipuna-ā-rangi and Ururangi. One account explains that Matariki and her daughters appear to assist the sun, Te Rā, whose winter journey from the north has left him weakened.

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

We are learning how to do an observational drawing
The learners of Room Four have been practicing the skills of observational drawing - looking and drawing the details you see, on rocks, leaves and insects. They are realising that this is a difficult process but have done so well for their first attempts!!!

Rocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leaves

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are learning that fractions are a part of a whole.
The learners of Room four have been learning that pieces can be compared to a whole picture. They had to count how many pieces in their whole and then work out the fraction of colours they used compared to the whole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are learning about onomatopoeias and what their functions in writing include! Some examples....

 

 

Happy Birthday!