Matariki

It was a cool and windy morning.When all of the kids were excited for Matariki. Everyone was so excited to see some stars and learn about Matariki.

On Monday we went down to room 10 to make some bread.We first had half of room 15 to go down to room 10 and half if room 10 to come down to room 15.Some of us were excited to taste some nice and delicious bread.We had Mrs keys in room 10 teaching us to make bread and Mrs Barton in room 5 doing some crafting.I first went down to room 10 and Mrs Keys welcomed us in.We all took a seat and started to learn how to make bread.Mrs Keys first got some flour,Baking powder and some boiling hot water. She's first had some people to put 5 cups of flour into a bowl.Then she had another person to put 10 tea spoon of baking powder inside the bowl.She said if we are going to put 1 cup of flower then 2 teaspoon of baking powder.Then she added some boiling water then she mixed it.She mixed it until it was smooth.Then she turned on the frying pad and started to pour in the ingredients that we made.After it was cooked we let it cool down and then we put some yummy fresh butter and spreaded them onto our delicious bread.I could smell the bread.When I first tasted it,it was yum and amazing.

After that we had a quick switch the kids that were in room 15 comes down to room 10 to bake some bread and the kids that were in room 10 comes down to room 15 and make some stars and do some crafting.When I got to room 15,my class i was so excited to makes some Matariki stars with half of room 10.First of all my teacher Mrs Barton was explaining the things we have to do.Then we had to grab a buddy and start to share our Chromebooks with the little kids.We had to get a buddy to work with.The we all got a colored pieces of paper then I helped my buddy to make a star because they were so stuck on making the Matariki stars.When all of us finished we all put it in a pile on a table.

Then it was Friday. The day where everyone celebrate Matariki. The kapa haka kids were gonna perform in the hall.After morning tea it was assembly every gathered together in the hall to celebrate Matariki. All of the classes all brang there kites that they made during Matariki week.When everybody walked in we had the kapa haka group on stage and the hall was decorated beautifully.I was in the kapa haka group by the way we had lots of songs to sing.I was so excited to sing the Matariki song.When it was time to sing the Matariki song everybody started to sing a long.The song goes like this.

Song:
Tena koutou
Matariki
Kimokimo mai
e te range e
Kake tea koe e ou
hari koa taku nga kou
no te mea he tohu aroha

Anei matou
o tamariki nei
e mihi atu
no mai haere mai
hoki mai
tohu tea,te,tou,hou

After the song and the assembly we all went down to the courts and flyed our kites.It was so crowded with lots of kids and some kite got riped because everybody kite was stuck.

That was the end of Matariki week.I was so tired and exhausted.I found Matariki so fun.My favourite part was when we flyed our kites in the fresh windy air.