Explanation Report Term 3, 2021
By Hebe
Big Idea: to create an explanation report based on information gathered on your Matariki slide and personal experiences.
Learn: I can I am learning to
Use my notes to write my own Matariki report.
Include details to support my main ideas.
Proofread my work - spelling, punctuation and paragraphing.
Check my writing makes sense and flows.
.Matariki.
By Hebe
How do we celebrate Matariki What is Matariki? Why do we celebrate Matariki? Read this to find out!
Matariki is a cluster of nine stars that appear in late May, early June. It is also the Maori new year. It is a celebration that takes place in late may early July.
It is a time to reconnect with family, tell stories and remember people who passed away. I celebrate Matariki by watching fireworks with family/friends eating home-cooked dinner telling stories and lighting lanterns
What could your family do to celebrate our Matariki Day 2022? Watch fireworks and invite family/friends over.
Matariki Myth story. In Maori, Matariki means 'tiny eyes' or 'eyes of God'. The children of the earth mother Papatuanuku and sky father, Ranginui, were divided over whether to separate them and bring light and life to the earth. Eventually, Tane Mahuta, the god of the forest, laid on his back and used his feet to force them apart. Tawhirimatea got angry and threw his eyes into the sky, his eyes shattered and became Matariki.
In conclusion, I have learnt about Matariki and am proud to say that I understand it more than I did before and I hope you will too once you have read this:)
