Matariki Stars

This week in class we were making Matariki Stars out of paper stars, We made them by writing information about Matariki on each star, I had help with my star from my classmates  because I was struggling to keep up. They helped colour in the stars to make them look colourful. We cut them out,  folded them in half and glued them together. They tied the string to both of the holes we have hung them on the wire.

Matariki Breakfast

This morning we had a shared breakfast to celebrate Matariki.
It was delicious.
I enjoyed eating with my friends.

Matariki

Matariki

What is matariki? Matariki is a group of stars who are sisters.
There are nine sisters at night you can see a group of stars twinkling
in the skies. 

Only in June you can see them.
The nine stars are called, Matariki, Pohutukawa, Waiti, Waita,
Waipuna-a-Rangi, Tupuanuku, Tuarangi, Ururangi, and Hiwa-i-te-Rangi.
Maori people celebrate Matariki by enjoying food, songs, games and
haka as a family. It is a time to remember the people who have passed away,
and to celebrate new life into their families.