Matariki

Matariki Art Rotation

By Cahn Corbett

Two days ago was amazing. Wednesday 6th June 2018 at Oratia school there was a Matariki Arts Rotation for the Tuakana. We learned to Make Kite out of bamboo flax and cardboard by working in a team and other cool stuff. We did this because it is Matariki on June 14th 2018 and we are going to have a haungi on June 21st 2018.

We did many fun activities including: Ki o Rahi, Kite making and Matariki star art while listening to Maori stories. They were very fun and most of them were new to me but they were all fun especially Ki o Rahi because I had to rip the tags off everyone who ran.

My biggest challenge was the kite making because I had to tie the cardboard to the bamboo  with the flax which was really complicated because you had to do them in this weird knot.

Also I had to rip the flax into little strips.

My favorite activity was Ki o Rahi because it was fun and was a team game. Team X had to run and touch the cone’s, it doesn't matter how many, then you try get to the middle without getting ripped. Team O needed to rip team X and the strikers need to throw the ball at the barrell past team X defenders.

This Matariki Art Rotation was awesome and fun. I learned so much that most of it I learned and I haven't heard it before. It was awesome and I wish I could do it again. If I do one again this one that I did at Oratia school would probably be better I really enjoyed it and if you do a Matariki Art Rotation I bet you will like it to.

  

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