Over the last two weeks, my class has been learning about Matariki (Maori New Year).
We all did a worksheet to find out all about Matariki. I found out that the stars only appear in late May and early June. I also found out quite a few Maori words and what they mean, like hakari (feast) and pataka kai (storage house).
I found it challenging to find out what the te reo Maori words mean in English because they were not in the worksheet so I had to do more research.
I enjoyed working with my group to find the information in the worksheet.
Before I did this activity I knew about the nine stars and that you can celebrate in your own way because there is no such thing as a right or wrong way to celebrate Matariki.
I feel like I have learned a lot about Matariki and now I know more about the stars and how a group of stars is called a constellation and they always move together in a cluster.
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