We know that Matariki is about sharing kai so we made biscuits showing the nine stars of Matariki. We had lots of fun making our biscuits! Some people must do lots of baking at home as they were a great help to those who haven't had a lot of experience. As we each had our own biscuit we were able to show the pattern of the Matariki stars in our own way - and we could eat them once we had finished our mahi - perfect!
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One of our activities to celebrate Matariki this year was to make God's Eyes. Some of us had tried this year and were very keen to have another go. Could we remember how to weave these colourful patterns that we had experimented with last year? Yes we could - and this year they were even better! Everyone was super engaged and determined to complete their God's Eye. Some of us got a little frustrated to begin with when we couldn't keep our sticks in position, or we couldn't remember the weaving pattern. However with a lot of kia manawanui from our friends, and kia kaha that encouraged us not to give up, we all created our own unique and fantastic God's Eye! Some people were so keen they found themselves a long pair of sticks from the garden and worked on a second, even greater, God's Eye!
On Thursday, in the last week of Term Two, Hayley's mum brought their beautiful five week old, Pomeranian x Maltese puppies, in for us to have a cuddle with. I think we all would have taken one home in our pocket for the holidays if we were allowed! Have a look at our photos - here
We finally tried the delicious honey that we were kindly given by McGregor's Honey last term. There were four different flavours - one j...
