Myths & Legends!

This term our topic is about Maori Myths & Legends. Every term before we start a topic Whaea Ata likes to ask us some 'prior knowledge' Questions to see how much knowledge we have learnt throughout the topic. Below the questions are some of our responses.

What is a myth?

- Te Ngahere, Lizzy, Matariki and Leilani - Fairy Tale
- Myra - something that is made up from years ago.
- Ngamoekura - I think it is a god.
- Jada and Chanel - Not too sure.
- Dexarne - I think it is a tale or a legend.
- Calais - A story that is not true, but not in existence.
- Suaad - A myth is a magical tale that is either true or false.
- Precious - A myth is something that could be real but people do not have any proof of it.


What is a legend?
- Precious - A legend is something that is from years ago while the gods were alive.
- Suaad - A legend is like a myth but it's true.
- Leilani - Old history.
- Calais - A true story.
- Matariki - Something from a long time ago
- Dexarne - A story from years ago that's true, I think.
- Chanel - A story that is true, but I'm not quite sure.
- Jada - A person that is a boss of the gods.
- Ngamoekura - A person or object that has a special thing.
- Myra - A person who is remembered.

Some myths or legends that we know:

- Maui & the Sun
- Kupe
- Mahuika
- Hine raukatauri
- Tangaroa
- Tane Mahuta
- Papatuanuku & Ranginui
- The legend of the seven whales

And the prep begins...

This year a majority of our class will be performing at the Primary and Intermediate National Kapa Haka competition which will be held in Palmerston North. This is an awesome opportunity for us to represent not only our school but, also our Maori heritage so, make sure you follow us on our Journey to hitting the nationals stage!

Here's a few photo's from one of our kapa haka practices where we got to use tititoria (sticks). Although it was difficult at first to keep in time, some of us managed to maintain a bit of rhythm and control of our rakau.

"Com'on guys get Banking Wise"

Thanks ASB for the awesome Get Wise program. We learnt a lot about credit cards, making wise decisions and the importance of asking lots of questions.

Here's a photo of us with our brand spanking new wrist bands. Ka mau te wehi ASB!

Room 20 Check out Polyfest!

Most of our class were very fortunate to have the opportunity to attend the Auckland Secondary Schools Polynesian Festival, or just Polyfest for short.

We had an amazing day out! We got to walk around the festival and see what was happening, what school's were performing and what was being sold around at the different stages.

Here are some photo's of some of the things we saw and did today.

Ka Pai Room 20! A Message from Whaea Donna & Room 14 :)

Last week, a few girls from our class were fortunate enough to publish some of their awesome  writing in the school's newsletter.

The girls spoke about what they had been learning in terms of the Treaty of Waitangi and they also described how Fantastic their trip to Waitangi was.

Here's a little Message from some of our teina in our school.

Ngā mihi Whaea Donna me ngā taitamariki ō te Ruma 14. :)

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Congratulations Matariki, Tamara, Serenade and Myra on your awesome recounts that were published in this week’s school panui!  I’m sure every family at CPS have enjoyed reading your experiences and learning more about The Treaty of Waitangi.

Keep up the great work!

Three cheers from Whaea Donna and Room 14 J

Piping picking at Te Haumi, Paihia!

In the olden days and still today, Maori people use the moana (sea) as a great source for gathering kaimoana (seafood) to feed their many manuhiri (guests). 

Matua Des gave us a similar scenario where we had to go out into the moana and collect our own kaimoana to feed our whole group. This is what we collected :) 

Special mihi to Lenny and Suliafu for carry our pipi's back to the shore! Nga mihi kourua.

Day 1 of our Waitangi Trip!

Here some photo's from our trip. 

Day 1 - Arrival day - A quick de-brief before we all bordered the bus to go swimming at the Kerikeri Stone house.