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Matariki Art

On Monday 24th of June Room 7 was making Matariki stuff like
Matariki art. 

So first we did was to cut a mountain on a paper and get
how many
colours you want so you can make the Matariki thing.

So my colours were blue, purple, and brown but it looks
like red but it brown. And then Miss Ashley came and gave
us a black cardboard so we can draw in and also she gave us paper
clips so the mountain can stay still while we are drawing. Then Miss
Ashley gave us an example on tripoli’s table then we were waiting so
we can start .

So then she was finished talking then I ran to my

table and started to draw but then I almost made a
mistake so then it when on the paper so I didn’t care so
I just kept going so then I was nearly finished so then
Miss Ashley got out the paint for the stars. Then I was
finished then I started to do the star. Then I was finished .

The Matariki

The Matariki

Matariki is the name for a star cluster that includes the star Matariki.

There is 9 stars called Matariki, Waiti, Waita, Tupu-a-nuku, Tupu-a-rangi,

Waipuna-a-rangi, Uru-a-rangi, Hiwa-i-te--rangi, pohutukawa.

The cluster is known by other names around the world one of

these names is the pleiades Matariki is first seen in New Zealand skies

between late May and early June.

This marks the start of the maori new year the timing of celebrations differs

amongst different iwi. Some start Matariki from the rising of the star Matariki.

For other iwi, celebrations are started with the sighting of the star Puanga. The

first full moon after Matariki marks the start of the new year in some areas. Still

others start from the first new moon following Matariki appearance. The cluster

disappears from New Zealand skies during autumn. This signals the time to harvest

crops and fill the storehouses. As such, when Matariki could be seen

once again, stocks would be full and celebrations and feasts could be

held. 

Traditionally, Matariki was a time for whānau to gather together. It was a time to remember and celebrate. It was also a time to share knowledge of the land and traditions. Matariki forms part of the Māori lunar calendar called Maramataka.

The stars were used as a guide to the seasons. If the stars were bright, then
a productive season lay ahead. When this happened, crops would be planted in

September. When the stars were hazy or dim, planting.

All About Fossils

Fossils are dead animals or plants. They are usually
skeletons found embedded in rock. Sometimes fossils
are footprints or poo. Small animals or insects get stuck
in tree sap which hardens and traps them forever. Large
animals can get trapped in ice, or their carcass gets
trapped.
in layers of rock. Over thousand of years, pressure
builds up
and the ground. Next  the mould left if filled with minerals
that form rock. This rock is shape is the fossils - an exact
replica of the dinosaurs. This process takes 10,000 years.
Palaeontologists find fossils when the top layer of dirt or rock
washes away.

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