Matariki/Maori New Year Celebrations - Today and Monday 23rd June
The children came in to Kindy this morning to find we were immersed in darkness,, except for a few twinkly stars around the place - wow, what was happening today!?! We have had a fabulous day celebrating the Maori New Year, including articulating "New Beginnings" with the potting of beans to take home and nurture - please share with us some pics as your bean grows!
Matariki/Pleiades/Seven
Sisters Constellation
This constellation is
visible each year only in late May early June, best viewed pre-dawn to be found
close to the Southern Cross. It represents
the Māori
New Year and signifies the end of the harvest season culminating in sharing,
learning, feasting/hākari
and festivity. It also coincides
with the celebration of Winter Solstice (in the Southern Hemisphere), representing the shortest day in the
year.
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| Jake Harland with his Matariki Stars |
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| Ethan Warren having his face painted this morning as part of our celebrations |
Oreti River Trip
On Tuesday we had a wonderful time down at the Oreti sliding down the gravel pit, throwing stones (and a gumboot) in the river, and collecting taonga/treasures for our Polyfest Art - we can't wait to see everyones footprint next week, due in by Wednesday 25th please. A big thank you to our many many helpers on the day, making this trip possible - the children had sooo much fun and were just buzzing all day!
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| Porter Wright and Oliver Davis... gravel pits, water, and BIG BIG machines = boy heaven!! |
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| Craig Reed with Joshua Short and Freddie and Walter |
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| Kate Pulley and her Grandad sorting and selecting stones for the footprint |
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| Kamryn Sinclair and Co. seeing how far they can throw the stones |
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| Oliver Keith with Mum Ashlee, and Kamryn having the best day! |
Polyfest Art
The Door project is coming along well, with the Discovery Time children adding their touch making koru patterns for the Oreti, using the stones from the Oreti - sooo meaningful!
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| The koru patterns made by the Discovery Time children on Tuesday afternoon |
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| They also decided to relocate the paua to the sky instead of the sun - great decision making skills! |
4 comments:
Wow, Christina another great blog. We love, love, love how the door is coming along. Tuesday I've heard from Ava and from many parents of the parents that went along was a great morning. Thank you to all involved who helped make the field trip happen, Ava had a great time! Keep up the great work everyone.
Love the photos, thanks for a great well organised trip to the river.
Awesome Pics from the river! Was a fun morning. Door project is coming along well.
Great fun!! The smiles and laughter of the kids coming down the gravel pits was gorgeous - Thanks Winton Kindergarten for allowing Kids to be Kids - and even me :)
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