Ngaa mihi o te tau hou! On Thursday we came together as a school to view Matariki as it appeared in the sky. The tuakana had had a noho the night before. Many of us came before dawn to join the tuakana around the fire to say karakia, to remember those that had passed, the new babies that had been born and of course to view the kahui of whetū that make up Matariki.
After we sighted Matariki we went for a hikoi around the school and Matua Ricki lead us in the naming of the classrooms for the new bilingual pathway - Ngai Kete! We are no longer Waitī - we are now Kono. All the classes in Ngai Kete are named after woven baskets that start with the simple kono then as the tamariki grow they move through the classes, learning more complex mahi, so too does the weaving of the kete become more complex. Manawatia Matariki!
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