Friday 29 July 2016

Our Matariki Haiku

Pod 7 used their knowledge of the haiku poem format, and counted the syllables carefully to write some great examples about Matariki.
Check that we have got the 5-7-5 pattern correct




The stars shine brightly
You can see them in winter
And share time with friends

Ashton  & Tane


The seven sisters
The Matariki cluster
Stars shining brightly
Peyton & Isabella

Matariki stars
Shine in the night sky in June
The seven sisters

Rohan

Stars shining brightly
Means a good harvesting year
To grow fruit and veg

Aston

They shine very bright
There are seven of the stars
They glow in the dark

Hannah & Zoe

Stars shining brightly
Matariki families
Matariki stars

Kobe

The seven sisters
Are the Matariki stars
In the winter sky

Dallas

The seven sisters
Matariki is special
People grow veges

Gemma

Fruit and veges grow
In the middle of winter
Matariki falls

Dillan

People plant veges
Matariki is special
Families celebrate

Kaprice

The seven sisters
Shining brightly in the sky
Matariki stars

RJ


They shine very bright
They are a constellation
The Maori new Year

Bailie
Shining in the sky
Matariki is special
Stars shining brightly

Christiaan

Matariki shines
Brightly in the winter sky
At Maori New Year

Morgan

Each June the stars rise
The people plant their veges
They are so pretty

Rohan

Matariki is
A time for celebration
And eat yummy food

Kadin

A man in a boat
Threw pebbles into the sky
Making stars shine bright

Ethan

A long time ago
A man in his waka rowed
Across the dark sky

Kaea

Matariki is
A group of seven bright stars
In the sky in June

Millie & Charli


Matariki shines
At night in the winter sky
They are eyes of God

Honey & Ella







Matariki sky
Is a group of seven stars
Shining in the dark

Charli





Matariki Sharing Day

The middle syndicate shared the work that they have been doing about Matariki.
Pods 9 and 10 shared some of their legends that they wrote about how Matariki came to be. Some classes shared their artwork, and Pod 7 shared their haiku.