Maori- Mataraki

This week for Maori we had Whai Odie. We were learning about Matariki. If we didn't finish our Pepeha's we had to finish it. First had to tell Whai Odie some things about Matariki. Then we had to get in partners. In our partners we needed one chrome book and had to find stories of Matariki on youtube. We needed to find four stories of Matariki. After that we had to tell Whai Odie some things we discovered about Matariki. Once we finished that we learnt a new song about the six sisters and the Matariki. We also sang another Maori song. Matariki is on June the 15th. When it is Matariki which is Maori new years we celebrate and have feasts. Matariki only goes on for once a year. Matariki in Japanese is called Subaru which is a car brand. Matariki in English is called Pleiades. Matariki is when there are seven stars in the sky which are Tupu a nuku, Tupu a rangi, Waipunarangi, Waiti, Waita and Ururangi. Whenever Matariki is over the seven stars will disappear.  I had a lot of fun learning about Matariki and learning new songs. Here is the links to the songs- Matariki Waiata, Aio ki te Aorangi,
Here is the links to the stories-  A Matariki Story, The story of Matariki, Matariki & Matariki