The Powhiri Process by Indi, Sapphire and Alaska

                 

We have been learning about being welcomed onto a marae. Here is my writing work about the powhiri process.

Kawa Of Care

We have been learning to the Kawa Of Care which tells us about how to look after your Chromebook and be cyber smart. We had to chose three rules to write about. Here is my work

Wharenui

Wharenui

A wharenui is a meeting house where you can go and learn.
It represents an important ancestor that belonged to that tribe.
The tahuhu or spine runs along the top of the wharenui. In the centre
is the poutokomanawa or heart of the ancestor.  The head is called
koruru, the arms are called maihi and at the end of the maihi
are raparapara, or hands. The amo or legs are below the maihi.
Inside the wharenui if you look up you will see the heke, rafters
or ribs which are carved with stories of maori history.

A wharenui can open its doors in a natural disaster if some people's
house are damaged and they give them food and a nice place to stay.
They can stay there as long as they want until there house is fixed.
In Auckland they open their doors for the homeless because there
was so many of the homeless people on the streets in winter.

Wharenui can be used for celebrations like weddings and birthdays.
They can be used for meetings. You can also have a funeral there.

Karoro School Values

For the beginning of the year  we have been learning about our school values . Here is my work showing our school values and some ways we can deminstarte them.