On Tuesday 16th June 2009 Years5 and 6 walked to our bags to get ready to go to the Marae.
Finally the bus came so we got our bags and went on the bus. I walked to the back and I sat on the seat.
Finally we were there so I hopped off the bus and lined up and walked into the wharekai to put our bags away.
Next we went into our groups and we looked at the carvings. We sketched some of them in our booklet .
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Thursday, 25 June 2009
Emily's fun trip to the Marae
Before we left we were put into groups. My leader was Nikee. We also had to check if we had everything.
Then we walked on the bus to leave to the Marae.
When we arrived we got out our Aorangi Marae booklets and started to answer some of the questions in it. Then we went round to see the Hungi pit. Once we finished the outdoor activities we took our shoes off and walked into the Wharenui. When we went into the Wharenui we had to do the indoor activities and then we had to say our mihi's in front of the whole class! I was so embarrassed!!!
But after that we didn't have enough time to have a go at using the poi's so we grabbed all of our things then the teacher instructed everyone to hop on the bus so we could go back to school and work.
I enjoyed listening to everyone's mihi's when we were in the Wharenui and I also learned that the marae is not the building it's the grass in front of the building!
By Emily .S.
Then we walked on the bus to leave to the Marae.
When we arrived we got out our Aorangi Marae booklets and started to answer some of the questions in it. Then we went round to see the Hungi pit. Once we finished the outdoor activities we took our shoes off and walked into the Wharenui. When we went into the Wharenui we had to do the indoor activities and then we had to say our mihi's in front of the whole class! I was so embarrassed!!!
But after that we didn't have enough time to have a go at using the poi's so we grabbed all of our things then the teacher instructed everyone to hop on the bus so we could go back to school and work.
I enjoyed listening to everyone's mihi's when we were in the Wharenui and I also learned that the marae is not the building it's the grass in front of the building!
By Emily .S.
Monday, 22 June 2009
Blair and Kaylas cool trip to the marae.
On Tuesday the 16th Blair and I went to Aorangi marae to learn about their culture and the marae.
We went onto the grass (The Marae atea) and we did the outside activities. We organised ourselves into groups and worked together on each activity Kayla (me) worked with some of my friends in my group. After that we went inside the wharenui and lay down on the ground, looking at the pattens up on the roof. We drew the patterns and also we did a waiata (but only room 9). We had so much fun at Aorangi marae and we want to go again and again to learn more!
By Kayla and Blair
We went onto the grass (The Marae atea) and we did the outside activities. We organised ourselves into groups and worked together on each activity Kayla (me) worked with some of my friends in my group. After that we went inside the wharenui and lay down on the ground, looking at the pattens up on the roof. We drew the patterns and also we did a waiata (but only room 9). We had so much fun at Aorangi marae and we want to go again and again to learn more!
By Kayla and Blair
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Michael's fun Marae trip
Hope you have fun reading it
On Tuesday 16th of June Rm9,some of Rm12 and all of Rm13 went to Aorangi marae.
My leader was Harsh. Blair and Anna were in my group too. We had a booklet to do there at Aorangi marae.
This was my second time there. My first time there was with team B 2008. There was a lot of cool things at the Marae, like all of the koru patterns. My favourite ones were in the wharenui. After we finished the outside activities we had some lunch, some people brought shared food. When we had eaten most of the food we went into the Wharenui to do one more activity. We got to pick if we would do our Mihi or use Poi's or Rakausticks. I did Rakausticks and my buddy was Harsh. We are both good at it.
Then we got on the bus after having so much fun at Aorangi Marae.
I learnt how to use Rakausticks and how to say a Mihi
The end.
Hoped you had fun reading it.
By Michael Parsons
On Tuesday 16th of June Rm9,some of Rm12 and all of Rm13 went to Aorangi marae.
My leader was Harsh. Blair and Anna were in my group too. We had a booklet to do there at Aorangi marae.
This was my second time there. My first time there was with team B 2008. There was a lot of cool things at the Marae, like all of the koru patterns. My favourite ones were in the wharenui. After we finished the outside activities we had some lunch, some people brought shared food. When we had eaten most of the food we went into the Wharenui to do one more activity. We got to pick if we would do our Mihi or use Poi's or Rakausticks. I did Rakausticks and my buddy was Harsh. We are both good at it.
Then we got on the bus after having so much fun at Aorangi Marae.
I learnt how to use Rakausticks and how to say a Mihi
The end.
Hoped you had fun reading it.
By Michael Parsons
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