Today a small group of children and teachers participated in the last Te Kakano trip of the year. The theme of this trip was based around the book The Gift of Mamaku which is written by local author Robina Adamson. This book is set in Howick and mentions some local land marks and even some people that we know like Whaea Taini from the marae. We were lucky enough that Robina was present on this trip.
As is tradition we started this trip at the Marae where we wait to welcome our guests because as part of the Uxbridge complex we are considered to be the hosts. Being a part of this welcome is always a special experience for our tamariki.
Then it was time to share some kai with our guests.
During the kai we were invited to go for a bush walk around which we did we even spotted a Mamaku tree!
The we headed to the Howick Library where we got to hear the story The Gift of Mamaku with the pictures on the big screen. Each tamariki was given a pohutukawa flower so that we could be part of the story.
Many thanks to the Howick Library and to the Matariki Marae for providing such a special experience for our tamariki
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