Today, we explored the traditional pūrākau The seven fish of Matariki. Matariki is a star cluster made up of seven stars. According to Māori legend, these stars were all originally fish caught in a net by the giant Tataraimaka. Tāne, the God of forests and birds, heard the fish crying out for help, so he threw the net into the sky, where they became stars. After reading our story, we engaged in a collaborative project inspired by the story, creating a storyboard using mixed media art. Our tamariki used permanent markers to create detailed pictures of Ika (fish). It is exciting to see the uniqueness of each masterpiece come to life as they add brightly coloured dye. Our tamariki showed their excellent scissor skills and creativity by using art tools and materials to create the moana (Sea), rangi (sky) and whetu (stars). What a great collaborative mahi (work), everyone.
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