Daffodil day

The day to make a difference... CTK children wore  mufti to school, the last Friday of Aug and donated a gold coin for the Cancer Society.  Ka pai tamariki!!

Term 3 Senior School Assembly

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Marae visit

Visit to Te Tahawai Marae
 

Room 5 and Year 4 at Te Tahawai Marae

Te Hongi

Whaea Brenda taught the Year 4 tamariki a maori action song and dance.

Recount of our visit to Te Tahawai Marae

  Te Tehawai Marae

  

A marae was known to be tapu meaning sacred. It started when you step foot through the waharoa. They do the call or karanga and the call of  welcome to their marae...  haere mai manuhiri haere mai. During the karanga,  we the manuhiri walked forward in a slow pace. When we got to the marae’s entrance we had to take off our shoes. We got inside the marae and they (whaea) said a couple of things. After that we had to answer with a song, we sang Tu turi mai nga iwi and we did it with actions to the tangata whenua.

The next thing was that we had to either shake hands or do a hongi so I did a hongi.  Then we had to wash our hands before we had to eat. We ate one cookie and drank a cup of water. Later on when everyone finished,  Room five had to go to the other room while we stayed and weaved a kite. it was really fun. It had three squares on one side and two next to it, if you turned it over there were two squares and next to that was three squares it looked amazing.

When we finished our kite, we had to do an action maori dance and the thing I liked best about the dance was the chorus. After that, we went to the other room and room 5 came to where we ate. What we did next room was we had to get a picture and drew patterns in it, that I think was special too. After that the boys did a haka. I liked the part when we did our dance because it was a nice dance that went with the song.  

By: Ferah

Moment in time

Camping Holiday

“Swish swish”, I can hear the waves splashing on the sand. I’m at the beach. My friends are just walking towards my dad and me. My dad then says, “Hurry up you lot! Or I’ll feed you to the fish!” My family and friends are here at the beach, for a camping holiday.

I see the the bright fire and it’s flames leaping towards me ready for a fight. I dare to step forward. As I step forward, I can feel the sand creeping inside my shoes. The sand is squelchy sand damp between my toes. I look up and see my friends walking eagerly to the fire, my dad is grinning from ear to ear, because of his joke that he has just told my friends.

I turn to the sea, it’s aqua colour amazes me. The sea is calm and motionless. The ripples in the water are mesmerizing. Then I see the reflection of the stars on the sea. I look up and see millions of them, twinkling in the night sky. They glisten and light the sky like lights, lighting a stage.

BY: Estelle

Matariki

Matariki

The flames of the campfire flickered as I walked through the sand in my bare feet.The waves splashed almost silently. I stare up at the sky. The stars twinkle brightly. Everyone is talking. As I run over to my friend violet,I look up at the stars. We were at the beach celebrating Matariki.

I gaze up to see Matariki. The seven stars seem to glisten in the moonlight. All the stars dance and twinkle throughout the night sky. As I walk I can feel the crunchiness of the sand beneath my bare feet. I can see the red fire with flashes of gold, sparkling into ambers which drift and disappear into the darkness.

The sea swishes and swirls and the white foam floats on the calm waves. Shells scatter the beach.I breath in the salty smell of the sea. Everywhere people are laughing,whistling, singing or just talking. The scene is beautiful.

As I look around at all the people I wonder if people in other countries celebrate the seven stars? Do they tell stories and eat meals together as we do at Matariki? I would like to find out one day.

By:Brianna  

Term 3 Mass

Term 3  Eucharist Celebration