Matariki symbolises the coming of the Maori
New Year. Matariki has two meanings,
both of which refer to the cluster of stars.
Mata Riki means Tiny Eyes, and Mata Ariki means Eyes of God. Matariki appears in the eastern sky sometime
around the shortest day of the year, and is thought to determine how successful
the harvest crop will be in the coming season.
The brighter the stars, the more productive the crop will be.
There has
been the usual build up to the breakfast with the tamariki helping to choose
and create our magnificent menu. It
certainly was an awesome way to start the day with healthy kai including, eggs,
sausages, baked beans, selection of cereals, muesli, yogurt, fruit salad,
toast, all served with milo, coffee or tea.
Matariki celebrates the diversity of
life. It’s a celebration of culture,
language, spirit and people.
After
enjoying breakfast I asked our tamariki what was their favourite part of
breakfast. Here are some of the
children’s reflections;
Tyler: My
favourite was the toast and butter and jam.
Grace: Yummy
rice bubbles.
Ahmad: I love
eggs.
Toby: I had
sausages and yogurt.
Emma: I love
rice bubbles and yogurt.
Sadie: I had a
sausage and some toast and I buttered my toast by myself and I had some eggs.
During
Matariki, we celebrate our unique place in the world. We give respect to the whenua on which we
live, and admiration to our mother earth, Papatūānuku.
We would
love to say a huge thank you to Donna for all her amazing cooking skills and to
everyone who attended and enjoyed the delicious breakfast with us. Thank you all for making it another enjoyable
kindergarten community event. Before the
end of term we will be continuing to celebrate Matariki with our annual Harvest
day and at the end of the month we will hold our annual Hāngi and Lantern
Parade.
Mā
te wā, Susie
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