Writing

Matariki is a Maori culture and is celebrated in many different places around the world. Matariki is also celebrated in parks. I have been to most of the Matariki shows in Flaxmere because we see most of our cousins there.

I liked writing this story because I had all the information and detail all ready in my head. When I write I get a whole bunch of ideas in my head. 

I my proud of this piece of writing because I have put lots of effort by using my collaborating mussel.

I have been working on making my story make sense and putting in good information, detail, and punctuation.

Introduction:

It is a special time of the year, a time when the whispering wind blows warm from the east. A crescent moon rises in the night wintry sky.

Seven little sisters make kites with seashells to celebrate the New year and say goodbye to the old year but that playful wind whips those kites away…..   MATARIKI IS HERE!

Story:

Long before our mama’s (mum) and papa’s (dad) were born, a whanau of seven sisters lived in a tiny village. The pa (village) was made of peace and kindness. In-front the Ururangi  ware (house)  there laid a patch of softly swirling grass, NOT any kind of grass,  green grass that would always swirl from the warm wind of Tawhirimatea. All around the pa there stood  big, bold aged Totara, Kauri and Rimu trees. Ururangi had a pounding heart that wouldn't stop pounding and a puku full of fluttering butterflies that wouldn’t stop fluttering because she was so excited!! to build her First!!!! Matariki kite and yes her first kite!!!!  The seven sisters gathered around at the end of Te Mata Peak and talked about what to build the kites with.They also planned what they were going to do. While they were planning their work, they started getting a whole heap of work, detail and information for their kites. The seven sisters were saying “my kites going to win” and they kept on saying that until the last person said that which was Ururangi (the youngest sister) While the seven sisters were building their kites they added different types of things like fabric and material.

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Making the kites:

It was time to make their kites. They jump, climbed and walked down the big and bold Te Mata Peak. Together they prepared with lots of excitement. Each other placed their tools, fabric and material on the ground. They were ready and filled with excitement.  The eldest sister made a green mulberry kite, with eyes of tuatua shells. Another eldest little sister made a unique orange reed kite, with eyes of mussel. The third sister made a pink. A unique sister made a red coloured kite, with eyes of pipi shells. The curled headed fifth sister had made a blue fish-skin kite, with eyes of whelk shells. The  second littlest sister made a white-grass plumed kite, with eyes of periwinkle shells. But Ururangi, the seventh and youngest little sister, made a coloured rainbow kite, with eyes of paua shells. Have you ever wondered why there are 7 shinning stars in the night and close to the crescent beautiful moon? Have you ever celebrated Matariki? Do you know what Matariki means?