Museum Trip

The Museum Trip

On Tuesday the 11th of June, Kea Hub (as well as the rest of the Kauri team)
walked to the Museum of Waikato.

First, we were greeted by two ladies who worked at the museum.
Our first activity was viewing a presentation about the stars and the importance of Matariki to Maori tribes.

We then split into two groups. One group began to make a box or envelope in
which a clay charm would be placed. We had access to many tools with which
we could add detail to our clay. They all look fabulous!

While one group was doing this, the other group heard a legend about how the stars,
moon and sun were released into the sky. It was almost like we were in the cinema
when we entered the near pitch-black room. As the story progressed, the room was
lit up when the stars, moon, and sun came ‘into existence’.

We then took a look at Te Winika, a waka. The feathers at its end came from an albatross. The whole waka is still in amazing condition.

Our Learning:

I learnt that Tane kicked the bag of stars and he got it from a Whare - Armani-Jay

I didn’t know that in the legend of Tane Mahuta the waka could fly - Mia

Albatross can spend half their life on water without going onto land - Henning

I enjoyed the stories and legends that were told - Karannpriett

I enjoyed making the clay charms and learning about new Maori symbols - Sam

I enjoyed doing the clay and learning about the legends of Matariki - Nicholas

I learnt that there are nine stars in the Matariki cluster, not seven - Tobias

I learnt that there are a lot of different tools that can be used to manipulate clay - Lauren