Marae Visit
Room 9 have been writing recounts about our recent marae visit. Here are some snippets of our writing.
Yesterday Rooms 9,8 and 11 lined up at the school gate, getting ready for a bus trip to go to a marae in Dunedin. Tavis
Mrs Simpson came to say goodbye. Once she said goodbye, Nanny said a karakia. Ella
Our bus had seat belts and that was very weird for us. It was the first time I went on a bus with seat belts. Emma
The bus was like a plane on the ground and the air conditioning was like a winter breeze. Rylan
When we got there, our bus driver missed the turn off because he thought the bus was too big to get through the driveway. Emmy
We were finally in Dunedin. I gasped. “We’re here,” I yelled. Turongo
Then we hopped out and Nanny Whaia told us boys to go to the back to protect the women. James
As we were walking to the marae I was thinking to myself, I wonder what it’s going to be like in there? Before we walked into the marae we took our shoes and bags off . Millie
The man started to speak. Everyone sat quietly with respect. Then we had a hongi. Row by row everyone pressed noses. Hannah B
For weaving Piwaiwaka did a sushi roll. It was really hard so I got an adult to help me weave. I got the hang of it but I ran out of time because you had to weave a lot. Quickly I went to wash my hands because flax can give you the runs. Luka
After that we went to another activity called instruments. There were instruments made of bone, wood and also string. There was an instrument that flew above your head and it sounded like a helicopter. Konnar
My group went to Maui and Matau. If the man said “Matau” we let go of our stick and grabbed the left person’s stick. We would do the same with “Maui” except to our right. Reed
Then we moved to the story telling. The story was about a boy and a whale. Sadly a man stole the whale and killed it. The boy went and found the man who had killed the whale, and ate him for tea… I had a wonderful day but I really wanted to play with the instruments. Cooper
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