The document describes a Matariki celebration where little kids performed a play about the Maori new year. Students and families cooked food for the event and some took pictures to upload online. After the celebration ended, the little kids left while some older students stayed behind to clean up.

1. Matariki 2011By Morgana

2. This is the little kids performing a play

3. MatarikiMatariki is a celebration of the Maori new year and the seven stars.The students and whanau cooked the food for Matariki and some people even took pictures and uploaded them onto the computer.

4. Matariki 2011The reason why Maori people celebrate their new year on that day of the year is because its the shortest day of the year and they call it Matariki.

5. Matariki photo’s

6. MatarikiWhen the matariki celebration was over all the little kids left the gym and some of the big kids stayed behind and cleaned. Our class went back to the homeroom.