Matariki

 

We have been learning about Matariki. There are 9 stars we have learnt about.

How many stars do you know in Matarkik?

Richie's legend of Wairaka

Here is what I wrote it's about Wairaka and her people on a waka and then a big storm came with big tear drops and then Wairaka did something she should not have done but Wairaka saved everyone. Do you know about Wairaka? Bye

Legend of Wairaka Retell

Once there was a lady called Wairaka. she was gonna ride a boat with her people. Wairaka went in the boat with her people. The boat is called a waka. All the people went in the boat and went over the sea.

Suddenly a big storm came with big waves and lightning flashing down. All the grown ups were screaming and all the children were crying. The lightning was flashing down to the people in the boat they were crying shouting and panicking

But then Wairaka did something she shouldn't have done. She picked up an oar and shouted out kia  whakatane au i ahau. That means let me act like a man. So she picked up the oar and started paddling and her people did it with her.

And then Wairaka and her people started paddling to the shore. The rain was still  going but that didn’t stop Wairaka and her people from paddling. They were still paddling and paddling and paddling some more. until they made it to the shore. 

And then they made it to the shore. They were on a beautiful island and they decided to live there for almost 1000 years. And if you see a lady standing on a rock. That lady is Wairaka. She was watching people, watching people play and having fun.

Problem: 

The man left the waka looking for stuff and also led the women and the children behind on the waka. The men were on the island looking for some stuff on the island. The womens and the children didn’t know what to do. Then a big storm came out of nowhere and started flashing down to the waka. The women were screaming and the children were crying. The waves were crashing in the waka.

                                       The Big Storm                                                                                                                        The clouds were flashing down into the waka. The waves were 

bursting                                                                                                                                                          out of the water like a volcano. The clouds were as black as the night sky. The clouds were so dark that nobody could even see the water. The sky was as black as the night sky.