my poem

Get NZ writing - poetry
over the past few weeks we have been part of the
get NZ writing poetry project. This project aimed to
get 96,000 poems written across NZ! We were sent
a tin with objects in it and we used one of
these objects to write poems. Here is my poem

Porwhiri Writing

PORWHIRI

Wero

Ceremonial challenge by hosts to visitors to check if they come in peace or war.
But now Its just for respect. The people that performed the wero are the wariors.

Karanga

Welcoming those that come to the marae performed by the women.
The welcoming theme is like a sad tune that goes on for 10 seconds.

Karanga

Welcoming those that come to the marae performed by the women.
The welcoming theme is like a sad tune that goes on for 10 seconds.

Whaikōrero

Speeches from the admin of the tribe. The men do the speeches.
In the speeches they welcome the guest and they pay respects to
the ancestor of the tribe. The speaker tells about what’s gonna happen
in the day.

Koha

Giving food or treasure like greenstone and gold and silver.
Donating money to help raise money for the marae. The koha is given
during the speeches.

Waiata

After the speech the waiata is sung (usually the women start it but the
women and men continue it and end it). This supports the speech.

Hongi

After the speech the visitors are invited to the hongi and to do the
hongi, you put you head and nose against another persons head
and nose. It’s a maori tradition and it’s a sign of peace and respect.

Kai

At the end of the porwhiri we have kai and in english it’s food.
We get all kinds of food: oranges, apples, banana, apricot, bread and
beef. VERY YUM, and usually we get cakes and cookies. Adults get
coffee and tea. (my brother gets coffee and he's 12!)

Kawa of Care

We have been learning to follow the kawa of care which tells us how to look after our devices and be cyber smart. We had to chose three rules to write about. here is my work.

Here it is!

My Marae Writing

Wharenui

(1) A wharenui is a meetinghouse with carvings and its from Māori culture. A
wharenui represents an ancestor that has past away, and this was a very
special ancestor to the Māori culture.

(2) At the top of the wharenui is a carved head, in Māori language it’s koruru.
Inside the wharenui is a Māori carving which represents the heart of the
ancestor.  On the side of the wharenui is 2 arms and in Māori they are called
maihi. Along the bottom of the roof is the spine and again in Māori it is called
tāhuhu. Along the side of the roof are once again, the ribs and also in Māori its
heke.

The marae/wharenui is a place where people can stay for the day or for a sleep
and yet they are protected by the Māori people so they won’t die or get
kidnapped.

The wharenui is a place where homeless can go if their home was either
washed away or blown away or blown down by a tornado. The wharenui is a
place to remember about all the people that passed away. It is also a place to
have meetings for funerals or weddings.

By Fynn

Karoro School Values

For the begging of the year we have been learning about Karoro School values and some ways to demonstrate these.