To celebrate Matariki Room 10 made a Kahu Huruhuru (Feathered cloak). The children were learning to make connections with known cultures.

Matariki is when the star cluster known as Matariki rises during the cold months of winter, usually between the end of May and the beginning of June. Its rising signals the beginning of the Māori New Year.

Kahu Huruhuru (feathered cloaks) convey the mana (prestige) of the wearer. Such cloaks are worn during Matariki celebrations and on other important occasions. Woven into the designs and details of cloaks are the stories of the weaver and their iwi (tribe).

Room 10 made feathers from paper and designed them in the style of Ruben Patterson an Artist who they have been studying this term. This cloak represented them as individuals and as a class.

They hope you like it.

Thanks to Mrs Wilsher and Miss Maher for helping put it together.