This year to celebrate Matariki we have a wonderful day planned. This is a great opportunity for us as a school and a community to connect, reflect on the past, the present, the future and each other.

We would love you to join us for the day, parts of the day, the evening. During the first part of the morning our tamariki will be helping to prepare the kai for hāngī and some learning about the hāngī process.  The children will then participate in 2 different workshops for the rest of the day.  They will be working in whānau groupings which means the groups will have children from throughout the school. At Macandrew Bay School we love to encourage Tuakana-teina relationships. Tuakana-teina is a concept from Te Ao Māori and refers to the relationship between an older (tuakana) person and a (teina) younger person. We are proud that our older children look after the younger children providing them with support and encouragement. This has always been a special part of our kura.

See timetable below: 

7:30am - Meet at Macandrew Bay Beach to sing Matariki 

8:00am- Breakfast (we will provide toast and milo, if your child wants to BYO their own breakfast that is fine too).

8:30am - Hāngī pit being prepared and lighting of the fire- (karakia for this)

9.00am - Karakia, Waiata and School Choir perform

9:30-10:30am - Hāngī learning/Food prep

Morning tea

11-12:30- Workshop 1

Lunch

1:15-2:45pm- Workshop 2

2:45pm- Come together as a kura, waiata and karakia to end the day.  Children go home and come back for Hāngī.

4:30pm ish- Hāngī to be lifted

5pm- Karakia kai and Kai time (BYO cutlery)

Our wonderful staff will be teaching different workshops to celebrate Matariki.  If you would like to run a workshop with a group of children- please get in touch.  This can be any type of activity- cooking, sewing, art, gardening. 

Matariki is a good opportunity for all people in Aotearoa New Zealand to come together and learn our stories and culture.  Nau mai haere mai! You are very welcome to come and join in for the day or for part of the day.