Kites were a way of sending messages over long distances. By choosing to live on high places and constructing dwellings on hills and mountains people were able to see long distances and they could observe the changes of weather or notice changes in growing cycles or whether visitors were coming - expected or not.

Kite designs had meaning - by flying a certain type of kite the sentries or kaitiaki would pass on a particular message to everyone who saw the kite.

Pipi enjoyed making their kites for Matariki and learning about messengers in a world that didn't have phones or radios or electronic devices to communicate.

Last week, Pipi 1 and 2  ( Mrs Foster and Mrs Dustin's classes) teamed up with a buddy for a technology project which involved cutting, some sewing, and constructing our own kites. It was great to have extra help with constructing our kites and we want to thank Mr and Mrs Verma who volunteered to help.

 The  breezes were light so it was hard to get the kites into the air and keep them there for long but we had fun trying to get our kites to fly.