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Quiz Answers

 

1.The giraffe - The average height is around 5 metres (16ft) and the tallest on record stood nearly 6 metres (20 ft) tall.

2.The cheetah (it can reach speeds of up to 120kph – 75mph). 

3.True

4.Prides

5.Cows

6.True

7.Antarctica

8.Yes

9.200 million years

10.True

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1.What is the tallest animal in the world?

2.What is the fastest land animal in the world?

3.True or false? Cats spend an average of 13 to 14 hours a day sleeping.

4.Groups of lions are known as what?

5.What are female elephants called?

6. True or false? Bats are mammals

7. Bees are found on every continent of earth except for one, which is it?

 8.Is a dolphin a mammal?

9. The crocodile species is believed to have been around for how long? 2 million years or 200 million years

10.True or false? Rabbits are born blind.

 Answers are on the Answer Page :)




 

Buddy Reading

We made kai in room 16 for our buddy class Room 8.

We shared our kai while reading our stories.  We had a great experience.  Try a 'read and feed' at home.

 

 

 

 

Matariki

 

 

What is Matariki?

Matariki is the Maori name for a group of seven stars known as the Pleiades star cluster. Some people think of Matariki as a mother star with six daughters, and it is often referred to as the Seven Sisters. Matariki appears in the eastern sky sometime around the shortest day of the year, and is thought to determine how successful the harvest crop will be in the coming season. The brighter the stars, the more productive the crop will be.

What does Matariki mean?

Matariki has two meanings, both of which refer to the cluster of stars. Mata Riki means Tiny Eyes, and Mata Ariki means Eyes of God.

 

When is Matariki celebrated?

Matariki begins to rise in the last few days of May, and this symbolises the coming of the Maori New Year. Some iwi (tribes) start celebrations when Matariki is first seen, however it is the first new moon after Matariki that officially signals the Maori New Year. Some people celebrate the New Year on the day the new moon rises, and others celebrate on the day after the new moon. Celebrations can last up to 3 days.

Why is Matariki important?

In years gone by, Matariki was thought to determine your crop for the coming season, and therefore it was important to recognise the part it played in nature’s cycle. The disappearance of Matariki in Autumn, signaled the time to gather and preserve crops, and so was an important marker in the harvest calender.
Nowadays, Matariki is seen as an important time to celebrate the earth, and show respect for the land on which we live.

How is Matariki celebrated?

Traditionally Matariki was celebrated by gathering with whanau (family) and reflecting on the past. The festival’s connection to the stars provided an opportunity for families to remember their whakapapa (genealogy) and those ancestors who had passed away to the heavens. Offerings were made to land-based gods who would help provide good crops, and new trees were planted to signal new beginnings.
Many of these traditional celebrations are still practiced today, however there are many others ways that Matariki is celebrated also. Most celebrations focus around music, song, dance, food and family, and celebrations can last up to    


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