Maui and the Sun
Kereru have been creating masterpieces! First we read Maui and the Sun (a Maori myth), and then we used dye and vivid to create our own artwork for one of the scenes in the story. Here they are!
Maori Myths and Legends
Kereru have been writing Narratives! We have been learning all about Maori myths and legends. First, we read a lot of Maori myths. Then we wrote some of our own about why we have day and night.
Maui and his brothers lived in a whare in a village. The boys were strong brave warriors.
The village people were not happy because they couldn't see and couldn't play. Maui and his brothers wanted to yell at Marama because he didn't give them enough light.
Maui was angry and he started to play with fire. He wanted to keep warm so he dropped the fire on the ground. It built up into an enormous ball. It flicked and ash and dust, and from this Ra was born.
Maui lifted Ra up into the sky, but Ra can only shine for 12 hours at a time. Now Ra shares the sky with Marama.
So that is why we have day and night.
Maui was a mischievous powerful warrior. Maui's village was rich with lots of livestock.
It was always light and hot, and everybody sweated and could not sleep properly. So then Maui made a plan. He made all the villagers go to the top of the cliff closest to Ra. Maui said "Bring your spears!" Maui brought his magic jawbone to threaten Ra.
Maui said to Ra, "If you don't dim your light we will pierce holes in you, and you will need to keep dimming your light every 12 hours." Ra felt terrified, so he agreed.
So that is why we now have day and night.
Maui was a strong and fierce warrior. Tu was a ferocious and scary god of war. Maui lived with Tu in a dark still forest where the trees grew high into the sky.
Maui and Tu thought night was a problem because you could not see what was in front of you. But it was easy to fight other villagers in the darkness. Maui and Tu had a plan to sneak up on a village in Waikato, fight hard against the villagers, and steal their food.
Marama was watching the violent and bloody fight, and decided to punish Maui and Tu. The punishment was that Marama called up Ra (the sun), and Marama swapped places every 12 hours with Ra from then on. And that is how we got day.
So that is why we have day and night.
One night it was peaceful and quiet in the village. Fire Woman's red flaming hair lightened up the dark night. The surface of Marama's face beamed white.
Fire Woman walked to the edge of a crumbly cliff. She decided that she would spray fire at Marama to make it shine brighter.
But Fire Woman only gave Marama enough firepower to shine brightly for just 12 hours at a time. So, for 12 hours we have Ra and for 12 hours we have Marama.
So that's why we have night and day.
Maui and Marama
Back in the dreamtime there was only night.Maui and his brothers lived in a whare in a village. The boys were strong brave warriors.
The village people were not happy because they couldn't see and couldn't play. Maui and his brothers wanted to yell at Marama because he didn't give them enough light.
Maui was angry and he started to play with fire. He wanted to keep warm so he dropped the fire on the ground. It built up into an enormous ball. It flicked and ash and dust, and from this Ra was born.
Maui lifted Ra up into the sky, but Ra can only shine for 12 hours at a time. Now Ra shares the sky with Marama.
So that is why we have day and night.
By Billie, Grace and Jeroen
How Marama was Born
Back in the dreamtime there was only day in Maui's village.Maui was a mischievous powerful warrior. Maui's village was rich with lots of livestock.
It was always light and hot, and everybody sweated and could not sleep properly. So then Maui made a plan. He made all the villagers go to the top of the cliff closest to Ra. Maui said "Bring your spears!" Maui brought his magic jawbone to threaten Ra.
Maui said to Ra, "If you don't dim your light we will pierce holes in you, and you will need to keep dimming your light every 12 hours." Ra felt terrified, so he agreed.
So that is why we now have day and night.
By Nico, Brianna and Mitchell
Marama and the Bloodthirsty Battle
Back in the dreamtime there was only night.Maui was a strong and fierce warrior. Tu was a ferocious and scary god of war. Maui lived with Tu in a dark still forest where the trees grew high into the sky.
Maui and Tu thought night was a problem because you could not see what was in front of you. But it was easy to fight other villagers in the darkness. Maui and Tu had a plan to sneak up on a village in Waikato, fight hard against the villagers, and steal their food.
Marama was watching the violent and bloody fight, and decided to punish Maui and Tu. The punishment was that Marama called up Ra (the sun), and Marama swapped places every 12 hours with Ra from then on. And that is how we got day.
So that is why we have day and night.
By Francis, Felicity and Daniel
The Mystery of Ra
Many moons ago there was only night. It was cold and dark from the edges of the earth. Nothing grew, people starved.One night it was peaceful and quiet in the village. Fire Woman's red flaming hair lightened up the dark night. The surface of Marama's face beamed white.
Fire Woman walked to the edge of a crumbly cliff. She decided that she would spray fire at Marama to make it shine brighter.
But Fire Woman only gave Marama enough firepower to shine brightly for just 12 hours at a time. So, for 12 hours we have Ra and for 12 hours we have Marama.
So that's why we have night and day.
By Annie, Sarah and Jon Carlo
Information Reports
Kereru have been writing information reports. Here are our information reports about planet Earth.
Earth Facts
This report is all about Earth. Earth was
made out of a spinning cloud of gas and dust.
How
the Earth is Always Tilted
The Earth is always tilted. This means it
is on an angle.
Earth
Spins
The Earth is always moving and spinning.
How Long
Does Earth Take to Spin?
Earth takes 24 hours to spin one time.12
hours is day and 12 hours is night.
How
We Get Day and Night
One half of the Earth faces the Sun and one
doesn’t. It is daytime on the half that faces the sun and night when it’s not.
Earth
Orbits the Sun
The Earth orbits the sun. Orbiting means circling
and making the seasons which are Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, and back to
Summer again.
This is how the Earth tilts, spins and
orbits. I think it’s cool.
Glossary
Orbit - circling the sun
Tilt - on an angle or a lean
Seasons - Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring
Earth - the planet we live on
Spinning - moving around and around quickly
By Alice
Facts on Earth
This Report is about Earth. The Earth was
made of a spinning ball of gas and dust many years ago.
Earth
Tilts
The Earth is tilted on an angle.
Spinning
Earth
The Earth is always moving. It is always
spinning. The Earth takes 24 hours to spin round one time. It takes 12 hours
for day and 12 hours for night.
Earth
Orbits
It takes a year for the Earth to orbit the
sun. This makes the seasons: summer, autumn, winter, spring, and then back to
summer.
So now you have learnt that the Earth tilts,
spins and orbits.
Glossary
Orbit - orbit means going around the sun. It takes a year for Earth to go
round the sun.
Tilt - tilts means it is on a lean.
Spin - spin means the Earth is spinning. It spins really slowly. You
can’t feel it.
Earth - Earth is the planet we live on. It tilts, it spins, and it orbits
the sun.
Sun - the sun is a star which gives us warmth.
By Annie
What is Earth?
This report is about Earth. Earth was made
from a spinning cloud of gas and dust many years old.
Earth
is on a lean
Earth is tilted, which means it’s on an
angle.
Earth
is spinning
Earth is always moving. The earth is also
spinning as well. Earth takes 24 hours to spin one time. 12 hours for a day and
another 12 hours for night, which makes 24 hours.
Earth
orbits around the sun
It takes one year for earth to orbit the
sun, which makes the seasons. The
seasons are Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring, then back to Summer.
These are some facts about orbiting,
spinning and tilting. I like earth – it’s great to live on.
Glossary
Spinning
- means to turn round quickly.
Orbit - means to move around a planet or other body in space.
Tilted - to slope or lean.
Seasons
- one of the four main parts of the year, as in the
seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Earth - The planet that we live on. It has dirt, soil and
water.
By Billie
Earth Facts
This
report is about Earth. Earth was made from rotating clouds of gas and dust,
many years ago.
Earth on a lean
Earth
is tilted, which means it is on an angle.
Earth spins
Earth
is always spinning but it is spinning so slow that we cannot feel it spinning. Earth
takes 24 hours to spin round once. 12 hours is day and 12 hours is night, which
equals 24 hours. One half of the Earth faces the sun when the other half does
not.
Earth orbits the sun
The
big blue Earth orbits the sun. This makes the seasons: Summer, Autumn, Winter,
Spring, and back to Summer.
This
report is about Earth. This is some of the facts that you need to know about
spinning, tilting and orbiting.
Glossary
Orbiting - Earth moves around the sun to
make the seasons.
Seasons - one of the most important
things in the year. They are Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring.
Spinning - turning round and round.
Tilting - on a slope or a lean.
Earth - is the planet we live on.
By Brianna
About Earth
This
report is all about Earth. Earth was made from a spinning cloud of gas and
dust.
Tilted Earth
The
earth is on an angle. It is tilted.
Spinning Earth
The
Earth is always on an angle when it is spinning. Earth takes 24 hours to spin one
time. 12 hours is day and 12 hours is night.
Orbiting Earth
The Earth
goes around the sun. The Earth takes a year to go around the sun once. This
makes the seasons which are summer, autumn, winter and spring.
Conclusion
This
report is all about Earth. It tells about tilted, spinning and orbiting.
Glossary
Orbit - to move around a star in space.
Tilt - to make something lean.
Spin - to turn round and round quickly.
Earth - the planet that we live on is
Earth.
Seasons - one of the four main parts of the
year as in the seasons which are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
By Daniel
This is Earth
This report is all about Earth. Earth was made from a
spinning cloud of dust and gas a long time ago.
Tilting Earth
Earth is on a tilt. Tilt means it’s on a lean.
Round Goes the Earth
Earth is always spinning round. It takes 24 hours to go
round once. 12 hours is day and 12 hours is night.
Orbiting Earth
It takes 1 whole year for the Earth to orbit the sun. This
makes the seasons: summer, autumn, winter, spring and back to summer.
This is most of the facts you need to know about Earth
tilting, spinning and orbiting.
Glossary
Earth - is the
planet we live on.
Orbit - if
something orbits a planet or the sun it goes round and round it.
Seasons - the
seasons are summer, autumn, winter, spring.
Spin - when
something is going round.
Tilt - something
is on a lean.
All about Earth
This report is about Earth. Earth was made
from a spinning cloud of gas and dust many years ago.
Earth
is on a lean
The Earth is tilted. Tilted means that
Earth is on an angle.
Moving
Earth
The Earth is always spinning, which makes
day and night. When the Earth is facing the sun it is daytime and when the
Earth is facing away from the sun it is night. It takes twelve hours for daytime
and twelve hours for night time.
Orbiting
Earth
The Earth orbits the sun. It takes one year
to go right round the sun. It also makes the seasons.
These are some of the amazing facts about
Earth. Earth tilts, spins and orbits.
Glossary
Orbit - To move around a planet or star.
Tilt - To slope or lean.
Spin - To turn round and round quickly.
Seasons - One of the four main parts of the year.
Earth - The planet that we live on.
By Isla
Earth Facts
This report is about Earth.
Leaning
Earth
The Earth is always tilted. This means
Earth is on an angle.
Night
and Day
The Earth is always spinning. This makes
night and day. There is 12 hours in the day and12 hours in the night.
The
Earth Orbits
The Earth orbits the sun. It takes 1 year
to go right around. This makes the seasons which are summer, autumn, winter,
and spring.
Conclusion
This report is all about Earth. It tells
about tilting, spinning, and orbiting.
Glossary
Orbit - to move around a star in space.
Tilt - to make something slope.
Spin - to turn round and round quickly.
Earth - a place to live and die.
Seasons - one of the four main parts of the year as in the seasons are spring,
summer, autumn, and winter.
By J.C.
All About Earth
This report is about Earth.
Earth
is tilted
The Earth is tilted. This means the Earth
is on an angle.
Day
and night
The Earth is always spinning. This makes
night and day. There are 12 hours in the day and 12 hours in the night.
Orbit
The Earth orbits the sun. It takes one year
to go right around. This makes the seasons which are Summer, Autumn, Winter and
Spring.
Conclusion
This report is all about Earth. It tells
about tilting, spinning and orbiting.
Glossary
Orbit - move around a star in space.
Tilt - to make something slope or tip.
Spin - to turn round and round quickly.
Earth - a place to live on.
Seasons - one of the four parts of a year
as in spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Facts About Earth
This
report is about Earth. Earth was made of a spinning cloud of gas, dust and
millions of stars.
Tilted Earth
Earth
is always tilted. Tilted means on an angle.
Rotating
The
Earth is always rotating. Rotating means spinning.
Spinning
Earth
takes 24 hours to spin around one time.
Day and Night
One
half of the Earth faces the sun and the other half doesn’t.
Orbiting
It
takes the Earth 365 days (1 year) to orbit the sun. All the seasons pass while
the Earth orbits the sun. The seasons’ order goes like this: summer, autumn,
winter, spring, and back to summer.
This
report explains facts about the sun and the Earth. This report tells you about
spinning, orbiting and tilting. I think Earth is a good place to live at
because it has gravity.
Glossary
Earth
- Is a place to live on.
Orbit
- When earth goes around the sun once.
Seasons
- One of the four main parts of the year.
Tilt
- Something on a lean.
Gravity
- The force that pulls everything to
Earth.
This is Earth
This report is about Earth. Earth was made from a spinning cloud of
gas and dust.
Earth is Tilted
The earth is tilted, which means it is on a lean.
Night and Day
The Earth is always moving which means it’s spinning. It takes 24 hours
to spin one time. 12 hours is day and 12 hours is night, which makes 24 hours.
Earth
Orbits the Sun
The Earth takes a year to orbit the sun. This makes the seasons: summer,
autumn, winter, spring, and back to summer again.
This report is all about Earth. So now we have all the information we
need to know.
Glossary
Orbit - the
Earth going around the sun.
Tilt - means it
is on a lean.
Earth - Earth is
our living home.
Spin - is going
round in a circle.
Seasons - one part
of the year is the seasons which are summer, autumn, winter, spring.
By
Sarah
Facts About Earth
This report is about the Earth.
Leaning Earth
The Earth is tilted. Tilted means that the Earth is on an angle.
Day and Night
Earth takes 24 hours to rotate once. When the Earth spins round, one side of the Earth faces the sun while the other side does not. The side of the Earth facing the sun is having day, the other side is having night.
Orbit
It takes a year for the Earth to orbit the sun. This makes the seasons the seasons are summer, autumn, winter, spring, and back to summer.
Conclusion
This report was all about Earth.
Glossary
Orbit - the path taken by something moving around a planet or other body in space.
Tilt - to slope or lean.
Spin - to turn round and round.
Seasons - the seasons are summer, spring, autumn and winter.
Earth - the planet that we live on.
By Francis
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