Making Matariki Lanterns!

Yesterday our buddy class visited us to help us make Matariki lanterns! Matariki is a celebration of Maori New Year which is based around 7 bright stars. In mid May the stars disappear and they reappear in mid June. Their reappearance is when Matariki starts. We made our lanterns using tin cans, and on each side of the lanterns we made 7 holes to represent the 7 Matariki stars. Thank you to our buddy class for helping us with the hammering!

Jump Rope for Heart!

We have been having lots of fun practicing our skipping for the Jump Rope for Heart skip-a-thon! We are raising money for both the Heart Foundation and the Meadowbank School covered court project. You can set up a profile online at www.jumpropeforheart.org.nz and follow the instructions below. Once you have done that you can send the link to family and friends to donate money to your profile. If we are the class that raises the most money then we win a skipping rope each, so lets get fundraising!! 

Happy skipping :)