Matariki

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On Friday 3rd June small town in the Wairarapa school celebrated Matariki which is Maori new year and the only time of the year that you can see. At 6.55am all of the year eight students gathered together at the end of the creek field, the junior hapa haka group then called us down and we walked to the other end of the field. We all did a karakia, sang a couple of songs then the principal Mr. Mackay said a short speech about Matariki. Every year new teachers get to plant a tree in the Matariki garden this year two teachers planted a tree each and so did Rosie and Caleb the head boy and girl of Small town in the Wairarapa school which represented all of the year eights that are leaving this next year. Mr. Preston had a saussage sizzle and we stayed at school for another two hours until school started.