Room Five And Seven Marae vist
On Wednesday room five and seven went to the Arahura Marae for two days. We waited at school for the parents to arrive. Me and Kade sat in the back and talked about sport as we were driving. As we came up a hill, we paused to see the amazing marae. We had a karunga, a hongi, the waiata and our mihi as part of our welcome onto the Marae. We went to the mare to learn about the marae and maori culture.
The food at the marae was delicious. I had hot chips, chicken and lettuce, also some pavlova. At lunch I had a sausage roll and quiche. Then at breakfast I had some nutri grain . The kitchen staff were amazing for making so much food in such a short time.
The following day we went to look for greenstone down at the river because we had been given special permission to go there. Most of the things people found was serpentine which Jerry said is like greenstone’s brother, Jerry is the person who explained the carvings to us and told us when we had greenstone. James, Joe and Jack found so much that it filled up there pockets! When we came back we had forty five minutes of free time before the evening rotations.
For the evening rotations I did the technology challenge. We made Kade into a very strange taniwha but sadly our team lost. Then I did some soap carving. I did a bit of rushing so it didn’t turn out very good. I really enjoyed the evening rotations. The best for me was the technology challenge because it is fun getting to turn someone you know into something like a superhero.
After everything, we went back to the marae for sleep. There was a lot of fake coughing that kept everyone awake. When it stopped there was a cough every 10 minutes. In the morning I woke to huge laughter because James had a very funny thing happen to him… one of the parents farted on him!
I would like to thank the cooks for all the meals, Jerry for giving up his time to tell us about the carvings and taking us to the river to look for greenstone, and last but not least I’d like to thank the parents for giving up there time to get us to and from the marae and also helping us with the activities. It was a great experience for me because I have never been on a marae before.
