Polygon with Matariki Stars

Polygon with Matariki Stars 22 June 2017

During Maths time we made polygon shapes with the Matariki Stars. We had to get an image from the internet and use Google Drawing to connect lines to the stars to resemble polygon shapes. A polygon is any 2D shape that has straight sides and no open. In the end,  I ended up making 7 different types of Triangles, 3 quadrilateral shapes, 1 heptagon, and one pentagon. I found this activity really fun because we were combining Matariki a topic we were learning about for a few days with maths.

Reading: Matariki Returns

Matariki Returns June 2017

Title: Matariki Returns

Author: Moira Wairama and Rupert Alchin

Purpose: To inform readers about Matariki and why it is so important

Form: Information Report

Audience: Everyone who doesn’t know what Matariki is

For reading we had to find words we don't know from the story "Matariki Returns" and find the synonym, the real meaning, put the word in our own sentence. We also had to put our own assumption of what the word meant.

Vocabulary;	Synonym:	Own Meaning:	Real Meaning:	Sentence:
Flourish	Prosper, Thrive	To disappear	Grow or develop healthy	I hope my crops will flourish soon
Dormant	Asleep, Inactive	In control	When something is inactive or not working for amount of time	The ground is dormant due to all the snow
Nurture	Support, Foster	Take care	When something or someone is taken care off and is supported	She nurtured the injured kitten
Mythical	Legendary, Magic	Something fake	Something or someone that is an character that is legendary or important	Fairies are mythical creatures