Taonga/Treasures of Room 5 families

Tena Koutou Ruma Rima,

Welcome back to our last term this year.  I hope you are all rested and ready for lots of exciting learning.  

It was lovely to see Jade doing research in her holiday.  Make sure you read her post. 

 Add a comment about anything you saw  in your holiday which related to our inquiry last term about Culture!  I know that lots of you did see things as you have already told me about them!!

Taonga or Treasures from our families.

Layla brought in a taonga from her culture to show you.  Her grandma is Tongan so she brought in the lovely band which her grandma's friend made out of ribbon.  She also told her that this is worn on special occasions, such as at funerals.  Her next step is to ask her grandma what the band is called.

Here is Layla holding her Tongan treasure.

If you have a family treasure that you would like to share with our class then we would love to see it and learn more about it and you.

All you have to do is :

1. Email a photo of it to me.  
2. Add a comment on to this page to explain what it is and why it is so special to your family.

We can't wait to find out what is special to you. 


Riley's Treasure

Here is Riley dressed in her Jamaican Traditional clothes

Liam's Treasure

This is Liam's grandmother's bracelet.

Louie's Treasure

A family tree for my Dad’s mother’s family. Her name is Catherine Agnes De Latour. She grew up in Point Wells. Her parents were French. her mother was blind. The family tree goes back to the 12th Century in France.

Anna's treasure

My treasure is a Scottish Clan badge. It says on the box from the lonely sheiling of the misty island mountains divide us and a waste of seas yet still the blood is strong. The heart is highland and we in dreams behold the Hebrides.... A.Peters

Beas's treasure

This is my Great Great Grandad's sewing box. It's a treasure because it has been restored and passed down to my mum for her birthday and she will give it to one of us some day. Bea

Edward's treasure
My family's treasure is a bat which my dad scored 356 runs in one game also he did not get out also it is one of the highest scores in New Zealand.

                                          Sofia's treasure

This is a picture of my historic bach it is important to my family because,

1. It was built in 1852 it is one of the oldest houses in the county.

2. it has only belonged to 3 other families in over 150 years since my dad bought it

3. my dad says that it will stay in our family as long as possible.

4. my great grandad is a builder he built the dormer windows.

                                     Sienna's Treasures

                                     


                                       Gabi's treasure

          This is a picture of Gabi’s great great great great grandfather’s retirement watch, dated 1872.

Tom's Treasure

Read his comment.


Here is Roman's treasure.
He has attached the  important letter which was sent to his grandad to explain more about this beautiful taonga.

Kia Ora Paul
The Maori Weapon / Tool  gifted to you is a Tuku Rangatira . A gift to an esteemed Chief in acknowledgement for the services rendered to our people .
Services that protected us with the Rangatira prowess of strength  , Determination , skill  and conducted above all with honour.
The Toki Poutangata ( Greenstone Adze ) was a very important tool in Maori Society and was used in every day life as much as it was in time of war.
To Maori ,  items of this ilk are gifted only infrequently . They are a bond between your Whanau and ours in the acknowledgement of your Mana used in protecting us and advancing us . This Token signifies more than money  . It represents an acknowledgement of some of the better attributes of humanity.
The Toki is fashioned from the fruits of Papatuanuku ( Mother Earth )  and Ranginui (Father Sky ) . The effigy at the front of the Toki represents one of their Children Tumatauenga ( God of War )
The carving on the Toki weaves this connectivity through the tale of Whakapapa  . The Toki is a symbol of Strength and provision of defence and the ability to support productive outcomes .
It is right that your Mokopuna reflect on this  Whanau Taonga ( Family Treasure )   because it tells in one gesture the Mana of his Grandfather which he must pass on.
John


Annabel's treasure

My family treasure is a little rabbit. The rabbit was knitted by my great great great grandmother. It is special to my family because it has been in my family for a very long time.

Jade's Museum trip

Jade's museum trip

On the seventh of the tenth I went to the Auckland museum. Here is some information about waka:

At the bottom of a waka taua there are sticks tied together.

Can you see where the sticks are tied together?

On the bottom of the sides there are patterns.

It is the Pohoro. (It means speedy)

This is hoe the Maori use them in there waka taua 

This is the pattern Pohoro

This is the ancestor on the waka taua

It has paua shell for the eyes.




Now lets get on to the fishing waka

This is a fishing waka as you can see the bottom of the the waka, has no sticks at the bottom like the waka taua.



This waka does not have sticks because it needs more space.

Here is the hoe for the  fishing waka