Today I was reflecting on my trip to Takipu Marae. On Thursday, we got onto the buses that would take us to Takipu Marae, the trip took around an hour because the Marae was out in the country. After we arrived, we had some people welcome us and we shook their hands. After, we went inside the Wharenui and layed the matresses out and made our beds. After that we had some free time and we went outside to play some games with our friends. After we had our morning tea, and then resumed to our games.
We then ate dinner after a while and we had burgers! They were very delicous! Then, we changed into our Pajamas, brushed our teeth and we had a movie night! Some people like me, brought their sleeping bags and pillows. The movie we watched was 'Yes Day!', but unfortunately we didn't finish it because it was our bedtime! When we went to bed, it was a bit noisy because some people were whispering while others were trying to fall asleep! At last, the chattering stopped and we went to sleep.
The next day, we woke up, changed into a fresh set of cloths and ate breakfast. After we ate breakfast, we again had free time with our friends. Then, one of our teachers announced that we would be a history lesson (learning about the history of Takipu Marae). We learnt that Takipu Marae is related to the Horuta! Amazing! After, we learnt about the history of Takipu Marae, we had some teacher activites. We had capture the flag with Mrs Naden, but instead of flags we had a squeaky chicken and a hamburger! We had craft activites with Mrs Aperahama and Cup games with Mrs Hickling!
After we finished the teacher activites, we had some people from the museum teach us about our ancestors from New Zealand. We learnt a lot and we also learnt some constellations! We also played some traditional maori games that kids would play back in the day. After we had lunch! we had sausages, some meat patties from yesterday and some pasta! After, we had free time and then, we had to pack our stuff, put away the matresses and say good-bye to the Marae. We hopped onto the buses and went back school.
Here are some photos from where we went to the Marae!
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