Te Marae o Te Papa Tongarewa

Tomorrow we're going on a school trip to the different marae at Te Papa.  Today we read some articles about the parts of the marae.  We learnt that wharenui represent the body of our ancestors.

Here are some of the new words we've learnt:

tekoteko   carving of an ancestor on the top of the wharenui

kōruru       face of the ancestor

maihi         arms of the wharenui

raparapa   hands of the wharenui

pare           carved slab over the door

whatitoka doorway

poupou     support post

amo            side support post

tahuhu      ridge pole

whakairo  carving

heke           rafters/ ribs

wharenui  meeting house

manawa    heart 

Here are the marae diagrams we chose together as great examples to put on the blog:

 By Noah

By Luca

 By Jet

By Francesca

Later this term (on the 4th of April) we are having a noho marae at Pipitea marae. Maybe you could come?!

~ M13