Challenge #10 - Our Whakapapa

Seniors: Be creative and design an image to display your family tree.

Juniors: On an EE, draw a picture of the people you live with and label them using the glossary below. You can use a voice bite or a text box. For new entrants, they can start with just their mother and father.

Glossary

Great Grandfather - Tupuna Tāne

Great Grandmother - Tupuna Wāhine

Grandfather - Koroua

Grandmother - Kūia

Mother - Whāea

Father - Mātua

Stepmother - Whaea

Stepfather - Matua

Baby - Pēpi

Grandchild - Mokopuna

Older brother of a boy (e.g. If you're a boy, your older brother) - Tuakana

Older sister of a girl - Tuakana

Younger brother of a boy - Taina

Younger sister of a girl (e.g. If you're a girl, your younger sister) - Taina

Brother of a girl - Tungāne 

Sister of a boy - Tuāhine 

Kowhaiwhai Patterns - Sulia

Challenge #3 saw our senior students spending a great deal of time learning about and designing their own kowhaiwhai patterns. It was amazing to see the different designs created and the stories that inspired them. Below is a kowhaiwhai pattern designed by one of our year 7 students, Sulia. Students all over the school voted Sulia's design the favourite.

The hearts represent Ranginui the sky father and the korus represent Papatūaknuku the earth mother. The small dots represent the children they had. The design references the Māori creation story reminding us of the respect we should have for the world and people around us.