The Whare

The Whare

SC:

- explain the purpose of the whare

- explain why it is the shape it is.

There are 3 iwi

Top one is from takitimu waka
Ngati ranginui.

Middle one Ngati pukenga.
Bottom one is from matatua
Ngai te rangi.
There is a rope running through them with every houses colour.

Valentines day

St Valentines was a Roman priest who was secretly organising weddings for soldiers. He was jailed then sentenced to death by the King on February 14th AD 270. We exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers, with our special valentines. A special valentine is someone that you love.

American spend up to 3.6 billion dollars on Valentines gift each year. 50 million roses are sold each year on Valentines Day. 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentines day are men and 27% are women.15% of the US women send themselves flowers on Valentines day. Eros is the greek god of love and his roman form is Cupid.

Waitangi Day

Because of Waitangi day. Over 40 Chiefs signed it in 1840s