Māori@Marshland

  So proud of our tamariki today. What an amazing performance and such fine ambassadors for our kura. We will post the youtube video when it is released. Riki

Here are the winners for the Colouring in Competition for Māori Language Week. It was a tough judging as there was so many great artists out there.  The winners are: Kiwi Isabel, Miller and Zoe Pukeko Mauritz, Braxton and Gemma S Tui Skyla, Bridie, Emmy and Cody 

“Our Māori Language Moment will take place at   12pm on Monday the 14 th   September 2020 . This marks the day and the hour in 1972 when a group of Māori language champions presented a petition on the steps of parliament calling for te reo to be taught in our schools." We all decided to sing a waiata outside our hubs on both the Monday and Thursday to different waiata.

Welcome to Maori Language Week at Te Rito Harakeke! These pictures are of Toroa Intermediate children teaching Korimako children some Maori games! The teachers have prepared all sorts of great activities throughout the week! Tu meke! Jacqui

 The Year 2s have been learning our Pepeha, which included a greeting and their parents names. We decided to make a family tree to show that it is about making conections with others.

 For poetry, Pukeko Sim have read 'The Rainbow Man. They have been trying to learn the kupu for each colour everyday this week and created a picture. Peyton was also excited to tell us about her pens and that each pen had the kupu on them.

 Pukekeo learnt the actions to Head, Sholders, Knees and Toes in Te Reo as part of Māori Language Week. 

Bex Osborn

Emma Jackson Kiwi have made lanterns to celebrate the Māori New Year and did some other star art to celebrate Matariki. This term, we are working on their Pepeha.

Bex Osborn We did some Matariki art incorporated with the Southern Lights.  Matariki  atua  ka eke mai i te rangi e roa, E whāngainga iho ki te mata o te tau e roa e.  Divine Matariki come forth from the far-off heaven, Bestow the first fruits of the year upon us. We did some Matariki art incorporated with the Southern Lights.

Sonya Bell In Tui as part of our morning routine we have been practicing our Te Reo greetings incorporating sign language as well. We have turns practicing our phrase of the week with one another. 

Matthew Boyce In Pukeko we have been learing about the different stories about Matariki, created goals for the Māori New Year, and kites. We also wrote stories and poems about Matariki. We also did farming as our inquiry unit and were able to incorporate the harvesting that happens around the Maori New Year.

Riki Culley Celebrating Matariki Thanks to Kasey and Daisy from Toroa who shared their wonderful mahi on Matariki. The task required tamariki to look at the names of the stars and their meanings, liken them to animals and develop an image with the animal faces in the sky in the shape of the constellation. Definitely some very insightful thinking from the girls when they explained the rationale for their choices.

Terry van der Schaaf This week in Pukeko V, we have been celebrating Matariki. We've done this by writing our Matariki wishes and making origami constellations of the Matariki cluster.