Māori@Marshland

Cecile Lyon In the kiwi hub we read the legend of 'Maui and the sun'. We imagined we were Maui catching the sun and created these Art works. For Matariki we made kites that were inspired by the book 'The seven kites of Matariki'.

  Welcome back to Term 3! This term we will be focusing on colours and items of clothing. Hopefully after a few weeks you will be able to mix and match the colours and the items of clothing.

 Here is Amelia's and Mabel's screencastify about commands in te reo! Well done girls!

 By Bex Osborn In Toroa we delved further into understanding the importance of representing who we are, where we come from and the stories we can tell.  Ta moko is a traditional facial tattoo that shows about our whanau and where we have come from.  The students looked into the meaning of various shapes in Maori culture and linked this back to their whanau and culture and created their own Ta moko.

 CAROLYN DAVIES  Toroa have been getting their creative juices flowing as we learn about Matariki and the legend of the Seven Sisters. There are so many stories around the world, from different cultures that are associated with the Pleiades star cluster.  After looking at these, and learning about the individual stars, Toroa created some unique prints showing mountains that depict the New Zealand landscape (and one that shows Table Mountain in South Africa) and the constellation that can be found in the dawn sky.  Watch this video to find how you can find the constellation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3ETD3rPnFQ&t=14s  Matariki is on 2 July this year. The images attached are a snapshot of the beautiful prints that our tamariki have created. We will be displaying some of them in the office area, as well as in our hub, for you to see as we head towards Mātariki.

In the Kiwi hub, we are celebrating the beginning of Matariki. We are all having fun with Art and Reading around Matariki. We are also writing the story about Matariki and learning some Waiata.

  RIKI CULLEY  Tamariki from our Korimako and Tor oa hubs have been participating in a programme called "Ko Wai Au" (Who Am I), which has been developed to support the child on their journey of self-discovery in a culturally safe kaupapa Māori realm. Matua Damion Neni delivers this programme which incorporates Pepeha and Mau rakau (taiaha). It gives tamariki the Mana and the ability to empower themselves with making positive decisions and choices, so they can become a positive tātāriki (role model) for others. This roopu (group), supports tamariki in building their unique identity and sense of self as individuals. It builds on this through supporting Tamariki in understanding how their identity plays an important role in the roopu thus transferring to their role in the wider community. The feedback from tamariki is very positive. There is a mutual respect between our tamariki and Matua Damion and the boys are really enjoying the hands on aspect of the programme. Ka mau te weh...

 Kia ora whānau,  In Korimako we have been learning the weather in te reo by doing animations. Here we have Maia and Tayla doing a weather broadcast for all their fans out there!

Sam Jones The Pukeko Hub has had a great start to Term 2! Last week, we got straight back into our learning by spending our afternoons creating our visual pepehas. As part of this, we drew pictures of our parents - matua and whaea, our home - Ōtautahi, and korus to decorate. We are now learning and practicing how to say our pepehas confidently and clearly to others. Make sure to keep a look out for our pepeha art next time you're in the Pukeko Hub.

Amelia and Tilly from Korimako share their Pepeha. What fabulous  pronunciation  they have!  

This term the Toroa students looked at our pepeha and delved a bit deeper into our roots. Once we had written it, we put it onto a video and recorded us saying our pepeha. We wanted to have some of our work on the wall, so we created a condensed art piece that had our maunga, awa and ingoa on it. 

Arlo and Cian present the Kupu ō the Wiki.