Ngā Rā o te Wiki

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Room 13 have been learning their Days of the Week in Māori. Check out this catchy song we used to remember the days. The students of Room 13 were brilliant. Tino pai!

Tōku Whānau

Year 4 have been sharing information about themselves during our unit on 'Tōku Whānau' (My Family). 

We learnt about our:
                            Matua       (Parents)               Māmā    Pāpā
                            Kaumatua (Grandparents)     Kuia       Koro
                            Siblings Tuakana (older)
                                          Teina (younger)
                            Me         Ahau

We learnt that the term Whānau means more than just our immediate family. That it is wider than that and includes all family members who share their knowledge 

and aroha with us. 

We used koru shapes to honour the different members of our whānau in a piece of art which represents our whakapapa.

                

Papaki Card Game with Room 18

We have been growing our Māori vocabulary and having fun at the same time with our new Papaki card game!

Papaki is a simple pattern recognition game where players aim to match an image shown on two cards. We must use Te Reo to name the common Māori images such as poi, marae, waka, paua and even Whare Mīere (the 'honey house') or more commonly known as the Beehive! 

Making Rēwana Bread

As part of our unit looking at Kai (food) Rooms 18 and 19 had a go at making Rēwana bread. This is made using a home made yeast (called a bug) out of potatoes.

The bug is prepared up to a week ahead by mashing potatoes with flour and sugar and being left to ferment (age) in a warm place.

This 'bug' is then added to a basic bread mixture and left to prove for a minimum of 4 hours. We baked it and ate it with lashings of butter and strawberry jam. Yum!

If you wish to have a go at making it yourself click here for the recipe.

He kai reka!
(Delicious!)

Curiosity Card Inquiry

Looking to the past to understand culture

How food plays a part in our culture

Year 6 have been focussing their learning on the importance that culture plays on our lives. This fits in nicely with the School wide Inquiry of Turangawaewae (a place to stand).

How and what can we learn from others cultures?

 Rooms 1, 2 and 11 have shared some fantastic ideas about their own culture as well as ways in which others express their culture. They have a great understanding of how we can respect others cultures too! 

What does it mean to have more than one culture?

Check out a collation of  Room 1's ideas here....Room 1 Curiosity Card Inquiry

Haere Mai - Welcome to Te Reo and Tikanga Māori for 2019

The term is in full swing and I have already worked with over 200 tamariki. 

I am loving the enthusiasm shown in the Kākāriki room and together we are improving our understanding of 

Te Reo and Tikanga Māori 

(the Māori language and the Māori 'way of doing things').