To matou mihi

In Room 2, we have been extending our mihi by learning new tauparapara.  A tauparapara is usually an opening to a mihi, such as a proverb or wise saying.  Below are Kyla and Koda practising their mihi using two of the new tauparapara we have been learning (underneath each video is the tauparapara and its translation).  

Whakarongo ake au                       I listen

ki te tangi a te manu                     To the cry of the bird                                     

Tui, tui, tuituia                             "Bind  together"

Tuia i runga                                  Bind from above

Tuia i raro                                     Bind from below

Tuia i waho                                  Bind from without

Tuia i roto                                    Bind from within

Tui i te here tangata                     Bind with the bonds of mankind

Ka rongo te po                            May there be peace by night

Ka rongo te ao                             Peace by day

Ka ao, ka ao, ka Awatea              The day has broken

Tihei Mauriora!                           Behold there is life!

Korihi te manu                            The bird sings

Takiri mai te ata                          The morning has dawned 

Ka ao, ka ao, ka Awatea              The day has broken

Tihei Mauriora!                           Behold there is life!                            


We will continue practising our new tauparapara and saying our mihi confidently before it is our turn to take morning taumata for the school.  We are also learning how to extend our mihi tautoko - this is a mihi that acknowledges those who have taken the morning taumata - by acknowledging the teachers and students of the school as well.

Mauriora!    

Class of the week!! Class of the week!!

We are proud to announce that we are the class of the week this week.  Thank you Whaea Toni for gifting us the trophy this week - you are a legend.

The class of the week is usually given for showing our school values - Respect, Responsibilty and Resilience.  Next week it will be our job to look out for the next class who we think shows these values. 

Meet the creatures of the Awa

This is a Toebiter stream insect and it lives in the rivers here in Aotearoa.  Research and find 3 important or interesting facts about this creature and share it in the comments.

Introducing ourselves to our Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu Schools

This term we have been signed up for the Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu Programme so we thought it would be a good idea to introduce ourselves to the other schools.  On each of the slides is a little summary about us, our hobbies and some of our favourite things.
We are looking forward to sharing our learning with other schools and seeing what other schools do.

Our Matariki Wall

As we wind down at the end of a very busy term in Room 2, we have been trying to complete our Matariki wall, we created our own Matariki stars and we made some Diamante poems as well.  Our school had a Matariki event where we participated in different events for 2 days - the events were gardening, kowhaiwhai patterns, Drama  and art, kiorahi, kite making, and retelling Matariki legends.  Whaea Sally can't wait to get more photos of our Matariki activities to put on our wall.

Hiwi the Kiwi and looking after the moana.

We had a very special guest at Kawakawa Primary school this afternoon. Not only did the "Minstrel" and his lovely wife come to sing and dance with the tamariki, but they also came to share some very valuable lessons about looking after the moana, it's creatures and ourselves.

Herbert was able to answer one of the Minstrel's questions, and he received a sticker for a prize.




One thing we really liked about the Minstrel was the way he could turn someone's name into a rhyme, and of course his very funny humour.  This was his last tour so we will miss the Minstrel and hope that he and his wife enjoy their retirement.

Project Energise - Too much sugar.

Matua Bodean came in to show our tamariki how much sugar is in our drinks that are sold in the shops, the children were amazed at the amount of sugar that was in each drink.  They guessed which drink had the most and which had the least, they knew instantly that water was the drink with the least amount of sugar but did not know which drink had the most.  We are hoping to do an experiment where we can see how much sugar is left in the drink.