Te Whirinawha

Ariki - blue - leader Tohunga - red - expert/knowledge, great learners Mangotoa - Yellow - warrior/defender/protector Aronui - Green - nice/kind/care/organise/equipment

This is how a well balanced person looks.

Where do you see yourself?

Mrs Whitta's looks like this:  I identify as a Mangotoa firstly and an Ariki secondly... 

Here are some examples of the kids and how the identify themselves...

Week 5 Term 2

Today we had Kelly open the door for our visitor (Mrs Mercer) - Kelly welcomed our visitors in.  Next week she will say "Nau mai, haere mai"

Max started our class Pou Mihi by asking the whole class to "E tu", we knew when to start our mihi as he said "Tena tatou..."

Whetu Piata delivered a very clear and well paced Pou Mihi - Ka rawe nga tamariki!!!

We watched a video in TE REO MAORI!!  We could understand what they were saying because of the pictures.

We could identify these words: waka = boat, hangi = food, ano = again, karakia = prayer

Mrs Mercer helped us translate the video so we could understand this more.

video of the legend

Term 2 Week 4

Where we are heading with our Te Reo Maori Programme:

Welcome at the door: Haere mai, Nau mai...

Speaker: E tu

Speaker: Tena tatou (He Whakawhetai)

Who could be our speakers?  Miss Denniston and Mrs Whitta will choose 1 or 2 people to welcome our visitors

Kaitiakitanga (guardian of our land)

• Maori people had to be careful of their resources like wood, sea food, natural resources
• They had to try and trade for the things they needed.
• If they couldn't trade with the hapu around them they would go to war to find the things they want.

Watch this video to help us understand Kaitiakitanga

I have some questions for you...

1. What does whenua mean?
2. What tribe does Riverdale belong to?
3. What does moana mean?
4. How can we look after our environment?
5. What does kitiakitanga mean?

Week 5 with Pa Jack

Ahi ahi maire - good afternoon

Different ways we can greet/farewell in Te Reo Maori:

• Kia ora - hello
• Morena - good morning
• ka kite - good bye
• Tena koutou - hello to you all
• tena koe - hello to one
• haere mai - welcome
• ahiahi maire - good afternoon
• haere ra - farewell to someone who is going
• ka kite ano - 
• e noho ra - see ya later to those who are staying 
• tena korua - hello to two
• tena tatou - hello to everyone including the speakers
• ata marie - good morning
• ka kite apopo - see you tomorrow
• po maire - good evening/night

2016

Today was our first session with Pa Jack.

He came in to talk to our Team about who we are (Pae Ake) and what our names mean (grow with learning).

We had a look at our logo and what each part means.

The lines is the ground and the koru underneath the ground are our roots.  The koru above the ground are our shoots.  If we nurture our roots and feed them with our learning we will all grow with our knowledge.

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!

Hangi Prep

Today Pa Jack came and spoke to us about Hangi.

Have a look at the slides

Then play the game

Week 5 with Pa Jack

Wow, every time Pa Jack comes in I get a new piece of information and realise that the Maori Langauge is very logical...

Jack noticed our Matrix wall at the back and translated our Novice, Practitioner and Expert into Maori

Novice = teina
Practitioner = tuakana
Expert = tohunga



Tatou ringa

Kore - zero - swish
tahi - one finger
rua - two fingers
toru - three fingers
wha - two fingers twice
rima - all fingers 5

ono - all fingers + one finger
whitu - all fingers + two fingers
waru - all fingers + three fingers
iwa - all fingers + two fingers twice
tekau - pinch all five fingers and twist (huri)
twenty - pana/push five fingers into palm then flick/whiou

ko wha me te toru 4 + 3 = 7 Ka tahi ko te aha? What is it? What does it equal?
Kei te tiki? Is that right?

Time for
E hia ngā turu?  How many objects?
tekau ngā turu.  10 chairs
(When counting items less then 10 we keep the 'E' in place, when it is 10 and above we drop the 'E')

E hia ngā pene?  How many pens?
44 ngā pene.  We have 44 pens

E hia ngā....

turu - 23 rua tekau ma toru
pene - 44 wha tekau ma wha
kutikuti -
tepu -
matapihi
kuaha -
pukapuka -

Haere ki te whariki, kia tiri!!  (come down to the mat, hurry)

Week 4 Term 4

When we are participating in our Pou Mihi we should not be eating or fiddling during our Mihi.

We should give our full attention to the Pou.

NEVER give up on your dreams - you can do anything you set your mind to.  Just like Richie McCaw!!!

Hold on you to your dreams - Kia Kaha

Whakawehea - separate/spread out
whakapiri - come together
e noho - sit
wahangu - silent
e tu - stand
peke tahi - hop
kiatiri - fast
noho whariki - sit on the mat

practise this...
e tu
rarangi mai kotiro
rarangi mai tama

tama ma, rarangi rua mai - boys line up in 2 lines
kotiro ma, rarangi toru mai - girls, line up in 3 lines
tutira mai - line up straight
rarangi wha mai - line up in 4 lines

Lyrics

whakarongo mai - listen, shoulders back, chins up, face the crowd
wiri wiri - shake hands down by your side
hope
kiraro

Hoki mai e Tama mā ki roto, ki roto(boys)

I ngā ringa e tuwhera atu nei, (a hi aue aue)

Kei te kapakapa mai te haki, te haki (boys)

Ingarangi runga Tiamana e. Hoki mai, hoki mai

ki te wā kāinga,

Kua tutuki te tūmanako,

(a hi aue aue) (boys)

Kei te kapakapa mai te Haki, te Haki (boys)

Ingarangi runga Tiamana e.

Week 7

Tu meke - awesome/too much/wow that's amazing/terrific

tau ke - awesome/too much/wow that's amazing/terrific

Ka rawe - awesome/too much/wow that's amazing/terrific

Nga mihi mo te...
new words for us to learn
Kai - food
Wai or waiata - song
te keke - cake
apororo - apple

What should we say back to someone who thanks us?
Kia ora - thanks
Tau ke
Tu meke
Ka rawe
tu toa - standing strong, presented great strength

E tu _______, pepeha mai.  Stand up ________ and say your pepeha

pakipaki mai tatou, everyone clap please.

tatou ringa - Maori sign language (Maui created this language)
left - maui
right - matau

when saying our pou mihi in tatou ringa you need to use start 'saying' ruruku mai with your left hand (ringa maui).

Aroha mai - I'm sorry

Nga mihi mo te...

Today we looked at saying "thank you for..." in Te Reo Maori.  If we are needing to thank people for them doing something for us we can use the phrase:

Nga mihi mo te...

Here are some examples we could say:

• korero (talk)
• mahi pai (work)
• wa (time)
• awhi (help)
• tautoko (support)

The challenge for you is to use this phrase when you want to thank someone.

Kia kaha kotou!

We did it!!!!

Yesterday was the first time that we welcomed visitors into Whetu Piata.  They were amazed, impressed and enjoyed our Pou Mihi.

The Principal from Westend spoke back to us in Te Reo Maori.  We were impressed and surprised that he could Maori.

Even though we were shy to start with, we gave it our all and were very proud of ourselves.

We would definitely be willing to try that again!

Ka rawe, Whetu Piata!!!!!!!!!!!!

Week 10 with Papa Jack

Papa Jack is impressed with our Mihi!  Yay!!!  That is super exciting.  We need to remember that we use inside voices when we are inside as the inside belongs to the god of peace.  Outside is where we use our aggressive voices as this space belongs to the god of battle.

We have been focussing on our own Pepeha. Don't forget to get your sheets back in so we know your whanau and your affliations.

Here are the actions for our Pepeha:

Ko Tararua te maunga

Ko Manawatu te awa

Ko Kurahaupo te waka  

Ko Rangitane te iwi  

Ko LC 12/13 te hapu   (action needed)

Ko Rangimarie te whare

Ko Rangiotu te marae

Ko _____  taku papa (right hand on the chest) 

 Ko _____ taku mama (left hand on the chest)

   

Ko Tash  taku ingoa (pat chest)

Tihei Mauri ora!!!

Extension if you are keen:

Toko___  nga tamariki i taku whanau

Ko au te tua___

(there are ___ children in my family, I am the ___ child)

Kotahi te tamariki i taku whanau

Matariki 2015 - Week 9

What is Matariki?

Have a look at the links below to see if you can explain to a buddy what Matariki is...

Matariki Video

Matariki Facts

Matariki Book to listen along to

Nga Tamariki o Matariki - song

Pa Jack Week 8

ruruku mai - begin your Karakia - Pou Mihi

Pou Mihi Actions

Pou kaha rawa - Manakitia mai: Make a mountain/chest tap
Pou Haerenga - Haere ra: right hand out freeze, then wiri
Pou Oranga - Mihi mai: open palms swish up towards your chest. Mihi mai - hands wiri in and out
Pou Manawhenua - takoto mai: Left hand out freeze, then wiri
Pou Herenaga waka - toia mai: right hands up ready to toia mai
pukana

Now we can make sure we are practising the right actions.

Te Reo Kori Rotation

During our Te Reo Kori rotation today we started exploring rakau.

We used this video to help us keep in time with our buddies...

E Papa Waiari

Term 2 with Papa Jack

We started our sessions with a quick "Kei te pehea koe?" game.

Papa Jack or Pa Jack???  If you are younger than 12 you call an elder Papa, if you are older than 12 you would say Pa

Actions to our Pou Mihi were covered.

Pukana is all about showing our inner power, by being silly and noisey afterwards, you loose the mana you have just shown.

Ka ki a Haimona (Simon says in Maori)
- etu (stand)
- enoho (sit)
- waha ngu (quietly)
- korua (groups of two)

Whaea - means an important lady
Matua - means an important man
tamariki - childen

Kei hea to Whaea? Where is Whaea?
Kei hea to Matua? Where is Matua?
Kei hea to karaka?  Where is the clock?
Kei hea to rama?  Where is the light?
Kei hea to papa?  Where is the floor?
Kei hea to tepu?  Where is the table
kia tere - hurry up

Our children were really great with their new words!

Number game
Right hand out
Kore - zero - swip hand
tahi - one - tap once
rua - two - tap twice
toru - three - tap three times
wha - four - tap two fingers twice
rima - five - all five fingers at once
ono - six - all five fingers at once plus 1
whitu - seven - all five fingers at once plus 2
waru - eight - all five fingers at once plus 3
iwa - nine - all five fingers at once and tap two fingers twice
tekau - ten - twist and pull
tekau ma tahi - eleven - twist and pull plus 1

Day one with Pa Jack (AKA Kelly Mercer :))

Today was our first day with Mrs Mercer...

Te Reo Maori with Pa Jack/Kelly Mercer

Pou Mihi:

·      Some of our actions aren’t quite right let’s wait until Papa Jack shows us the right ones

·      What does it actually mean??  We are family and part of a group.  We are hear to learn and make new friends

·      A mihi that can be used at anytime for any reason.

·      Tena koutou katoa – this start the mihi

·      Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena tatou katoa – this ends the mihi and replaces “tehei mauri ora”

·      Pou Kaha Rawa, Manakitia Mai– I acknowledge and understand the importance all of the things that inspire and motivate you (teachers, coaches, role models, brothers, family, bobcat drivers, friends) I vaule you and you are important to me.

·      Pou Haerenga, Haere Ra – People who have moved on or passed away, we acknowledge all of those people who are feeling a bit sad today.

·      Pou Oranga, Mihi Mai – People who are living and are important to us today.

·       Pou manawhenua, Takoto Mai – we acknowledge the land and the people who come from this place.

·      Pou Herenga waka, Toia Mai - Now I say thank you and value all of the people who have come here today for this shared purpose

·      Tehei Mauri Ora – let it be, I agree,

Ko Te Rakiraki