Tuia i runga, tuia i raro, tuia i roto, tuia i waho. Tuia ngā tūāhuatanga o tēnei te ao kiko nei ki ngā mauri mate, ki ngā mauri tapu o te ao wairua. E kīa nei me i kore ko rātou, me i kore ko tātou. Ka kore wareware te hunga wairua i a mātou, ā, tau ana koutou. Tātou ki a tātou ngā pūkōrero i whakanui nei i te wiki o te reo Māori, tēnā tātou. Ko ngā maunga kei runga, ko ngā wai kei raro, ko Ngā Uri o Ngā Iwi kei waenga e noho tau ana. Tīhei mauri mātauranga!

Manu Kōrero: nā Matua Te MeteNō mātou te whiwhi kua kī te whānau nei ki ngā tini arero e whakawaha nei i tō tātou reo. Nei rā te mihi matahiapo ki tō tātou puhi o Te Arawa a Lulu Kahukiwa i toa ai ngā manu kōrero Māori mō Ngā Uri o Ngā Iwi i tēnei tau. The tūākana will be travelling to Finlayson Park School in Manurewa this Friday (22nd) to support Lulu as she represents her whānau, NUONI and Te Rehu as a whole. We will be returning the taonga that Aaron was awarded last year. However Lulu has been working hard to polish her performance and she will not make it easy for any other kura who may have their eye on the prize. It is also important to note here that the majority of students in Wai Tahi wrote and delivered a manu kōrero Māori, even our year fours. This is not an easy thing to do and the level was even higher this year than last. Our two judges, Whaea Vikki and Pāpā Chris had an extremely difficult decision to make. They made special mention of the increase in fluency and delivery from our girls, the excitement the year fours brought to the stage and the overall standard of reo being presented. E kore e mutu ngā mihi ki ngā mahuri e kawe ana i tō tātou reo ki te pae tawhiti. Ko te reo kia rere, ko te reo kia tika, ko te reo kia Māori. HĪ!

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Māori At Home  nā Whaea Jane

Tō mātou maringanui i tono mai a Stacey rāua ko Scotty kia whakarewa tā rāua pukapuka hou, Māori At Home , i te wiki kua pāhemo i te kura nei.  Ahakoa te tokomaha o te hunga i tae mai ki te hāpai i te kaupapa, āhuru te Whare Rēhia hei wāhi whakatau, hei wāhi whakangahau. Poho kererū mātou ngā kaiako i te tū maia o ngā tamariki ki te haka, ki te kōrero. Pau katoa ngā pukapuka, reka rawa ngā kai, pukuhohe ngā waiata a Whaea Anika.  He pō ka tāraitia ki te pūmahara. Kia kaha whānau mā ki te hoko atu  i tēnei rauemi whaitake hei  tautoko i te kōrero reo Māori i te kāinga. 

Tuākana Conceptual Curriculum  nā  Whaea Waina

As we get closer to our end of term Arts Celebration we are seeing the fruits of learning within our conceptual curriculum. We have explored different art mediums to innovatively re-tell the story of Tinirau and Kae.  Tuākana have worked in small groups to creatively narrate the story, create mini skits, design shadow puppet segments, introduce using stick puppets, conclude the story with sock puppets and choreograph Cook Island and hip-hop dances. During our week 8 Whānau Assembly, tuākana enthusiastically performed a dance they had choreographed to the song Wairua in celebration of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. We look forward to sharing our learning next week. 

Stepping Out   nā   Whaea Laura

Teina and Nohinohi have been lucky to have Constable Taina come in for "Stepping Out" to teach us about road safety. During her first visit we learned how to cross the road safely, looking left and right before crossing. On her second visit we learned how to be safe in the car by putting on seat belts and making them click.

A reminder to parents that we are planning a trip for next Monday to the Auckland Town Hall for Auckland Live, an interactive experience of the theatre. Please return the form ASAP stating whether you are available to be a parent helper on the day. 

Holiday event : Saturday October 7

Māori sailing heritage on Tīkapa Moana

11.00 - Navigation and traditional rope making workshops

2.00 - Rangatahi Māori dance workshop with Atamira Dance company

RSVP by Sep 20 to olivia.haddon@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz if you wish to enrol in workshops