Mahi tahi - working together

I tenei taumata (1), i te wiki 3, Ko nga tamariki a Space 8 kei te whakawhiti korero e pa ana ki te taenga mai o nga Maori me nga Pakeha ki Aotearoa. Ko nga tamariki, Ko Te Whetu, Ko Takoha, Ko Maioha, Ko Dominic Term one, week 3, the children were learning about the Treaty of Waitangi, and the arrival of Maori and Pakeha in the 1800s and the reasons why Pakeha wanted to come and live or work in Aotearoa. As one activity the children worked in small groups to sequence 6 pictures (events). At which they all had to agree, and also talk about and discuss why those pictures belonged there with some support from the teacher.

Letters to our parents

In week 5 of this term, each person in our class wrote a letter to invite our parents and caregivers to come and listen to our reading group read. This week Whaea Bernie came in to listen to Tongariro reading group.

Maycee read clearly and smoothly. Rheeco had fun reading out loud. Hoani worked out to sound out the words.

Thank you Whaea Bernie, we can't wait to read to you again! Let our teacher know when you are available, we would love you to come and listen to us read!

Overnight Noho Marae Stay

I tenei wiki i haere tatou (Space 7,8,9) ki Tangatarua Marae, Waiairki Polytechnic. (Raapa 22 Poutu-te-rangi, ki Ramere 23 Poututerangi). Kei te ako tatou i nga tikanga i te marae me etahi atu mahi pai. 1. Powhiri, karanga, whaikorero, waiata, hariru (hongi) 2. Nga mahi a rehia - waiata a ringa, tititorea, poi, haka 3. I nga mahi whakata, me nga mahi mamahi. 4. Whakawhanaungatanga

Kei te tu tatou i mua i te marae mo te powhiri.

Ka karanga te Whaea, ka karanga atu a Whaea Trina. He ataahua te karanga a Whaea Trina.

A muri nga whaikorero me nga mihi o nga tane, ka hariru tatou, ka hongi tatou. Ka noho tatou i roto i te wharenui. He ataahua nga whakairo i roto i te wharenui, Ko Ihenga te ingoa o te wharenui na te mea kei te maumahara te tangata whenua i a Ihenga, na te mea he Rangatira ia no Te Arawa.

Tokorua nga tama kei te mahi etahi o nga mahi pai, ko tenei te mahi tititorea i te taha a Whaea Allanah me Miss K.