Te reo me te tikanga Māori
Te puna reo Māori
This year we have been using a programme called Te Puna Reo to help our teachers and students with te reo and tikanga Māori. It has great videos and resources and helps us focus on our units. This programme is also available for any whānau that would like to see what we have been learning. Please get in touch with us if you would like access to this site.
Term 1: Pepeha
Term 2: Matariki
Term 3: Te Marae
Term 4: Ahunga mai - early iwi Māori history
Karakia
Each class begins the day with a morning karakia, we share a karakia before we eat and close the day with karakia.
Please click on the links below to access our school karakia that are taught and used in each team:
Karakia to begin the day:
Karakia before we eat:
Nau mai e nga hua - Tōtara team
Karakia to close the day:
Waiata/haka
We have been very lucky to have had a school waiata written and gifted to us, "Te kura o te Wairoa". All our students know this waiata and we regularly sing it in classes and assemblies. Click on the links below to access our school waiata and haka:
Kapa haka
Our school has two kapa haka groups:
Te Waka Wairoa: Our senior group of students from Yr 4-8 who have opted in to be a part of kapa haka.
Te Puna-iti o Te Wairoa: All junior students in Yr 0-3.
Senior kapa haka practices are every Wednesday from 1:45pm-3:00pm.
Junior kapa haka practices are every Monday from 2:00pm-2:45pm.
Upcoming performances and events
Our senior kapa haka will be performing at the Hunua Cultural Festival on Wednesday 20th November.