Te Reo Māori is starting back. We had our first lesson on Wednesday morning, and we had heaps of fun. Whaea Kiri talked us through the school Karakia, and then pointed out the different keywords in the karakia that she wanted us to know. She quizzed us on it, and it was so fun because we got tokens if we got the answer right.
We can't wait for next week's lesson!
This week was Māori Language Week. We looked at some of the different important to Māori Culture. They are Whānaungatanga (relationships), Whenua (land and environment), Whānau (family), Whakapapa (heritage and lineage) and Kōrero (talking). These are important values that we like to teach Point England students so that they are confident in their identities and comfortable being in our PES whānau.
Tēnā koutou katoa! This week, Team Four from Point England School celebrated Māori Language Week.
To add a bit of a fun into our learning this week, let me introduce to you, KPE: Kanikani Pt England! Here we have found short dance video clips online. To celebrate Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori, we have challenged our learners to create a dance using the song 35 by Ka Hao and Rob Puha. Check out what Fifita has shared!
We have looked at the History of Māori, Māori Art and even some famous Māori people. Some of us have waited for this day, we were super excited! of course being that it is Māori Language Week, we are going to be exploring Kai Māori - Māori Food! Mmmm yummy!
Check out the facts that Raymon has put together to learn more about how to make a hangi!
Check out the research that Willy has done o ensure he knows about what goes in a hangi - and even where he can get some of the materials/food from.
Continuing on from Māori History and Māori Art, today we looked at the different famous Māori people that we know, and even those we don't. People like Sir Apirana Ngata and Dame Whina Cooper, who made a big influence on Māori existence in society and loved their culture.
Check out some of the facts the Fifita has to share about famous Māori.
We are continuing to celebrate Māori Language Week and trying to find some fun things to showcase the beauty of Māori culture. Something that comes to mind is Art. There are so many different arts to explore in Māori culture - whether it be carving, tāmoko (tattooing), and even performing arts (singing waiata and performing in Kapa Haka).
This week is Māori Language Week! All Language Weeks are important to celebrate, but Māori Language Week is very special because it is one of the official languages of New Zealand. The teachers decided that we were going to be learning heaps about Māori culture, and learning any new language along the way where we could.
Rona and the Moon
Retold by Naomi (in Room 6 at PES).
Rona was a beautiful woman who lived with her husband and her children . Rona's husband loved her so much but sometimes her bad temper and her angry way of growling at him and their boys upset them all. One day Rona husband said to her “The Moon is good for fishing tonight i’ll take the boys with me to the island across the bay the fish well be catch” he said to her aging “ we won’t be back in tell the morning ok so have a meal out for us” They load their nets lines hooks and baits in to a canoe and paddled away .The next day rona began to prepare the hangi (oven) to cook the meal in . First she cleared out the ashes embers and cooking stones from the pit dug into the ground that she would prepare the meal in . Then Rona built a fire for the food . as it began to grow dark and the heated cooking stones glowed red Rona could hear her family singing as they returned across the bay in their canoe she was about was about to place the food on the stones we she found out that her stuff had nothing she needed water to put on stones so the stones can cook the food because she knew her family was hungry she rand and got the water because she heard her family singing across the bay it was dark by the time she was near when she was near a path a full moon was shining you could clearly see the silver big moon weirdly the moon and it was so dark and a Rona couldn’t see things that much she hurt her toe ad she cash in to a rock Rona was in so much pain and she was so angry at the moon for hiding his light that she shouted at him pokokohua witch means boil you head this was a terrible curse and a great insult the moon heard rude words and came down from his place in the sky he took hold of of Rona and began to take her from the ground she hang on to a tree but the tree wasn’t strong so she went up with the the stuff in her hand and a tree in the other hand and as this day she is in the moon .
Illustrated by Ciannah (in Room 6 at PES) and Naomi (in Room 6 at PES)
The Māori Creation Story
Retold by Kolotita (in Room 8 at PES)
In the beginning, Papatuanuku earth mother and the Ranginui sky father loved each other. In between them lived their children but their children lived in darkness. They were squished between their parents and never saw light. The children were furious. The children had a meeting to discuss the separation, but Tawhirimatea and Rongomatane disagreed, they wanted their parents to stay together. The time came, Tane did a handstand and started to push Rangi and Papa apart, then his brothers started to join in. They pushed their parents apart. Tane was charged with covering his mother with all the beautiful greenery, and bird life. Tane became known as Tanemahuta the god of the forest. Rangi started crying down because he wanted to see he love Papatuanuku. His tears would make lakes, rivers, and seas. Tawhirimatea was not happy that his brother Tane had separated his parents and he stayed with his father in the sky. He became the god of the winds and the storms and rain. He would blow down his fury. Through what Tane did it allowed light and life came into the world.
Illustrated by Swaimah (in Room 7 at PES) and Miss Tuiā (teacher of Room 6 at PES):
