Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori: Words for the Week

 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.

Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori

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!

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Rāpare

 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.

We were also encouraged to design our own Paraoa Parai Pockets (fry bread pockets). This Kai Māori let us be a bit creative, having to choose between sweet and savoury, as well as the ingredients we would have in our fry bread. Yum! Look what Vienna came up with!

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Rāapa

 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.

Check out research that soso has done to find out more about these famous Māori people. 

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Rātu

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). 

Check out what facts Ciannah has to share with us about Māori Art!

Check out what Kasaline has to share with us about Toi Whakairo, quite interesting I must say!

Naomi also has some writing where she describes Kapa Haka. She used her senses - sight and sound to describe what she can see in these Kapa Haka videos Check out what Naomi has done for writing!

Pukana hī, pukana hā, pukana, pukana, pukana, pukana!

Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori - Rāhina

 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.

Today we learnt about the History of Māori. Take a look at the facts that Moimoi has come up with!

We also had the opportunity to share some of our Whakapapa through a Visual Pepeha. Check out what Naomi has made for us!

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

Room 6 and the rest of Team 4 made a quick video of the greetings in Te Reo Māori for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. When saying hello to one person, you would say tēnā koe. You can also say kia ora, mōrena, or in the morning you might say ata mārie. You would use tēnā kōrua for two people, and tēnā koutou for three. Hope you enjoy!