M is for Matariki

We have had a great week sharing and learning about Matariki this week.  Matariki is the Maori New Year.  We shared a great book and the children did some lovely writing.

We have had lots of nice activities around Matariki

We made fish kites.

We made fairy bread in the shape of stars so we could share kai.

We did star art.

We made tiki necklaces.

We were creative with sparkly playdough.

We did weaving.

We enjoyed seeing pictures and learning about how Deandra's family celebrate the the Sri Lankan New Year.

K is Ka Pai

Ka Pai Room 6 - you did an awesome job of sharing the Korero Mai song with your buddy class,  and your Pepeha's at our school assembly.  I was very proud of you and am sure all the families who stayed were too.

Click the link below to see the slide show of the children's work.

Room 6 Pepeha

P is for Pepeha

We have had a great first week back, Term 2 has started well in Room 6.

We are busy working on our Pepeha's.  The children all have a line each to learn, you might have helped them at home.

Today we got busy doing a display.  It is still "a work in progress"

We are planning on getting these finished over the next week to have ready to display while doing our assembly presentation.

You are welcome to join us at our School Assembly next Friday 13th May in the hall at 9:10.

M is for Mahi Tahi

Wow what an amazing week.  The children did a great job in the production and I was so proud of the work that went into our act.  The children created most of the costumes themselves, with help... and there was a lot of great Te Reo learning that went on behind our song...well done Room 6.  You probably know that Tahi is one...Mahi means work/cooperate/paly.  So our item was about working and playing together as one...which is just what we did.   What a lot of fun our production was.

Ready for our flash mob to begin...

Katai o koutou waha, kumi ihora ma...close your mouth crocodiles.

P is for poi

Our big book inspired us to make poi today.  Our kind big buddies in Room 17 did the plaiting for us in the morning, and we made our poi this afternoon.  Miss Gargan showed us a couple of moves she knows...we will have to practice lots to learn how to do these.

M is for Matariki

This week we celebrated Matariki in Room 6.

We learnt about Matariki - the Maori New Year.

We read this book together 

We wrote stories and created our own art, they look super up on our walls.

Matariki is a time for making things and we got busy...  We shared our new learnings on a class korowai, we are very proud of it.

We made and flew kites

We made tiki necklaces

We made porotiti

We made kai - star fairy bread

We also did some weaving.

What a great way to end the term.  

B is for Brave!

How brave the children in Room 6 with their buddy class Room 11 were this week.  We were hosting whole school assembly and presented an item.  We have been spending our buddy class time practicing our Te Reo.

 We have been learning the phrase 

No hea ia? (Where is he/she from? )

and have been responding with with our turangawaewae (a place where we feel connected)

No ________ ahau.   (I am from _______)

It is very hard to try new things and I was very proud of the children for embracing this learning.

Thanks to all the parents who came and supported us, as well as dressing your children so beautifully.

The children from Room 6 and Room 11 have a variety of countries that they feel connected to.

Haina (China), Piripini (Philippines), Inia (India), Hairana (Thailand), Tonga, Hamoa (Samoa), Afrika ke te Tonga (South Africia), Horana (Holland), Ingarani (England), Amerika ke te Tonga (South America), Aerani (Ireland), Kotarana (Scotland), Merihia (Malaysia), Aotearoa, and the Ngati Poroa and Nga Puhi iwi.

I had grand ideas of making a video clip with the children dressed up and speaking - we came back from assembly all excited...photographed and recorded the children....but alas I made an error and it didn't come together right!!

Here are a couple of photo's I managed to save - 

M is Mihi

A Mihi is a Maori greeting. I am so proud of the children in Room 6, who have worked hard to learn their Mihi. We will be continuing to work on them, check out our progress so far...

Room 6 Mihi