Totara Park Trip

Our firsts gathering as a class at our whanau trip to Totara park!!

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Nga Pukeko o te Akomanga 21

Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere.

Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao.

The bird that partakes of the miro berry reigns in the forest.

The bird that partakes of the power of knowledge has access to the world.

Ka noho au, ka titiro au ki nga tae pahake o te tai a Moana Tuāukiuki. Ki ngā maunga o Tamaki ki Hikurangi rāua ko Hikurangi, tae noa ki ngā awawa o Rangitaiki me Waiapu.

  Whitiki aku kamo ki ngā rae mata ahoaho o ōku marae ko Waikirikiri ki Ruatoki tae atu ki Ōhinewaiapu ki    Rangitukia. I taku taenga atu ki ngā hikukakara o ōku hapū, ki a Ngāti Haka Patuheuheu rāua ko Te Whanau a  Takimoana.

 Kia tū noa au kia whakatetēhia e ōku iwi, ko Tūhoe rāua ko Ngāti Porou. E ōku kāwai rangatira kei te mihi, kei te  mihi ki a koutou katoa Tihei Mauri Ora!!

Nga mihi mahana kia koutou te whānau,

Ka nui te harikoa kua whai tūnga ahau ki te ako i o koutou tamariki. I am privilege and excited to teach your tamariki in room 21, te akomanga o nga Pukeko and as part of Te Whanau Awhina.

I have just graduated from the university of Te Wananga o Aotearoa with my bachelor in Teaching (He Korowai Akonga) in both Maori Medium and Mainstream. Now that I have completed my degree I am humble and ready to partake in my new journey to explore and create a holistic cultural approach to imbed and uplift within the tamariki.

What your child be learning while in Room 21

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        Kaitiakitanga: The constant acknowledgement that participants at any time and place are always engaged in relationships with others, their environment and kaupapa.

·        Ahurutanga: The acknowledgement that quality spaces must be claimed and maintained to enable activities to be undertaken in an ethical and meaningful way

·         Koha: The acknowledgement that valued contribution are to be given and received responsibly.

·         Pangarau: Our focus will be on Number and Strategy Knowledge. We will be focusing on the fundamentals of math. In the following link you can find out how to help your child at home! http://nzmaths.co.nz/families 

·         Tuhi/Panui/Korero: Reading, Writing and Speaking will be taught through te reo Māori me ōna tikanga. This will also have some influence through oral language of English being that te reo maori is the child second language.

Please feel free to visit Nga Pukeko 21 blog pukekomiharo.blogspot.com. Throughout the blog you will have the opportunity to glance at the tamariki progression and activities that are held within and outside the school. At any time you feel like meeting with me, please feel free to book an appointment with the office or come and see me at room 21.

Naku noa

Koka Pare