Term 2 looks really exciting already!!!

Our Kaupapa for Term 2 this year is Myths and Legends.

With all the money our classroom made at the Twilight Market the kids, whanau and I have been discussing what we might like to do with our earnings.

We had a whole class discussion and recorded the kids ideas of where we might go;

 get this... 

I like the one in the left upper corner the best... "go to the Moon!!"

Our kids are awesome!

So we tallied up our notes and coins and added it all up. We then looked at our budget and decided that we had to let go of some of the more expensive destinations like 'the Gold Coast', 'the moon' and 'Disneyland'.  We thought about our Kaupapa in Term 2 - Myths and Legends.

Our kids were very serious about it all and after much thinking and discussing they ended up choosing CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN in West Auckland.  

We did more research and found a Myth that we could study, called:

"Whaitere the Enchanted Stingray"

a beautiful story that tells of an enchanted Stingray, Whaitere.

Whaitere is inconsolable when her parents unexpectedly leave her, so she journeys all the way to the underworld in search of them.  Whaitere eventually finds her parents who show her the magical sights of their new home, the underworld.  They take her to Crystal Caves, and explain that each sparkling crystal she can see embedded in the cave walls represent all the songs and languages of every creature in the sea.

We are lucky to be able to begin our Myths and Legends topic with such a neat trip!

- To all the parents that helped and supported us at the Night Market, nga mihi nui, this was your idea and your hard work and we are immensely lucky to have such cool, dedicated whanau.

Special mentions;

Whaea Elizabeth - LeOne's Mum

Whaea Collett - Diezel's Mum

Whaea Teneal - Khian's Mum

Whaea Josie - Naomi's Mum

Whaea Shandeen - Anahera's Mum

Whaea Oronsay,

Matua Darryn 

Tayric's Koro

for their generous contributions

Matua Desmond for organising it all

Matua Dudley for fully supporting us and 

Mrs Dawson for allowing these cool things to happen

 and to all the other whanau that stepped up on the day offering help and support.

Our haerenga for Week 1 of Term 2,

will be to Crystal Mountain to find our own sparkling Crystals just like Whaitere.

Best Whanau EVER!

Tuakana Teina experience in Ruma Tui23 - April 2015

So the Ruma Kahu (Rm 20) girls came into our class this week to share some of their learning with us juniors... My Year 1 and 2 tamariki were very excited to have the girls in our room!
The girls had made their own activities to help us learn Te Reo Maori. It was so much fun and every time I looked around the seniors and juniors were completely focussed and intent.

Te Uwhinga and Matariki

- created their own Te Reo resource to teach a small group of juniors; Knixon and Hine are shown here working hard!!  My tamariki loved the chance to hang out with the senior girls and found the activities really fun. They're probably wishing Whaea Ana was that much fun!

Here's Maraea and one of our new TWA students teaching Tepua and Legion some new vocab.  So impressive to see our girls step up like this.

Precious, Dexarne and Myra did a great job with Desianae, LeOne, Tayric and Jodeci. I could see they were totally enjoying their activity.

Seranade and Tamara were very well prepared, which was lucky because I think Tristan surprised them with his quick grasp of the ideas!  

Well done to Jade, first week in Ruma Tui23 and she's already doing great learning.  Memphys hard at work there too, Ka Pai to mahi Memphys!

Hmmmm... Love the way this boy puts his whole mind to the task at hand.

Happy and smiley working with Leilani-Mei, Naomi and Tiare.

Ngateria was pretty lucky to get one on one time with Souad and the icecream activity!!

Jada and Christina had created a really neat activity and did well to try and explain it to their group, when it was too hard they just adapted and kept going... Tau Ke!
I can see Khian listening hard, Sieni and Aden too - none of them listen like that to me!!! I might have to get tips off these girls.

Christina's a natural... working with Sieni so patiently.

Cassidy, Blair and Grace had a great time with Emma and Chloe!!  Ka Pai korua!
It was lovely to see Emma so grown up and taking on such a responsible role.

Jodeci you have come so far in just one Term! I am so proud of the way you are completely focussing on your own learning and I can see your brain growing everday!!  

Tino Rawe e koe! 

Poi making

Parents and Teachers making set's of Poi for our Junior Tamariki for them to use in their Kapa Haka Roopu.

LeOne Mum: Elizabeth 

Khian Mum: Teneal 

Grace Mum: Erita 

Whaea Ana 

Ma Ngamamaerua 

Whaea Racheal and Daughter 

Calais Mum: Sue Ridgewell and Victoria 

Lydia Mum: Nga 

A big Thank you to all the Parents that came and took time out to make poi for our Tamariki.

 

                                

NOTE: blog font does not allow macron's for our kupu Maori 

Twilight Market

 

These beautiful Taonga were made by the Tamariki of Ruma Tui 23! 

The kids of Ruma Tui 23 have been studying 'To matou wahi- Our place 

for their topic in term one. We have learned already. 

 Sentences and responses                                            Our Pepeha                                                 

                                          

No hea koe?                                                         Ko Onesemo toku Papa                                  

No Nga Puhi ahau.                                              Ko Elizabeth toku Mama 

No Aotearoa                                                        Ko Clendon Park School toku kura 

Ko te aha tenei ra?                                               Ko LeOne toku ingoa   

Ko Raapa tenei ra.  

Note: blog font does not allow us to use macron's for our kupu Maori

Here's a fun clip from Pinterest for you to look at;

http://miharo.co.nz/index.pl?page=konr_select

The following is one of our homework sheets this week;

And you might like to learn these kupu with your tamariki

Here's a new app for learning te reo Maori you might like to check out!! Ruma Tui will be having a look at this app before the end of term and you'll probably hear about it from your tamariki.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/515873332290505279/

Na

Whaea Ana

Wiki 1 in Ruma Tui!!

All new faces and all new smiles for 2015!  Kia Ora my magic Tuis...

Welcome again to an exciting new year with lots of learning!

‘E koekoe te tūī, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū’

‘The tūī chatters, the parrot gabbles, the wood pigeon coos’

‘It takes all kinds of people’

This was ALOT harder than you might think!!
Wiggly little teina.

Tahi, Rua, Toru, Wha... PUKANA!!
We got this.

Tēnā koutou katoa ngā whānau o te Ruma Tui, nau mai, haere mai ki tēnei tau hou. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa!Tēnā koutou katoa ngā whānau o te Ruma Tui, nau mai, haere mai ki tēnei tau hou. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa!

Well! 

Here we are in 2015 already and our manu Tui has moved with me!!

It's Whaea Ana here, we have been at kura for 4 days now and in the holidays lots of kaiako have moved classrooms...I moved Rm25 to Rm23 and am teaching a whole new Year Level!!

It's so exciting!  

We are Year One and Two this year and it's feeling great already!!

The following is our letter home to parents from me to our whanau and I have some photos of our first week back to post shortly, so have a read and I'll find those pics...

Ko Enua Manu tōku motu

Nō ngā motu o te Moana Nui ā Kiwa ahau

Ko Moana Nui ā Kiwa tōku moana

Ko Atiu Nui Maruarua tōku whenua

Ko Ngati Parua Aritki me te Ngamaru tōku Ariki (tupuna)

Ko Ngati Ingatu tōku iwi

Ko Teau Seabourne rāua ko Rob Seabourne ōku mātua

Ko Merani rāua ko Sieni ōku tamahine

Ko Anna ahau

Tēnā koutou katoa ngā whānau o te Ruma Tui, nau mai, haere mai ki tēnei tau hou.  Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa!

Welcome back everyone! I’d like to extend a warm welcome to our new tamariki in Te Whanau Awhina (TWA), welcome, welcome!

Some of you may know me already, but for those of you who don’t I am Whaea Ana, kaiako of Year 1 and 2.  You can find us in Room 23, we are called ‘Tui’ and you are most welcome to come in to class any time for a korero or to voice concerns, even to sit and listen to one of us read if you have a spare 10 minutes!

A bit of background for you:  I first started teaching 3½ years ago at Clendon Park Primary in TWA and it has been a truly rewarding experience in so many ways.

My Pepeha, you may have noticed is a little different as I am Cook Island Maori/New Zealand so to try and keep up in terms of Te Reo Maori I have been learning NZ Maori for 2years now, attending night classes and taking online tutorials also, I am really enjoying it!

I have two daughters here at school, Merani 9yrs and Sieni 4yrs who has been coming to my class since she was 2yrs old.

I’d like to explain something a little more… my mother is an important role model for me, she’s been in education for 47years now and is still.  Her passion for language and bilingual education have instilled in me a passion of my own for Te Reo Maori and the importance of preserving language.

My purpose this year is to build on last years mahi and continue forming a solid foundation in Te Reo Maori for our tamariki using creativity and authentic experiences.My overarching vision is that the tamariki can leave me in a year with greater understanding of their whakapapa, pepeha and concepts like ‘whakawhanaungatanga, manaakitanga’.

  

Ko te reo te tino wāhi nui o to tātau Maoritanga

Language is the most important element of our culture

MY EXPECTATIONS

Attendance: Every student is expected to attend school every day this year. If she/he cannot, then call, text, email or write a note.  We refer tamariki to Truancy services if a students’ attendance is of concern.

Uniform: Please name your child’s uniform/togs/towels/shoes/lunchbox/drink bottles EVERYTHING!  Way too much lost property at school.  Most of Ruma Tui are in correct uniform and looking great! However, if you are not sure of our schools uniform, then please ask the office.

Stationery: Having the correct stationery really helps with learning, and understanding which subject is which for this age group. Your son/daughter is required to buy Rm 23’s stationery list.  Talk to the office staff about payment options.

Homework: At the beginning of each school week there will be homework books and book bags sent home.  There will be spelling words in their homework book, they need to try and identify the letters, sound out the word and re-write at least 3x each night. I will gently quiz the class at least x3 per week on these - a large proportion of Ruma Tui will need support with this task initially.  Along with these words there will be homework sheets for your son/daughter to complete, homework will be due back each Friday unless told otherwise. Your son/daughter will also be required to read or be read to for at least 10 minutes each night.

Note: Please be aware that homework is delivered as a whole class so your child may find some tasks very easy, some too hard and some right at their level, please support them with their homework when you can and I expect every child to at least try each sheet. If they can’t do the mahi, that’s ok, still bring the book back to school and get more.

These books and book bags come from my own personal supply so unfortunately if you lose your homework book or book bag, I will not be able to replace it and your child will miss out on that extra learning.  You are welcome to replace lost items.

Swimming: We have swimming starting week 2 and all tamariki are required to bring their togs and a towel with a plastic bag. It is very important that we learn to swim properly so that our students feel safer and more confident in the water.

Sunhats: As part of school policy and the health and safety guidelines all students at our school are expected to wear a NAMED sunhat when they are outside of the classroom.

Naku noa,                                                                                       School: (09) 267 6671

Whaea Ana                                                                      Email: annas@clendonpark.school.nz