Kei Te Pehea Te Ahua O Te Rangi?

Hinewehi Mohi ~ Literacy :)

 Walt: Evaluate information in a text


This is my reading for the week :) ~ We were tasked to complete the following slides. We were given a text to read then to answer the questions :)

Te Reo Maori ~ Happy Maori Language Week :)

Today at 12pm as a school we decided to sing a couple songs in Maori as it is Maori Language week. We sang to celebrate being able to speak Te Reo Maori again! We did this because...

On the 14th of September, 1972,  People in New Zealand who are Maori, started a Petition, fighting to able speak their native language. Signatures were sent to the government in parliament to save Maori Language from being forgotten. Before 1972, speaking in Te Reo was forbidden to speak. Forcing people to speak english. As they followed the rules and the law, people forgot their native language: Maori. Maori people weren't able to pass their language down to the next generation, causing Te Reo Maori to decline.

Who are you? ~ Home Room Learning :)

'Be proud of who you are as I have done the same!' Being Maori 'and' Tongan means a whole lot to me as I identify myself as 'that' nationality. It's in my blood and will always be :) 

(Maori) ~ One of the many traditions that I am linked and involved in is 'Kapa Haka.' Kapa Haka is a time where a group of people represent their skills, their family and more :) Many things are involved in this type of tradition as it has meaning too :) One of the many traditions in 'Kapa Haka is a Waiata: A waiata marks a special and important occasion. Such as, the birth of a child, death, ETC. It can most likely be emotional and heartfelt. But in the end it brings everyone together. 

(Tonga) ~ From my personal experience the most common Tongan traditional dance is called a Tau'olunga. Usually performed on special occasions, E.g weddings, birthdays and more. You’re able to perform the dance individually and also in small groups. It shows untouched beauty. It’s also performed by younger people as it is quite rare for older women and married women to do this dance as it is prohibited. 

Being able to participate in such passionate event brings me to a better understanding of where I come from and of how special it is to me:)

He hākete kikorangi? ~ Te Reo Maori!

Today in Te Reo Maori we learnt about how to say specific objects in maori. We also did a small revision on our colours in maori as majority learnt a song about our colours a few years back. We then combined the two and found out how to say ' a blue hat ' or so :)

Kia ora! ~ Te reo work

Walt: Use and respond the formal and informal greetings


Task Description:

In this presentation we learnt about the informal and formal greetings in maori! The group Hard materials, Cooking and I think another group all went onto a call with Whaea kelly and she explained the what the Maori greetings mean in english. We also learnt how to say good morning, afternoon and Good night!

Enjoy