Welcome to Week 5

Kia Ora Koutou

Students have been working hard and producing some awesome mahi. Huge focus on pepeha and breaking it down so students feel the essence of ko wai au. The Turanganui boys will be involved in mau rakau starting this tuesday. They will learn the fine arts of the taiaha and also the whakapapa. Our Rona and the Moon production is taking shape and the students are excited to share this with the rest of the syndicate. Please feel free to pop into Room 20 and have a korero. Our room is always open. Below are 2 awesome poems from Latrell and Peyton.

THROUGH THE EYES OF MY MAUNGA    

Through the eyes of my maunga what have I seen the repongaere eels playing rugby league.

Through the eyes of my maunga what have I seen

kids doing snapies into the

Sea.

Through the eyes of my maunga what have I seen

People riding horses all over me.

Through the eyes of my maunga what have I seen

People having tangis at the marae next to me.

Through the eyes of my maunga what have I seen people digging holes for the hangi.

Through the eyes of my maunga what have I seen

Beautiful birds singing for me.

Through the eyes of my maunga what have I seen

Some ugly insects eating my trees.Through the eyes of my maunga what have I seen

Children going to the shop and  buying a pie for afternoon tea.

Through the eyes of my maunga what have I seen

Fat juicy oranges growing on the tree.

Through the eyes of my maunga what have I seen

Big fat kinas being grabbed from under the sea.

Through the eyes of my maunga what have I seen latrell looking after me.

BY LATRELL RURU - NEPE

Ko Au Te Awa Ko Te Awa Ko Au

I am the awa and the awa is me.

This is me I feel alive and free

I am the awa and the awa is me.

Through light through life we flow freely

I am the awa and the awa is me

Through the night I feel so sleepy

I am the awa and the awa is me

I felt like a diamond shining through the night sky so freely

I am the awa and the awa is me

I see my mate Hikurangi standing above me

I am the awa and the awa is me

A great big fish swimming out to sea

I am the awa and the awa is me

Cold water rushes over sand through banks so green it splits the land.

I am the awa and the awa is me

I feel the sand stretching along the sea

I am the awa and the awa is me

With my cuzys there doing mean snappys also having a mean feed of hangi

I am the awa and the awa is me

Like crayfish, kumara there all so yummy

I am the waw and the awa is me

Like smelling the sea and feel oh so free

I am the awa and the awa is me

Like I am the river and there is the sea and together we have harmony.

I am the awa and the awa is me

And I’ll let the ocean bring me back some memories for all of us to see.

I am the awa and the awa is me

You look so blue I can see a creature in you

I am the awa and the is me

Like birds and bee’s dancing in the tree’s

I am the awa and the awa is me

I have sea foam in my veins I understand the language of waves.

I am the awa and the awa is me

This is me I feel alive and free.   

Seek what makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive along with the inner voice that says this is the real me.

Ko Peyton toku ingoa

Ko Ema toku mama

Ko Anton toku papa

Ko Devon toku teina

Ko Tyler raua Ashlee toku tuahine

Ko Daley toku teina mahanga

Ko Hikurangi te maunga

Ko Waiapu te uwa

Ko Ngati Porou te iwi.

Turanganui Taonga Whanau

BEACH CLEAN UP - Kapai Monaro, Matariki and Irie

Week 4 Term 2

Welcome to Week 4 Term 2

We are close to the middle of the term already. Students have been full on within various activities around the kura. One of our highlights is that we are creating a production based on our Reading programme. Students have been reading Maori Myths and Legends and we have decided to do a skit based on the Legend of Rona. We hope to share our production with parents and also our syndicate by the end of the term. 

Our production links to the following curriculum areas

Health and Physical Education - Movement and Skills

Reading and Writing - Speaking, Viewing Listening (Oral Language)

Math - Geometry (Shape/Rotation)

Tikanga Maori - Learning Languages

Also congrats to the following students who have made the openweight and lightweight Rugby teams

Monaro Stevens

Whetu King Taufa

Harlee Kohn

Matariki Kaa

Daniel Lee

Nik Patumaka

Treyson Hikitapua Wilson

Montell Kaiwai

Congrats to the following for making the Ultimate Frisbee teams

Whetu King Taufa

Wai Rawiri

Congrats to the following who have made the Basketball teams

Peyton Riri

Matariki Kaa

Welcome to Week 2 Term 2

Kia Ora Whanau and welcome back to week 2. Last week students were given their spelling list for the week. They should be practising these every night as we have identified that spelling is a need within the classroom across the board. We will be visiting these words every Monday and new words will be given out. Winter sports trials have now started and I have been pleased to see so many of our students trial for the respective codes we have here in Te Tairawhiti. I wish all my students the very best in pursuing their goals for their chosen sport. This week we will be doing some major learning within our levelled groups. Students who do not complete work in the classroom will need to complete it at home. I would finally like to welcome a new student into Ruma Rua Tekau. Mamie West has enrolled into our Kura from Muriwai School. Nau Mai Mamie me to whanau. He Mauri Tu, He Mauri Ora.

Ruma Rua Tekau Learning Traditional Maori Games - Tapuae

Last week I introduced the students to Tapuae which is a Traditional Maori Game. The game involves physical and thinking skills.

Skills Learnt

- Team Building
- Finding Space
- Communication
- Catching and Passing
- Attack and Defence

Nik Patumaka taking on 3 defenders

Nik getting into space about to hit the target

Peyton Riri and Manaia Martin - Akuhata in full flight

STUDENT OF THE WEEK MATARIKI KAA

Leadership is not a position or a title, it is action and example Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality Leadership is Mana This young man epitomises this kupu “Mana” Mana is many things It is heart It is work ethic It is respect It is integrity It is self management And it is excellance It is what we see in this young man every day He stands proud and tall, and gives everything his all When I call upon him, he will never ignore He will excel and achieve at the highest level Because he has “MANA” Room 20 would like to acknowledge “MATARIKI KAA”