Welcome to Week 7

Kia Ora Koutou

Another busy week lies ahead. On Monday we will begin our classroom speeches or mihis. Most of our students have chosen to do their pepeha as a topic of choice. Students have learnt about their Maunga, Awa and Marae and have created some awesome poetry. Four students have chosen to do other topics and their speeches will be presented on Wednesday. The top 3 speech winners will go to the syndicate finals. This will be held on thursday of this week. Please feel free to come into our learning realm and check out the mahi we have been producing. Below are 2 poems from our students titled "I do not have a dusty Marae". This whakaaro is based on giving students and understanding of manaakitanga and what it means to look after your marae as well as your manuhiri.

Dusty Marae By Irie

I do not have a dusty Marae,

Like my TekoTeko reaches to the sky

I do not have a dusty Marae,

Like my Kowhaiwhai is promising to be Kapai

I do not have a dusty Marae,

As my elders wish you goodbye

I do not have a dusty Marae,

As we make you a mean as Kai

I  do not have a dusty Marae,

As my papa’s stand tall on the mean as PaePae

I do not have a dusty Marae,

Well the cuzzy’s and I sweep the PaePae

I do not have a dusty Marae,

As the Maihi is the arms of my Tipuna’s mean as whare

I do not have a dusty Marae,

As i let my visitors sleep in the Wharekai

I do not have a dusty Marae,

As I have photos of my Tipuna on the inside

I do not have a dusty Marae,

As my TekoTeko represents my family and I

I do not have a dusty Marae,

As I am happy to be from my Marae

A Dusty Marae by Montana

Like me looking after my cousins when they start to cry

I do not have a dusty Marae

When I see my nanny’s cry on the paepae

I do not have a dusty Marae

Like me and my cousins jumping on to the mattresses until one falls off and starts to cry

I do not have a dusty Marae

Like my aunties going out to hold out and eat a pie

I do not have a dusty Marae

Cause my Nan makes the best fry bread it makes you dribble at sight

I do not have a dusty Marae

My Tekoteko will look you straight in the eye and give you a big as fright

I do not have a dusty Marae

You can tell from the special carvings on the Whakawae

I do not have a dusty Marae

Because we got the most strong Amo to hold up our Marae

I do not have a dusty Marae

Because all my whanau take pride in our marae

I do not have a dusty Marae

Because it makes my nanny’s cry when they see our sparkling clean marae