This document is a weekly newsletter from a school in New Zealand. It provides information on Maori language week, pronunciation practice of Maori words, teachers' Maori names, sentences to learn in Maori, a riddle asking where the reader is located, a waiata (song) to learn, house point updates, and announcements about attendance and litter zones. It aims to teach aspects of Maori culture and language to students.

1. 8/07/13
Ko te .................te ra .............. o
Hurae
Te Wiki o te Reo Maori continues

2. Kei te pehea te ahua o te
rangi ki waho?

3. Pronunciation Practice
• Puwhenua- Pu whe nu a
• Otanewainuku- O Ta ne w a i nu ku
• Mauao - Mau ao

4. Teachers names translated
in Maori

5. Teachers names translated

6. Sentences of the week
• Ko ..............taku ingoa (tuatahi)
• Ko ...............taku ingoa whanau
• Ko................taku ingoa Maori
• Ko................. taku kaiako
• I whanau mai au ki .................
Ring in if you would like to give it a go

7. Call “721” to share why
your name is special.
• My name is special because..............

8. WA WERO:
Kei hea au? Where am I?
721 is the number to ring to answer our wa wero.
Sponsored by.....

9. Ra whanau waiata:
Ra whanau kia koe
Ra whanau kia koe
Ra whanau ki a ....................
Ra whanau kia koe.
Tiara rm 20, Pippa rm 6.

10. House Points
Category
blue
Red
Purple
Green
Attendance
week 5
Attendance
week 6
Attendance
week 7
Attendance
week 8
Attendance
week 9
Total
20 20 20 15 20 275
10 15 5 5 5 150
5 5 15 20 10 190
15 10 10 10 15 160

11. Current winners
Blue House
With 275 Points

12. New Litter zone

13. Kua mutu
• Ka kite- Good bye.