This document contains information about Māori language and culture including: - The date and name of the week. - A Māori word of the week and its meaning. - The names of four classroom "pods" in Māori. - The Māori alphabet/syllables. - Lyrics to a waiata (song) about Maria and descriptions of her.

1. Ko te Mane te ra Tekau ma waru
o
Poutu te Rangi
18/03/13

2. KUPU mo te wiki:
Manawa
“Manawa” means “heart”
Name of the admin block
Pod 1 = Kahurangi
Pod 2 = Manaaki
Pod 3 = Raukura
Pod 4 = Harapa

3. Te Reo Maori alphabet/syllables
• Haka mana para ta wa nga wha
• Heke mene pere te we nge whe
• Hiki mini pi ri ti wi ngi whi
• Hoko mono poro to wo ngo who
• AEIOU
• Huku munu puru tu wu ngu whu

4. WAIATA:
• Ka Waiata ki a Maria
• Ka waiata ki a Maria
• Hine i whakaae
• Whakameatia mai he whare tangata
• Hine Purotu, Hine Ngakau, Hine Rangimarie
• Ko te whaea, Ko te whaea o te ao, o te ao

5. Theme: My classroom - Taku akomanga
WALT: Understand and respond to directional
instructions
Runga - Up
Raro - Down
Roto - In
Waho - Out

6. Kei hea te ...........?
• Kei hea te pene?
• Where’s the pen?
• Kei raro i te tepu te pene
• The pen is under the table

7. WA WERO:
1. Kei roto au i te whare hakinakina
2. He porohita ahau
3. He nui ahau
4.He aha au?
First 2 callers to ring through *721

8. Ra whanau waiata:
Ra whanau kia koe
Ra whanau kia koe
Ra whanau ki a ....................
Ra whanau kia koe
Jaskaran Room 20 - Justice Room 10

9. House Points:
Category Purple Red Green Blue
Attendance Week 7
10 5 20 15
Potae Week 6
20 15 20 10
New Totals
105 125 155 130