This document provides a daily newsletter in Te Reo Maori (the Maori language of New Zealand). It includes the date, pronunciation practice of vowels, an assessment using children's books and modeling, drawing and labeling parts of the body in Maori, matching statements to translations, a riddle asking who am I, notices of birthdays and house points for attendance and scrap metal collection. The newsletter is aimed at teaching and practicing Te Reo Maori in a school setting.

1. 13/09/13
Ko te Paraire te ra tekau ma
toru o
Te Mahuru
Mane - Turei - Wenerei - Taite - Paraire - Ra horoi - Ra tapu

2. Kei te pehea te ahua o te
rangi ki waho?
Ring 721 if you know the
answer in Te Reo Maori...

3. Pronounciation practice:
• Vowels: Short and long vowels
• A E I O U
• Haka mana para tawa nga wha
• Heke mene pere tewe nge whe
• Hiki mini piri tiwi ngi whi
• Hoko mono poro towo ngo who
• Huku munu puru tuwu ngu whu

4. Assessment Day:
• Summative Assessment using children’s books
and modeling an example of assessment on small
white board.
• Draw 4 faces to represent -
• Wera Harikoa
• Makariri Pouri
•

5. Assessment continue’s:
Draw a figure labelling the parts of the body in
Maori.
Karu
ihu
waha
taringa
ringaringa
puku
turi
upoko
waewae

6. Match the statement from the left
with the correct translation on the
right.
• Kua mamae taku ihu My nose is sore
• Kua mamae taku waha My ear is sore
• Kua mamae taku karu My mouth is sore
• Kua mamae taku niho My stomach is sore
• Kua mamae taku puku My tooth is sore
• Kua mamae taku upoko My head is sore

7. WA WERO:
No Rotorua ahau
He nui aku ringaringa me aku waewae
He pai ki ahau te mataa
He wahine ahau
Ko wai au? Who am I?
721 is the number to ring to answer
our wa wero.
Sponsored by.....

8. Ra whanau waiata:
Ra whanau kia koutou
Ra whanau kia koutou
Ra whanau ki a .......
Ra whanau kia koutou
No birthday’s today - Saturday is Kasia from Rm19 - Sunday is Ariana Rm15,Ezra
Rm13, Monique Rm 10, Payton Rm9, Poppy Rm13 & Summer Rm8

9. House Points week 7
Attendance
Week 6
Scrap metal
Week 6
Week 2
Old
Totals
New
totals
Green 15 5 100 120
Red 10 15 100 125
Purple 5 20 135 160
Blue 20 10 110 140

10. Kua mutu
Ka kite- Good bye.