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I have moved a few things!

Kia ora whanau, I have just moved a few things on our blog.
Our mihi will be under Te Reo page tab.
Our songs are on the Waiata page tab.
I have also created a new Maori readers tab - for our digital books.
I hope this is easier to access and does not overload your computers

 Nga mihi mahana

 Whaea Carly

Izahn

Our friend Casey the Caterpillar

We have been working really hard with our tuhituhi pu  (handwriting).  I have introduced the Casey the caterpillar programme to our tamariki. Everyday we practice on our whiteboards and twice a week we practice in our books. Here are some of the shapes we use to form our letters correctly. We always start from the top of our letter and we focus on lower case letters first.

 open mouth

 tall stick

 tunnel

 short stick

 open mouth very big

 cricket leg

 possum tail

 hanging stick

 ladybird spot

 Sammy snake

 before our programme

 first day after our programme

 before our programme

first day after our programme

I am really excited to see the gains our tamariki make

Purple Cake Day 2012

Whaea Carly baked 44 cupcakes - they looked ugly but they tasted delicious!

she  also made 5 litres of purple jelly!

Te kura o Whakatu celebrating  Purple cake day

Ka pai tamariki ma!    I love the effort everyone made to wear purple!

I am glad you enjoyed your purple jelly and purple cup cakes!

Having fun!

Lucy loves to swim - here she is enjoying being underwater!

Izahn brought in his moustache!  He looks fantastic!

Whiteboards

This term we have new whiteboards. They are fantastic - we use them everyday as part of our reading, writing and handwriting programmes.   We are also using our new whiteboards in order to use less paper!

Ka pai Tessa!  You are really getting the hang of your mihimihi!       I love you pronunciation!

We have been loving Kidpix at ICT time! It is also an opportunity for us to practice our te reo!

ABCya! Interactive 100 Number Chart | Number Patterns

ABCya! Interactive 100 Number Chart | Number Patterns

Te Pouahi advert

Te Pouahi

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Toku Reo website - Learn te reo Maori.

Kia ora whaanau,

Here is a link to interactive podcasts for Te Reo Maori.  I have had a lot of parents asking how they can learn Te Reo Maori so they may support their tamaiti at home.

http://www.tokureo.maori.nz

Ta i Aroha

TAI AROHA

Ko te aroha ano he wai
E pupu ake ana
He awa e mapuna mai ana
I roto I te whatumanawa 
Ko tona matapuna he hohonu
A ina ia ka rere ano
Ko tona matapuna he hohonu
A ina ia ka rere ano
He tai timu
He tai pari
He tai ope
He tai ora
He tai nui (x3)

Our buddies!

We have a fantastic buddy class!  Check out our photos!

Nau mai, Haere mai Malakiah

Today was Malakiahs 5th birthday - he had a fantastic day. Malakiah started the day with jump jam and he really enjoyed it.  Malakiah loves to play on the marble run and the big blocks.

Happy Diwali!

What is Diwali?

Diwali Festival of Lights is India’s best-loved festival, and is an ancient Hindu festival that symbolises the triumph of light over darkness and the renewal of life. It is a time for celebration in India and by Indian diasporas abroad, with families lighting lamps, candles and fireworks to symbolise the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil. We have been studying Diwali this week. We have been writing, publishing stories and making our own rangoli patterns.

Mask Parade

whanau day