Rāmere - Friday

Te wiki o te reo Māori officially ends this Sunday 29th July (Rātapu 29 Hōngongoi). We have all enjoyed 'giving it a go' and will keep doing so.

We are also all looking forward to the Olympics opening tonight (tomorrow morning)! We are looking forward to learning about the Olympic countries that we have researched for homework.


Today...

Transcript and Translation:

Ko te aha tēnei rā? What day is it today? 
Ko te Rāmere tēnei rā. Today is Friday.

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Ko te aha tēnei marama? What month is it?  
Ko te Hōngongoi  tēnei marama. This month is July.

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Kei te pēhea te āhua o te rangi? What's the weather like today?
Kei te whiti te rā. The sun is shining.

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He aha te āhua o te rangi? What's the weather like today?
He rangi paki. It's a fine day.

Kotahi rau ngā rā

100 days at school

Rāpare - Thursday

Today we celebrated 100 days of being at school this year! Take a look at some of our 100 day Maths and our 100 day treat in the slideshow at the bottom of this post.

Today...

Transcript and Translation:

Ko te aha tēnei rā? What day is it today?

Ko te Rāpare tēnei rā. Today is Thursday.

Ko te aha tēnei marama? What month is it? 

Ko te Hōngongoi  tēnei marama. This month is July.

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Kei te pēhea te āhua o te rangi? What's the weather like today?
Kei te whiti te rā. The sun is shining.

Transcript and Translation:
He aha te āhua o te rangi? What's the weather like today?
He rangi makariri. It's a cold day. 

Kotahi rau ngā rā... 
 

Rāapa - Wednesday

Ko taku reo taku ohooho, ko taku reo taku mapihi mauria

My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul

This whakatauki (proverb) is about the important role language plays in maintaining culture and an understanding of who you are.

Today...

Transcript and Translation:

Ko te aha tēnei rā? What day is it today?

Ko te Rāapa tēnei rā. Today is Wednesday.

Ko te aha tēnei marama? What month is it? 

Ko te Hōngongoi  tēnei marama. This month is July.

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Kei te pēhea te āhua o te rangi? What's the weather like today?


Kei te heke te ua. The rain is falling.

Transcript and Translation:

He aha te āhua o te rangi? What's the weather like today?

He rangi māku. It's a wet day.

Rātū - Tuesday

We talked about how we can also show the Olympic value of Excellence in how we treat other people.

Kaore te kumara e whaakii ana tana reka

The kumara (sweet potato) does not say how sweet he is

Today...

Transcript and Translation:

Ko te aha tēnei rā? What day is it today? 
Ko te Rātū tēnei rā. Today is Tuesday.

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Ko te aha tēnei marama? What month is it?  
Ko te Hōngongoi  tēnei marama. This month is July.

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He aha te āhua o te rangi? What's the weather like today?
He rangi kapua. It's a cloudy day.

Transcript and Translation:

He aha te āhua o te rangi? What's the weather like today?
He rangi makariri. It's a cold day. 
 

 

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

Māori Language Week

Rāhina - Monday

We talked about the Olympic value of Excellence and how we can show Excellence at school and at home.

Whaia te iti kahuranga ki te tuahu koe me he maunga teitei

Aim for the highest cloud so that if you miss it, you will hit a lofty mountain

Today...

Transcript and Translation:

Ko te aha tēnei rā? What day is it today?

Ko te Rāhina tēnei rā. Today is Monday.

Ko te aha tēnei marama? What month is it? 

Ko te Hōngongoi  tēnei marama. This month is July.

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Kei te pēhea te āhua o te rangi? What's the weather like today?

Kei te heke te ua. The rain is falling.

 Transcript and Translation:

He aha te āhua o te rangi? What's the weather like today?

He rangi māku. It's wet. 


  

Māori Language Week Challenge!

Can you read the longest place name in the world with the correct 

M āori pronunciation?

Taumata-whakatangihanga-koauau-o-tamatea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu

Can you explain what the longest place name means?

 

More Fabulous Writing from Term 2!

Here are a few of the fabulous character descriptions in Room 5's Family Character Description book. 

Welcome back to Term 3!

It was great to see everyone again on Monday and to hear about your holiday adventures.

This Term is a busy one and we are looking forward to following the Olympics in London!

We were also lucky enough to be welcomed back to school with these beautiful daffodils in our Butterfly Garden. Who would have thought we would see these in the middle of winter?