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.

Transcript and Translation:

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

Transcript and Translation: 
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 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.

Transcript and Translation: 
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... 
 

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?