Māori Gods - Created by Juel

Māori Gods 

Students are learning all about the Māori Gods, their names, their roll in Māori stories and their impact on our surrounding world. Juel has done a good job of showing his learning while making it visually appealing. Ka Rawe Juel!

Created by: Juel Losefa 

Junior Challenge - School Karakia

Materials: Each student will need a copy of E Te Atua

Whole class learning: Learn E Te Atua as a whole class - line by line. 

Follow up activity: To check students know the karakia, get students to cut each line out and glue it in, in order on a piece of paper. 

Extra entry: To get an extra entry in the Māori draw students can stand up in front of class and read the karakia.

 E Te Atua

Homai ki a matou

Te mana

Te mohio

Te aroha

Me te tautoko

Hei manaaki i a matou

Ko Ihu Karaiti 

To matou Ariki

Amene

Challenge #12 - Māori Gods

 Māori Gods

Junior Challenge - Animals

Animals

Write a sentence using the Māori names for the animals.

E.g. I saw a poaka and a kuri talking to a ngeru in the kitchen.

Challenge #11 - Toku Tinana

Learning Ka Mate - written by Fotu

On wednesday afternoon the boys from kapa haka went to the hall for kapa haka practise. Two teachers from a kapa haka group came to teach us a haka. Their names were Matua Kingi and Matua Haven. The haka we are learning is about a man called Te Rauparaha. The part I liked the most about Matua Haven and Matua Kingi was when they helped the juniors who were struggling with the haka and the pukana. I thought it was fun when we had a pukana challenge, we had to grab a partner and on three we both did a pukana. The goal was NOT to laugh, if you laughed, you were out. 

The story of Te Rauparaha

Te rauparaha was a Māori rangatira and war leader of the Ngāti Toa tribe who took a leading part in the Musket Wars. He was on the run because he killed many people and people wanted to kill him. While he was running he saw this lady in her garden planting kumara in her pit. This lady had hairy legs. Te Rauparaha asked the lady if he could hide in the pit, she agreed so he went inside and the lady covered it and sat down on the pit. When the 2 men who was trying to kill him came, they asked the lady " Hey! where's Te Rauparaha" The lady said " I don't know" so the two men left. After they left Te Rauparaha got up and said " HAHAHA you suckers" “Ka Mate! ka mate!“Ka Ora! ka ora!”“Ka ora, ka ora! Tēnei te tangata pūhuruhuru nāna nei i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā!” “Upane, kaupane” “Whiti te rā! Hi!”. And then Te Rauparaha was safe.

Ka Mate, Ka Mate

Haka: Ka Mate, Ka Mate

Ka Mate was composed by Chief Te Rauparaha of Ngāti Toa in 1820. He was being chased by an enemy and needed to find shelter. He was offered shelter by another chief Te Wharerangi and his wife(known as the hairy woman) who let him hide in one of his kūmara pits. Thanks to chief Te Wharerangi and his wife, Te Rauparaha lived to see the sun again.

Te Rauparaha

Challenge #10 - Our Whakapapa

Seniors: Be creative and design an image to display your family tree.

Juniors: On an EE, draw a picture of the people you live with and label them using the glossary below. You can use a voice bite or a text box. For new entrants, they can start with just their mother and father.

Glossary

Great Grandfather - Tupuna Tāne

Great Grandmother - Tupuna Wāhine

Grandfather - Koroua

Grandmother - Kūia

Mother - Whāea

Father - Mātua

Stepmother - Whaea

Stepfather - Matua

Baby - Pēpi

Grandchild - Mokopuna

Older brother of a boy (e.g. If you're a boy, your older brother) - Tuakana

Older sister of a girl - Tuakana

Younger brother of a boy - Taina

Younger sister of a girl (e.g. If you're a girl, your younger sister) - Taina

Brother of a girl - Tungāne 

Sister of a boy - Tuāhine 

Kowhaiwhai Patterns - Sulia

Challenge #3 saw our senior students spending a great deal of time learning about and designing their own kowhaiwhai patterns. It was amazing to see the different designs created and the stories that inspired them. Below is a kowhaiwhai pattern designed by one of our year 7 students, Sulia. Students all over the school voted Sulia's design the favourite.

The hearts represent Ranginui the sky father and the korus represent Papatūaknuku the earth mother. The small dots represent the children they had. The design references the Māori creation story reminding us of the respect we should have for the world and people around us. 

Challenge #8 - Parts of the Meeting House

Research each word. 

• What does each word mean? 

• What was one thing you found interesting or you learnt?

• Draw your own wharenui and label it using the words below.

Challenge #7 - Speak the song

SPEAK THE SONG

Welcome to term 3. This week's challenge is to speak the song. Record yourself saying the words to He Honore without prompts and send it to Miss Pryde. An extra entry for those brave enough to sing it. 

Goodluck!

Challenge #6 - Matariki

This weeks challenge is to draw and label the cluster of stars known to Maori people as Matariki. 

Challenge #5 - Kia Tekau hand game

(selwynsportstrust)

To get an entry into the Friday Te Reo draw, video yourself completing the challenge to five. To get two entries into the draw, video yourself getting to 10. This challenge can be done independently or in groups.

This action game is to help learn the sequence of Māori numbers, some of the different kapa haka actions and to practice chanting in Māori.

Congratulations!

Kapa haka practice

Our kapa haka group is working incredibly hard on a new item. Our boys started using the rakau and our senior girls were teaching our junior girls the poi routine.

As you can see in the photos and the videos, our girls are doing a great job at showing the benefits of a tukana teina relationship. He kotiro pai.

Challenge #4 - Organizing Days of the Week

This weeks challenge is a time challenge. Get a piece of paper and cut it into 7 strips. On each strip write the days of the week from Monday (Rahina) to Sunday (Ratapu) in Te Reo Maori (like shown above). After shuffling them, attempt to put them in order. How long did it take you? Who will have the fastest time? Send your videos into Miss Pryde.

Challenge #3 - Kowhaiwhai Patterns

Challenge Three

For this challenge you will need to know what a kowhaiwhai pattern is and the cultural importance of a kowhaiwhai pattern.

Personal challenge: Pick two words you learnt from the quiz on Friday and swap them out for the English version all week. E.g. instead of saying pencil, instead say pene rakau. You've got three chances! Good luck. 

Congratulations Chris

Pōkarekare ana

Challenge #2 - Ngā Tau

 Challenge Two

Count backwards from 10 in Te Reo Maori without prompt. See how fast you can do it. Get your friend to video you attempting the challenge and email it to Miss Pryde. Who will win the challenge?

E te Iwi E

Whaea Ode action video

Challenge #1

Challenge One

The North Island of New Zealand has a place named Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. The 1,000-foot hill near the township Porangahau holds the Guinness World Record for longest place name with 85 characters. 

Submit a digital recording of yourself reading the worlds longest place name. Can you do it?

Colours – Ngā Tae quiz

How well do you know your Ngā Tae? Take the quiz and tally your points to find out.

quiz

Ka Pīoioi

Whaea Ode action video

Whaea Ode action video X2

He Hōnore