Maori drawing

In art, everyone did a drawing of a photo that Peter Gossage drew. I did a woman. We also had to dye the background and I chose a green background, I chose green because it looks good with the green stone earrings this is what it looks like:

My Pepeha

Ko Maungawhau tōku maunga

Ko Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa tōku moana

Ko Aotearoa tōku iwi

No Tamaki-Makaurau ahau 

Ko Te Hepara Pai tōku kura

Ko Kate toku Mama

Ko Anthony toku Papa

Ko Hannah toku ingoa

Kapa Haka

Mana, power and pride would be a few words to describe the feeling as the Good Shepherd School Kapa Haka group took the stage. During the weekend a large group of year 5 and 6 students took to the stage to perform at the Eden Albert Cultural Festival. There were a few nerves before we started but once we were underway the excitement of performing kicked in. We felt proud as a team to perform for so many people. Kia Kaha! The highlight of Kapa Haka for me was the song called hareruia Because it sounds really nice when everybody is there.

Maori Hangi

In room 6 we have all been learning about Maori Hangi, my friends and I have made a slideshow on How to make a Hangi and explained what it is. Hope you enjoy and learn something!

Whakatauki

In Maori we have been learning about a Whakatauki

A Whakatauki

is a proverb, what is truly valued in the Maori Culture. 

the Whakatauki that we have been learning about is if we all shared then no one would go without. 

We would be able to provide for all that come to us.

There are also Proverbs in the Bible that encourage us to share.

Read these proverbs : Proverbs 19:17; 22:9; 31:20.

Jesus also showed us the teachings of God when he feed the multitudes of people with the fish and the loaves. Read more about this in the Gospel of John: 6 or the Gospel of Matthew: 14.

Maori Verbs

In room 6 we have been learning verbs in Maori (action words).
The question is "Kei te aha ai?" which means what is S/he doing. Ia is the pronoun for both he and she.

We have matched verbs up, filled in crosswords and played Simon Says.

My Pepeha

During this term Room 6 has been learning how to write a Pepeha. A Pepeha is a Maori introduction that establishes your identity and heritage. We learned how to say our Pepeha and then we said it in front of the class and then we used screencastify to video it. This is my Pepeha.

                                            Tena koutou,

No Aotearoa ahau

Ko Mt Eden te maunga                           

Ko pacific te moana

No hepara pai te kura

Ko Anthony tōku pāpā

Ko Kate tōku māmā

Ko Hannah tōku ingoa