He Kakano Ahau

E KORE AHAU E NGARO, HE KAKANO, I RUIA MAI I RANGIATEA

I will not be lost for I am a seed scattered from Rangiatea.

Tamariki, tamariki, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With ...

Wai maori

Aroha

Te menemene a Tama-nui-te-Ra 

He kākano

Wairākau  

Manawanuitanga

Āta haere ki te mahi

Roopu Kai

Kei te mōhio tātou i ngā rōopu kai? 

Carbohydrates/Protein/Fats - Tēhea te rōopu tika mo te kai. I mau mai a Whaea Pascal i ētahi momo kai. "He aha tēnei?" tōna pātai nui. "He aha te rōopu tika mo te kai nei?" i tētahi atu pātai.

We named kai, we categorised it, we played bingo, we categorised the kai inside our lunch boxes. We learnt that each of the food groups was important for our health and well being. Ngā mihi ki a koe Whaea Pascal, and ngā mihi hoki ki a tātou mātua for giving us a well balanced lunch box. Tau kē!

Whaia i Nga Tohutohu

The object of our game was to move to the correct space by following directions. 

Ki te taha matau - to the right

Ki te taha maui - to the left

ki mua - in front

ki muri - behind

Hanga Poi Toa

He aha ngā taputapu hei te hanga poi toa.

• Tuakana/Teina           
• Niupepa                     newspaper
• Taura                          rope
• Kirihou                       plastic
• Manawanuitanga        patience and effort

Kids can Cook

http://www.kidscancookkitchen.org.nz

On Wednesday we joined rooms 3 and 4 to watch celebrity chef Chris Fortune and our very own sous chef, Rico, share a fabulously funny cooking demonstration. We learnt about 'gluten' taste buds, sweet and sour and we even got to try out the kai, mmmm mmm! Silverbeet and apple crepes!

Poi Toa - Traditional Maori game

POI TOA were used by men to develop the skills and strength needed for weapons such as taiaha and patu.Typically they were made from harakeke (flax) and raupo (bullrush) and sometimes they were filled with rocks also used to practice evading.

There is a different tikanga (protocol) around the use of poitoa, it is designed to throw around, hit the ground and it's ok to hit people with it, but remember they may have a poi too and it may be filled with rocks! The head of the poi is called the KI and the tail TE AHO, the bit where the Ki is tied to TE AHO is known as AWE 

http://www.r2r.org.nz/games-activities-maori-youth/poi-toa.html 

Te Tikanga Rua Reo have had the privilege of having Matua Tango and Whaea Alana come into kura to share Poi Toa with tamariki. We played 2 games. 

Game 1: Release the Poi Toa so that it lands in the bin. The distance from the bin increases as you move around the square.
Game 2: Tag