RIVERDALE HANGI

Tonight is the Te Puawai Concert at school.  We also will be hosting our community hangi.  We went out and watched the men light the fire for the hangi.

We performed to our whanau.  We were amazing.

THE FISH OF MAUI

Today while the Te Puawai kids were rehearsing, the rest of us went down to Piako Tahi.

We watch a clip called The Fish of Maui

The video had no words so we were challenged to write a story that would go along with the video.  Here are a few examples...

One day Maui went to catch fish but he caught a big fish and he brought it up and it turned into an island.

By Devon

One day Maui was in his waka and he was in the waka for days.  He put his big hook in the water.  Soon he caught a huge fish.  It almost pulled his waka into the wavy water.  But he hung on.  Then he pulled the fish up and that is how the North Island was made.

By Connor B

One day Maui decided to catch a fishing.  It took him hours to catch the size fish he wanted.  Finally he saw a giant fish in the corner of his eye.  He tossed the rope into the water.  Suddenly he felt something pulling ... a fish!  So he pulled with all his might. PLONK! It was a giant stingray.  His boat was stuck on the top so he always lived there.

By Petra

One day Maui went out in his waka to catch a fish.  He threw his hook in the water.

By Rawiri

Maui was going on a waka designed with kowhaiwhai patterns, to take his out to sea.  He travelled day after day until he found the perfect spot.  Then he got out his fishing hook and threw it out into the sea.  He was so bored so he read the newspaper and slept.  The, out of no where, a giant stingray appeared with orange eyes.  He pulled with all his might.  That's how we got the North Island.

By Anoushka, Rebekah and Vanessa

One day Maui sailed out to sea to catch a big fish.  When he had sailed far enough, he threw his fish-hook into the water.  Then he took a BIG breath and waited.  While he was waiting he fell asleep BUT he felt a tug at his fish-hook.  So he started tugging as well.  He tugged and tugged until it finally rose out of the water.  Maui was surprised.  It was a string-ray!  A ginormous sting-ray!  From that day on, that sting-ray is known as the North Island.

By Emily and Malee

E HIA NGA - QUIZ

E HIA NGA - QUIZ

We have been learning how to ask how many things there are, in Maori.  Today we played a quiz - a bit like a Kahoot.  We had a blast!

After the quiz, we got sets of objects and asked our friend, "E hia nga?"  How many things?

We are pretty clever.

WHAT'S THE TIME?

We have been learning how to tell the time.  

Today we practised telling the time in Maori.   

We are so clever!

HE AHA TE TAIMA?

TE WIKI O TE MAORI

Today we celebrated Maori Language Week in truw Piako Rua style.

We had heaps of cool activities to complete and Pa Jack came and joined in too.

TE REO - MIHIMIHI

We continued working on our Mihimihi today.  Check out the worksheet we completed - complete with amazing koru and kowhaiwhai patterns that Pa Jack helped us with.

 

 

Click on the videos below to listen to two of our experts.  

Ko wai koe?

Today we learnt how to ask people what their parents name is.  Have a look at how we went.

 

 

THE SEVEN KITES OF MATARIKI

MATARIKI

TE REO MAORI - HOMAI TE

Watch Anoushka and Rebekah having a conversation in Te Reo.  

Kai Pai girls!

HOMAI TE ...

TE REO MAORI

Today for Te Reo, we were learning how to say "pass the ..."

This afternoon while some of us went to Te Puawai, the rest of us stayed behind and some of the Piako Tahi kids came over to learn with us.  We played a matching game where we had to match up the picture with the Maori word for it.

We also practiced  asking each other "Homai te..." and passing our friend what they had asked for.

KEI TE PEHEA KOE? - HOW ARE YOU?