Marae

Yesterday Good Shepherd School went to the Unitice Marae. We got welcomed on by Whaea Lynda. She was a really good singer. We had to take our shoes off before we went in. We met Papa Hau and he told us a story about one of the stories of the carvings. The story was about a man who wanted to come to New Zealand. But the others didn't want him on the waka because he had a bad knee. He was sad but then a stingray came and said hop on. He couldn't believe it. He hopped on and came to New Zealand. When he finished the story. We went and had a yummy morning tea. We went bake in the Marae and learnt a song and hand coordinations counting to seven in Maori. Then we went outside and the boys did an amazing haka. Here are a few photos from the trip. 

Pepeha

            

Ko Maungawhu tōku maunga

Ko Te Moana -Nui-A-Kiwa tōku moana

Ko Aotearoa tōku iwa

Nō Auckland ahau

Ko Te Hepara Pai tōku

Ko Susan tōku mama

Ko Peter tōku papa

Ko Lucy tōku 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 was being up on the stage singing with my friends

Hangi

In Room 6 we have been learning about hangi. Me and my friends made a slide show about what a hangi is. Here is my slide show

Whakatauki

In Maori we have been learning about a Whakatauki

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

The Whakataui 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 ia ?' which means what is S/he doing.  la is the pronoun for both he and she.

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