PANUI mo Nga Matua/Whaea

Mo nga matua/whaea hoki tenei

Kia ora to all our parents.  Just a few panui regarding the next 2-3 weeks ahead prior to the completion of kura.

Kura Reo (Postponed)

Kura Reo has been postponed through to Wk1/Wk2 next term.  We have many events occuring in the next few weeks and needed to ensure that we were organised.  Sorry if this has caused any inconvenience.

Taumahekeheke mo nga Kura Kaupapa Maori ki Te Hiku

Next week we have invited Pukemiro and Whangaroa to our Taumahekeheke Day 2nd Tikakamuturangi 2009.  This will involve Swimming and Athletic/Tabloids.  We are wanting to use this day as a fundraiser and we NEED awhi from parents to assist us with the fundraising activities we have:  Sausage Sizzle, Inu, Aihi Paraka, Keke, Kapu Ti.  

A panui will be sent home over the next few days.  Please support us to support your tamariki.

Easter Raffle

A panui went home today, asking for non perishable items.  Please support ano te kura in our ventures to raise funds for the whole kura.  It helps us to fund our classroom hekenga.

Bike Raffle

The Bike Raffle tickets will be ready to go on sale - Thursday - I will be handing out 10 tickets to each of our students to sell.  All our kids are really keen to buy all tickets but can you please tell them to sell some to other whanau if they are able.  This will be helping directly towards our next planned hekenga.

Hangarau ki Kaitaia Intermediate

Our kids travel to Kaitaia Intermediate tomorrow.  Can we please ensure that they have correct footwear for this.  I have already stood down two tamariki for not bringing footwear.

Aku Mahi Rangatira

On Wednesday 8th Tikakamuturangi 2009, it has been planned that we will hold the first of our Aku Mahi Rangatira nights.  It is compulsory for all whanau to be a part of this.  The students will be working hard over the next two weeks to prepare.  Please do not let their hard work go in vain.  I have seen some huge shifts especially in the way our students treat their bookwork.

Friday TE HIKU RADIO - 1:40pm

Please tune in, to Te Hiku Radio every Friday afternoon if you are able.  Already, a panui was blogged re this kaupapa - we would love all whanau to listen to our tamariki.  It really is a positive step by kura and we thank Papa Ikanui for giving our tamariki the 'air time' to make this happen.

EASTER and ANZAC

I realise that Easter and Anzac Day fall in the holidays - but can all whanau please spend time with our tamariki expressing the importance of these days to our tamariki whether you believe in them, or whether you don't.  Our kids must know that there is a purpose for everything, and that these days do have special significance, other then being a holiday.  

I'll be going to the Anzac Day Celebrations Dawn Ceremony in Kaitaia and have been to Dawn Ceremonies since I can remember.  It's important to show respect to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice - their lives.  

Korero Whakamutunga - Ka maumahara tonu matou i a ratou

Papa Teimana

Te Houtaewa - Tumoana/Nga Waka/Kiriata

Wahanga 1 - Wiki 8 - Te Houtaewa

Mauri ora rau rangatira ma

Katahi ano ka hoki mai au ki taku kainga.  Ko tenei wiki, te wiki tuawaru o te wahanga tuatahi 09.  I te wiki mutunga, ka haere ahau me taku whanau te tautoko i nga tira waka ama ki Ahipara.  Kei roto ratou i te whakataetae Te Houtaewa.

Anei nga kiriata, me etahi whakaahua i au i kapohia.

Papa Teimana

Te Reo Maori, Te Reo Tapu, Te Reo Rangatira

Mauri ora rau rangatira ma

I te Ramere, i tera wiki, i whakatu te kura he kaupapa motuhake mo nga tamariki i whakapono ki te korero o to tatou reo rangatira.

Atu i te whiwhi ratou i tetahi tiwhikete, i hoatu te kura he kai oranga (SUBWAY) ki a ratou, me te kawe i a ratou ki TE REO IRIRANGI O TE HIKU. He aha te take?  Kei reira e tatari ana a Papa Ikanui, me te whakapaoho ratou katoa i runga i TE HIKU.

I whirihia e te kaiako i tetahi tamaiti no tona ruma, akomanga ranei, i ngakau waha ki te manu tiori i o matou reo tapu, reo rangatira hoki.

I a wiki, hei te Ramere, te wa 1:40ahiahi ka eke ki runga o matou tamariki no to matou kura te korero i to tatou reo.

I whakaaro matou, ka pehea matou te kura, i whakamana i te tamaiti, i whakapono i to tatou reo?   Katahi kia ora tenei kaupapa.

Nga mihi ki a Pene Te Hau, Icis me Hakopa

Naku noa

Papa Teimana

Korero Whakamutunga ki Toku Whanau - Ra Whanau - Taku Tama

Tane and his rorirori sisters Te Hiria Ngahoro and Ngataierua

Zac all dressed for Tanes birthday - with his pakete kakariki

He whakaahua tenei o Tane i purei mo te tima U16 o Aotearoa ki Poihakena 07

Ko Tane me tona kuia, toku whaea, kei te huinga whakahirahira o nga taonga Tauranga Moana Maori Sports Awards mo nga rangatahi.

Ko Tanenuiarangi kei tona po kura taonga whakahirahira e whakamau ana i tana taonga kara.  Ka pai tenei whakaahua i te mea, kore ia i tohutohu ringa mai.  Ko tona tohu, kei tona ngakau.  He Maori ia.

Tena ra koutou

Just a short panui to my whanau back home - Happy Birthday son - sorry I can't be there - really hurts when I can't be with you all.  Love you heaps and see you in a couple of weeks when I get home.  Well done on making the U18's NZ Bball ano.

Love your Dad

Nga Whakaahua - KIWI TAG, NORM HEWITT

Tena koutou ano

Ko nga whakaahua nei o te rangi.  Aroha mai, kore rawa e taea nga kiriata te whakarungahia.  Tetahi raruraru e pa ana ki te kamera - tenei wiki mutunga kia whakapai.

Ko te kemu tenei po - i whakamutu rawa.  Kaua e whakahihi ne  ...  kia tau mai te tamaiti, kia whakaponohia, ahakoa kua wikitoria, kore rawa i wikitoria.  To rangimarie te mea nui,
To matou rarangi hoariri.  Ka reri matou mo te tima i whakapakanga mai i a matou.  

Ko te kura katoa e whakarongo ana ki a Papa Norm Hewitt.  Tena pea, ka karanga ia ki hoki mai i nga wa katoa ne?
I whakakanikani a Norm te taha i a Pani.  Kei runga noa mai koe e Pani.  To whakapai te tu mai i runga te mana o te kura.  I ki mai a Papa Norm, tino rawe koe te whakakanikani "Chacha".

I waitohungia mai a Norm.  Ahakoa kua wehea atu nga tamariki, i reira i whakaritea i ona waitohu.  Nga mihi ki a koe e te rangatira - Takitimu Waka, Takitimu Tangata.

KIWI TAG - Te Oranga - Purongo 2

Kia ora ano

I tatu kaha mai to matou tima e toru ki Kiwi Tag tenei po.  

Ko te painga nui - te kite whanuitanga i nga matua/whaea/whanau/TAU 9 te tautoko mai i o matou tima katoa.

I hoariri ano te tima Kaitaia Legends tenei po.  Ko tenei tima, he tima rawe.  Ko te kaiwhakahaere ko Papa Jim Larkins.  He tangata tino mohio pai i te kemu riki, te kemu paora pa, te kemu tag hoki.  Ko ia hoki tetahi o to matou kaiwhakaako kauhoe.

I tae atu matou i runga i te mohio, he tima pai tenei.  I purei tonu o matou akomanga, ahakoa nga tamatane katoa ratou.  Kei runga noa ano to matou tima.

Ko te mea nui ki ahau, te mahi tahi, te kore whakahihi, te tau manaakitanga, te whakamohio he aha o matou tikanga, nga karanga tohutohu, te tino whakapai o to matou tima.

Me mohio mai  - ko te hinengaro tuatahi, ko to hikoi tuarua - kare he hinengaro, kare to tinana i whakahikoi - 

He iti pioke, no Rangaunu - he au tona.

Naku noa

Papa Teimana

Norm Hewitt - He manu tuarangi ki to matou kura "DANCING WITH AN ALL BLACK"

Mauri ora rau rangatira ma

He rangi miharo mo matou tenei ra.  Ahakoa kua mohio ahau i te ata (nga korero i puta mai no Michaela) i tae wawe nei a Norm Hewitt kia matou tenei ra.

I nga wa o mua, ko ia tetahi kaitakaro mo te Tima Pango, me te Tima Maori o Aotearoa (Whutupaora).  

I wini hoki ia te whakataetae "Dancing with the Stars" - i kanikani ia i te CHACHA te taha i a Pani tenei ra!  Ko nga mihi nui ki a koe e Pani, me to whakatu - ahakoa ka tiro i to whakama, ka tu maia koe!

I waitohungia e ia i nga pukapuka, peke, paora - a ka nuku i te mea, i tae mai nga pahi.

I hiahia mai ia te hoki mai, te whakatu he waananga whutupaora te taha i a matou tama, me te korero ki to tatou tira - Manukura Tama Tane - 

Kei runga noa atu Norm Hewitt, me to tatu mai ki to tatou kura o Te Rangi Aniwaniwa.  Ka tino honore nui, ka waimarie hoki ka haere mai ki to matou kura.

HE MIHI NUI KIA PAPA MANUERA - nana i whakahaere tenei no te roopu tautoko o TE ORANGA.

Oranga ngakau, oranga wairua, kia mau, kia ita!

Papa Teimana  

Paihikara - Rewhara/Raffle

Mauri ora rau rangatira ma

He panui tenei e pa ana ki to tatou paihikara matou i wikitoriahia ki Whangarei.

Ka tu matou te tira o Nga Mahuri i te rewhara.  200 tikiti, $2 te utu.

Ka hoatu i nga tikiti 10 ki ia tamaiti te rewhara atu.  Ko nga putea katoa ka hokia ki a matou.  I whakaritea e nga tamariki apopo tenei rewhara ki runga i nga hikohiko.  Kare e taea matou tenei ra, i te mea, kare nga hihiko/uira ki te kura!

I hokia mai nga putea ki to matou tira mo to matou nukuhanga tuarua a tera wahanga, te Wiki Tuawhitu ki te Warriors (te tumanako!)

Naku noa

Papa Teimana

Nga Roopu Manukura (Mo nga whaea/matua)

Kia ora koutou katoa

Today the students of Nga Mahuri wrote a letter to the organising body of the Nga Roopu Manukura.

Over the past 2-3 weeks, staff of Te Rangianiwaniwa, have talked about an innovative and positive way in which to develop both male and female leadership within our kura.

As part of this initiative, two students will be selected from year groups 7-13 tamatane/tamawahine.  

Part of the selection process is that they must write a letter of application explaining why they should be a member of this select/elite group.

This group will be groomed as our leaders for our future years.  With that however will come responsibility and accountability.

It is envisaged that we begin to have Ira Tamatane and Ira Tamawahine times, where all tamatane, and tamawahine meet to discuss issues pertinent to them.

Application writing begun today in class, and I have been impressed with standard of these documents.

It is hoped that the selection of this group will take place before or on the final week of this term.

Papa Teimana

Kura Reo mo Nga Mahuri/Te Wai Onepu

Tena koutou katoa

A tera wiki ka nuku matou ki Peria mo te Kura Reo.

He tumanako kia tu tenei huinga, i hapaingia i to tatou reo rangatira.

Ko te whakapono, kia tu enei ra hei te Rapare, Ramere 26/27 Putokinuiatau 2009.

I mua te mutunga o tenei wiki, ka nuku atu he panui whakamarama ki nga whanau katoa.

Nga mihi

Papa Teimana

Mihi tuturu rawa ki a REAP raua ko Paul Doherty

Nga mihi rongonui ki a tatou katoa

Ano nei nga mihi ki a REAP - ko Kiri Sloane - me tana manaakitanga mai i a matou mo ana poraka kowhai hou.

Ki a Paul Doherty hoki me ana awhiawhi i to tatou tira mo ana paihikara rawe.

Kore au i mutu i nga mihi ki a korua

Papa Teimana

Nga Whakaahua ki Whangarei

Kia ora koutou katoa

Anei nga whakaahua i kapohia ki Whangarei.  Nga mihi ki a Merita, ki a Whaea Linda mo enei.

Kei raro - ki Onerahi - e tatari ana i te wahi rehitahanga

Te rarangi paihikara kei waho te whare o Paul Doherty ki Onerahi

Ko D'Angelo raua ko Gypsy Rose - tena koe mo to awhina mai Gypsy

Kei te Aquatics Centre te taha i a Whaea Otere

Papa Teimana

Kids Triathlon Northland ki Whangarei

Tena koutou katoa

Katahi ano ahau ka hoki mai ki te kainga.  I whakapai i taku waka me etahi atu mahi.  Kore au i whai wa mo te whakaeke ki runga tenei pae tukutuku nga whakaahua no Whangarei.  Engari hei apopo, ka whai wa.

Me hokona mai nga whanau katoa i te Northern Advocate apopo, kei reira nga pakikorero, whakaahua e pa ana ki to tatou tira o Te Rangianiwaniwa.

Heoi ano, mihi ki nga matua, whaea, kaitiaki i tautokohia mai.  Ko nga whanau i reira, i Whangarei i tae wawe mai te tautoko.  Ki o matou kaiako i whakatenatena - ko te mea mutunga, kia koutou nga tamariki - to kaha, to maia, to whakapono.

Naku noa

Papa Teimana

Nga Poraka Piata Kowhai Hou

Tena koutou katoa

I tenei ra i korero atu au ki tetahi kaimahi no Te Oranga - ko Whaea Robbie Bristowe, mehemea kei a ratou nga poraka piataata, hei korowaihia i o matou tamariki hei te wa ka haere matou ki te Taumahekeheke ki Whangarei.

Ka wawatahia matou i enei i te mea, te tini me te mano i eke ra ki Whangarei mo te Taumahekeheke.

I waea a Whaea Robbie ki tetahi kaitakawaenga ki Far North REAP - ko Kiri Sloane.

A .... ka kohaina mai ratou i nga poraka piataata 25 mo to matou tira!

Kore au i mutu i nga mihi ki a Kiri, ki a REAP - hoki ki a Whaea Robbie no Te Oranga.

Naku noa

Papa Teimana

KIWI TAG - Te Oranga - Purongo

Tena koutou katoa

Thursday night saw the beginning of the Kiwi Tag competition, being run by Te Oranga and Robbie Bristowe.

We had our students participating in the competition.  We drew Kaitaia Legends for our first game.

Our team consisted of Okena, Tumai, Tumoana, Rangiwewehi, Tanisha, Merita, Maringi, Michaela, Shadae, Te Reinga, Caroline, and Shavaun.  We were only allowed 8 players on the field so needed to be very structured with the way in which we subbed.  Luckily, we had Tyrone there to sub too, so we were fortunate.

The Legends team were all boys, and a majority of them play league - there was one huge monster!  He really should be playing basketball but thats another story.

After talking about defensive positioning, and some offensive grubber tactics, our team took the field (hesitantly), but as the game progressed, the team work of our squad became evident.

Everyone had a role to play, and all the team attacked the line offensively, but I was more impressed with our defensive efforts.  Also the fitness levels of our students.  

I was somewhat surprised to see that we won the game 7-4.  For the first outing, it really was outstanding, but the hard work now comes, and that is maintaining our game style.  We also will need to improve, because it goes without saying that Legends will come back more ready then they were last night.

Well done to all the team - Player of The Day - could not pick one player.  Was very difficult.  

Thank you to Whaea Robbie Bristowe who came up to work with our tamariki during the week, to all our whanau who came to support  and to our team.

Remember next week - don't ask me to sub you, when you have just come off the field!  Don't defeat yourself before you go on the field, just because the other team are full of boys or are huge, for it is your brain and intelligence that counts, not your size! ALWAYS support your team.  Don't run around on the side, as that states to me, you do not care about what your teammates are doing - you care about yourself instead ...

Team for next week - depending on attitude, behaviour, and work completed in class, Papa will choose the team on a weekly basis, so lets make sure we give 100% always irrespective of what we do.

See you all tomorrow and don't forget anything.  Get an early night sleep, and pack your gears tonight prior to departure.

Naku noa

Papa Teimana

Kids Tri ki Whangarei

Mauri ora tamariki ma

He poto te korero, engari he pono te korero hoki.

Kia tae moata mai ki te karaka. Ko 9:00 ata ka wehe atu apopo. Me maumahara mai nga tono katoa.

Ka wehe matou katoa mai te karaka.  Ko au, Ko Whaea Linda nga kaiarahi o nga waka vene.

Katahi ka tae ki Whangarei - ki Onerahi hei te 12:00ahiahi.  Kei reira, ka whakatiki i nga paihikara, nga potae manaaki upoko.  Ka haere ki raro te puke, ki te whanga o Onerahi.  Ko tena te wahi o te taumahekeheke.  Ka whakaharatau i nga paihikara.  Ka kaingatahi, karua ka haere ki te Puna Wai Nui o Whangarei (Aquatic Centre).  Kei reira tae atu ki te 5pm.  Katoru, ka haere ki te marae o North Tec.  Ka whakapai to matou moenga. Ka whakairingia o matou kakahu kauhoe.  Ka kaingatahi ano (Ika me te Riwai).  Ka wehe mo te kiriata hei te 6:20pm te tumanako.  Ko te kiriata, ko Marley and Me hei te 6:50pm.  Ko tenei kiriata noa iho te kiriata e tika ana mo nga tamariki (pakeke/tau).

Ka hoki ki North Tec - ka hapa - ka tere ki te moe.

Ka oho hei te 6:00am - ka horoi tinana, ka hikoi, ka parakuihi, ka whakatika i ou matou moenga, ka whakapai te marae, wharenui, wharekai, wharepuni, wharemoe, wharepaku, whareiti, kei waho/ki roto - katahi ka haere ki Onerahi hei te 7:30am.

Ka tiki ano nga paika, ka whakawira nga paika ki raro - ka whakarehitihia, karua, ka whakatika i nga paika ki te wahi tika.  Ka tatari rawa mo te taumahekeheke.

Ka timata hei te 10:00ata - tuatahi ko nga tamariki e waru noa iho, a, ka heke ki runga ki te tekau ma wha tau.  Ko te wawata, ka mutu hei te 2:00ahiahi pea.

I whakaritea e Whaea Otere tetahi teneti nui mo to matou tira.  Mehemea ka tae mai koutou ki te taumahekeheke, kei runga he mapi - ka haere ranei ki tenei url

http://rocketbikesnorthland.co.nz/index.php/events/allens_northland_kids_triathlon/

Kua pau ke taku hau inaianei.  Ka kitea au i tatou apopo.

Naku noa

Papa Teimana

Panui mo Nga Matua/Whaea

Kia ora koutou katoa

Welcome to all our whanau of Nga Mahuri.  Just to let you know that this web blog will be a way in which I will communicate with all our parents, kaitiaki, grandparents.

I have wanted to set this up for quite a while, and was wanting to take our tamariki through the steps of how to create it (similar to Bebo set up) but we haven't really had the time to do so.

Over the next 2-3 weeks, we will begin to lift stories, pakituhi, whakaahua, movie footage of what we are doing in our class - and I will be choosing around 8 students to continue not only the web blog, but create web blogs for the rest of our kura teina.

I will be sending out consent forms on Monday, requiring all parents to agree with photos of your tamariki being on line.

I will also be applying for funding from a group called UNISYS who support children and ICT Innovation.  In my opinion, this is an innovative device on how we as a kura, can report to all our whanau - not only regionally, but on a national and even an international level!

Problem 1 - I have not been able to sort out how to put tohuto on our kupu! - I will leave that to our tamariki to do some Inquiry Based Research and let Papa know how to macron our kupu.

We will also endeavour to upload photo shots of the Kids Tri in Whangarei - 

Naku noa

Papa Teimana

Kiriata - Nga Mahuri

Ko te tumanako ka mahi tenei!  He rawekeweke noa iho tenei wa.

Naku noa

Papa Teimana

Nau mai, Whakatau mai!

Mauri ora rau rangatira ma

Katahi ano nei au ka whai wa mo te whakatu tenei pae tukutuku.  He wawata mai rano, engari kore matou i whai wa na to matou tino pukumahi i roto i te akomanga.

Hei nga wiki tatu mai, ka whakaritea e au i nga tumanakotanga, kia whakaropuhia etahi no to matou ruma, nga kaitiaki o tenei wharangi pae tukutuku.

Heoi ano, nga mihi whanui.

Papa Teimana