Quickfire Korero

The long awaited 2nd and 3rd episodes of Quickfire Korero are here!! Enjoy...

Kai time at Miriwera

To celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori, staff at Miriwera were treated to a delicious Hangi! The hangi was prepared by Matua Justin of Room 17 with help from students in Rooms 1 and 2. After lunch, it was very hard for staff to go back to work!! Traditionally hangi is cooked in the ground, special hangi stones are heated to a high temperature and then the baskets of kai are placed on top. Wet bags are then placed over the kai to keep in the heat. Dirt then covers the entire ensemble. Kia ahatia, (however) the world of the hangi has evolved and can now be cooked in gas cookers, much faster and less mess!! Here are some photos of today's feast.

Quikfire Korero

Staff at Miriwera were interviewed today and were asked 'quik quiz questions'. The concept was stolen (oops we mean borrowed) from CODE on Maori Television. Here's just a couple of examples from our wonderful staff at school. Kia ora koutou for being such 'good sports'. Watch out for the interview with Mr Day, a highlight of the week!!!!

Cultural Performing Arts Roopu (Group)

This is footage taken on Saturday 25th July 2009 at Frankton Markets, Hamilton, New Zealand. Our CPA group is practising very hard for their upcoming tour to Ahiterieria (Australia).

Maramataka - Days of the Week

To celebrate Te Wiki o te reo Maori, students from the Year 8 Te Ao Ipurangi class have been in the schools TV studio presenting the days of the week. We have uploaded an example of their mahi (work) Tirohia (take a look).

QUIZ QUESTIONS

Day 1
"You're not in Guatemala now Dr. Ropata" - Which Maori actor plays Dr. Ropata?

Day 2
Who is the kaitiaki (guardian) 0f wild or uncultivated foods?

Day 3
PANGARAU - maths
Rima tekau ma toru - Wha tekau ma rima =
(the answer must be in English)

Day 4
Which Melbourne Storm player's surname rhymes with Roopu?

Day 5
MATARIKI
Name one of the seven sisters?

FINAL ANSWER CLUE:
twinkle, twinkle little star...

TE WIKI O TE REO MAORI - MAORI LANGUAGE WEEK 27th JULY-31st JULY 2009

This week we are celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori - Maori Language Week! To mark this special event, TAI will be running competitions for the MIS classes to participate...titiro mai!

Quiz - Each day a question will be posted on this blog. Answer the questions from Monday 27th July through to Friday 31st of July. Once you have collected each answer, take the first letter of each of the days words and formulate a new word in Maori. When you have your answer take the 5 words along with the new word to Whaea Haylee. The first correct answer will be declared the winner and will feature on this blog.

Class Competition:
1) Classes have three topics to choose from to celebrate Maori Language Week.

(i) Create a two minute video/photostory/slideshow on 'Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori', think about the history of Maori Language week, what it means today, what it means to you and your class;
(ii) Develop your own class myth or legend;
(iii)Create and film a lesson in Maori;

For every class who participates, they will get a chance to choose from a lucky dip kete. The winning class will receive a kete of Maori resources for the classroom. All entries must be completed by Friday the 31st of July and handed into Room 1. The following week, the finalists will be placed on the TAI blog for viewing and voting. Winner will be announced on Monday the 10th August.

2) Poster- Create a poster advertising "Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori". Include interesting facts, e.g. where did it all begin, what it means to Maori, . The poster can be made by hand or computer. Must be A3 size, be bright, colourful and imaginative. The finalists will be placed on the TAI Melville blog and the winner announced on the 10th August. Entries must be received by Friday 31st July at 3pm. The winning poster will feature on the TAI blog!

For more information on Maori Language Week click here.

Destination Aotearoa Online - Part 2

Here is another one of the glogs students made of the different destinations and attractions available in that area. They learnt how to hyperlink images and text to other glogs they created or other useful websites.

Poneke - Wellington

Destination Aotearoa Online!

Room 1 has been working hard this term on their topic Destination Aotearoa! Here is a peek at what the students have been working towards - A class glog with information on different places to visit whilst visiting Aotearoa.


http://8kb09.glogster.com/Destination-Aotearoa/

Maori Place names - Part 2

Students in Room 1 are currently presenting their slideshows to the class - their work will be posted soon. The destinations they chose to present were:

Poneke
Taupo-Nui-A-Tia
Rotorua
Akarana

Can you tell what the English translations are?