02 February 2019

Welcome to Room 15!

Kia ora and welcome to Room 15 in 2019! We are starting the term with getting to know each other and our classroom and routines.

Tēnā koutou katoa,
Ko Ben Nevis te maunga – My mountain is Ben Nevis (I was born in Scotland)
Ko Water of Leith te awa – My river is Water of Leith (Edinburgh)
Ko Air New Zealand te waka – I came to New Zealand when I was 2 years old
Nō Whakatu ahau – I grew up in Nelson
Ko Kirikiriroa te kainga inaienei - I live in Hamilton
Ko Blair taku tāne - My husband is Blair
Ko Hamish, ko Zoe, raua ko Calum aku tamariki - Hamish, Zoe and Calum are my children
Ko Jenny taku ingoa – My name is Jenny

Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa.

Therefore, greetings to you, greetings to you, greetings to us all.





We are learning to introduce ourselves in Te Reo Maori

Tēnā koutou  (greetings)


Ko   Waikato te awa.
Ko   Hamutana Rāwhiti te Kura.
Ko   Pippa te Tumuaki.
Ko               taku Kaiako.
       (Your teacher’s name)
Ko _________________ taku Pāpā.
Ko _________________ taku Māmā. (whaea)
Ko ________________ ahau.  (name)
        (Your name)


Tēnā koutou   (greetings)
Tēnā koutou katoa (greetings to you all)


This week we have also spent time talking about how we can make our classroom and our learning work well, and we are designing a class treaty together. This is very relevant to this time of year with Waitangi Day approaching, and gives us an opportunity to link our discussion with learning about Te Tiriti O Waitangi.




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