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We have had a busy term, lots of information and fun activities to do with Stream Life and the Tasman Region.
Exposition writing, Speeches, getting our animation stuff ready (which we will be completing in the first two weeks next term!!)Kapahaka, kōrero i te reo, Tuakana/ teina, testing, the list goes on...!!
Another busy term next term too.....Camp, Big Day Out, Parihaka celebrations, lots to think about!
Thank you to everyone for ngā mahi pai, ngā mahi tautoko i tēnei wāhanga. a Special mihi too to Whāea Trina for challenging us and supporting us to be the best that we can be!
Mauri ora!
Te Oi, Kayzian mē Heidi

Visit from the Mayor Kerry Marshall

Today we had a visit from the Mayor, Mr Kerry Marshall. Matua Martin came as well, thanks Matua for organising this meeting for us.
He came because three of our boys, David, Abel and Kawhia wrote a letter to him to let him know that they were concerned about the polluted river,by Nelson Central School. We questions to ask him and we were pleased with his answers.
Here is a short summary of his visit:
I really enjoyed today when Kerry Marshall came to visit. He made the visit lots of fun. (Abel)
We got to interview the Mayor of Nelson. We were glad to have had this experience in meeting him.(Kawhia)
Mayor Kerry Marshall was very descriptive in his answers and he was funny too. (David)
Nā David, Abel mē Kawhia

Pōwhiri

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On Rāhina (Monday) we will have a team from the Education Review Office come to our kura. We will be involved in the Pōwhiri, our Kaikaranga will be Heidi, Cheyanne and Lucy and our Kaikōrero will be Matua David and David.
The whole school will be there as well, and it will be tau kē to have all of our kura out there to welcome this review team.
We will sing a few of our own songs when the speeches are completed and then we will be in the mode of hariru- which is meeting our visitors.
Matua David and David are fantastic speakers. We were especially proud of David, as he is a good role model on Whaikōrero.
Kia ora anō koutou katoa!

Abel, Tanisha mē Ra

Tēina Dress rehersal

Thursday (Rapare) 17th of September, our Teina group- Nga Piipiwharauroa o Te Pouahi performed. Their audience were people from Early Childhood centres and Kohanga Reo. Our Tuakana were the ushers for the day and had their Te Pouahi shirts on.
We were all proud of our Piipi and they were proud of their efforts too!
Nā Tanisha, Analijia mē Heidi.

Kapahaka!

Kia ora anō te Whānau!

Kei te hāere tere ngā rā mō te mahi Kapahaka!
Kore i taea ngā rā maha.....auē hika!

Not long to go now until the Kapahaka Comps. We have been busy preparing for kapahaka, learning the ends of the poi, sharpening up our haka, watching our waiata a ringa and making sure we are in time with each other!
Nerves, excitement running through us all!

Ngā Kākano Tuakana ō Te Pouahi.

Stream Life studies

Stream life studies has been full on! We were lucky to have the Mapua Touch the Sea experience, and the Electric fishing. This was fantastic!
We will be working this mahi through our ePortfolios- we are currently putting our mahi into our work folders, preparing and then will be ready to put together in our folios.

Kapahaka- Te Huinga Whetu Festival

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Well, it isn't long to go now until "Te Huinga Whetu" Kapahaka!
We are all excited and nervous at the same time.
Our teina are "Ngā Piipiwharauroa ō Te Pouahi" and they have a cool bracket.
We are known as "Ngā Kākano Tuakana ō Te Pouahi"- we have a cool bracket as well!
Whāea Trina has written 4 of our waiata and our waiata address how we should remember the tools that have been handed down from our ancestors and also why tamariki are special tāonga!
So come along and check us out!
Date of Festival: Saturday (Rahoroi)26th September (Mahuru)
Time: (Te Wā): Doors open to the Public at 8.30am- until 5.30pm
Place: Nelson College
Cost (Te utu): $5 Senior citizen/ kuia/koroua
$10 Adult
$5 students under 16
$25 2 Adults/ 3 children under 16
UNDER 5'S FREE!
The MC for the festival will be Te Hamua Nikora- from Homai te Pakipaki
Lots of kai stalls, Nau mai, hāere mai!

Electric fishing

Electric fishing!

We went Electric fishing on the side of the Maitai River (by Riverside Pools)
Thanks to Matua Martin (Rosa's Dad), we were able to see DOC Martin Rutledge and Reece working their magic in the water.
They were wearing protective gear, and waders, and had a back pack wich held the electric currents to send through the rod to stun the stream life for us to look at.
The ducks were'nt too happy about this, and quickly cleared themselves from where we were based.






Did you know.....
New Zealand has 35 native fish species, yet(and no, trout are NOT native!).
People are astounded to learn that ‘whitebait’ are the juveniles of five native species, including some that are threatened.

This is how you can help our native fish.....

Protect streamside vegetation

fence off stream edges from stock

plant alongside streams to create a shady cool habitat.

culverts need to be fish-friendly – native fish can’t jump!

Protect wetlands
for more information see the following website:
http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/native-animals/fish

Te Rā kotahi ō Kōanga

Tēnā koutou te whānau!!

Kua tae mai ngā rā ataahua ō te wāhanga ō te tau, arā, te wā ō Kōanga!
He wā tēnei mō te huri hāere ō ngā mea ē pā ana ki te Āo ō ngā Kararehe, ngā otaota, ngā rākau, ngā putiputi hoki!
Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui!!

`Ngā tamariki ō Te Pouahi!!

Touch the Sea Aquarium, Mapua

Touch the Sea Aquarium has been especially created
to allow the closest possible experience of a fascinating range
of New Zealand sea and shoreline life.

We visited out at Mapua today and had a blast!
Richard was the Education person who spoke to us about the "Touch the Sea" experience. We looked atPredators, the food chain and we even got to feed the fish and watch a wheke (octopus) eat a crab that was place in to its tank!
We thought it was pretty cool stroking the little sharks, the eels and the fish in the touch pools.
Thanks WhaeaJo for organising it, to all of our Parents who came with us, Whaea Janis, Whaea Karen, Whaea Kirsten, Whaea Vron, Matua David, Whaea Leanne, Whaea Martina,Whaea Christine, Whaea Jo, Whaea Carly, Whaea Donna and of course Whaea Trina.

Nā David, Karama, Neihana, George and Kawhia

John Bevan Ford

This week we visited Te whare Toi ō Whakatū- The Suter Art Gallery, and we looked at the exhibition of "John Bevan Ford"
The exhibition was called: He Aho Tangata- The Human Threads
John Bevan Ford- (1930-2005)Ngāti Raukawa ki Kapiti, Ngāti Wehiwehi, drew inspiration from Māori Arts of raranga, tāniko, whakairo, kōwhaiwhai and korowai.
His work has connections to people from Te Moana nui a Kiwa, North America and China.

Mai ana kōrero, ko tana whakapono ko te whenua te mauri mō mātou katoa, kei te whenua he wairua ki te hononga tētahi ki tētahi.

Check out these photos! (Nā nga Tuakana ō Te Pouahi)

ētahi mahi

Kō ēnei ētahi atu kōrero mai ngā tamariki ō Te Pouahi 15

Ko ngā Māero, ngā Māero,ngā patupaiarehe āhua kino

ko ngā Māero, ngā Māero, ngā maikūkū roa- roa ki te matenga ngā manu

ko ngā Māero, ngā Māero, e rere tere i te rangi

Ko ngā Māero, ngā Māero, e kore e horoi ana makawē

Ko ngā Māero, ngā Māero- ngā karu whero, ngā niho koikoi

Kia tūpato ki ngā Māero, ngā Māero, Ngā Māero kehua!

Nā David


As the moonlight hit the wall, an ancient stirring began. The old cemetery on Highway Road sighed and shuddered under the mist. John and Louise were working the "Graveyard" shift and were walking back towards the sheds. Just then, a movement caught their eyes. What was that? They looked at each other and silently walked on, keeping an eye on where they were walking. Suddenly a loud crash was heard behind them. They turned and saw a..........

Nā Karama

Exposition Writing

We have been looking at Exposition writing this term. Exposition means you describe something in your writing. The way we have done this is we have taken adventures and described things for the first time. This week we concentrated on "How to.." i.e- how to put a jersey on, how to draw a pig, how to draw a transformer, how to do a trick on the skateboard.


Ānei ngā kōrero mai ētahi ō mātou:

HOW TO DRAW AN ALIVE EGG- NĀ LUCY

Step 1: Draw an oval for a body

Step 2: Draw 2 dots for eyes

Step 3: Draw a mouth

And there yo have it! An alive egg!


HOW TO MAKE A SPIDER (INU)- NĀ HEIDI

Step 1: You will need a cup, icecream, a type of fizzy and a spoon

Step 2: Get the cup and pour a little ice cream on the bottom then pour fizzy again on top

Step 3: Put more ice cream on top

Step 4: If you want to add sprinkles use jelly cyrstals, crushed flake. Put the spoon into your cup

Step 5: Enjoy!

Updates!

Kiaora anō Whanau

We have some awesome news to share, we have won the "walk to School" trophy for Term 3 and we also got a certificate for "Blog of the Week!"
Check out some of our pictures from Māori language week, and remember, just because it has finished, it doesn't mean you don't kōrero Māori!
Our animation team are in their final stages of story boarding for our eLearning animation project- it is exciting, so tītiro kī tēnei wāhi....

Te Reo Māori

He aha ai i pai ai ki te kōrero Maori: Here are some quotes from tamariki on why it is cool to korero: Ko tōku reo, ko toku ohooho- my language is my awakening- Na Te Oi
He kākano ahau- I am a seed born of greatness- Lucy
He pai ki te korero na te mea he pai ki te rongo- it's good to speak because it is great to hear- Na Miro
He pai ki te korero- it's great to korero- Analijia
He pai ki te mohio ko wai koe- it helps you understand who you are- Na Tanisha
He tamaiti kaha e au ki te tū māia, tū rangatira- it helps me stand strong, and be proud of who I am _ Na Abel
Ko te mana o te tangata ko te reo- the strongest thing for people is language- Na Heidi
Ko te mea nui o tenei Ao- ko te reo o nga tupuna- the biggest thing in this world is the language of our ancestors- na Karama
He tamaiti e au ki waho- he rangatira e au ki roto- on the outside I am a boy, on the inside I am a chief- Na David
Tino kaha e matou ki te menemene i te wa korero- We smile lots when we hear the language- Na Kayzian
He pai ki te korero- It's good to korero- Na Te Ngahuru
Tau kē ki te kōrero- It is awesome to speak Te Reo- Na Neihana
He mea nui ki te tu, me korero i te reo, me tu kaha- It is a proud thing to stand and speak in Te Reo- standing strong- Na Kawhia
That is why it is cool to korero!
Check out some waiata we recorded with music in the background!
Mauri ora! Te Whanau o Te Pouahi

Ko tōku reo, tōku ohooho......

My language is my awakening
I see through my eyes and carry the blood of my ancestors
I hear with my ears and I listen to the melodious songs of ngā manu
I smell the kākara of fresh water running on the whenua
I taste the aroha of all the people around me and I am comforted
I touch with my wairua, my ihi, my mana
He kākanō ahau
I am a seed, born of greatness.

Nā ngā tamariki ō Te Pouahi Tekau mā rima

Ānei he waiata mai Maisey Rika- "Connect"

Te Wiki ō te Reo Māori

Tēna koutou katoa
KO TĒNEI TE WIKI Ō TE REO MĀORI- ARĀ TE REO I TE HĀPORI.
Me tū kaha, tū māia koutou katoa ki te kōrero i roto i te reo Māori.
Here is a snippet from Youtube, check it out!!
Some ways you can use te reo around our whare, answer the phone in Māori, greet our friends in Māori, teach our whānau members a waiata and waiata whereever we can... place Māori names on various things around the whare, practice our reo by watching "Tōku Reo" on Māori television and from things we have learned in the classroom...
kia kaha ki te kōrero, it is cool to kōrero!
Nā Karama, Tanisha, Heidi, David

Te Wahanga Tuatoru

Term 3 is here, and we cheer and cheer!
Lots of things are happening this term...one of them is Te Huinga Whetu Kapahaka competition on the 26th of September, watch this space!
This term for our Unit Topic we are completing: An Inquiry into How the World Works- he Ao haere pai, me aha matou.
Curriculum focus: Living World- recognising common life processes that all living things need, and explain how these take place in different ways.
Our key idea: We can use scientific processes to better understand how stream animals live ( in kidspeak this means- looking at what we know about stream life, how can we make it bigger)
Using the SAUCE model, we will conduct our investigations and see where it takes us.
We will upload some of our brainstorming and questioning soon, WATCH this space..
Here is a picture similar to what we drew, about the life cycle of an inanga...

Nā Lucy, Abel, Tanisha

Summary of Term 2

Kiaora ano Whanau
I te wiki i haere e matou ki te kura o Victory, ka mahia e matou etahi mea e pa ana ki Matariki me nga mea pai ki a matou. Ko te tumanako mo tera piringa, ki te whakapiki a matou whanaungatanga.
No reira, ko enei etahi o nga whakaahua mai tera ra!

Ma te wa
Neihana, Anne, Analijia