We have the right to...

These are our poems that we were inspired to write after we listened to Human rights poems from children in the ePal website.

We have the right to be free.
We can all think, feel, act and dream freely.
We don't look alike.
Why does it matter?
Everybody, every single person is born with the same rights.
Na Analijia

We have the right to be free.
We have a right to climb every tree!
Everybody has a voice to make their own choice.
People should jump with glee.
yelling together WE ARE FREE!!
Na Tāne

We have the right to be free
free from slavery
We are able to make our marks on the World
New Zealand is our haven.
Our life, our breath, our contact with Mother Earth.
Live, love, die.
We have the right to be strong, to be interesting, to be wonderful.
We have the right to independence, and to be leaders.
I have the right to be me!
Nā Karama

We have the right to an education
We have the right to Love, to be safe, and to be happy.
we have the right to have fun, to be treated fairly.
We have the right to food and water, a good home, sleep and our life.
We have the right to privacy, to be alive, to have an identity.
We have the right to be free!
Na Rosa

We have the right to be different
if people don't appreciate how othe rpeople look then that is sad.
Some people say I look funny because of my nose!
I ignore people who are bullies, because I think I am great!
No wait, I know I am great!!
Na Kawhia

We have the right to live, love and die.
They might take everything from us but we still have hope to get us through.
Hope to live through sorrow and poverty.
We still have love, it makes our dreams sweet at night.
We have a right as a new generation to stand with our heads held high.
We will stand together, we have the right to be what we are!
Na Anne

We have the right to be free, and have freedom for all.
People have the right to show that they may be different on the outside, but the same on the inside.
We have the right to be treated fairly, don't judge me by what you see, judge me by what you know.
I have the right to be me!
Na Heidi

ePals

Yes
We are super excited!! Oue ePals are from Cedar Ridge Elementary in Eden Prairie Minnesota,on the border of Canada. One of our ePals, Matt, wrote to us and we all have written a reply to him,in English with Māori subtitles.
Thanks buddies, we are looking forward to connecting with you and sharing our culture!
Mauri ora!
Neihana, Kayzian, Te Oi.

Week 3

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We will be having a busy week next week so we are uploading our posts in case we don't get to do it then :)
The animation team have completed their animations, yay...and they will upload in the next few weeks.
We have been studying Parihaka- and celebrating who we are- we will have a sharing day on Thursday 5 November, and share our presentations about Parihaka.
It will be busy next week with Labour Monday and Teachers Only Day.
Don't forget to keep checking in!

Red Square Performance

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Yesterday we went to the Red Square and performed 3 songs- Whaea Trina's " Anei ra, Our favourite "Kua rongo" and our song we have just learned which is known in other parts of the country- "Tai Aroha"
Matua Charlie came to play guitar for us, and we were happy with our performance.
Na Kayzian, Anne me Miro.

Me- Ko Au

Anei etahi atu korero e pa ana ki a matou, ara, Ko Au.
Here are some more poems about ME, Ko AU.

Te Ngahuru
Creative, adventure given, generous, helpful.
Starting to find ways to achieve goals.
Drawing, spend money, find undiscovered things.
My family help each other by sharing and caring.
Stands up for himself.
I am willing to help others in need.
I can draw really well and create friendships.
I see myself doing great things in the future.
Te Ngahuru that's me!

Miro
Fun, friendly, happy, female.
School is awesome, I enjoy it a lot.
Life: I read..and read.. and listen to music.. and play with my friends.
Family- Mum- generous, Dad- fun, Sister- annoying.
My teacher is funny, pretty, dependable, smart, nice.
I am: an 11 year old girl with long honey blonde hair and blue-grey eyes.
I can read, write, play, laugh and many other things.
I see blue skies, beds to sleep in.

Kawhia
Action- lots of hair, good at sports, wrestling freak.
awesome great teacher.
I like to play sports, and play with friends.
We have good and bad times.
My teacher is generous, funny, a great team leader.
I am awesome and funny and handsome!
I can play sports, and do dangerous things.
I see my friends, teachers and whanau.
Kawhia, that is me!

Analijia
Fun, funny, happy, cool.
I like school.
I like to read.
I have a big family.
My friend is nice, kind, awesome.
I am nine years old.
I see lots of people.
Analijia, that is me!

Neihana
Funny, awesome, involved, fast.
I like school because I get to play.
I go to the park with my friend and I play golf.
I think that my family makes me feel safe, inside and out.
My teacher Whaea Trina- funny, nice, awesome, a good teacher, fair.
I am a good friend of Kayzian.
I can change my behaviour.
I see myself as a nice, responsible man.
Neihana, that is me!

David
humorous haka freak!
adventurous, funny.
School is cool because I get to play Basketball.
I live in a house and play with my friend in town.
My family is cool,caring,honest,loving.
I am a boy- I can be happy, sad, angry, mad.
I can be a friend and kind and loving also.
I see true friends that can help me, love me, care for me and also be a part of my family.
David, that is me!

Ra
Lego freak, homework hater, LOVES drawing.
I love all of school!
In my life I PLAY lots.
A very interesting family.
My friend is artistic, funny, silly and a good friend.
I am sneaky.
I can read lots.
I see a room with interesting people, each unique in each way.
Ra, that is me!

Anne
Annoying, angry, lonely, happy.
I feel happy about school.
I draw things, I eat, I think.
Sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes angry.
My family is like the weather, always changing.
I like my teacher because she is proud of what she does.
She leads us like a mother bird teaching us to fly.
I am Anne, my star is Aquarius.
I am like the water I pour.
My stone is garnet, I am dark and a little gloomy.
I can leap, live, love and die.
I see dragons, adventurous stories, words, pictures, a mystical world.
Anne, that is me!

Te Wahanga Tuawha

Tena kotou katoa!
Nau mai hoki mai ki te wahanga tuawha, te wahanga whakamutunga mo nga tau ono.
Welcome back to Term 4 everyone, and what a busy one at that!
We are looking forward to this term, Mask Parade, Red Square, Museum visits, the list goes on!
Later in the year we will be going to Bridge Valley, a nice way to finish our year.
So sit back, relax and come with us on our learning journey for Term 4!

Summer- Raumati

Ānei ētahi ō ngā rotarota mō te wāhanga ō Raumati- Poems all about Summer. We were asked to write feeling poems about Summer- visualise and capture the moment by writing what we saw.

When it's Summer

When it's Summer, the Earth is calm, the sky is warm.
the birds are singing melodious tunes.
The trees are bold, the grass is firm.
I lie and rest as if I am in heaven.
the rest of life.

In Summer I see the flowers grow.
The blue sky and the sound of orchestras singing the tune to a lovely morning.
I see kids playing in various ways.
lying in the humble sun.

Nā David


When it's Summer

When it's Summer I race down to the water.
The sun in my eyes.
I feel the cool refreshing water lap over my body.
Rushing waves and gulls, the boat swishing.
the sand trickling through my wet fingers.
I feel the sand crushing under my feet.
Th waves rushing along the shore to get me.
I'm on the beach breathing in a sigh.
I smell the salty sea.

Nā Anne

When it's Summer

When it's Summer my body gets dragged to the beach.
My body starts to feel the warmth that's in the sand.
When it's Summer my body gets warm and I smell the beach, I smell the ocean that connects to the salt.
The sun hits me and warms me up.
I go into the water and get that tingly feeling
I dive under the water and emerge with blood shocked eyes.
I go from the water and lie on the sand where the warmth soothes me again.

Nā Kayzian

When it's Summer

When it's Summer I can feel the breeze of the wind twirling past my face.
The sun and I jogging as the sand sticks to my feet.
I see the birds flying high with the marine blue sky.
The one thing to do is to watch out for waves.
The waves will wash you back to sand and you will need a helping hand.

Nā Te Ngahuru.

When it's Summer

When it's Summer feel the sand sinking my feet.
I smell the sea as I slowly walk towards the water.
It slowly touches my feet.
When I feel Summer it's sunshine and I walk closely to the sea water.
It drifts closer to me, it ebbs faster and faster then comes back to me, drifting me forward, backwards, forwards.
When it's Summer it's hOT.
When it's Summer it's BOILING.
When it's Summer it's AWESOME.
Summer.

Nā Heidi

When it's Summer

When it's Summer the hot sun beats down on the shining sand.
Gulls cries pierce the sky.
Golden tans and thundering heats,
swirling water splashes the sand.
Dripping ice creams galvanise those around to get one.
Droplets of water bashing rocks.
I float lifelessly over the waves as if I am a piece of white foam.
I glide towards the shore.

Nā Rosa

When it's Summer

When it's Summer and the winds blow calmly, I lie down on the soft grass.
I run around with the gentle rays beaming, I feel the happiness and joy all around.
I see the bright trees and simmering bushes. The great blue shines with the glowing white clouds, shows the great day.
Oh Summer, it rocks!

Nā Abel

When it's Summer

When it's Summer, my baby cousin meets Earth.
She lies down and says, "Hello Nature"
Crawling around, talking around and falling.
When I see her she makes me laugh.
When she tries to talk she's funny.
KaniKani Lea Stacey.
She smiles everytime she sees me.

Nā Kawhia

When it's Summer

When it's Summer it's hot with a gentle summer breeze.
Sand tinkles throughmy feet as the wnd blows past just like when a car passes you, a swift gush of wind meets your body.
I see the waves lining up as I dive into the sea.
The fish come up, curious of me, like little kids going up to Mr Whippy, curious of their flavour for icecream.
I see coral and seaweed swaying in the deep.

Nā Ra

When it's Summer

When it's Summer I say goodbye to the joys of spring.
I say hello to the joys of summer.
In Summer I see the cold crisp water of the pool lapping over my feet.
The sun's shiny rays reflect off me and go into the water.
When Summer is over I welcome autumn, knowing Summer will come again.

Nā Analijia

When it's Summer

When it's Summer and the sun is shining bright in the blue sky.
The waves crash against the rocks.
I lie in the warm sand not worrying about anything.
I hear seagulls cry.
When the sea almost meets my feet I get up and wade into the water.
I wonder when I should stop and go back.
I am as calm as I make my way out of the water.
I lie back down on the sand, and smell the salty sea water.

Nā Lucy

When it's Summer

When it's Summer I like to smell the happiness in the air.
I like to start afresh, no being judged by anything or anyone.
The salty water makes me feel sad.
It makes me want to go home to my whānau who are far away.
I like the sway of the trees, the whisper of the wind on my skin.
I like to play and enjoy my youth.

Nā Karama

Kapahaka

Tēna tātou katoa!

Mauri ora whānau!!
Well, I have just returned from Annnual Meeting(NZEI- Te Whanganui a Tara) and thought I would do a posting on here for you to read.
First and foremost, well done to all of our Kapahaka tamariki, I was so, so proud of all of you. Ko te mea nui ki ahau, ko te wairua, ā, kei ā koutou katoa te wairua.
FAntastic placings too...
1st- Whaikōrero
1st equal- Kaitātaki tāne
2nd- Waiata tira (Choral)
3rd- Haka
3rd- Waiata-a-ringa
3rd- Poi
3rd- Uniformity

Fantastic effort and attitude throughout the whole day! And also a big ups to our Piipiwharauroa, where Max placed 3rd in the Whaikōrero!
Fantastic day, fantastic attitudes, awesome support, Mauri ora whānau!

We have also had ERO visit our kura, and we were extremely pleased with their feedback as well. Well done Te Pouahi, e āi kī ngā kōrero ō Neherā: Kōtahi te kohāo ō te ngira e kuhuna ai, he miro mā, he miro whero, he miro pango. (There is but one eye of the needle through which all threads must pass- we all need to move together in unison)

Ānei ētahi whakaahua mai te rā nui!!

Te Mutunga o te Wiki

Kiaora Koutou katoa!

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

Kiaora anō Whānau

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

Kiaora ano Whanau

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....