Kia ora anō

Tēnā koutou Mātua mā, 

Just a quick notice about the upcoming hui we have as a Syndicate - Te Pihinga.

Parent Interviews - Goal Setting
This Wednesday there are Parent Interviews happening all day where by the teacher and parents/parent/caregiver are to sit and have a quick chat- no more than 20 minutes around Goal Setting for your tamaiti/tamariki.

Good News.......
We are all booked for Wednesday 1st Feb 2017, and thank you to all parents who have arranged a time and made themselves available to meet with me regarding some key/simple goals you have for you tamaiti/tamariki for this year 2017.

We have filled the 20 minute slots for Wednesday starting 9am through to 3pm.
However the list is full with only half of Year 3-4 parents of Te Pihinga.

So us kaiako will decide tomorrow if we will come in on Thursday the 2nd Feb to carry on doing the remainder Parent interviews, if so we will keep you posted on here or otherwise we will call you to confirm.

Stationery for 2017 - Year 3&4 Te Pihinga

Please call the office if you are needing a stationery list emailed, or better still please feel free to come in and pick one up!!

Colour Coding - We are colour coding our core subjects and curriculum in class!!!

So we have decided to colour code our core subjects which we hope will speak for itself when our tauira enter the akomanga.

This will show clear areas of learning but also make things a bit more visual and will show consistency throughout Te Pihinga.

So if your tamaiti has decided to cover their stationery, here is a what colour code each subject has this year.

Remember this isn't compulsory for stationery...however just a heads up for all Mātua!



TE AHO MATUA:

We are always acknowledging Te Aho Matua, as it is the guide and focus in our daily practices, values as teachers and students.

We as Te Pihinga have a big focus each term on Te Aho Matua and all it's principles, and there for our tamariki will be learning Te Aho Matua as a part of the Reo component in Te Pihinga each week.

This goes hand in hand with TWT Kura Uara, as well as new Kīwaha/whakataukī.

We appreciate your support!!
And look forward to seeing you all soon

Ngā manaakitanga,

Whāea Wairere Ropata

Nau mai e te Tau Hou 2017

He Pānui

Te Kāhui Kaimahi o Te Pihinga 2017

Ko Te Pihinga te ingoa o te kura teina, arā, ko Rapanui, Ūkura me Raekura hoki, mō ngā Tau 3-5. Hei te tau 2017, ko Whaea Wairere tō mātou kaiwhakahaere, ko mātou ko Whaea Melissa ko Whaea Hammy, ko Matua Tipene Ko Matua Tāne kei mua i ā koutou tamariki. Nāku ngā tino tūākana e whakaako, ka tohatoha a Whaea Wairere rātou ko Whaea Melissa ko Matua Tipene i ngā teina.

Staffing for 2017 in the junior school

Te Pihinga is the name of our syndicate which includes Rapanui, Ūkura and Raekura, Years 3-5. This year Whaea Wairere is our team leader, and Whaea Melissa, Matua Tīpene  Wairere and I will all be working with your tamariki. I  will be teaching in Raekura , and Whaea Wairere Whaea Melissa, Matua Tīpene will share teaching the Tau 3 and Tau 4.

Uiui whānau

Ā te Rāapa 1 o Kahuru (Hui-tānguru) ka wātea mai mātou i te kura mai i te 9 karaka ki te 3 karaka, e āhei ai koutou te haere tahi mai me tāu tamaiti / āu tamariki. Ko te whāinga, kia mōhio wawe mātou he aha kā kaupapa whakahirahira ki tō whānau, he aha kā mahi pārekareka ki te tamaiti, ā, ka whakarite tātou i ētehi whāingaa motuhake māna, he whāinga ako, he whāinga oranga, he whāinga reo me te Māoritangaa anō hoki. Hai reira hoki mātou whakaatu ai i te aka o ngā kaupapa ako mō te tau; inā kitea he take māhau e uru ai, tīwaha mai! Whakapā mai ki a au hei whakarite wā mō koutou.

Whānau interviews

On Wed 1st Feb we will be available at kura between 9am and 3pm for you to come in for a short whānau interview with your child/ren. The aim is to make sure we know before the year starts what's important to your whānau, what your child enjoys and that we make some goals together for their learning, for their life skills, and for their language and culture. That's also where we can take you through the overall planning for the year; when you see something you could contribute to, speak up! Contact me to book a time.

Kai te kai rorerore tātou!

Hei te pō o taua Rāapa tonu (1 o Hui-tanguru) tū ai he kai rorerore mō tātou katoa, ka tīmata ā te 5 karaka. Mā te kura te mīti e utu, kai te tonoa koutou kia mauria mai he huamata. He āheitanga tēnei e hui tahi ai tātou, e hui ōpaki tātou hai mua i te tīmatanga o te tau, tae noa ki ngā whānau hou.

We're having a BBQ!

That night (Wed 1 Feb), we are having a BBQ for all our whānau at kura which starts at 5.00pm. Kura will pay for the meat, and we ask you to please bring a salad. This is an opportunity for everybody to get together informally before kura starts, including new whānau.

Rā tuatahi o te kura!

Hai te Rāmere 3 o Kahuru (Hui-tanguru) ka hoki mai ā koutou tamariki ki te kura. Hei te 10 karaka tū ai te pōwhiri mō ngā kaimahi hou me ngā whānau hou. He wīkene roa e whai ake, kātahi mātou ka tino tīmata.

First day of school!

Your tamariki start back on Friday 3rd Feb at the normal time. At 10am there will be a pōwhiri for new staff and students. Following that is a long weekend, then we really get into it.

Rangitaki hou

He tau hou, he rangitaki hou anō hoki tā tātou. Pāwhiria tēnei hononga, tuhia rānei 2017Raekura.blospot.com

ki te paetukutuku e hono atu ai. kei roto rā te rarangi inoga o ngā rauemi me hoko mo tēnei tau. ko te whāinga mō te tau nei hei reira kitea atu ai he kiriata maha o ngā tamariki e kōrero ana e pā ana ki ō rātou akorangaa me ā rātou whāinga.

New blog

It's a new year, and we have a new blog for Raekura Click on this link, or type 2017Raekura.blogspot.co.nz

into the URL to visit it. There's absolutely nothing there yet, but my goal for this year is to show many clips there of the tamariki talking about their learning and their goals.

Mehemea kai te pānui tou mai koe, ka nui te mihi! Kia pai te tau.

If you're still reading this, well done! Here's to a great year.

Nāku noa,

Nā Matua Geno