Rāmere, te 7 o Haratua 2021 Nau mai haere mai to our new Kāhui Ako Leaders We would like to welcome our two new Across School Leaders, Jackie Boyd and Bridget O'Dea to the team. Jackie brings a wealth of experience in leading digital technologies implementation at Silverdale School, teaching within the junior and middle …
#09 Newsletter 2021
Rāmere, te 16 o Paengawhāwhā 2021 Kupu o te Wiki - Places in the kura There are a number of places in all of our kura that are worth knowing in te reo Māori so we’ve made a short list below: Wharepaku Fah-rdeh-pahku - (Small room) toilet Tari Tah-rde - Office Hōro hor-rdor - Hall …
#08 Newsletter 2021
Rāmere, te 9 o Paengawhāwhā 2021 Kupu o te Wiki - Hoa / Friend Hoa is a kupu/ word that can be easily added to sentences we are all familiar with by adding the particle, “e” beforehand. E hoa (Eh hor-ah) Examples: Kia ora e hoa (mā) (Key-ar-or-rda e hor-ah (mar) Hello/thanks friend(s) Note: If …
#07 Newsletter 2021
Rāmere, te 1 o Paengawhāwhā 2021 Kupu o te Wiki - Mārama? Mārama is a great kupu for kaiako and is used across Māori learning institutions as a short way of asking if akonga/ students understand. The kaiako/ teacher simply says, “Mārama?” to the students who either reply Āe/ Yes or Kao/ No. This is …
