Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2023

It's been an āatahua (beautiful ) week at Uxbridge where we have continued to celebrate Te Reo during Te Wiki o te Reo Maori 2023.

Our children took the opportunity to practise words they already knew whilst adding to their vocabulary banks by learning new kupu too!

We know that we all learn through repetition, and that is what we did. We were lucky enough to have some new games to support us in learning the language. Our tamariki loved our new bingo game  and we even practised saying  āe and kāo ( yes and no) in te reo. It was great to see the tamariki pick this up and practise it throughout their games.

We always enjoy Myths and Legends and this week, Te Ika a Maui was the hit- How Maui Fished Up The North Island.

We even learnt the matau is the word for hook and we showed mahi tahi ( collaboration) as we collaged a giant hook which was then played with in the waka! 

The Taniwha is a mythical creature, we read stories and drew some of our own taniwha, showing creativity and expression through the Mana Reo - Communication Strand of Te Whāriki. We also painted our own āniwaniwa and revisited our colours in Māori.

We explored kōwhaiwhai designs, patterns like the koru whilst exploring through ephemeral art!

Our Tamariki took great pleasure in going on a bug hunt around the centre... Did they find a mumutawa-ladybug? a 

pī-bee or a pungawerewere-Spider? 

 

All of our learning has been supported by waiata at our mat times. Perhaps you have heard your child singing one of these songs?

Tahi,Rua ,Toru, Wha or Whakarongo Mai Mat time and a favourite sing a long book here at Uxbridge is:

Titiro Mai he aha tenei

Enjoy singing along at home! 

We enjoy celebrating te reo in the centre every week of the year but Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2023 was a huge success here.