Makurakura mai nga hihi o te komaru ki runga i te kotihitihi o Ngongotaha
Hei maiaorere, hei pouwhirinaki i taku rahinga e noho nei i te whenua o Ngati Waokū
Ka titiro ki raro ki te iarere o nga wai o te awa o Waiowhiro
Ka puta ki te puaha o te Rotoruanuiakahu i kauria e Hinemoa arikihia ai e Ihenga
Ka hangai taku titiro ki te rae o Te Taumata o Te Rangikawhata
Ka hoki whakamuri te titiro ki te whenua e noho nei ko te kura o Kawaha
Tihei mauriora
Kia ora Whanau
Welcome to 2016. It is a new year with new things happening. We are both unsure and excited at the same time. There have already been a few changes. We have new staff, new class names and new team names.
The bilingual classes collectively are now called Kaimanga Reo which depicts the feeding or nurturing of knowledge and learning. Space 7 with Whaea Liz is now called Ana Reo. This is symbolic of Tunohopu's cave and denotes a place of nurturing, safety and encouraging.
Space 8 & 9 with Whaea Mel and Matua Mikaere are now called Kamaka Reo. Kamaka is a rock and talks about a foundational rock to build on. So we build on the foundation that has already been laid out in Ana Reo. Together we build something strong and enduring as we aspire to create life long learners.
We are looking forward to a great year of rich, relevant, contextualised learning. A year with more opportunities for student agency or student self directed learning. Empowering the students to take responsibility for their planning, learning and goal setting.
Please remember that the door is always open to parents who would like to come in and discuss any aspect of our child's learning.
Nga mihi
Mel Kara raua ko Mikaere Norris
