Term 1 Week 9
Waiata
This week Carol has introduced us with some new waiata! These sure have enthralled us all!! The tamariki have really enjoyed taking part in waiata alongside their ehoa.
We continue to place focus on the Moana and the Auta of the Moana, Tangaroa. Carol has introduced us to the waiata "Tangaroa" which is an original waiata composed by Rakapa Vercoe with the Te Kohaka o Murihiku in 1993 along with our very own Carol Pikia!! Thanks Carol, what a taonga you are!!
As the Murihiku Polyfest Kapa Haka performance commences in Term 3 we have begun to build our Kapa Haka knowledge, confidence and competence with the thought that our waiata will continue throughout the year. If you have any skills or knowledge to share around kapa haka or Polyfest we would love to hear from you!!
Our Student Volunteer Army have also been encouraged to share a waiata with us next week, we can't wait to hear what they bring along!!
Continuing Purakau
The tamariki have continued to grow their knowledge of Te ao Maori through their exploration of purakau. 'How Maui Slowed the Sun' is becoming a well loved purakau here at Kindy, with many requests each day to watch the legend. The kaiako have also noticed Maui being used in play and art throughout Kindy as well which has been awesome to see!! We had some discussion this week about Maui and how he treated the Sun. The tamariki debated how they felt Maui was "mean" to the Sun and that talking to the Sun may had been a better way to slow Him down......Hmmmm some food for thought and discussion over the weekend maybe?
Follow the link to hear the legend
How Maui Slowed The Sun
Another purakau we have been introduced to is the story of the 'Beginning' and How Maui Fished up the North Island of Aotearoa. This is another captivating legend filled with grasping graphics including multiple well known Maori legends. This video clip also tells the legend of Auraki and his brothers and how they became the Auraki Mountain range in their upturned waka - a similar legend to our Takitimu Mountains.
The tamariki have also expressed their knowledge of 'How Maui Slowed the Sun' through an artistic lens fostering the one hundred languages as we worked together to create our own thoughts and ideas of the purakau. Wow what a fantastic art piece!!
"Naku te rourou nau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi"
With your basket and my basket the people will live
Wow!! A lot of hard mahi has happened outside this week with the tamariki and Judy spending a day or two outside scooping, sweeping, shovelling and spraying our paths, steps and decks.
This collective clean-up promoted and supported our tamariki to work together and turn take with the jobs that needed to be done, taking care of our Kindy and showing respect all while having fun of course!!
Taiao Tuhura
Just like at Kindy our Taiao Tuhura - Discovering Nature ehoa spent a morning sweeping, collecting and showing lots of aroha for their treasured spots at Ivy Russell Reserve. They cleared the tracks and added sticks to their paths, nest, and castle and worked together to put a ataahua nest that Harper found back into a tree. Wow what wonderful Kaitiaki you all are!!!
It was a wonderfully wet morning at Taiao Tuhura so our team of 10 (plus kaiako & whanau) got the chance to have a splash in all of the puddles that had formed over night....soo much fun!! Exploring in the rain also provides an amazing sensorial experience with heightened smells, faster flowing streams and busier birds taking advantage of the worms and other insects drawn to the wet so much to see, hear and explore!
Puppet Show
Each Thursday our ataahua Student Volunteer Army from Limehills school come and spend the afternoon with us. These girls have been fantastic to have and have provided some wonderful learning experiences and LOTS of fun and laughter!
This week the girls spontaneously created a puppet show for us. Thanks girls this was awesome!! They sure had the tamariki captivated!!
The girls kindly left the stage set up you we could re-create and create our own puppet shows!
Delicious Apples!!
At the end of the week we also enjoyed a sweet treat from our very own 'Apple Trees'.
Stewed Apples and Kindy Made Custard.
We love making the most of what Papatuanuku provides for us!! The tamariki have a grown appreciation for Papatuanuku watching as the trees have grown these beautiful apples from buds to flower, to tiny apples and finally to the fully matured ones we enjoyed today.
Nau Mihi Whanau!! Have a fabulous Weekend!
Your Teaching Team
