Richmond Road School - Aim High – Whaia Te Iti Kahurangi – Tauivi Malosi – Visez Haut (Richmond Road School

Richmond Road School - Aim High – Whaia Te Iti Kahurangi – Tauivi Malosi – Visez Haut

Kia Ora, Talofa Lava, Bonjour, Kia Orana, Greetings, Tena koutou e te whanau, he mihi nui ki a koutou katoa.

Welcome to Richmond Road School, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand. Our primary school was established in 1884. Our unique feature is the focus on teaching and learning through children's heritage languages. Alongside an English unit (ropu), we have Māori, Samoan and French immersion and bilingual classes.

Bilingual education underpins the philosophy, strategic direction, policies and practices of Richmond Road School.

The school enjoys international and national recognition for its provision of bilingual education. There are about 350 students attending the school. The following classes (or ruma) cover all the age groups across each ropu:

Te Whānau Whāriki, the Māori bilingual unit, has four ruma

Mua i Malae, the Samoan bilingual unit, has three;

L’Archipel, the French bilingual unit, has three; and

Kiwi Connection, the English unit, has five,

The majority of children in Te Whānau Whāriki and Mua i Malae come from English-speaking backgrounds and focus on acquiring an additional language, te reo Māori or Samoan. Most of L’Archipel children are already fluent speakers of French and focus on maintaining their French language with English as an additional language.

We offer a well-balanced programme based on the New Zealand curriculum framework.

In addition, we aim to help children develop as individuals and as members of their community and society in general by fostering the growth of concern for others and respect for differences as well as self respect and self esteem.

WIKI O TE REO MAORI:

Monday 27th July - Friday 31st July

Kia ora tatou,

The following are simple Maori phrases used for day-to-day use:

Greetings:
Kia Ora - Hello (Informal)

Tena koe - Hello (Formal to 1 person)

Tena korua - Hello (Formal to 2 people)

Tena koutou - Hello (Formal to 3 or more people)

Instruction:
Homai te __________ - Give me the ________

Tikina te __________ - Go and fetch the _______

Questions:
Pirangi ahau te haere ki te ________? -
Can I go to the __________?

He aha te wa? - What is the time?

Kei whea te ___________? - Where is the ________?

Hope that the rotation that I have sent out to everyone makes sense, if not please ensure that you send me an email so that I can allay any concerns.

Kia kaha ki te whakamahia nga kupu Maori i tenei wiki, Ko te wiki o Te Reo Maori.

If you would like to learn more of Te Reo Maori cut and paste this link: http://www.koreromaori.co.nz/news/mlw

Mauri ora!
Te Whanau Whariki