Week 5 T3 2015
This mihi can be used every morning in your classroom/team assembly
He mihi whanui tenei kia tatou katoa
Kia koe te rangatira e ___________ tena koe mo to mahi whakamoemiti ki to tatou matua i te rangi.
He mihi aroha tenei ki a koutou ki nga kaiako, kia ora koutou katoa.
Ka huri au ki nga tauira, Kia ora koutou katoa
No reira tena koutou, tena koutou, tena ra tatou katoa
This is a greeting to all of you here
to you the leader _______ greetings to you for your work starting our prayer to god
This is a greeting of love to you our teachers, greetings to you all.
I now turn to the students, Hi everyone
Therefor greetings once Greetings twice, greetings again to us all.
If you already know this mihi you may learn the Year 8 mihimihi
E te mauri mai tāwhiti
To the souls which ascend from afar
E te whare, te papa, te kainga noho tēnā koutou
The community house/classroom/ancestral house, people of the community, greetings
Ki ngā anahera, kua rere hei taki, hei tuara mo te hunga ora, haere
To our dearly departed, who continue to provide us with direction, we acknowledge you
Ki a tātou, he mihi nui
To the living, greetings
Ko Maungarei te maunga
To the great mountain Maungarei, the ancestral mountain
Ko Te Wai o Taiki te awa
To the flowing river Te Wai o Taiki, the ancestral waters
Ko Ukutoia te papa
To the land in which I stand Ukutoia, the area in which we dwell
Tēnā koutou
Greetings to you all
Ko _____ tōku pāpā, nō ________ ia
_____ is my father, he is from _______
Ko ______ tōku māmā, nō ______ia
_____ is my father, she is from _______
Ko ____ ______ tōku ingoa
My name is _____ _______
Ko ______ tōku kainga noho
I live in _________
Tekau mā ____ ōku tau
I am _____ years old
Nōreira, e ngā manuhiri tuārangi, ngā tauira, kaiako, kaumātua, he mihi nui, he mihi aroha
So therefore, to our distinguished guests, students, teachers, elders, a warm and heartfelt greeting
Anei he kōrero a te kura, “Whaiā kia eke”
Here is our school’s motto, to illustrate our intentions, to strive to succeed
Nōreira tēnā koutou katoa
So therefore, greetings one and all
E te mauri mai tāwhiti
E te whare, te papa, te kainga noho, tēnā koutou
Ki ngā anahera, kua rere hei taki, hei tuara mo te hunga ora, haere
Ki a tātou, he mihi nui
Ko Maungarei te maunga
Ko Te Wai o Taiki te awa
Ko Ukutoia te papa
Tēnā koutou
Ko _____ tōku pāpā, nō ________ ia
Ko ______ tōku māmā, nō ______ia
Ko ______ tōku ingoa
Ko ______ tōku kainga noho
Tekau mā ____ ōku tau
Nōreira
E ngā manuhiri tuārangi, ngā tauira, kaiako, kaumātua, he mihi nui, he mihi aroha
Anei he kōrero a te kura, “Whaiā kia eke”
Nōreira tēnā koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa
Fast finishers: Matariki Task
Go to the WickED Matariki Site
Create a doc OR presentation and complete the following tasks:
Find out about Matariki.
Create a facts sheet that has ten facts about Matariki.
Design your own poster to advertise Matariki.
You need to incorporate:
the star cluster
the mythology
the time of year.
Do wickED's Matariki interactive.
Check out some of the Matariki resources below to find stories that explain the origins of Matariki.
Retell the one you like best in own words.
Matariki Waiata
Listen to this waiata about Matariki
Te Ara: Matariki - Māori New Year
Look at these pictures of Matariki.
Matariki for schools
Christchurch City Libraries
Te Taura Whiri i te reo Māori The Māori Language Commission
AstronomyNZ
Te Papa: Matariki Teacher Resource