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.