Proud and Passionate Leaders of Learning in the Heart of the Community.
[‘Inā te tūkaha, te tū maia o ngā kaiarataki mātauranga kei waenganui, kei te manawa o te iwi kāinga’]
Proud and Passionate Leaders of Learning in the Heart of the Community.
[‘Inā te tūkaha, te tū maia o ngā kaiarataki mātauranga kei waenganui, kei te manawa o te iwi kāinga’]
He iti marangai, tu ana te pahukahuka, he iti pioke, no Rangaunu, he au tonu’
[Small although the pioke [dogfish shark] may be, great is its wake as it traverses the might of the Rangaunu Harbour]
Tena Koutou Katoa. Nau mai haere mai ki te Paparanga o Te Kauru 2025. [Our class site]
We are a Manaiakalani class and follow the kaupapa - 'LEARN / CREATE / SHARE'.
Here on the class site, you can find what we are learning - Inquiry topics Ako, learning tasks - Hanga, and class and student blogs share what we have learned with our creations to show learning, [What we now know] Tohatoha - Sharing.
Nau mai haere mai ki to tatou akomanga Te Kauru wāhanga 4, 2025. I hope everyone was able to get out and about during the holiday break, enjoying the sun when it was out and spending lots of time with whānau and friends. [Family and friends].
We look forward to a term of learning and preparing for the next step in our 'Learning Journey' in Te Kauru at Paparore School, with lots of opportunities in and outside the classroom.
We start the term with 26 Akonga [Learners] in Te Kauru.
Staff in Te Kauru- Nga Kaiako. Edwina Stevenson - and Mrs. Anne Radich.
Nga Kaiawhina - Whaea Kiran, Whaea Reyna,
Maramataka 2025-2026 - Heeni Hoterene
Te reo me Tikanga Maori - Ngakau / Integrity
Kupu hou - New word
Tohe tohe – Determination, persistence in doing the right thing
Kianga - Metaphor
Ngākau tapatahi ki te kaupapa - Commitment with integrity to the cause.
Kiwaha - Saying
Me he tē - Like a straight arrow (meaning direct, honest, upright).
Whakatauki - Proverb
“He tangata takahi manuhiri, he marae puehu”
Translation: (Integrity in hospitality and respect)
A person who mistreats guests has a dusty marae.