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Māori Language Learning describes students being taught at different levels of Māori instruction. Each level is defined by the proportion of time the student is taught using Te Reo Māori.
Ata Hapara, our school bilingual studio operates at Level 2 Māori Medium.
Level 2: 51-80%: Curriculum is taught in Māori for more than 12.5 and up to 20 hours a week.
English medium studios have students learning Te Reo Māori as a separate language subject for less than 3 hours a week: Level 5.
The Te Reo Māori Curriculum Guidelines Te Aho Arataki Marau mō Te Ako i Te Reo Māori indicate that students at Years 1-6 are expected to be working at curriculum levels 1-3 and students in Years 7-8 are expected to be working at levels 2-3.
Our language
Our language
Here are some terms you will hear at Rāwhiti School.
ākonga - learner
kaiako - teacher
tamariki - children
tamaiti - child
whānau - extended family, family group
kura - school
kaimahi - staff member
kaiāwhina - support staff
tumuaki - Principal
kaiwhakahaere - team leader
hauora - wellbeing
kaupapa - topic, plan, subject
Whare Tapare - Hall
Whare Mātauranga - Library
Tari - office
Waharoa - entrance or gateway
Aotahi - the name for our new entrant studio, the star Canopus
Rongo-mā-tāne - the name for Y1-3 studio, guardian of cultivated food and peace.
Papatūānuku - the name for Y1-3 studio, earth mother, guardian of the land
Haumiatiketike - the name for our Y0-8 Māori medium studio, guardian of uncultivated and wild foods
Tāne Mahuta - the name for our Y4-6 studio, guardian of the forests and trees
Tāwhirimātea - the name for our Y4-6 studio, guardian of the wind and weather
Tangaroa - the name for our Y7-8 studio, guardian of the sea
Ata Hāpara - the name given to our Level 2 Māori Medium (bilingual) programme
MĀTĀPONO WHAKARAUORA REO
Language Revitalisation Principles
The revitalisation and maintenance of culture requires it to become habitual, part of daily habit and routine. Rāwhiti School acknowledges that we have a important contribution to make towards ensuring that Māori language is valued and sustained as a living language.
Ako / Acquisition
Ako / Acquisition
Opportunities to learn and develop proficiency, supporting reo champions to sustain transmission and aiming for a critical mass of speakers
Mārama Pū / Critical Awareness
Understand our role as allies in reo revitalisation and acknowledging we are all at different stages of engagement or access to knowledge.
Mana / Status
Celebrating te reo as integral to our shared identity, showcase positive impact and contributions and measure progress.
Tinana / Corpus
Prioritise the cultural narrative gifted to our kura, choose to incorporate Kāi Tahu content and utilise tribal sources where possible
Kōrero / Use
Normalise by modelling te reo in our kura and acknowledging that everyone has a contribution to make
This resource contains audio of waiata that can be downloaded. Accompanying the waiata is a songbook with lyrics, song sheets, curriculum achievement objectives, and suggestions for activities.
This is the online version of the multimedia resource, aimed at year 7 and 8 teachers and students of te reo Māori. The website includes unit and lesson plans, videos, student worksheets, waiata, print resources, professional development resources, and explanations of tikanga or protocol.
A collection of teacher and student materials designed to support each of the eight levels of the Te Aho Arataki Marau mō te Ako i Te Reo Māori - Kura Auraki.
An extensive range of teacher resources for English-medium schools that support Te Aho Arataki Marau mō te Ako i Te Reo Māori - Kura Auraki.
He Reo Kōmanawa: images to inspire teaching and learning te reo Māori
Resources to support and inspire teachers as they use Te Aho Arataki Marau mō te Ako i Te Reo Māori - Kura Auraki to design school and classroom curriculums that will meet the particular needs and talents of their students.
Tenses (Past, present, future)
Te Whānau A + Te Whānau O
T Class possessives
E whia/Tokowhia
Nōnawhea
Āwhea
Rerenga Hāngū
Rerenga Āhua
Ki te hoe - Indigenising Spaces
Ki te hoe – Indigenising Spaces offers a set of 17 te reo Māori resource pukapuka (books) for Aotearoa New Zealand’s Teaching Profession. These resources have been developed as a te reo Māori language planning pathway to support all kaiako/teachers across all sectors in achieving the te reo me ngā tikanga Māori competency towards obtaining, or the renewal of, a NZ Teaching Practice Certificate.
Book 1 - Te Arapū Māori - Alphabet & Pronunciation.pdfBook 2 - Nga mihi - greetings.pdfBook 3 - Nga tae - colours.pdfBook 4 - Nga Huarakau Huawhenua Kaute Mai - fruits and vegetables.pdfBook 5 - Nga ra o te wiki me nga marama o te tau - Days of the week.pdfBook 6 - Nga Mihi Whakanui - Praise Phrases.pdfBook 7 - Nga Kupumahi -Actions.pdfBook 8 - Nga Kare-a-Roto - Emotions.pdfBook 9 - Tohu Huarere - weather.pdfBook 10 - Nga mea pai - likes and dislikes.pdfBook 11 - Tōku Whānau - Introductions.pdfBook 12 - Nga Tuwahi - locatives.pdfBook 13 - He reo o te Akomanga - Language of the classroom - ECE.pdfBook 14 - Te reo o te akomanga - Language of the classroom.pdfBook 15 - Nga Ture Wetewete Reo - rules and grammar.pdfBook 16 - Nga Tukapi Riro - Possessive Pronouns.pdfBook 17 - Nga Whakakahoretanga - Negations.pdfToku reo, toku ohooho, toku reo, toko mapihi maurea
My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul.
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