9MAO - TE REO MĀORI

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, nau mai ki runga i tēnei huarahi e ako ana i tō tātou reo rangatira. Welcome and congratulations on beginning this journey of learning our noble language. 

A knowledge of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori gives students the ability to participate fully in the Māori world. This is becoming even more necessary as New Zealand embraces its bicultural origins.

Te Reo Māori offers many exciting career pathways. Knowledge of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori are essential skills in many careers.

The programme covers the Level 1 Achievement Objectives as set out in the NZ Curriculum, which are:

1.1   Greet, farewell, and acknowledge people and respond to greetings and acknowledgements

1.2   Introduce themselves and others and respond to introductions

1.3   Communicate about numbers, using days of the week, months, and dates

1.4   Communicate about personal information such as name, parents’ and grandparents’ names, iwi, hapū, mountain and river, or home town and place of family origin

1.5   Communicate about location

1.6   Understand and use simple politeness conventions, for example, ways of acknowledging people, expressing regret and complimenting people

1.7   Use and respond to simple classroom language

There will be a vast range of activities with a wide range of learning experiences. Learning a language can be a hard task, and so a large emphasis will be placed on active engagement through fun activities that also promote whakawhanaungatanga and manaakitanga.

Students will be encouraged to participate in school-based Maori events such as haka, waiata, pōwhiri and even some traditional Māori games. Students will also be encouraged to join ‘Tū Tamatoa’ the student led Māori student support group. As a part of Tū Tamatoa, students will be given opportunities to attend cultural events and performances.

Students are also encouraged to join the school’s combined kapa haka group with Wellington Girls’ College, ‘Te Haeata Awatea’ 

An open mind and a positive attitude

Year 9 Te Reo Māori has 3 main formal assessments.

1. Kupu Hou (5 sperate vocaulary tests)

2. Pēpeha

3. End of Semester Assessment.

The Junior Assessment Framework (JAF) is used to assess all students in Years 9 & 10.  It is designed to measure and develop students’ thinking skills.  It is based on SOLO taxonomy and has strong links to the NZ Curriculum levels.