Ko TeAroha taku maunga
Ko Waihou te awa
Ko Ngatimoi te marae
Ko Ngati porou te iwi
Ko Workman te whanau
Our trip to the Marae during the holidays was really refreshing. Not only was it an unbelievable locatio but the bonding as a staff and combination of new and old learning I feel would have been beneficial for everyone.
What has changed since returning from Maketu Marae
I was able to demonstrate presenting my own mihi with more confidence and I have integrated a Maori Waita everyday which the children have loved learning and making up their own actions for.
My goals and next steps in my practice from this new learning was to use Maori comands more naturally within the classroom. For example using the terminology Tuakana Teina instead of buddy reading.
I agree with you Krystal, our stay at the marae was refreshing. There was a sense of tradition and respect felt by being there. I loved the waiata and Bill playing guitar was very calming and homely. I would love to see and hear your class waiatas. I am sure our classes would enjoy sharing our mihi and waiata with each other. We could send you an invitation for a get together. A hui iti! Let me know what you think! Julie
ReplyDeleteThats sounds great we would love to come and have a sharing session together. We would love to share our songs we have put one on our blog so far for you to check out however it loaded upside down:( Soe we are working on getting more video footage up onto our blogs :)Please let us know a time and date you would like us to have a sharing session.
ReplyDeleteHi Krystal
ReplyDeleteHearing you describe the essence of your time at Maketu Marae warms my soul! It is definitely what was hoped for when we first began the planning process. Your goal to use maori language more naturally is to be commended... And I love the idea of Room 15 and Room 13 having "hui iti" instead of class sharing! Thanks for that little gem Julie.
I look forward to what you include in the future. Kia Kaha!
Myra