Leitoria's 2016 Reporting Blog

                                   Kapa Haka Learning Story I could hear the sound of the children’s singing coming out through the door, it was as loud as an elephant stomping its feet. As I took my first step inside the hall, if felt like entering a new world of Kapa Haka. When I first started, I could hardly do anything, but from all the support from the tutors and students, I started to gain more confidence and improve in my actions, singing and facial expressions. It’s important that we are respectful to the tutors, so we are able to hear the tune of the song and do what we are meant to be doing (instructions). It is important that we respect the songs that our tutors have given to us, because it is like our taonga. My next steps are to help other new boys and girls with their actions so that when they grow up like us they will teach others the actions to. Kapa haka was a great...

                                                 Translating Waiata E Tou Matou Matua    Na Kate Collins E tou matou Matua   -   Your ancestors. Arahina matou i tenei ra  -  Lead us today Manaakitia te whanau nei  -  Blessed is born Ake ake tonu e  -  Ever and ever I know how to translate the words in Maori to English because I use the internet and I search translate and in the box you can change the language you want translate. There are 6 words you can make matua means : company , regiment , main , paternal , principle , mainly. There are 2 words you can make whanau means : family , born. He Taonga    Nga Matua Todd He taonga tuku iho -  A heritage Toku Reo Maori - My language No nga rangi, no runga - Of the day on No Ihoa - Especially ...

                          Technology Learning Story The first time I started Technology, I thought that it will find it hard for me because there might be dangerous stuff in the rooms and I wouldn’t know what to do. The group that I was in, is Hard Materials with Mr Pillar. He told us about the rules and how the tools work. Here  are the most important rules about hard materials: Listen carefully to all the instructions No running around Be careful with the tools and know how to use them No tapping on the tables Mr Piller is a great hard materials teacher because he always helps us when we are stuck on something hard or something dangerous. The first thing we build was our carving we used this tool called a chisel and a mallet it looks kind of dangerous for us because of the sharp V at the front and the mallet when you try and bang bang it might hurts your fingers. Me and J.D were very ...

Pepeha Ko Apia te motu Ko Fuipusia Falls te awa Ko Taele toku whaea Ko Logoailao toku matua tane Ko Samoa Cannons Creek te whare karakia No Vaitele Fou ahau Ko Corinna School toku kura Ko Miss Gibbs, Ko Kate Collins and Miss Ardelle toku kaiako Ko Miss Whiting te tumuaki Ko Leitoria toku ingoa When I’m learning my pepeha it was really hard for me to learn the maori words because when I first start this pepeha I thought to myself that maybe I should keep practising until I get it. I really get what karakia and tumuaki means. Karakia means service and Tumuaki means principal but all of the other maori words are hard.