Tō Mātou Rā ki Rāpaki

I hoki mātou ki Rāpaki I te rangi nei. We returned to Rāpaki today and spent a wonderful day exploring the costline. We found crabs, pūpū, tiny fish and lots of other creatures in the rock pools. What an awesome day!!!

I te kimi a Josef ētahi "Gems"

Josef found some "Gems"

 I te kimi hoki a Ruslan, Arohaina rātou ko Amelia i ngā "Gems"

Ruslan, Arohaina and Amelia also found "Gems"

 I te tūhura a Mana ki ngā hūmenga.

Mana has discovering some sea anemone.

 I kimihia a Tāmanuhiri tētahi toka mā mātou hei mauri kōrero.

Tāmanuhiri has found us a talking stone for our discussion circles.

 I hanga puna mahana ngā kotiro nei hei whakamahana i te tinana he maiki te moana te rā nei.

The girls have discovered the thermal areas and are digging a pool to warm themselves after being in the cold sea water. 

Katahi te rāngi paki ko tēnei hari huritau Piki Kotuku.

What a lovely day also birthday wishes to Piki Kotuku 8 years old today!

Tau Kē!

Mataora

I te whakaharatau mātou te hikoi o ngā manu.

We are practicing the different ways birds walk.

 Arā te hikoi o te Pakura, Rakiraki te Kahu hoki.

We are walking like Pakura, Ducks and Hawks.

Rāranga

Kei te ako mātou i ngā tikanga o te mahi rāranga.

We are learning how to weave.

Rā Whānau

He mihi o te rā ki a Ewan he iwa ōna tau i te rangi nei hari huritau

Happy birthday Ewan the big nine today!

Ngā Pukapuka Mahi mō te Haerenga ki Rāpaki

Kei te whakaoti pukapuka e pā ana ki te haerenga ki Rāpaki.

We are finishing our work books on our haerenga to Rāpaki

Rāpaki

Ānei ētahi atu whakaahua o te haerenga ki Rāpaki

Here are some more pics of our trip to Rāpaki

Titiro a Matangi ki runga i te rākau
Look at Matangi up in the tree!

Ko Arohaina rāua ko Keanu e whakaatu atu ana i tēnei mea te whanaungatanga
Arohaina and Keanu showing us what whanaungatanga looks like

Ānei mātou e pā atu ana i te pounamu ki waho i te wharenui
Here we are touching the mauri stone (pounamu) outside the wharenui

Te toka mauri
The mauri stone

Hikurangi me te whānau Bates (Mana, Ewan & Tangaroa)

Ko wai ēnei tama pūrotu?
Who are these handsome boys?

Ka whakarite mātou kia hīkoi haere i te wāhi nei
We are getting ready to go and explore

I tutaki mātou ki tētahi wahine tino ātaahua... ko Tau Doe!
We met one very beautiful lady at Rāpaki.... Taua Doe!

Te Haerenga ki Rāpaki

I HAERE mātou ki Rāpaki i te rangi nei mō te rā Matatū! Ahakoa he wera nō te rā, he rawe te noho ki te whenua taurikura rā! 

We went to Rāpaki for our Matatū excursion today. Although it was really hot, it was awesome being in paradise!

Ētahi o mātou kei rāro i te maru o Te Poho o Tamatea
Some of us under the shelter of Te Poho o Tamatea

Wheke

Ngā whakairo kei roto i te wharenui
The carvings inside the whare

He whakairo tēnei o Rākaihautū
This is a carving of Rākaihautū

Te moana o Whakaraupō
Our beautiful view of Whakaraupō

Te Karere

I mātakitaki koutou i tēnei i whakapāhō atu ki runga i a Te Karere i tērā wiki? He rawe te kite atu i ō tātou kanohi ki te pouaka whakaata, nē rā! I kitea tāu tamaiti?

Did you watch this clip on Te Karere last week! Isn't it awesome seeing lots of familiar faces on television! Did you spot your child?

He Pātai ā Koutou?

Do you have any questions for our team of kaiārahi??? We would love to hear from you! Please feel free to post on our blog and comment on our posts. We love feedback! We would also love to hear how you and your tamariki are finding your journey with Te Pā so far... what you are loving? What are you not loving so much? All feedback is welcome! So if you have any pātai then please feel free to write a comment on any of the posts. We look forward to hearing from you

Te Taiao Ako

One thing we love in Te Puna Waimarie is that learning can happen anywhere! Who says writing can only happen at a desk?

Ruihapounamu rāua ko Ewarini

Rodney rātou ko Timi ko Te Ariki

Ko Piki Kōtuku rātou ko Matariki ko Tyla, ko Arihia, ko Sharah ko Manaia