Weekly outline

  • Mihi & Course Outline

    Mihi

    E ngā kohungahunga o te kura waenganui o Mīhana Teitei,  nau mai, haere mai ki te taumata tuarua o te reo Maori! Ko Matua Anthony ahau. Ko tōku hiahia, he tino ngahau ā tātou haerenga ki te reo Māori i tēnei tau. Kia kaha, kia toa, kia manawanui!

    Welcome to year 8 Te Reo Māori! The aim of this course is to build on your understanding of tikanga Māori and improve your ability to communicate in te reo Maori.

    Course Outline

    By the end of the course you will be able to:

    • Recite 2 karakia
    • Pronounce Māori words accurately.
    • Use and respond to some basic greetings in te reo Māori
    • Demonstrate an understanding of some common tikanga Māori
    • Give a mihi (your name, where you are from, where you live, age)
    • Say an appropriate pepeha
    • Communicate about yourself and your family and aspects of your home life.
    • Recognise and form the following sentence patterns: describing, location, numbering, action

    You will have approximately 20 weeks of Te Reo Māori, 1 session per week.

    • Assignment icon
      Speech: Y8 Assessment 1 Te Reo Maori: Pepeha & Whānau Assignment
  • Term 1, Week 1

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING familiar words about ourselves and our whānau

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING using familiar words about ourselves and our whānau
    • We are FOCUSING understanding the form and vocabulary of whakapapa

    This week we will focus on whakawhanaungatanga or getting to know each other better and building relationships.

    Whanaungatanga (Relationships) this is a activity for the students to get to know each other and make connections in the classroom.

    Mihimihi

    A mihi whakatau is traditionally used for welcoming and introductions which take place on the marae. For Tangata whenua (home people) this is an opportunity to welcome the guests (manuhiri) on to the marae. Both sides will mihi to each other so they can learn who they are and where they are from. It is an opportunity for whakawhanaungatanga and to connect with each other.

    Achievement Objectives

    4.3 communicate about obligations and responsibilities;

    WALT(We are learning to):

    Kōrero :

    • share a simple mihi and use generally appropriate pronunciation, stress, rhythm, and intonation.

    Success Criteria:

    Students will be able to share a simple mihi to introduce themselves in te reo Māori. This will include their name, the place their ancestors came from and where they live now.

    Activity:

    Go to the website below and learn how to write your mihi and then practice saying it. You will record yourself saying your mihi and then upload it to our google classroom page and if you like on the reo maori website. You will also use the mihi to introduce yourself to the class.

    Vocabulary List

    Attached below is the first vocabulary list of kupu (words) to learn. You will be tested regularly and a grade will be given on your report.


  • Term 1, Weeks 2-8

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING using familiar words about ourselves and our whānau
    • We are FOCUSING understanding the form and vocabulary of whakapapa

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to communicate where we and others live
    • We are PLANNING to communicate about our whakapapa using an appropriate form
    • We are PLANNING to use short phrases about ourselves and our whānau
    • We are PLANNING to recite our pepeha and whakapapa in front of our class

    Topic One: Ko au me tōku whānau        


    Achievement Objectives:

    1.1 greet, farewell, and acknowledge people and respond to greetings and acknowledgments

    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, mountains, and river, or home town and place of origin

    2.1 communicate about relationships between people

    2.3 communicate about likes and dislikes, giving reasons where appropriate

    2.5 communicate about physical characteristics, personality, and feelings.


    Learning outcomes:

    Students will be able to:

    • draw a whakapapa chart accurately
    • extract information from a whakapapa chart 
    • introduce self and family members
    • describe relationship with members of immediate family
    • use possessives and pronouns accurately 
    • ask and reply about age
    • understand the concept of pepeha
    • recite their pepeha
    • describe people occupations
    • describe people's appearance
    • describe things they like and dislike

    Maori vocabulary

    English translation

    ahau, au

    Me, myself, I

    awa

    river

    hapū

    sub tribe

    huatahi

    only child

    ia

    He, she, him, her

    iwi

    tribe

    kaihana

    cousin

    kainga

    home

    kaumātua

    elder(s)

    kōkā, māmā, whaea

    mother, mum

    kōtiro

    girl

    koroua

    grandfather

    kuia

    grandmother

    koe

    You (1 person)

    kōrua

    You (two people)

    koutou

    You (3 or more people)

    marae

    courtyard, village

    mātāmua

    eldest child, first born

    matua, pāpā

    father, dad

    mātua

    parents

    matua kēkē

    uncle

    maunga

    mountain

    moana

    ocean, sea

    mokopuna

    grandchild, grandchildren

    pōtiki

    youngest child, last born

    tama

    son, boy

    tamāhine

    daughter

    tamaiti

    child

    tamariki

    children

    tāne

    husband, man

    tau

    year

    teina

    younger brother of a male

    younger sister of a female

    tipuna, tupuna

    ancestor

    tuahine

    sister of a male

    tuakana

    elder brother of a male,

    elder sister of a female

    tungāne

    brother of a female

    wahine

    wife, woman

    whaea kēkē

    aunt

    whakapapa

    genealogy, ancestry

    whānau

    family, to be born

    whanaunga

    relative(s)a

    wharenui

    meeting house


  • Term 1 Week 8 - Term 2 Week 2

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to communicate where we and others live
    • We are PLANNING to communicate about our whakapapa using an appropriate form
    • We are PLANNING to use short phrases about ourselves and our whānau
    • We are PLANNING to recite our pepeha and whakapapa in front of our class

    Tēnā koutou

    Over the next two weeks you will recite your pepeha and whakapapa in front of the class as part of your assessment.

    Achievement Objectives:

    1.1  greet, farewell, and acknowledge people and respond to greetings and acknowledgments

    1.2  introduce themselves and others and respond to introductions

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

    Learning outcomes:

    Students will be able to:

    • draw a whakapapa chart accurately
    • extract information from a whakapapa chart 
    • introduce self and family members
    • describe relationship with members of immediate family
    • understand the concept of pepeha
    • recite their pepeha

  • Week 3 - Week 6 KAI

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING kupu Māori for kai and kai related objects

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on recognising and using kupu Māori for kai and kai related objects.
    • We are FOCUSING on using kai related phrases
    • We are FOCUSING on using some sentences often used about food

    Learning Intentions/Success Criteria:

    • understand and use some familiar food vocabulary
    • recognise and use some food vocabulary transliterated from English
    • recognise and use some food-related phrases
    • recognise and use some sentences often used about food
    • use the correct form when giving or receiving food
    • understand and use some simple phrases to offer food
    • ask a question about where an item of food is
    • ask and answer questions about food and drink choices
    • describe the qualities of food
    • ask and answer questions about food likes and dislikes, giving reasons why
    • ask and answer questions about more food using “anō”
    • understand and simple instructions in recipes
    • describe the location of food
    • understand and use “tino” to mean “very”
    • understand a short karakia for food

    Activities:

    • Vocabulary List - Whakarongo, kōrero
    • Wharewhare (Bingo)
    • Translate Reomations on Kai
    •        - 'He aha kei roto i tō pouaka kai?
    •        - Homai, anei, he ___

     

  • Week 6-10 AKOMANGA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING kupu hou on akomanga/akomanga related obejects

    Kia ora koutou!

    We are now moving onto AKOMANGA. 

    Learning Intentions:

    • understand and use words for common classroom objects
    • understand and respond appropriately to some classroom instructions
    • ask and answer the question “Kei hea?” 
    • ask and answer questions about possession
    • ask and answer questions about location
    • understand and respond appropriately to directional instructions

  • 7 March - 13 March

  • 14 March - 20 March

  • 21 March - 27 March

  • 28 March - 3 April

  • 4 April - 10 April

  • 11 April - 17 April

  • 18 April - 24 April

  • 25 April - 1 May

  • 2 May - 8 May

  • 9 May - 15 May

  • 16 May - 22 May

  • 23 May - 29 May

  • 30 May - 5 June

  • 6 June - 12 June

  • 13 June - 19 June

  • 20 June - 26 June

  • 27 June - 3 July

  • 4 July - 10 July

  • HARAREI

  • HARAREI

  • Term 3 - Week 1

    Mihi

    E ngā kohungahunga o te kura waenganui o Mīhana Teitei,  nau mai, haere mai ki te taumata tuarua o te reo Maori! Ko Matua Anthony ahau. Ko tōku hiahia, he tino ngahau ā tātou haerenga ki te reo Māori i tēnei tau. Kia kaha, kia toa, kia manawanui!

    Welcome to year 8 Te Reo Māori! The aim of this course is to build on your understanding of tikanga Māori and improve your ability to communicate in te reo Maori.

    Course Outline

    By the end of the course you will be able to:

    • Recite 2 karakia
    • Pronounce Māori words accurately.
    • Use and respond to some basic greetings in te reo Māori
    • Demonstrate an understanding of some common tikanga Māori
    • Give a mihi (your name, where you are from, where you live, age)
    • Say an appropriate pepeha
    • Communicate about yourself and your family and aspects of your home life.
    • Recognise and form the following sentence patterns: describing, location, numbering, action

    You will have approximately 20 weeks of Te Reo Māori, 1 session per week.

  • 1 August - 7 August

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING familiar words about ourselves and our whānau

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING using familiar words about ourselves and our whānau
    • We are FOCUSING understanding the form and vocabulary of whakapapa

    This week we will focus on whakawhanaungatanga or getting to know each other better and building relationships.

    Whanaungatanga (Relationships) this is a activity for the students to get to know each other and make connections in the classroom.

    Mihimihi

    A mihi whakatau is traditionally used for welcoming and introductions which take place on the marae. For Tangata whenua (home people) this is an opportunity to welcome the guests (manuhiri) on to the marae. Both sides will mihi to each other so they can learn who they are and where they are from. It is an opportunity for whakawhanaungatanga and to connect with each other.

    Achievement Objectives

    4.3 communicate about obligations and responsibilities;

    WALT(We are learning to):

    Kōrero :

    • share a simple mihi and use generally appropriate pronunciation, stress, rhythm, and intonation.

    Success Criteria:

    Students will be able to share a simple mihi to introduce themselves in te reo Māori. This will include their name, the place their ancestors came from and where they live now.

  • Term 3: Week 2-7

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING using familiar words about ourselves and our whānau
    • We are FOCUSING understanding the form and vocabulary of whakapapa

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING to communicate where we and others live
    • We are PLANNING to communicate about our whakapapa using an appropriate form
    • We are PLANNING to use short phrases about ourselves and our whānau
    • We are PLANNING to recite our pepeha and whakapapa in front of our class

    Topic One: Ko au me tōku whānau        


    Achievement Objectives:

    1.1  greet, farewell, and acknowledge people and respond to greetings and acknowledgments

    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, mountains, and river, or home town and place of origin

    2.1 communicate about relationships between people

    2.3  communicate about likes and dislikes, giving reasons where appropriate

    2.5  communicate about physical characteristics, personality, and feelings.


    Learning outcomes:

    Students will be able to:

    • draw a whakapapa chart accurately
    • extract information from a whakapapa chart 
    • introduce self and family members
    • describe relationship with members of immediate family
    • use possessives and pronouns accurately 
    • ask and reply about age
    • understand the concept of pepeha
    • recite their pepeha
    • describe people occupations
    • describe people's appearance
    • describe things they like and dislike

    Maori vocabulary

    English translation

    ahau, au

    Me, myself, I

    awa

    river

    hapū

    sub tribe

    huatahi

    only child

    ia

    He, she, him, her

    iwi

    tribe

    kaihana

    cousin

    kainga

    home

    kaumātua

    elder(s)

    kōkā, māmā, whaea

    mother, mum

    kōtiro

    girl

    koroua

    grandfather

    kuia

    grandmother

    koe

    You (1 person)

    kōrua

    You (two people)

    koutou

    You (3 or more people)

    marae

    courtyard, village

    mātāmua

    eldest child, first born

    matua, pāpā

    father, dad

    mātua

    parents

    matua kēkē

    uncle

    maunga

    mountain

    moana

    ocean, sea

    mokopuna

    grandchild, grandchildren

    pōtiki

    youngest child, last born

    tama

    son, boy

    tamāhine

    daughter

    tamaiti

    child

    tamariki

    children

    tāne

    husband, man

    tau

    year

    teina

    younger brother of a male

    younger sister of a female

    tipuna, tupuna

    ancestor

    tuahine

    sister of a male

    tuakana

    elder brother of a male,

    elder sister of a female

    tungāne

    brother of a female

    wahine

    wife, woman

    whaea kēkē

    aunt

    whakapapa

    genealogy, ancestry

    whānau

    family, to be born

    whanaunga

    relative(s)a

    wharenui

    meeting house


  • 15 August - 21 August

  • 22 August - 28 August

  • 29 August - 4 September

  • 5 September - 11 September

  • 12 September - 18 September

  • 19 September - 24 September

  • 26 September - 2 October

  • HARAREI

  • HARAREI

  • 17 October - 23 October

  • 24 October - 30 October

  • 31 October - 6 November

  • 7 November - 13 November

  • 14 November - 20 November

  • 21 November - 27 November

  • 28 November - 4 December

  • 5 December - 11 December

  • 12 December - 18 December

  • 19 December - 25 December

  • 26 December - 1 January