Kura reo Kāi Tahu 2014

Kura Reo Kāi Tahu 2014 concludes, again with great success. This language wānanga first started in 2009 with the idea of having a similar week- long total immersion course much like Kura Reo-ā-Motu, but with a Ngāi Tahu focus on local knowledge, our dialect and whakapapa. Whānau and tamariki share the experience, with the students’ day split into two learning sessions, with tamariki playing games and working on activities. All take part in the morning and night karakia and the evening kapa haka sessions. Its success continues to grow every year and the fruits of efforts throughout the years can be heard in Kāi Tahu waiata which are now iwi anthems.

A very massive thank you goes out to our Arowhenua whanaunga for the beautiful hospitality and kai prepared during the week-long course.

Karl Russell and Kukupa Tirikatene.

Karl Russell and Kukupa Tirikatene.

Quentin Hix and Hendrix Brown.

Quentin Hix and Hendrix Brown.

Taiki Pou, Te Rautawhiri Mamaru-O’Regan, Te Kaio Cranwell, Aki Pou.

Taiki Pou, Te Rautawhiri Mamaru-O’Regan, Te Kaio Cranwell, Aki Pou.

Kura Reo whānau enjoying a cool dip in the pool.

Kura Reo whānau enjoying a cool dip in the pool.

 

Kā mihi o te Tau Hou ki a koutou.
We are pleased to welcome our principal Whaea Toni back from her year’s study leave.

School began again on 3 February with our first Hui-ā-Kura and the beginning of a new and exciting year. We welcomed a number of new students and some new staff as well.

Our first community event was our annual Back-to-School Pool Party on 12 February, where the school provided a sausage sizzle. Other exciting events that we’ll be involved in this term have been the Awarua Revitalisation Project with E-Can as part of our environmental education programme; and the William Pike Challenge for Year 7 and 8 students.

Kapa haka practice is on Friday 2-3pm. All welcome.
We still have room for more students to enrol from years 0-8. We have free buses from Timaru and Temuka and can organise transport from many other parts of the district, so contact the office for an enrolment pack or go to our website: www.arowhenuamaori.school.nz Takata ako ana i te whare, te tūraka ki te marae, tau ana.

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