Mariki ana kā roimata o Aoraki
Rere atu ki te tai o Mahaanui
tērā kā pakihi hāroa e te Kāhu
Nei rā te mihi ki a koutou ngā ahi kā o te haukāinga, kei whea mai ō koutou kaha ki te tiaki i te marae, i te hapū, i te whenua e hāroa e te Kāhu. Mei kore ko koutou ka aha mātou e noho ana ki ngā hau e whā o te motu nei. Kāore e mutu ngā mihi ki a koutou katoa, tēnā koutou.

Last year in July my son, Rehu Richardson (mokopuna of Maru and Shirley Reihana), attended a literacy conference in Brisbane Australia with a group from his kura, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Whānau Tahi (Christchurch). Being a Kura Kaupapa Māori, the instructional language is te reo Māori for all the curriculum areas. In year 5 the tamariki start learning English and have 90 minutes of learning each week. As a part of the 2012 programme, an extra class was added with the aim of accelerating the learning for the kids. It is called the “Wai study help” programme and it worked. [Read more…]