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Check Out Team Kererū Outstanding Assembly Practice!

This week Team Kererū had their first assembly for the year.  The learners decided on what they would like to perform and showcase for our audience.  After participating in the powhiri last week, they suggested welcoming our audience into the hall with a haka powhiri before performing one of their favourite waiata.  Click on the link below to watch is a sneak peek of their practice before Friday’s assembly.

If you were unable to make our assembly, you can view it on Glen Taylor’s Facebook page.

We would love to have our whanaū to share their thoughts on our performance.  Please leave your comments for us in the comment box below.  Perhaps you could share your favourite waita with us, and maybe we can learn it, and perform it at our next assembly.

Enjoy 🙂

Glen Taylor School Powhiri

Kia ora Whanaū.

On Thursday the 14th March Glen Taylor School had a powhiri.  First, we welcomed the Maruhiri (visitors) with a Karanga (welcome call).   The tangata whenua did a haka powhiri.  After the haka powhiri, we heard the whaikõrero.  Then we sang our school waiata.  Finally we we went back to class and had kai.

  • Written collaboratively by Ms Karl’s Literacy group.

Ms Karl’s literacy group wanted to know…

  • have you been to a powhiri before?
  • How did you feel?

Some of us felt nervous and scared at first but then we felt proud and excited to have been a part of it.

Share your feelings about the powhiri in the comments below.  We look forward to reading about your experience.

Participating in the Rūnā Education Program

Take a look at some of the photos from our day immersed in the Rūnā Education Program.  We had a great time learning, exploring, investigating, wondering, questioning, and building our knowledge about the importance of sustainability in our ocean.

  • What was your favourite part of our trip?
  • What was something new that you learned?
  • What is something you think is really important that you would want to share with other people about sustainability?
  • What would you like to learn more about?

Write your responses in the comments.

If you are from outside of Team Kererū and Glen Taylor School please feel free to share your ideas on the importance of sustainability and how we can take care of our ocean.

We look forward to reading your comments.

Our Walk Up Mt Taurere

On Thursday Team Kererū walked up Mt Taurere.   We had so much fun.  We took some time to enjoy the view and sketch what we could see.  We then used boxes to slide down the side of the mountain, trying our best to avoid all the cow poop!

My favourite part of the day was seeing all the smiles and laughter as the Team Kererű learners tried to slide down the hills.  Have a look through the photos and let me know what was your favourite part of our trip to Mt Taurere.  Share in the comments below.