Te Hokinga

Tangi a te ruru,
kei te hokihoki mai e.
E whaka-whero-whero
i te putahitanga.
Nāku nei ra koe i tuku kia haere.
Tēra puritia iho
nui rawa te aroha e.

Verse, sung twice
Te Hokinga Mai,
tēna koutou
Tangi ana te ngākau
i te aroha
Tū tonu ra te mana
te ihi o nga tipuna
kua wehea atu rā
Mauria mai te mauri tangata
hei oranga o te mōrehu
tangi mōkai nei
E rapu ana i te ara tika
mo tātou katoa. 

Te Hokinga Mai,
Te Hokinga Mai

Tū tangata tonu!

The cry of the morepork keeps coming back to me. It is hooting out there where the paths meet. I was the one who allowed you to go. It was curbed, my deep love for you But now the formal return home; greetings to you, How my heart weeps with joy. Still standing tall is the prestige and the enchantment of the ancestors who have passed on. Bring back the true spirit of the people to help heal the survivor crying like a slave (i.e. with loneliness) and searching for the true path for us all. Te Hokinga Mai! Te Hokinga Mai! Stand tall!

Tennis

For the next few weeks our tamariki will be receiving tennis coaching from two tennis coaches. Our tamariki were pretty reluctant about the whole thing but after the first session there were really pumped for the next session. If you wanted to come along and watch your tamariki we will on the back basketball court at 9:30am every Tuesday.

                             

Birthday

Rippa Rugby

On Thursday we had a Rippa Rugby session with Rhys, a Manawatu Turbo. He taught the tamariki all kinds of skills so that they could play in the up-coming competition. If you would like your tamariki to participate in the Rippa Rugby tournament ask for a notice at the office.

Matauri

Ki roto i te akomanga o 14, e ako ana mātou ki te mahi tētahi matauri. Anei te mahi toi o Rawhiti. Ka rawe!
We learnt how to make a silhouette this week. The tamariki stuck pictures of things that they liked or told us something about them.

Meet 'n' Greet

Kia ora whānau it was lovely meeting so many of you at the Makino Pools. If I didn't meet you and you would like to say 'kia ora' or 'hello' to me then you can come in to class anytime from 8:15am onwards.

Whiti - Fitness

This term we are really wanting to improve our fitness so you will find our tamariki out on the court in front of Room 14 doing various exercises. They are currently doing some relays to get fit and help them with their hand and eye co-ordination.

 

Mathletics

Kia ora e te whānau,
We have Matheltics up and running now at school. If you have paid your mathletics fee then your child's account has been activated. We have made the goal to get our class into the top 100 classes in the world. You kids will be keen to get on with their homework tonight and hopefully for the rest of the year.
Ngā mihi
Na, Matua Layton

Camping

                                                            CAMPING

In the holidays I went to Newine with Wendy to go camping.

The first thing I did was the program. We played some games and the first game was poison ball. We also did some arts and crafts and some sports.

Then I went down the water slide and I did some flips. I went down really fast. I did some rolls and I went around really fast and it was really, really fun.

I liked going camping.

By Michael 

Wellington

GOING TO WELLINGTON

In the holidays I went to Wellington on Christmas day. I went there with my Nan Koko and my uncles .

Firstly we stopped at the airport to pick up my uncle, my aunty and my cousin, they took awhile.

Then we went to the pools, it was a lot of fun. We were doing ‘manus’ and diving.

After that we went home and had a mean feed. We had chicken, pork, stuffing and more. After our kai we all went to the lounge and they started singing maori songs.

Lastly we opened heaps of presents, it was fun.

By Petrus

Birthday

Tyreses’ birthday

In the weekend some of Tyreses’ cousins and friends came over to Tyreses’  house to celebrate his birthday.

First we ate some pizza. The pizza was delicious. Clint drove down to pizza hut and got us meat lovers.

Then we went to the Ledo to have a pool party. First we drove to the Ledo and then got change in to our togs. Secondly Mumuz and I went on the hydro slide. We raced up the stairs and went down the slide to see who would win. Mumuz won. Thirdly Mumuz and I went into the warmest pool. Then all of Tyreses’  cousins and friends got out of the pool and got changed into their clothes.

After that we all drove back home to have a sleep over at Tyreses’ house.  I loved playing at Tyreses’ party.                                  By Holly

Camping

CAMPING WELLINGTON

In the holidays my family and I went down to Wellington to go camping for ten days.

The first thing we did was go kayaking. We would try and flip people off their kayak. At first it was hard but I got into the action. I tried to sink the Bismark, the one that beats everyone. So he and I had a water fight, but he won because he’s the Bismark.

At night we had a game of spotlight and it was awesome. The first thing I did was hide with my friends Sam and Josh. We had to kick the bucket to win and so we were on the move. I just stayed there in the bush with Josh, BUT then the light pointed at me and we ‘were out’. We played five more intense games and then we went to bed.

Camping is my favourite thing of the year.

By Enosh

How far I'll go

I've been staring at the edge of the water 'Long as I can remember, never really knowing why I wish I could be the perfect daughter

But I come back to the water, no matter how hard I try Every turn I take, every trail I track Every path I make, every road leads back To the place I know, where I can not go, though I long to be See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me And no one knows, how far it goes If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me One day I'll know, if I go there's just no telling how far I'll go Go-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Go-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Go-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Go-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh I know everybody on this island, seems so happy on this island Everything is by design I know everybody on this island has a role on this island So maybe I can roll with mine I can lead with pride, I can make us strong I'll be satisfied if I play along But the voice inside sings a different song What is wrong with me? See the light as it shines on the sea? It's blinding But no one knows, how deep it goes And it seems like it's calling out to me, so come find me And let me know, what's beyond that line, will I cross that line? See the line where the sky meets the sea? It calls me And no one knows, how far it goes If the wind on my sail in t he sea stays behind me One day I'll know, how far I'll go