Our Mannequin Challenge with Room 38

We want to CHALLENGE all the other Meadowbank classes!!! We look forward to seeing your videos!!

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Asher's Whaikorero Speech

Tino pai rawe! Awesome work Asher! We are very proud of him. He amazed us all with his confidence and poise when saying his whaikorero speech at the marae a few weeks ago. Here is Asher sharing his speech to you all. Ka mau te wehi!

 Nou te rourou, naku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi Tihei mauri ora!

 Ko te mihi tuatahi ki te Atua Nana nei nga mea katoa Tena koe

 Ko te mihi tuarua ki te whare e tu nei ki te papa e takoto nei Tena korua

 Ko te mihi tuatoru ki te whanau o te marae nei Ko Orakei Tena Koutou 

 Ko tenei taku pepeha

 Ko Maungapohatu te maunga 
Ko Whakatane te awa
 Ko Mataatua te waka
 Ko Whakarae te marae
 Ko Tuhoe te iwi
 Ko Asher toku ingoa
 No reira, Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

Marae Trip by Asher

Our Marae Trip

The day finally came on October 26th

When we went to orakei marae.

We hopped on the bus and off we went.

Later on we got to the marae and it was around 10:30.

We were a little early. Then a lady walked in and said “My name is Whaea Celeste.wow you guys are early. I will call the people in the marae that you're ready and we will start the powhiri.”

We walked out of the room and towards the marae. My heart was beating with excitement when I saw the marae.

And there was Whaea Celeste doing the kaikaranga in front of the marae.

Then Zoe did our kaikaranga.

After that I spoke as the whaikorero and we sang a song.Then we had a two minute play time outside. After that a man called Matua Paul taught us about names of the houses around the area.Then we had a lunch break in the same room that we came in at the first place.

After that we made some flax bracelets. Oh oh, I feel sick.

I told mum to text dad to pick me up.

Eventually dad got here to pick me up.

I told my teacher and off we went.  

Trip to Orakei Marae by Julie

On Wednesday we went to the Orakei Marae! We hopped on the bus and I shared a seat with Emma and Monique. “We’re all so squished!” I complained. “Right, everyone go on the bus behind us!” Miss Steptoe called. “What now?” Monique grumbled” But we all did it anyway. I ended up next to Alex and Iris, but all the same I still had fun playing cards.

Finally(and I mean finally), we arrived at the Marae. A lady called whaea Celeste showed us our eating place and we all dumped our bags there and we all settled down to listen to her speech.

Next, we were welcomed onto the Marae with a formal Powhiri with Zoe as the caller and Asher as the speaker. We took off our shoes and entered the Marae. Then we did the Hongi, and  they spoke their speeches, but they were very interesting and fun too! Then it was morning tea and we all ran off to eat and play.

Later on we made bangles out of flax by weaving. This was my favourite part! While whaea Bernie taught the adults  so they could teach the kids, Whaea Celeste told us about a fire burned down all the detail and description on the carvings. Then Whaea Bernie sorted us into groups and I was put into Miss Steptoe’s group along with Oscar,Nathan,Hayley and Sarah. I made a thick,  multicolored bangle, and even though I needed some help at the start it was still so fun!

Afterwards we ate our lunch and played outside. I played 44 homes with Emma, Monique, Iris, Nishita, Sebastian and Brooke.

“Hello everyone! Good to see you again,”  Whaea Celeste greeted us as we came in.She taught us adance in maori and us some history about a fire that burnt down the houses in the village that she lived in when she was a kid.

Finally, we we went back to school on the bus. I couldn’t wait for the next trip!

The Orakei Marae