Maori Language Week Challenge

With Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori (Maori Language Week) almost upon us the challenge for all Muritai School students is to do with the longest place name in Aotearoa and the second longest place name in the world.

The year 5/6 challenge is to be able to memorize as much of the place name as possible. The place name is named after the hill in which "Tamatea, with the big knees, who climbed mountains, the land swallower, who circumnavigated NZ, played his flute to his beloved. "

The place name is:

Taumata-whakatangihanga-koauau-o-tamatea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu.


This video will help with pronunciation although it is not perfect:

Up and running.

Day one, Term 3 and straight back in to it! Amoung other things today we revisited our informative and interesting reports.

Firstly the students had to identify the areas from their reports in which they can improve. Then they picked four of the identified areas to write this terms goals on. Some of the draft goals are as follows:

My goal is to take more care in the presentation of work I will do this by taking time and not rushing.


This term I need to recall my basic facts quickly and accurately by practicing them lots.


My first goal for the term is to participate in class discussion often and when speaking, talk clearly and effectively.


More to follow!

The love of the game...

In a break from classwork those students who were interested participated in the emotional drama of penalty shootouts during Euro 2012.