Māori - Kōrero
Kia Kaha year!
- another great
Whānau Support Hui
Kapa haka Regionals Success
Slightly over 100 parents and the families of our
Māori students met outside the school canteen
for a BBQ appetiser in preparation for the school’s
first Whānau Support hui for the year. on Wednesday 6th March Although the meeting focused on
the impressive results achieved by many of our
senior Māori students through 2012 – none
more so than the 90% pass rate at NCEA Level 1.
The term two meeting focused on what parents
wanted for their sons at St Bernard’s College.
Matariki
Faculty
During Matariki, we celebrate our unique place
in the world. We give respect to the whenua on
which we live, and admiration to our mother
earth, Papatūānuku. Throughout Matariki, we
learn about those who came before us – our
history, our family, and our bones. Matariki
signals growth. It's a time of change. It's a time
to prepare, and a time of action. During Matariki,
we acknowledge what we have and what we have
to give. Matariki celebrates the diversity of life.
It's a celebration of culture, language, spirit, and
people.
Māori Language Week
Y7/8’s “Ki-O-Rahi” Days
The Y7/8’s day long Ki-O-Rahi tournaments were
a resounding success. The boys ran themselves
silly the whole day and laughed and competed
themselves to a standstill. After a sedate start to
the day, learning the whakapapa and rules of the
game in Miss Uili’s room, it was all on. The first
two games before interval were lengthened so
boys could learn the game while they played. Each
of the five Y7/8 classes was divided into two even
teams, to make a 10 team round robin tournament. Two points were awarded for a win, one for
a draw and none for a loss. 45 games were played
throughout the day. After points were tallied at
the end of last game, teams C (16 points) and G
(12 points) fought out a very close final with team
C eventually winning to the joy and adulation of
Miss Taylor (team C represented the first thirteen
student’s in her class). The second tournament
was a great end of year spectacular.
Ngā Manu kōrero
Two of our young men participated in “Ngā Manu
Kōrero” Speech contest at Heretaunga College on
Friday 17 May 2013. Rewi Ross-Hōtene competing in the Junior English section placed 5th while
Brodie Henare, competing in the Junior Māori
section, gained a very creditable 2nd placing.
Congratulations to both boys’ for their hard work
and diligence in preparing for this demanding
event.
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Māori Language Week was celebrated from Monday 1 July – Sunday 7 July (second to last week
of Term 2). The theme of the week is “Ngā Ingoa
Māori” or “Māori names”. The “ingoa” theme
asks communities to consider important matters
such as correct pronunciation, understanding the
meaning of place-names, and using Māori names
more often.
Te Huatai Katorika (the name of our combined
St Bernard’s College-Sacred Heart College kapa
haka) has won its way through to next year’s National Kapa haka finals in Gisborne with a second
placing at the Regional Finals on Friday 5 July in
the Horticulture Hall, Lower Hutt. Congratulations
to the following boys’ for being a part of the
group: Eli Afoa, 9MN; Te Kura Hauwaho, 9KE;
Brandon Mamea-Crawford, 9ZH; Ihaka Morehu,
9ZH; Anthony Rongokea-Simpson, 9MN: Orban
Waitaki-Messenger, 9KE; Brodie Henare, 10HO;
Campbell Bishop, 11NW; Josiah Martin, 11TO;
Dakota Nuku, 13PI; Trey Ryder, 13HI; and Dakota
Nuku 13. This will be the group’s second consecutive time at the Nationals having just represented
the region last year in Whāngārei. Like most other
groups in the competition, Te Huatai Katorika
invested countless hours perfecting its bracket.
Naenae College were placed a deserved first, with
a combined Te Ara Whanua-Taita College-Hutt
High School combination coming third; Wainuiomata High School, fourth; Heretaunga College,
fifth; and Upper Hutt College, sixth. Special thanks
to Verenoa Hetet for the use of two korowai for the
performance on the day and making the pake and
tatua at such short notice. Thank you also to Mrs
Frost of Sacred Heart College and our amazing
tutors.
During Māori Language Week, all Y7/8 classes
and Māori Language classes travelled to City
Gallery Wellington to view Shane Cotton’s exhibition and participate in art workshops. Everyone
thoroughly enjoyed the experience and had a
good time doing it.
Shane Cotton
Exhibition
During Māori Language Week
all Y 7/8’s and Māori language
classes were bussed into
Wellington to attend an art
exhibition of Shane Cotton’s
work at City Gallery, Wellington. Shane Cotton is a
major New Zealand painter. He was born in Lower
Hutt, with Ngāpuhi affiliations and has exhibited
at many leading galleries in Australia and New
Zealand, as well as in Spain and Prague. Students
really enjoyed the opportunity of viewing his work
as well as taking part in practical wor kshops. The
workshops and visits, in general, provided lots
of opportunities for written/project work back at
school, particularly for Y7/8’s.
Trip to Kāpiti Island
It’s Saturday 21 Sept and I’ve just spent the last
one and a half days on Kāpiti Island with four
other adults and 24 students from St Bernard’s
College. After leaving school at 8.30 am, by bus,
we arrived at Paraparaumu beach and Yacht
Club less than an hour later ready to start the
big adventure. Janine, our guide, then gave us
a 15-20 minute introductory talk on the Māori/
natural/colonial/political history of the island
before we left on a launch that took everyone
to Rangatira, a place half way down the island,
and the starting point of the track to the 521 m
summit called Tuteremoana. Just prior to her talk
Janine instigated a back check for rodents – the
St Bernard’s College 2013