Tēnā koutou i tō mahi i te akoranga. Thank you all for your hard mahi this term. Below is a brief outline of what we covered each week and some accompanying slides to aid in your learning.
If you have any questions or need something clarified I will be at mahi until the 18th December so feel free to email anything through.
Week one,
Whakahua practise, "are there three or two" - a, e, i, o, u
mud eye said quickly sounds like marae
inga the winga, sing a song for nga
cuddle, huddle muddle for rolling your r's
Week 2
Greetings and farewells, slides give you some options, remember to not take on too much at once and to introduce a new greeting once you've nailed one.
Week 3
Kei te pēhea koe? How are you?
Ko au - me
ko koe - you
ko ia - him/her (singular)
Week 4
Introducing te reo tohutohu or instructional language.
Whakahokia - put it back
Tīkina - go and grab, really locking in the difference between
Te - one thing
Ngā - more than one thing
Tō - your (singular)
Ō - your thing (plural)
Week 5
Homai and Hoatu, still using objects in the classroom (do you remember any of the actions we made up?) combining with te/ngā tō/ō
homai ngā pukapuka,
hoatu te pene rākau ki a Jimmy
Week 6
Recap on mihi and kōrero tuakiri, what is the difference between pepeha and mihi. DIfferent reo for acknowledging mountain and river if you don't have a whakapapa connection to that land.
Week 7,
Expanding on kei te pēhea and adding a new tense marker or pūmahi. Kei te present tense. I - past tense? Also adding in locations
I pēhea te hui? - How was the hui?
Also remembering that the answer to a question will start with the words of the question, ie,
I pēhea te akoranga? - How was your lesson?
I pai te akoranga, - the lesson was good
Kei te pēhea te haerenga? - How is your journey?
Kei te roa te haerrenga, the journey is long!
As well as the karakia we practised each week and some kīwaha thrown in it's been a pretty busy and fulfilling term together e hoa mā.
