Showing posts with label whanaungatanga hui. Show all posts
Showing posts with label whanaungatanga hui. Show all posts
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Whanaungatanga Hui - celebrating Matariki
Last Friday evening, we held our first Whanaungatanga Hui for the year. It was a great opportunity for us to meet and greet as Māori Whānau and also to celebrate the Māori New Year - Matariki.
A number of whānau attended where we introduced ourselves, talked about where we are from and who our tamariki/mokopuna are attending PES. Whānau were given booklets to read and give us feedback on how we move forward as whānau to support our kura and tamariki.
The students played in the hall with Miss Va'afusuaga looking after them or some read quietly in our school library while whānau introduced themselves in the Staffroom.
After all the korero, we had karakia and shared kai. It was lovely to meet two new whānau to the community. After our kai we cleaned up and finished our hui at 8.30pm. What an enjoyable hui. Thank you to the whānau who attended and also to the whānau who sent in their apologies. He mihi aroha ki a koe Miss Va'afusuaga for your tautoko too.
Our next Hui will be in a couple of weeks so keep Wednesday 1st July free from 5.45pm onwards. Nau mai haere mai whānau!
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Whakawhanaungatanga Hui @ Ruapotaka Marae
We finally had a whanaungatanga hui for our whānau on Wednesday evening. We felt very blessed to meet at our local Marae - Ruapotaka.
Even though the weather was dismal, we had a great turnout. Whānau and staff assembled at 5.30pm ready for the pōwhiri @ 5.45pm. We were welcomed by kaumatua Tautoko Witika and ngā kaitiaki of Ruapotaka Marae. It was a warm and wonderful welcome and we felt very much at home.
After our pōwhiri, we spent time getting to know each other and shared kai. Our senior kapa haka students (who were also staying the night for their first noho marae) performed for whānau to conclude the hui. We have awesome whānau wanting the very best for their tamariki and our school. We all look forward to our next hui and hope to meet again at Ruapotaka Marae.
He mihi nui, he mihi aroha ki a Georgie Thompson and her team/whānau for their tautoko and allowing us to meet at such a special place.
Even though the weather was dismal, we had a great turnout. Whānau and staff assembled at 5.30pm ready for the pōwhiri @ 5.45pm. We were welcomed by kaumatua Tautoko Witika and ngā kaitiaki of Ruapotaka Marae. It was a warm and wonderful welcome and we felt very much at home.
After our pōwhiri, we spent time getting to know each other and shared kai. Our senior kapa haka students (who were also staying the night for their first noho marae) performed for whānau to conclude the hui. We have awesome whānau wanting the very best for their tamariki and our school. We all look forward to our next hui and hope to meet again at Ruapotaka Marae.
He mihi nui, he mihi aroha ki a Georgie Thompson and her team/whānau for their tautoko and allowing us to meet at such a special place.
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