1. History of the whanau at Parklands, by Kyla.
The whanau started in 1989. The idea began, in 1988, on a boat which was a rescue vessel for a sailing programme at a Marahau camp. Larry Bailey was the Maori representatve on the Parklands Board of Trustees. With her was Brian Bailey, the then principal of the school. After some talk we agreed to start Maori language and kapahaka. We were very lucky to have Aunty Mere who taught 10 language groups throughout the school. At the end of the year, working with Sue Pryde, the resource teacher of Maori, and who encouraged the concept from the beginning, it was decided to set up a Whanau class.
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2. WHAT THE WHANAU STANDS FOR
Te whānau o Pakarana is a bi-lingual unit that offers education through Te reo me ona tikanga. We are dedicated to quality education for all our tamariki (children) and we plan to suit the individual learning styles of the children. The unit is nurtured in tikanga Māori (customs and protocols) by our Kaiarahireo (leader of the language) Aunty Mere Kingi. Our Whakatoki (proverb) is 'Whaia te iti kahurangi' Strive for excellence.
Tuakana class in Action by Moesha, on Photopeach
Te Whanau o Pakarana in my life by Ra
Kia ora Im Ra. I'm eleven years old. I go to Parklands school and I'm in the Whanau.
My impressions of the Whanau :
A class that takes things seriously but has fun as well. These are some of the people that are in the class: Aunty Mere, Whae Sue, Matua Dean and some of the students are: Piripi, Culainn, Moesha, Selina and Roger.
Best Memories are the EMR trip , pa trip and touch the sea Aquarium
Thanks for your time and I hope you like my presentation.
Na Ra.
Tainui toku waka
Pukekoromeko te Maunga
Maniapoto te iwi
Mangatea te Awa
Ngati Parekaitini te Hapu
Tomotoki te Marae
Aunty Mere and whaea Denise have taught me Te reo Maori. Matua Dean has been my Teacher for 2 years.
I'm the kaia in our Kapahaka group.
I've been in The whanau for 6 years.
Na Moesha
