The year that was 2021
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa 100 STUDENTS
19 STAFF
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Celebrating the triumphs & experiences of education in Wairarapa
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Spreading bark on new tuakana playground.
Tumuaki – Pip Rimene Ka nui ngā mihi ki a Ranginui e tū iho nei, ki a Papatūānuku e takoto ake nei. Koutou e te tini o aitua, haere atu rā, e moe ki ō koutou tūpuna. Ko te hunga mate ki a rātou, haere, haere, haere ake rā. Tātou te hunga ora, tēnā rā tātou. Nei rā te mihi matakuikui o te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa ki a koutou. Ko Pip Rimene taku ingoa, tīmata ai taku hikoi reo Māori ki te taha o aku tamariki ki te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hāmua i te tau 1997, nāwai rā ka whai mahi ki raro i te parirau o tō tātou kuia a Nanny Marcia. Ka hipa te wā, ā, ka neke ki tō tātou kura mahi ai.
New teina playground.
Celebration of Matariki and dedication of rākau.
The year that was! What a year it has been. We have welcomed 20 new tamariki to our kura this year and with 26 year 0-1s have the biggest cohort of new entrant students that we have ever had.
Planting along the Mākoura stream.
Learning about tuna as part of the Mokomoko.
Our roll has reached its highest level in 14 years, and we are now sitting at 100 students which is really exciting. A big focus this year has been the improvement of our grounds and we have recently completed the construction of two new playgrounds, one for our kura teina (years 1-4) and one for years 5 and over; and the construction of a fitness course for our senior students. We received funding from the Tū Matariki trust and as part of our Matariki celebration planted 300 trees as the sun came up. We are also making progress with the relocation of our maara kai and construction of an outdoor learning platform and new garden beds.
In addition to looking at our learning programmes and the ways we teach, we have also reconfigured a space in one of our teaching spaces to house our kura radio station which is soon to hit the airwaves. This is set to be a ‘real-world’ learning space for our tamariki to share their reo Māori with our wider community. A big thank you also to Sam Ludden who has worked across this year with our year 8-10 students on the mokomoko project and increased our understanding around the need to look after our environment.
Trip to Castlepoint as part of kaupapa ako.
WAIRARAPA MOANA SCHOLARSHIPS
Dallas Gillies 06 370 2608 | 0800 662 624
Contact us for more information
trust@wairarapamoana.org.nz www.wairarapamoana.org.nz/ wairarapa-moana-trust/education
