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Te wiki o te reo Māori in your school

<h2>Te wiki o te reo M&amacr;ori is next week&comma; with the theme Kia ora te reo M&amacr;ori&period; School News looks at the resources available to teachers to make M&amacr;ori Language Week a big success&period;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Te wiki o te reo M&amacr;ori begins next Monday&comma; September 11&comma; with the theme Kia ora te reo M&amacr;ori&period; This theme was chosen by Te Taura Whiri i te Reo M&amacr;ori&sol; The M&amacr;ori Language Commission&comma; to celebrate New Zealand’s indigenous greeting&comma; and because the words &OpenCurlyQuote;Kia Ora’ are an exact description of the intent of the new partnerships for te reo M&amacr;ori revitalisation between the Crown and M&amacr;ori under the new M&amacr;ori Language Act 2016&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Te Taura Whiri has developed a number of resources to help schools to engage with their parents&comma; families&comma; and wh&amacr;nau to support the learning of te reo M&amacr;ori in both the school and home environment&period; These are available for digital download from their <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tetaurawhiri&period;govt&period;nz" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">website<&sol;a>  <&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;7057" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-7057" style&equals;"width&colon; 600px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-7057" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;IMG&lowbar;1236&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"406" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-7057" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Kapa Haka at Waitangi<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;tereomaori&period;tki&period;org&period;nz&sol;Reo-Maori-resources&sol;Hei-Waiata" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Hei waiata&comma; hei whakakoakoa<&sol;a><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;tereomaori&period;tki&period;org&period;nz&sol;Professional-learning&sol;National-Reo-Maori-Workshops-Video-archives&sol;Part-4-Te-Whakarite-Hotaka&sol;What-is-your-School-doing" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"> <&sol;a><&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine; This collection of waiata and haka includes a songbook with lyrics&comma; song sheets&comma; curriculum achievement objectives&comma; and suggestions for activities&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tetaurawhiri&period;govt&period;nz&sol;a-matou-mahi&sol;nga-hui-nui-kaupapa-whakatairanga-nui&sol;te-wiki-o-te-reo-maori&sol;maori-audio-listing-page-mi-nz&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">2014 Te Kupu o te Wiki &sol; Te Kupu o te R&amacr;<&sol;a><&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine; A 50-week programme&comma; teaching you 50 M&amacr;ori words over 50 weeks&period; This resource&comma; complete with sound clips&comma; can be shared with parents and wh&amacr;nau&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;eng&period;mataurangamaori&period;tki&period;org&period;nz&sol;Support-materials&sol;Te-Reo-Maori&sol;Maori-Myths-Legends-and-Contemporary-Stories" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><strong>M&amacr;ori myths&comma; legends&comma; and contemporary stories<&sol;strong><&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine; This is a collection of well-known stories based on M&amacr;ori oral traditions&comma; stories which have been handed down through the generations&period; They can be used to promote storytelling in your school community&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>School News te reo M&amacr;ori resources<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;2016&sol;11&sol;te-tiriti-o-waitangi-living-the-values&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><strong>Te Tiriti o Waitangi &&num;8211&semi; Living the values<&sol;strong><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;maori-language-resources-for-teachers&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><strong>M&amacr;ori language resources for teachers<&sol;strong><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;2017&sol;02&sol;supporting-maori-language-revitalisation-in-english-medium-schools&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><strong>Supporting M&amacr;ori language revitalisation in English medium schools<&sol;strong><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;2016&sol;08&sol;inside-the-te-reo-maori-digital-classroom&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><strong>Inside the te reo M&amacr;ori digital classroom<&sol;strong><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;the-benefits-of-learning-te-reo-maori&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><strong>The benefits of learning te reo <&sol;strong><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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