OUR NEW ARIKI

This is Kruz.  He is a leader in our class.  Kruz leads the Pou Mihi everyday.  He sets a good example of behaviour on the mat and is a role model for others.

Great stuff Kruz!

TE WHIRINGAWHA

Today was a pretty special day in Piako Rua.  The teachers and Pa Jack talked to us about Te Whiringawha.  On a Marae, there are four different roles that people play.  
They are:

Ariki

• Leader

Tohunga

• Expert
• Treasure

Mangotoa

• Defender
• Protector

and finally...

Aronui

• Administrator
• Carer

The teachers explained that we are made of parts of each of these.  Some of us have more Aronui for

example, than others.  When we grow, we might change but in the meantime we had to have a think about what colours we thought we are now.

We each were given a stylised picture of a person that we had to colour in.  We needed to think about how much of each colour we think we are.  The teachers were amazed with how well we knew ourselves.

Here are a few examples of our work... 

You might like to talk to us about this at home.  

You will be pleasantly surprised with how well we can articulate what we talked about today.

OUR LEADERS IN PIAKO RUA

We would like to introduce you to our leaders in Piako Rua.  These children were chosen by the teachers for their amazing personal qualities.

• This is Oliver
• He is our Ariki - our leader
• The other children respect Oliver
• He is kind and fair
• Oliver leads the Pou Mihi each day
• Congratulations Oliver - you deserve this honour

• This is Braxton
• He is our Tohonga
• Braxton is an expert in many areas of School life
• He is a treasure in Piako Rua and we are proud that he is our Tohunga

• This is Neva
• She is one of our Aronui
• She is kind and caring
• Neva is well organised and is great at organising things for the teachers and children in Piako Rua

•  This is Layla
• She is our other Aronui
• Layla has a heart of gold and is always on the lookout to help other children
• She is well organised and is a great helper to other children and the teachers

•  This is Kyan
• He is our Mangatoa
• Kyan respects the rules 
• He is quick to defend his friends who need his support
• We feel safe when Kyan is at school because we know he will look out for us

• This is Mason
• He is our other Mangatoa
• Mason obeys the rules
• He helps to remind others of the rules and is always on the look out to help remind his peers of what the right thing to do is

The teachers are really proud of these tamariki.  They have been members of Piako Rua for two years now and have earned the right to be leaders.  Congratulations kids.  Ka mau te wehi xx