Te Reo & Kapa Haka
Matua Ngārino Te Taka
We are privileged at Bayfield to have a dedicated Te Reo Maori and Kapa Haka teacher, Matua Ngarino. Matua teaches weekly sessions with kapa Haka and tangata whenua students from year 4-6. He also works closely with teachers to enable te reo maori and tikanga to be taught throughout the school.
At Bayfield we foster Māori culture through:
Teaching te reo Māori (e.g. greetings, counting, mihi, basic vocabulary, pronunciation, place names)
Incorporating tikanga (the Māori way of doing things) in school life (e.g. mihi whakatau (greeting/welcome speech), pōwhiri (welcome ceremony), waiata (songs), kapa haka (Māori cultural group), and karakia (prayer/ritual chant))
Integrating Māori, and using resources that recognise New Zealand’s dual cultural heritage, through all curriculum areas where appropriate
Fostering relationships with local iwi and visiting marae, as appropriate
Holding whānau hui (family meetings) and convening whānau groups