TKKM o Nga Papaonekura

T.A.M 3.7 Kia rongo te tamaiti ki te rekareka o te Whänau mo ana mahi pai, ki te papouri hoki o te Whänau mo ana mahi he. Ko tenei te timatanga o te pupuri i te tamaiti ki te huarahi tika, me tona tu pakari i roto i tona iwi.

Tēnā rā tātou katoa kei ngā whānau o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Papaonekura.

E rere tonu ana ngā mihi ki Te Aho Matua e tāwharau nei tō tātou kura, ka mutu, tō tātou kaupapa.

This week is shaping up to be a very busy week and will need as many whānau as possible on deck to help where they can.

Firstly thank you to whānau who have completed their allotted duties these past few weeks with regard to our cleaning roster. Whānau tautoko is greatly appreciated and such involvement from whānau is a hallmark of Kura Kaupapa Māori and Kaupapa Māori at large.

Secondly we are ecstatic to welcome Whaea Arihiana Marino - Tauhinu and Whaea Harono Te Iringa into the Kaupapa. Their combined expertise and experience as sportswoman and Raukura of KKM is invaluable and further enhances what we can provide tauira and whānau. Our Kura and whānau appreciate each and every one of our volunteers whose contribution to this Kaupapa pro bono is immeasurable.

Thirdly a huge acknowledgement to Whaea Teremoana Mokomoko for the mahi she has done to transport tauira to and from Kura. Since taking on more hours, Whaea Tere is no longer driving the second van and I have since stepped back in to transport tauira to and from Kura in the morning and afternoons. Please whānau keep on top of your ticket payments.

With the second Toi Tū Te Tiriti day of activation called and planned for this Thursday 30 May 2023, this is notice to whānau that our kura will participate and contribute to this day of action in our own unique way. Kaupapa such as ours such as Kohanga Reo and KKM were born out of the protest movement as a response to historical failures, therefore it is only right that we would contribute to such a Kaupapa as this.

Finally we are hosting the Tāmaki Makau Rau KKM X Country run this Friday 31st of May 2024. For any parents or whānau available to support on the day, we ask that you come on the day and support where possible. There will be more than enough jobs to go around so we will see as many of our whānau on the day. Whānau are welcome to arrive at kura from 9 a.m onwards.

The Board and Kaimahi are committed to ensuring a safe, harmonious and non violent environment for all. The kura takes a zero tolerance approach to violence and bullying of any form. Please whānau keep on top your tama /iti / riki particularly in regard to their uniform, attitude and behavior. Although these things may seem a small matter to whānau, they are in fact very serious matters that have the potential to dispel and undo the very environment we are working hard to create. Uniform, attitude and behavior form part of the agreement tauira and whānau agree to uphold when they become members of our kura and our school policies clearly spell out expectations and consequences should standards be breached.

Pērā i ia pānui, kia kaha ki te kōrero i te reo Māori i ngā wā katoa ki ngā wahi katoa, kia kaha hoki tātou ki te whakaū ngā tini kaupapa nō roto i te kura ki roto tonu i ō tātou ake kāinga - e mana ai tērā kōrero nō roto i Te Aho Matua e mea ana 'Ko te kura hei kainga, ko te kainga hei kura'.

Hei kona mai i aku mihi nui,

Ian Marino - Tauhinu - Tumuaki

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS CLOSING AT THE END OF THIS WEEK - SIGN UP TO INVEST IN YOURSELF AND ANY FUNDS RAISED TO GO TOWARDS KURA FUNDRAISING EFFORTS

Te Ahu o Te Reo Taumata 1 - 4
E te whānau sign up for this course, if you are having trouble with signing up come to Kura and sign up at the main office with Whaea Kimmi.

This course is aimed at beginners to Te Reo Māori who are kaimahi and whānau of Kura Kaupapa Māori and Kōhanga Reo affiliated to Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori.

• This course is 15-weeks - Intake 2 - 24 Jun 2024 - 4 Oct 2024
• Registrations close 5pm Friday 14th June 2024.

Visit this link to sign up for this course https://forms.gle/NozWuCh2N8vUjUp96

Kura Cleaning Roster

• A whānau cleaning roster has been prepared - please see attachment here

• Each whānau has been timetabled in to help with the cleaning of our Kura.

• Whānau are more than welcome to swap and or change their cleaning days among themselves - communicate any changes with the Kura.

• Cleaning will be conducted on a fortnightly can be done on Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

• Cleaning will take no longer than 45 to 60 minutes.

• Areas needing to be cleaned are the school hall, main ablution block and the two classrooms.

Māngai Rangatahi
Wharekura students have been invited to attend a youth workshop with Papakura Marae for the next 5 weeks, they began this course today Tuesday 14/05/24 and will continue for the next five weeks.

Kura Fundraising

It will come as no surprise that the needs of our Kura require a level of funding over and above that which is currently provided for by way of operational funding. To highlight this point, one of the big ticket items needed to maintain the kura property is a ride on lawnmower;

• Husqavarna Z572X RRP $ 28, 490, 00
• Kubota F3990 USED $14,000, 00

Whether brand new or used, funds, outside of those provided, would still be required to purchase this asset. This is but one example of the many assets that are needed to properly maintain and provide for our Kura.
A hallmark of this Kura Whānau has always been its ability to not wait for others to solve our issues or to save us. Instead, we've always been proactive at looking to and working on solutions for ourselves. As such it has been decided that the Kura will put into place a fundraising program where we hold regular fundraising events.
Total Whānau support will be required with these fundraising events.
Any whānau with ideas and or initiatives that can contribute to the overall fundraising program are encouraged to contact the Kura - mā whero, mā pango ka oti te mahi.

TKKM o NPO Hui whānau are held on the first Thursday of every month. It is imperative that each tauira or whānau is represented at each hui in the form of a parent, caregiver or designated representative. Whānau hui are where kaupapa regarding the kura are discussed and whānau support is sought;

• 02.05.24
• 06.06.24
• 04.07.24

• 29.03.24 - First Day of Term 2
• 09.05.24 - 10.05.24 - Wharekura Ako Tawhiti
• 23.05.24 - 24.05.24 - TKKM o NPO Teacher only Days (Mātaiao PLD)
• 31.05.24 - Inter KKM Cross Country Day (TKKM o NPO)
• 26.06.24 - TKKM o NPO Hautapu & Rangi Whakaari
• 27.06.24 - TKKM o NPO (Wharekura Ball) CANCELLED
• 02.07.24 - Last Day of Term 2

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