Kia ora Whānau!
Birchwood School welcomed new students and their whānau to school on the first day with a Mihi Whakatau. It was a really nice way to bring new people to our school, especially because they enter as "strangers" and leave as family.
A Mihi Whakatau is like a pōwhiri, but less formal. There was a karanga (thanks Bec!), whaikorero (thanks Shep!) and waiata (thanks Birchwood students!)
A special Kia Ora to Shep, whose brains we picked. He supported Chris by sitting beside him on the paepae and guiding Chris's mihimihi. It is wonderful to know we have such strong support in our community!
Speaking of support, "we" are going to be calling "you" for a hui later on this term. The focus will be "appropriate representation of Māori culture at Birchwood school". This sounds like a mouthful, but basically we're wondering how we can use things like signs or poupou around our school.
Lastly, Te Rakau Whakapapa has started up for the year with a massive 88 students wanting to be involved. That tells us that Becks is doing a fantastic job in quality and motivation. You can read more about Te Rakau Whakapapa here.
Nga Mihi
Damian Hardman
damian.hardman@birchwood.school.nz
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