On Friday I stayed on Pukemokimoki Marae in Maraenui. This was with staff from Little Guppies and Green Meadows Kindergarten too. We had a Noho Marae to discuss The Educaiton Review Office- Maaori Children in Early Childhood Pilot Study. Our facilitator was Papara Wano from Massey University. We did lots of eating, laughing, sharing, singing and crying. We had a wonderful speaker Henere O'Keefe who was very passionate about todays tamariki and he could sing a beautiful waiata.
Pukemokimoki Marae is Napier's newest Marae and has very modern facilities, beautiful carvings and paintings. Last week our children helped me brush up on my waiata, by singing E Toru Nga Mea, Too Ringaringa ki Roto (Put your hand in- "Hokey Tokey") and action song A, E , I, O, U. We hope to visit a marae with our children.
Jessie
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