Ko Pukenui o Raho te maunga.
Ko Waiotahe te awa.
Ko Maromahue te marae.
Ko Ngai Tamatea te hapu.
Ko Ngati Kahungunu te iwi.
Ko Aroha Shaw toku ingoa.
Welcome to my blog. I am a teacher at a little kura about 20 km out of Opotiki in the small settlement of Kutarere. We are a decile 1 kura, we teach at Level 1 immersion, we have a consistent roll of between 20 - 25 tamariki and our little school is situated over looking the Ohiwa harbour. The vistas on a summer day are truly captivating and sometimes I feel hard pressed to take my tamariki back into the classroom to continue on their learning journey. The ever changing mood of the harbour and ebb and flow of the water within it are continual and strengthens our wairuatanga, our manaakitanga, our whanaungatanga.
I love teaching at this kura after coming from a large urban school 5 years ago. I love that I can really get to know my tamariki and can communicate with each and every one of them on a daily basis. I always like to think that it is a gift to teach here, as the korero goes 'Ahakoa he iti... he pounamu.'
No reira...tena koutou ano ...Aroha
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