The Powhiri

• The powhiri is the welcome ceremony for visitors at official occasions.
• Most Powhiri begin with a karanga performed by senior women followed by a wero performed by one or more of the local warriors.
• The warriors will challenge the warriors using intimidating movements with weapons such as the taiaha or patu.
• The moves are designed to highlight the warriors skill with these weapons and deter any attacker.
• The lead warrior will then lay down the kopere as a peace  offering for the visitors to accept prior to entry.
• Having accepted the kopere,the visitors move onto the marae atea,the ground directly in front of the wharenui,and then move to the right,facing the building.
• A roopu kapahaka may retrieve the words of welcome with tribal songs until the visitors are seated and ready to begin the formal speeches.
• The speeches and songs that follow are considered part of the powhiri process.
• The ceremony only concludes when each of the tangata whenua personally welcomes the manuhiri with a hongi.
• It is this act of sharing breath that confirms the whanaungatanga and reaffirms the old maori adage,’Tihe I mauri ora-let there be life.’Sharing breath is as seen as sharing life.
  
  

Plants and Soil

Soil is a mixture of sand, clay, loam and dead organic material. Dead organic material is made up of dead bugs, dead leaves, dead roots, dead twigs and animal droppings and contains nutrients as well. It also helps plants to grow.

Soil and Pants

Glenbrae School Treaty

Clause 1:we are gentle,kind and helpful.
Clause 2:We work hard.
Clause 3 :We look after property.
Clause 4:We listen to people.
Clause 5:We are honest.
Clause 6:we look after ourselves.
Because...
1.I am gentle kind and helpful to people.
2.I work hard and try to finish off all  the subjects that people give me whether I like it or not.
3.I look after property by putting things away after I finish with them.
4.When we listen to people,we look at them and listen with our ears.
5.We are honest when we are truthful from deep in the heart.
6.We look after ourselves when we hang around people we trust and by not getting into things that are unacceptable.

Computer Advice

    

Computer Rules:

• Wait patiently for your turn
• Do not touch the plugs or cords
• Don’t lean back on your chairs
• Walk next to the computers
• No messing around next to the computers
• 2 at a time on each computer
• No eating or drinking at the computers
• Don’t bang the keyboard
  
  

Museum Trip

Hi and welcome, would you like to hear about the trip that the Glenbrae students from Auckland in years 3 to 7 participated in yesterday, Wednesday the 29th of  August 2012?
At 9:00am the students from years 3 to 7 at Glenbrae School participated in the trip to the Auckland City Museum to learn more about maori studies.
When the bell rang room 9’s teacher  Ms Joyce called the roll to see who who wasn't here to go on the trip to the museum. Then we waited for some of the children and the helpers to arrive before we went to the main court to get ready to get onto the bus to drive the nice museum.
Next we hopped onto the bus and the next class came on to the bus. after us. Now the bus looks crowded and is filled with people. After that, when we arrived at the museum, people slowly got off and went to their teachers or the parent helpers that the teacher gave us.
Finally we went into the museum and a lady was there to greet us into the  museum. My favourite part was when we went into the volcano house because it was a whole new experience to find out more about volcanoes and what would happen if a volcano started to erupt in Auckland. Other parts were cool too and I really enjoyed it. Plus I learnt heaps of things in just one day.

Our Exciting Museum Trip.

Hi,and welcome.Would you like to hear about the trip that the Glenbrae students from year 3 to 7 participated on Wednesday,the 29th of  August 2012.
At school yesterday,at 9:00 the students from years 3 to 7 at Glenbrae School participated in the trip to the Auckland City Museum to learn more about maori studies.
First of all,when the bell rang, Ms Joyce called the roll to see who who wasn't here to go on the trip to the museum.Then we waited for some of the children and the helpers to arrive before we went to the main court before we went onto the bus to the nice museum.

Next after we went onto the bus,the next class came on to the bus.Now the bus looks crowded and is filled with people.After that,when we arrived at the museum,people slowly got off and went to their teachers or the parent helpers that the teacher gave us.And plus I had heaps of fun and I learnt heaps in just one day.