Taha Wairua: Maori Language Vocab

 

Taha Wairua

Kia Ora and welcome back to my blog. This week is all about Maori Language week. For Maori Language week, we will learn a lot of Maori culture and languages. Today for our Whare Tapa work we were focusing on Taha Wairua. Our task for today we had to create a poster to celebrate the theme for Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori. In our poster we had to include objects we would normally see in a classroom, we also had to write it in Maori.

Taha Wairua Poster!!!

Taha Wairua

Greetings to all and welcome back to my blog. Today we did another Whare Tapa Wha activity, we chose to do Taha Wairua (Spiritual Health). For our task today we had to create another poster but this time we had to show three things that can help us with our Taha Wairua. The things I listed were: 

1. Listening to happy and calming songs
2. Doing Meditation
3. Praying

There are much more things that I can think of as well. You can also read the bible and give a gift to someone. Doing things like this will help strengthen your Wairua in no time you don't want to end up as a sad or useless person sitting at home as your Taha Wairua slowly breaks down. I encourage everyone to do these listed things so that their Taha Wairua stays alright. 

Taha Wairua

Taha Wairua

Why do  we do this every morning? : Karakia, Mihi, Himene?

Welcome back blog readers, so today for our Te Whare Tapa Wha work, we were looking into Taha Wairua. Mrs Tele'a challenged us by working in groups or pairs and answering this question: Why do  we do Karakia, Mihi, Himene every morning?  As a class with each of our ideas this is what we came up with:

• To connect to Atua, greater power source 
• Connect- Remember our ancestors, Whanau
• Know where we are from
• Build confidence to speak and represent ourselves and whanau
• To get ready for the day and as well as our future
• To grow closer to God and Jesus

Here is a photo of my group Tatia and Trinity so make sure to check out their blogs as well.

Tatia's Blog and Trinity's Blog

Here is my group!! :)

Taha Wairua

Taha Wairua Challenge!!

Today, we were looking at Taha Wairua (Spiritual Health). For our challenge today, Paschal Challenged us to share a bible verse, prayer or inspirational quote of our choice and then explaining why it's important to you. I decided to share my favourite Bible Verse and Inspirational quote. I also explained why they are my favourite. What's your favourite Bible Verse, prayer or inspirational quote? Make sure to check out this challenge as well. Good Luck Everyone!

Taha Wairua- Spiritual wellbeing

Today for our study on Te Whare Tapa Wha we are looking at Taha Wairua.

This is to do with our spiritual well being. There are many ways people show Taha Wairua. We
talked about this and came up with this list:

• People pray in public and in Private
• Some people dress in a certain way to show their spiritual well being- what they believe in
• Read and live by a certain set of guidelines : Bible, Quran etc
• Signs or symbols made  with their hands , in jewellery, clothing etc

What other ways can you thing of?

Today our activity was to create a card to bless another person from our bubble, to make their spirit their Taha Wairua' stronger. The card I made  today for someone in my bubble was my hardworking and loving Mum. She does every thing for me and my siblings to keep us happy and safe. Here is the card I have started on.

Taha Wairua Challenge!!

Taha Wairua Challenge- Make a card/write an email for someone who has been kind, cool or helpful. Explain what they did and why you appreciate them.

Today I did the Taha Wairua challenge. I chose my sister (Katherine) again but this time I wrote her a Thank You card for the things she did for me. This challenge was a great experience for me to do, I had a fun time completing this challenge. I encourage everyone to do this challenge please. Good Luck Everyone if you are doing this CHALLENGE!

Enjoy:)

Taha Wairua- Tongan Prayer: Our Father, Taha Challenge

Kole Faka' Eiki- Tongan Prayer

Ei, emau Tamai, oku i Hevani,
ke tapuha ho Huafa, ke hoku mai ho Pule'anga,
Ke fai ho finangalo 'i mamani, 'o hange ko ia
'i Hevani. Foaki mai he 'aho ni ha 'amau me
'a-kai faka 'aho, pea ke fakamolemole 'i
'emau ngaahi angahala, 'o hange ko 'emau
fakamolemole'i' kinautolu 'oku fai-hala mai
kiate kimautolu, pea 'oua na'a ke tuku
kimautolu ke mau hinga ki ha fakatauvele
ka ke fakahaofi kimautolu mei he kovi. Ameni

Our Father- English Prayer

Our Father, Who art in Heaven,
Hallowed be thy name; Thy
Kingdom come thy will be done
on earth as it is in Heaven. Give
us this day our daily bread; and
                                                                              forgive us our trespasses as we forgive
                                                                              those who trespass against us; and leave
                                                                              us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.                                                                                        Amen.