Te Rā Kura ki Aotearoa

Ka whakamārama atu “Te Rā Kura ki Aotearoa” i te rā tuatahi o Jamie i te kura. Ka tae atu a Jamie me tōna Koro ki te kura, mā te pānui pukapuka ka ako te kaipānui i ngā hātepe o te kura. Ka whakairia tōna pīkau e Jamie, ka tūtaki ia ki tōna kaiako. Ka waiatatia, ka pānuitia, ka tuhia, ka tataungia, ka haere rātou ki waho tākaro ai, ka whakarongo ki tētahi pūrākau, ka mahi toi anō hoki, ā, ka whakapai te akomanga kia auraki ki te kāinga. He tino pai te rā kura tuatahi ki a Jamie, ā, ka ako ia he pārekareka te kura.

Nā Donovan Bixley te pakiwaitara me ngā pikitia whakaari. Nā Darryn Joseph te whakamāoritanga. He rawe ki ahau ngā tapanga kōrero hei whakamōhio atu i ngā whakaoro me ngā wheako o ia tamaiti, o ia tamaiti.

I pānui ahau i tēnei pukapuka ki tāku tama, e whā ōna tau, e hīkaka hoki ana ia ki te haere ki te kura ā tērā tau. I te manawanui ia i ngā pikitia whakaari, me ngā mahi i te kura.

He rauemi pai tēnei hei whakarite i te tamaiti ki te whakawhiti atu mai i te kōhanga ki te kura.


'Te Rā Kura ki Aotearoa' describes Jamie’s first day at kura. Jamie and his Koro arrive at school and by reading the story we learn about the routines of school. Jamie hangs up his bag and meets his Kaiako. The class waiata, read, write and count, they play outside, listen to a story and do art before cleaning up the classroom and returning home. Jamie has a great first day and learns that going to school is fun.

The illustrations and story have been produced by Donovan Bixley. The translation is by Darryn Joseph. I really liked the speech bubbles which share each child’s thoughts and experiences.

I read this story to my four year old who is very excited about going to school next year. He was really interested in all of the illustrations and what happens at school. This book is a really good resource to help prepare tamariki for making the transition from kohanga or preschool to kura.