School Journal Level 3 November 2022
There is a theme of kaitiakitanga in some of the content.
PDFs of all the texts in this issue of the School Journal are available online as well as teacher support materials (TSM) and audio for the following:
| Audio | TSM | ||
| Articles | The Kaukalaikiki Girl | ||
| Living by the Maramataka | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Stories | Balancing Act | ||
| Best Wedding Ever | ✔ | ||
| Kāinga | |||
| Poem | A Good Kaitiaki | ||
| Student writing | Sumner Beach | ||
| Play | All Rise |
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The Kaukalaikiki Girl
by Olive Wilson
Pusi Urale’s journey from cheeky girl to artist.
When she was a girl, Pusi Urale was often told she was kaukalaikiki. The word is informal Samoan and means cheeky or naughty. Mostly it’s used to describe girls who don’t quite behave the way society expects them to. But Pusi doesn’t see being kaukalaikiki as a bad thing.
Living by the Maramataka
by Haukura Jones
Heeni Hoterene is a kaitiaki of maramataka.
Heeni Hoterene grew up in Horowhenua. (On her mother’s side, one of her iwi is Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga.) The area is famous for its good climate and good soil, and Heeni’s whānau had a big vegie garden. Heeni learnt a lot about gardening from her koro. He traced what he knew back to their tūpuna, who lived on the same land.
Balancing Act
by Sarah Penwarden; illustrations by Lisa Baudry
“Hana’s mum says she’s always wanted to get things right.”
Hana’s in her room with the door closed. She’s dancing in bare feet. There’s just enough space. She turns carefully, feels her calf muscles, strong and tight; concentrates on using her core strength. It’s a classic move, the arabesque. But it can be hard without a bar.
Best Wedding Ever
by Victor Rodger; illustrations by Paul Beavis
Levi’s dads are getting married, but he has other things on his mind.
Kāinga
by Paul Mason; illustrations by Leilani Isara
We push up the slope, hands held tight, the sweat like oil between our palms. I squeeze harder. If Grace gets away, she’ll break free and dash up the track. The ground’s hard as concrete. She can run faster than me.
A Good Kaitiaki
by Amy McDaid; illustration by Anna Crichton
When I was six, I got the kaitiaki award for saving a bee that landed in the school pool, and Mum’s held it over me ever since.
Sumner Beach
by Elise Mackay, year 5, Russley School
Gentle waves brush onto my feet.
Grey sand crunches between my toes.
Chunks of driftwood lie like lazy cats.
All Rise
by Simon Cooke; illustrations by Zak Komene
Everyone knows the story of the Little Red Hen. Undervalued. Overworked. A feathery legend from down on the farm...
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