New Tohu For A New Term
Te Ao Po Comes into Te Ao Marama
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By Ruby Hampson
What’s a school without a sign
well that's exactly what our school Tautoro School has done by unveiling a new sign, we have found a new meaningful sign that represents our school. But why ?
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Our old sign was expiring but it was also rotting, if we kept it up any
longer it would have been a danger to those entering our pou. Our school gives people the sense of warmth and happiness, right when they walk through our gates. Now with our new sign it does represent how our school is. It also shows our 12 waka hoe which our school values. But who had the privilege to do our sign? |
Our carver is the one and only
Eric Wihongi, he has worked really hard on our sign to produce a sign that reflects our school. Why did our principal pick him? His father also a carver, carved the first sign for Tautoro School, therefore this opportunity has been given back to him. How lucky we are.
With Eric, we also had our
kaumatua and kuia there to support, and Kohuroa our oldest child at school was given the privilege to reveal our sign with her dad Matua Mitai, blessing it. He asked us the question ‘Mo wai tenei tohu,’ ‘Mo te iwi nei,’ was our response and now we have a memory to remember.  |
But what does it mean
to us ? well we weren’t just filled with pride and joy, we also felt blessed to be given such a beautiful sign that Matua Eric has done, we will honour this sign with the most courage and manaaki not just from our carver and kaumatua and kaiako but also for the future tamariki who will come to Tautoro School.  |
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