Welcome to Te Puke Intermediate Library

Opening hours are 8.30am to 3.00pm (closed for interval)

Staff:  
Norma Brown (LRU) 
Carol Neketai (Teacher Resources)

Maori Language Week - Greetings and Idioms
Kia ora - Hello, good                                Teenaa koe - hello
Moorena - Good morning                       Ata maarie - Good morning
Ahiahi maarie - Good afternoon            Ngaa mihi o te ata - Greetings (used in the morning)
Ngaa mihi o te ahiahi - greetings ( used in the afternoon)
Tumeke - Awesome                                Tino pai - Very good
Tau kee - Cool, neat                                 Mauri ora - Super, well done
Meinga meinga - Is that so, really          Rawe - Excellent
Ka wani kee - Clever                                Ka mau te wehi - Terrific, fantastic
koinaa te koorero - I agree                     Aata koia - Really
Koia koia - Well done                              Kei runga noa atu - Too much


"Check out FIFA World Cup 2010 results and highlights" http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/index.html

Te Papa Museum - http://www.tepapa.govt.nz
A great E resource -http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/teachers/default.stm
For Kids About Nature - http://www.kcc.org.nz/
Anzac Day - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac_Day

More fascinating tales

Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented.  it was ruled 'Gentleman Only...Ladies Forbidden'....and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on the bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on.  hence the phrase ...'Goodnight, sleep tight'

It was accepted practice in Babylon 4000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son in law with all the mead he could drink.  Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.


Who said History is Boring?
Read these truths from England during the 1500's

Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelt pretty good by June. However, since they were starting to smell....brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odour.  Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married. Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water.  The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the little children.  Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it.  hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water!" Houses had thatched roofs - thick straw piled high, with no wood underneath.  it was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof.  When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof.  Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs" There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house.  This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed.  Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection.  That's how canopy beds came into existence.