He Rau Timotimo Pānui 2 - 21 Huitanguru 2022 Pānui - 2Rāhina, 21 HuitanguruKei aku whakateitei ki te whenua, aku tamarahi ki te rangi, ko te whenua e hora nei ko te ao kei te kapu o ā tātou ringa. Nō reira e ngā ringa raupā o te ora tēnā koutou katoa. E whai ake nei:
The projected increase of case numbers has reached a record high, with a total of 2522 community cases reported yesterday, Sunday 20th February. This is the highest daily number reported in Aotearoa since the beginning of the pandemic. At 11:59 pm last Tuesday 15 February, Aotearoa officially moved to “Phase 2” of the Government’s Omicron response. This Phase means Omicron has spread in the community and we need to minimise and slow further spread and assist our vulnerable communities. This means changes for:
Find more details about these changes on the Unite Against COVID-19 website, or refer to the following infographic from Ora Toa for a breakdown of what the contact tracing changes mean under Phase 2: How to protect yourself through all phases:
Self-isolation If you are a confirmed case or a close contact who has completed self-isolation, you will receive a release letter via email. This letter advises the individual that they have completed their time in isolation and can now return to their usual activities. Should any of your kaimahi or mokopuna be required to self-isolate, the MoE encourages you to support their return to Kōhanga Reo as soon as their isolation period ends. Mokopuna and kaimahi are not required to provide the release letter in advance of their return. To read more about the Ministry of Education Covid updates, see https://bulletins.education.govt.nz/ Last week, the Ministry of Education released information about a new Contact Tracing Upload Tool (CTUT). The CTUT is a COVID-19 registration spreadsheet that will be emailed to you if your service has a positive Covid case, which users are required to complete then upload back to CTUT. However, Kōhanga Reo that have a confirmed case of COVID-19 can instead use Edge to download a list of mokopuna and the contact details of their caregivers for contact tracing purposes, which can then be uploaded to CTUT. Step One: Go to People or Tangata > Mokopuna > Mokopuna Lists. Step Two: Click the XLSX link next to Contact Tracing List. This will download an Excel file which can be uploaded to the CTUT. Watch our YouTube video for easy guidance on how to retrieve the contact tracing list for your Kōhanga Reo: https://youtu.be/2fCZ53x5XTc. For technical support, please email support@edgelearning.co.nz. By now, you should have your list of candidates as nominated by your Kōhanga Reo. If you did not nominate a candidate, you are still part of the voting process and each purapura will shortlist their Kōhanga Reo Candidates. You have until next Tuesday, 2 March 2022 to complete this part of the process. This is Step 2 of the Kōhanga Reo Board Election Process. At the conclusion of the voting, Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust Board will announce the successful candidates resulting from the Election 2022 process by the end of April. Pono ki te kaupapa, Puna ko te Reo. Mauri Ora ki a tātou katoa From Wednesday, 16 March 2022, there will be a price increase for Kōhanga Reo that uses Xero’s GST cashbook. The increase will be from $24.15 per month (incl GST) to $26.46 per month (incl GST). The fee will continue to be deducted from your funding as per usual. The highly anticipated applications mō ngā karahipi ā te Kōhanga Reo 2022 will open on: Thursday 24 February In addition to our existing scholarships, we are pleased to announce that we have introduced two (2) new categories of scholarships this year:
Keep an eye on our website and pānui for more information about applying for one of our 2022 Scholarships, or email hemanupirere@kohanga.ac.nz if you have any patai. E kore koe e ngaro taku reo rangatira, te kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea. Once the hui whakatauira in 1979 with Kaumātua had established that "Te Reo Maori" was the vehicle to uplift te iwi Māori, the following hui ngā Wānanga Whakatauira in 1980 and 1981 led the genesis for Kōhanga Reo, Reo Irirangi and Māori Broadcasting. In 1982 during Māori language week Te Karere was launched with 5 mins of Te Reo on air. From those humble beginnings we now see Te Reo "mainstreamed". Kōhanga Reo and Kura Kaupapa, Te Karere and Māori TV and all other kaupapa reo māori mediums worked together to promote and revitalise Te Reo for the generations to come and to the status it enjoys today. Nō reira e ngā toihau nui kua riro, okioki i te pae o maumahara, e kore a koutou mahi e warewaretia. Tūrou Hawaiki, Tūrou te 40 tau o Te Karere! Whai Ngata (1942-2016) & Derek Fox Te Karere Pioneers with Scotty Morrison Presenter A friendly reminder that our first Te Onetū publication for the year is scheduled for the beginning of March. We are keen to hear what has been happening in your Kōhanga Reo so we can share it with whānau across the kaupapa. Please send through any kōrero and pictures that we can include in the Jan-March edition by Friday, 25 February, or share your interest via email to comms@kohanga.ac.nz and we can assist where needed. Nō reira okea te oke, e mihi nui ana ki a koutou e te whānau. As you have seen our cases of Covid have increased so we need to stay the course and keep doing what we are doing. We have done too much to stop now, Kia ū e te whānau. If you have any kōrero or feedback on our pānui please feel free to send to comms@kohanga.ac.nz. |