Karakia mo te kapa haka - karakia to open and close our kapa haka sessions

Karakia Timatanga

E te Atua, ka timata tatou i nga mahi kapa haka, ka huri tenei wa ki a koe. Amene

God, we are beginning our Kapa haka, we turn all that we do over to you. Amen

Karakia Whakamutunga

te Atua, kua mutu tatou i nga mahi kapa haka, kia tau tou rangimarie kei  matou. Amene

God, we have finished our Kapa haka, may your peace rest gently upon us. Amen

Tuakana/Teina

Kia ora koutou,

Senior students who performed in 2016 will be acting as tuakana (more skilled/older) during the junior kapa haka sessions on a Monday. Four senior students will attend the junior sessions to share their knowledge and skills with our teina each week.

Below is a table for the rest of the term. Term 2 will is created and will be shared closer to the time.

Nga mihi
Stacey

Kapa Haka plan Term 1 2017

Kia ora whānau,

Here you will see the plan for the rest of Term 1. You will see the Autumn Festival rehearsals are highlighted in yellow. The students had a great rehearsal today and we are happy to get together in other lunch times when needed. 

Any questions, just ask. 

Nga mihi 

Stacey 

KAPA HAKA STARTING DATES

Kia ora whānau!

We are still trying to determine how we are going to accommodate 170+ students for Kapa Haka this year.

Both Stacey Anderson and Karen Neill have proposed the following plan:

2:00 - 3:00  Mondays     (Junior/Interested in Kapa Haka) Y1 – 8  HALL / P.Arts

Mixture of Junior students and other students of all year groups who are interested in being involved in Kapa Haka but not wanting to compete with the Senior roopu.

1:30 - 3:00     Thursdays    (Senior Performing Roopu) Y5 – 8 only HALL / P.Arts

This group will be a performing roopu who will be preparing for commitments, Polyfests and competitions.   Their rehearsals will include two wananga rehearsals after hours each term.

We will hopefully start next week should the proposal be approved.

Tēna koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa! Ngā mihi o te Tau Hou!

Kia ora whānau!

On Friday, 3 February 2017 we invited our tamariki to register their names if they were interested in joining either the Junior Kapa Haka or Senior Kapa Haka roopu this year.

We had an amazing turn out.  We are currently sitting at 90 students for the Y1-Y4 group and 70 students for our Y5-Y8 group.

As the school is currently making their way through the year group camps.  Therefore,  Kapa Haka will not be starting  for another couple of weeks. This will allow both Stacey Anderson and myself to organise the structure between the two roopu for the year.  We are also trying to accommodate the idea of tutoring 160 students at the same time between the hall and the Performing Arts room on a Thursday afternoon between 1:30 and 3:00pm each week.

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TIMETABLE OF EVENTS THIS YEAR
(Note: Dates are derived from 2016 calendar of events with the inclusion of new and suggested dates to be confirmed. It does not include those invitations to perform for special occasions within the local community i.e. Opening of Art Bay Gallery)

April 20th Arrowtown Autumn Festival 5:30pm at Buckingham Green (SNR)

June 15 -16th – Hangi Fundraiser (Suggested date)

June 16th – Matariki, Kapa Haka Super 10's Competition, Queenstown (JNR/SNR)

Friday, 25 August - Audi Winter Games Opening (SNR)

Monday - Wednesday, 21- 23 August 2017
September - Otago Polyfest 2017, Dunedin (SENIOR)

October - Murihiku Polyfest, Invercargill (JUNIOR)

October  – Ngā Putangitangi (Southland Kapa Haka Competition), Invercargill (SNR)

November 2nd – Cultural Photos (JNR/SNR)

End of term 4 –Y8 Graduation (SNR)

An email will be coming out to the Snr Kapa Haka parents tomorrow in relation to a potential performance opportunity in April.  Keep an eye on your email accounts.

ESOL GRADUATION - TUESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2016

Kia ora whānau,

Both Kapa Haka groups are playing a huge part in the ESOL Graduation tomorrow as I'm sure your tamariki have mentioned to you.

This event will be in school time and it will mean that the Senior roopu will be out of class from 9:00am - 12:30pm and the Junior roopu will be out of class from 10:00am - 12:30pm.

Both groups will be welcoming the guests and providing a similar performance to the hangi event.

EACH BOY MUST HAVE THEIR CORRECT COLOURED UNDERWEAR FOR THIS PERFORMANCE.

GIRLS:

• a hair brush and a black hair tie
• NO NAIL POLISH  

This is a private event so unless you are helping with the costume preparation, you will not be able to come along and watch.

The mihi whakatau will begin promptly at 11:00am.  Be mindful that this is an official welcome and you will not be able to stand outside or just inside the foyer.

Thank for your continuing support and please email Karen Neill should you require further clarification with anything. 

karenn@arrowtown.school.nz

PHOTOS - SENIOR ROOPU

Kia ora whānau!

We will be having our Senior Roopu photos this Thursday at 2:00pm!  The kids need to be in the Performing Arts / Māori room at 12:30pm to get dressed.

We need the kids prepared for this as if they were doing a performance.

Requirements for boys:

Black underwear 
Hair brush / Combs
Pounamu/Whalebone


Requirements for girls:

Black hair ties
Hair brushes
Pounamu/Whalebone
NO NAIL POLISH

Whānau and tutors are to be dressed in BLACK!