Snr and Jnr Kapa Haka Performance Coming Up!

Kia ora koutou mē ngā Mātua,

Both the Snr and Jnr Kapa Haka ngā roopu have been working very hard along with Whaea Barb Mackie, Matua Paul Sadler and Whaea Sefo so they can perform to the school at the assembly in week 5.

SO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MISS IT!

REHEARSALS FOR SENIOR KAPA HAKA THIS FRIDAY EVENING!

We are holding a SENIOR KAPA HAKA workshop on Friday, 30 August 2013:

WHERE:    The Performing Arts Room

TIME:         4.30 - 8.00pm (Please ensure you have a parent to collect you at 8)

SHARED KAI:
Please remember to bring a plate for our shared kai at 6.00pm - 6.30pm.  

Girls, please bring your poi!

It's Boil-Up Time!

To celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, the Senior Kapa Haka group got together to have a 'Boil-Up' which included pork bones, watercress, and vegetables.
 

After lunch on Wednesday, we went and visited the place where you would usually be able collect watercress. Unfortunately, the recent snow dump ensured we were not going to get any from that patch so we had 24 bunches sent in from Otautahi.  

We met at school on Thursday at 8.00am in the kitchen to start preparing the food for our lunch.  We prepared the pork bones and got them boiling first.  Matua Paul explained about the various knives a butcher would use when cutting up an animal. 

We peeled the potatoes, kumara, pumpkin, cut ithem up and put them all in together with the watercress .  As the Junior Kapa Haka missed out on the boil-up, we made Māori bread while we were waiting for the boil-up and shared it with them during their Kapa Haka time after lunch.  We put strawberry jam, vegemite and golden syrup on the bread.

We would like to thank Whaea Barb, Whaea Nicky and Matua Paul for all their help.  We couldn't have done it without them.

                                                                         By Annabelle Jones, Room 9

Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori!!

Kia ora koutou!

 

To celebrate Māori Language Week we are offering the Senior Kapa Haka group the opportunity to pick watercress on Wednesday, 3 July after lunch and cook a Māori 'Boil-Up' on Thursday which will mean another early morning at 8am if we wanting to be eating before they go home.

We are covering so much in this activity: English, Numeracy, Horticulture, Health, Māori Culture and Life Skills.

It would be great if the students could bring an apron and a potato peeler with them on Thursday, 4 July

Below is a link to a recipe we will be more or less following:

http://www.kiwifaves.co.nz/recipe/classic-kiwi-boil-up/

Please email me with your permission to take your child to Rutherford Road on Wednesday to collect watercress.  Some of our kids have Rippa on this day but they can join in on Thursday.

If there is anyone who would be able to transport kids to and from the end of Rutherford Road, we would be very grateful.

Do not hesitate to email me should you require further information.

Finally thank you all so much for your fantastic support last week.  The students had a fabulous day on Friday.  I have video footage of their dance and sasa on the Kapa Haka Blog:
http://arrowtownschoolkapahaka.blogspot.co.nz/

Kia pai tō wiki koutou!

A Brilliant Day With OGHS!

The day began at 8am to prepare for the mihi whakatau at 9.15am.  Fortunately for the roopu, Whaea Barb and Matua Paul brought along their new stamps for our facial moko.  They were stunning.

Thank you to Alan and Paul for their whaikorero during the mihi whakatau.  It is so amazing to hear our staff speaking in te reo Māori confidently.

Thank you to our parents for their kind contribution for the shared morning tea and lunch.  Our visitors were very impressed.  

Anyone who has ever been involved with a Kapa Haka group will know it takes more than a couple of tutors to be successful so we would like to thank Bridgitte Jones, Mandy O'Dea, Nicki Patelesio, Whaea Barb and Matua Paul for their assistance in making today a success in the kitchen and with costumes.

Thank you to Sonya and her very talented girls of Otago Girls High School.  Our students thoroughly enjoyed their time and learned so much.

Finally, a BIG thank you to Erin Sefo for initiating this visit. Well done everyone.

The Otago Girls High School Polynesian/Kapa Haka Visit!

Kia ora parents(MĀTUA) and caregivers,

Our Senior Kapa Haka Group have an amazing opportunity to attend an all day workshop on Friday, 28 June with some of the Otago Girls High School Polynesian/Kapa Haka Club members.

Our students need to be in the Performing Arts room by 8am at the very latest as they will be wearing their costumes for the Powhiri which begins at 9.15am.

The workshop will include, weaving, tapa cloth patterns, poi and sasa dancing.    It is the first time such an opportunity has arisen for our students so we are very keen to show our appreciation and encourage it to happen annually if we can.

Shared Morning Tea/Lunch/Parent help
As a thank you we will be providing morning tea and shared lunch for our guests so each student is require to bring a plate with them on Friday morning to assist with this.  I have randomly selected people to provide for either the morning tea or the lunch sitting as follows:

Morning tea
Morris Whānau, Harriet Neilson, Claudia Watts, Annabelle Jones, Nina Johnston,  Ruby Noton,

Mucha Milne, Indigo Little, Cameron Leydon, Nell Watherston, Kaiya Collins

Lunch

Lily Skipper, Sadler Whānau, Chantelle Bull, Logan Shannon, Rafe Swan, Jason McCulloch, Loyal Patelesio, Whaea Neill, Whaea Sefo

If you are able to pop in and assist with the preparations for either morning tea and/or lunch, please email Karen Neill as soon as possible.

Be on the lookout for next week's exciting plan of action for our Kapa Haka Group........WHOSE FOR BOIL-UP?

Thank you so much

Karen Neill, Erin Sefo, Paul S and Barb M

Tihei Mauri Ora!

This was the song we were learning in term 3 during our Te Reo Maori classes in preparation the two powhiri this term.

Tihei mauri ora

Tihei mauri ora

Nga iwi o te motu e,

Tu ake karangatia,

Tu ake manaakitia,

Nga iwi kia ora ra.

Nga iwi kia ora ra.

Kapa Haka Costume Fitting for the Senior Roopu

Tēnā koutou,

Thank you to the mothers who came in last Friday night to prepare our kai while the roopu worked very hard.  It was a wonderful night and we accomplished a lot.  Thank you to the parents for braving the cold to pick the tamariki up that night.....it was freezing!

We are very fortunate to have a couple of wonderful mums who are going to fit the Senior Kapa Haka roopu with their costumes from 1:-30 - 3.30 on Thursday, 30 May in the hall.

Students of this group are to come over immediately after lunch.

Kia ora koutou!

Ms Neill/Mrs Sefo

REHEARSALS FOR SENIOR KAPA HAKA TONIGHT!

We are holding a SENIOR KAPA HAKA workshop tonight:

WHERE:    The NEW Performing Arts Room

TIME:         4.30 - 8.00pm (Please ensure you have a parent to collect you at 8)

SHARED KAI:
Please remember to bring a plate for our shared kai at 6.00pm - 6.30pm

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER!

We have a winner for the two tickets to anywhere on the Australian east coast:

Roger McRae will be winging his way to Sydney with his partner in September!  Congratulations Roger!!

Thank you to all who supported our students in the Kapa Haka group and thank you to our Senior Kapa Haka students and Mrs Sefo who did the hard push for ticket sales.

Kia ora koutou!!!

Ngā Mihi O Te Tau Hou Ki A Koutou Katoa! 2013

Ngā Mihi O Te Tau Hou Ki A Koutou Katoa! 2013

A very Happy New Year to you all! E rua mano, tekau mā toru

Nau mai, haere mai ki a Whāea Sefo ki te Kapa Haka Rōpu o te kura 0 Arrowtown!! 

Welcome to Mrs Sefo to the Kapa Haka group of Arrowtown School.

Ae! We are very lucky to have Whāea Sefo assisting with our rōpu this year to compete in the Putangitangi Competition during term 4 in Waiohopai (Invercargill).

We have lots of exciting things planned for this year should your tamaiti(child) want to join one of the two Kapa Haka groups this year:

 

Junior Kapa Haka - Year 3 - 5

Senior Kapa Haka - Year 6 - 8

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING ONE OF THE GROUPS THIS YEAR, COME ALONG TO THE PERFORMING ARTS ROOM:

RĀPARE, 1.30pm(after lunch) 28 Hui-tanguru 2013

Plans for the year so far: 

 

1) Lucky Dip Fundraiser-Week 5, Term 1(Open to every child in the school)

    

WIN A RETURN FLIGHT FOR TWO PEOPLE TO EITHER:

    MELBOURNE / SYDNEY / GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA

courtesy of 

AIR NZ

    

$5.00 will put you in the lucky dip draw to Australia! How about that?

Keep an eye on the blog/next school newsletter to purchase lucky dip tickets!

The proceeds of this fundraiser will go towards travel / costumes / accessories for the rōpu.

2) We will select 20-25 tamariki to stay overnight on a Dunedin marae in   term 2.

3)  Overnight stays in our hall to learn the waiata-a-ringa / haka / poi  

4) Rāngatahi from a Dunedin High School will be coming over to take a day workshop with our Kapa Haka tamariki.

 

Ka mau te wehi!

Awesome!