Kia ora koutou,

Please see the attached notices for more information on the Hakatere Cultural Festival that our Kapa Haka students are performing at.

Further details and a permission slip will follow in a separate notice.

Mauri ora!

Brad

Kia ora koutou,

Please see the attached form for more information on how to order a USB or DVD copy of the Music Festival performance.

I also want to take this opportunity to congratulate each and every student that performed last night. It is a big deal to perform in front of a crowd like that, and they should feel proud of themselves.

Please see the following message below from Musical Director Kerrin Corcoran. Well done everyone!

What a fantastic night last night!  The Music Festival team were so impressed with how students lifted their performance and sung their little hearts out on stage.

The children on stage were wonderful - they did everything that we asked of them and sang beautifully!  All of the school songs added their own unique part to the night with the variety and spirit they brought to the stage.  Thank you to everyone who took part - thank you for your bravery to overcome the nerves of being on stage, whether it be singing in a large group, singing in a small group or singing solos.

Thank you again to you, our choir leaders, who have prepared the students for the Massed Choir items and your school items - we have said it before but the night would not be what it is without the hard work you do in your own schools with your choirs.

Hi everyone!

We are continuing on with our Inquiry focus for this term (Perspective - in particular Culture and Identity.) Through this, we have been doing a lot of work around the story Kupe and Te Wheke. Kupe sailed from Hawaiki in pursuit of a giant octopus, Te Wheke, which led him to Aotearoa New Zealand. Our next step with this learning, is to find out how our family and/or ancestors come to be in New Zealand, and where did we come from?

Today I have sent home some work that should encourage some discussions around learning where the students are from and how their families arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand.

It would be great if you could have some discussions about this with your child at home and fill out the remaining questions for us to share back in class.

If they could be back by Friday that would be amazing!

Let me know if you have any questions,

Thanks

Eirinn