Kapa Haka Inter-School Day:

The Year 5 and 6 children in our school, Kapa Haka ropu, attended a one-day wānanga at Rānui Primary last week. We were welcomed with a powhiri and powerful singing into their hall and spent the day learning, and meeting new people. 

Our students had workshops on the patu, mōteatea (chants), learning a haka, playing the game Ki-o-rahi, and raranga (weaving). We had a delicious hangi for lunch. Our students made us proud with the respect they showed and their positive attitudes to learning new things. 

A huge thank you to Mr Anton Vera, student-teacher in Room 20, who took the Ki-o-rahi workshop for the groups.

The event organiser shared her highlights of the day:

Our kaiako who facilitated our workshops with enthusiasm, how awesome you all were.

Tamariki enjoying their learning, waiata, karakia, mau patū, harakeke, mahi toi, mōteatea, haka, kī o Rahi, and kai.

* Smooth transitions to workshops and student agency with our monitors.

* Happy faces even though it was raining.

* All of our schools attended the event.

* Annitta and her whānau (husband and son) took care of the hāngī from 5 am to 6 pm. 

   So awesome!

* Henderson North offering to host next year with everyone's support.

* Whānau engagement across the schools.

* All schools contributing to our kai and workshops.

* Our tamariki loved all of the workshops.

* Principals visiting the event during the day.