TE PUAWAI

CHECK OUT THE NEW SONG/POU MIHI THAT WE WILL BE LEARNING THIS YEAR. THANKS TO THE PAKI WHANAU FOR PUTTING THIS VIDEO TOGETHER. GET PRACTICING!!!

Dear Parents / Caregivers and whanau, Our annual Te Puawai concert and hangi will be held on the evening of Monday 15th December at 5.30pm. This is a fabulous opportunity for our tamariki to share their learning with you through performance. At the close of the performance there is the famous annual hangi.  If you would like to participate in the hangi there is a YELLOW notice coming home today. The money and form need to be in the school office before Friday 5th December. Please return your filled trays to the school hall by 9am, the morning of Monday 15th December. They will be kept cold until they are placed into the hangi. On he evening you will be able to collect your family's trays from the tables. Yours sincerely, The Hangi Committee. IMPORTANT DATES: Fri 5th Dec- payment Fri 15th Dec- trays filled and brought to school by 9am Mon 15th Dec- hangi and concert 5.30pm

Kia ora, Thanks to Papa Nathan we've had a really good afternoon re-learning our actions. BUT, boys you need to learn your words! Mr P TOIA MAI HAKA LYRICS Kokoma i te kokoma Ko te hau tapu e rite ki te kai ngā matariki (pakia) Tapa rereia koia tapa Tapa kononua koiana tukua i aue hi Ko Rangitane e ngunguru nei I au! Au! Au ha! I a ha ha !!! Ko Ngati Raukawa e ngunguru nei I au! Au! Au ha! I a ha ha !!! Ara Aotearoa e ngunguru nei I au! Au! Au ha! I a ha ha !!! Ka tū te winiwini Ka tū te wanawana Ki runga i te rangi e tū iho nei tū iho (Ara totōia kumekumea hi!!!)

Kia ora, We've been practicing this song for quite some time. But we still really need to learn these lyrics. Give it a go, practise this at home. Thanks, Mr Pouniu LYRIC VIDEO ACTIONS VIDEO Try to make your actions tight. You've really got to work on being STRONG and focus on TIMING your actions. Don't use floppy hands or arms. LEARN YOUR LYRICS Nō tawhiti, nō tata nō te whenua o te Atua tātou ahakoa nō hea mai koe ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu VERSE 1- STAN WALKER Ko au tō maunga, tū tonu ko te moana pari mai koe ko koe te awa i taku remu, ko tāua anō tāua nō te one i Kurawaka, hei tiaki i te whenua nei BRIDGE (TROY KINGI) Aotearoa, he iwi kaha tātou, he mana tuku iho mai anō whenua haumako wairua ora whāia tō ara ki te mutunga REPEAT CHORUS VERSE 2 (RIA HALL) He kōrero tō te whenua, heke mai ki a tātou he toa au mōna e oke nei e e kore au e hinga he uri nō te roimata te toto o ngā tūpuna e kore au...

Kia ora, If you weren't able to make it to the performance, here are some photos. These kids have been working with Rawiri Adams. They are sharing all they have learned. Thanks for the video Mr Carter.  Your flash NEXUS phone takes great videos! MAU RAKO-

No reira Kia kaha Kia kaha Maia e (clap) Kia manawa nui tatou If you wanna be somebody If you wanna go somewhere Then you better wake up and pay attention Thanks Papa Jack :-) I was 10 when I first saw this movie. Which makes this movie REALLLLLLYYYYY OLD, but it's a GOOD MOVIE :-)