Isel Park - Details

Isel Park – Thursday 26 October. Meet 4.30 pm, perform 5.00- 5.30 pm.

Meet 4.30- 4.45 at the side or around the back of Isel house. Once you find the group, please make sure everybody stays together until we perform. There will be Birchwood teachers and parents ‘backstage’ to help out.

Girls: wear kapa dresses to, and home from, Isel park. Dresses can be returned the following day. No spilling tomato sauce on your dress please.

Boys: plain black (school) shorts, and a plain black t-shirt if they wish.

When you arrive:

·      Find a tipare (head band) and tapeka (sash).

·      Shoes, sweaters, etc are folded neatly on your shoes.

·      Girls: find somebody to check whether your dress needs pinning.

Perform from 5- 5.30 pm.

Students need to be delivered to, and collected from Isel park. We cannot let students get home by themselves.

Lastly, a huge plea to send me any film or photos you take for our blog. We don’t get to see ourselves perform!

Ka kite,

Damian Hardman

damian.hardman@birchwood.school.nz

Isel Park Opening

Wednesday 17 October 2017

Kia ora Koutou!

Te Rakau Whakapapa Isel Market Opening

Isel Park – Thursday 26 October. Meet at 4.30 pm, perform 5.00- 5.30 pm.

Birchwood’s kapa haka group have had a busy time with performances lately! Our final booked performance of this year is at Isel Park next Thursday evening. We have been asked to open the market, which is quite an honour for us.

Te Rakau Whakapapa will meet at Isel house at 4.30 pm. We perform from 5- 5.30 pm. I hope we can get lots of parents, whānau, and other people from our school community to support our students, and Birchwood school.

There will be Birchwood teachers ‘backstage’ to help out, but as always, support from our parents is greatly appreciated!

Our kōtiro will please wear kapa dresses to, and home from, Isel park. Dresses can be returned the following day. Boys are to wear plain black (school) shorts, and a plain black t-shirt if they wish.

Please indicate on the slip below whether your child is able to attend.

If you have any questions or comments, please do let me know.

Ka kite

Damian Hardman

damian.hardman@birchwood.school.nz

 

Click here to download a copy of this notice.

Click here to give your permission online.

Feel free to email me permission, or send a note to me at school. 

My child ___________________________ of room ______ is able to perform at Isel Market Opening 2017. I take responsibility for getting my child safely to and home from Isel Park.

(   ) I can help on the night.

Parent / caregiver name:                                      Contact number:

Haka Boogie!

20 October: Update

Haka boogie was last night and I think the event was highly successful. Nayland College students were great, all the kapa groups performed well, the audience loved it. 

THANK YOU PARENTS for your on-going support backstage, in the audience, getting our tamariki to and from events.

THANK YOU BIRCHWOOD TEAM for you visibility on the night. I didn't get a chance to speak to each of you, but knowing you were out there was a big boost for me and the students.

THANK YOU STUDENTS for working so hard towards this, and for being so professional on the night. Did you hear how much the audience LOVED Poi E? You've worked hard for that.

Ka kite,

Damian Hardman.

This is not relevant at all, but the dog is wearing a shower cap in the bath.

Kia ora Koutou!

Stoke Cluster Haka Boogie 2017

Nayland College Hall - Thursday 19^th October meeting at 5pm, starting at 5:30.

All schools will be met by their hosts in the hall foyer from 5pm and shown to their allocated classroom to get changed. Your belongings will be safe to be left in the classroom. The evening is usually over by 7.30pm.

Girls will come to Nayland College dressed in their kapa dresses. Boys will wear their black school shorts, and a plain black t-shirt if they wish.

Please indicate on the slip below whether your child is able to attend. If you are dropping off student(s) but not staying, please ensure they are “handed over” to a Birchwood teacher. Students being collected at the end will wait in the hall foyer.

Parent helpers- please let me know if you are available to help us on Thursday.

Whānau- Please bring a plate for shared kai.

Little and easy finger food is ideal. Please label any plates or containers you want back with your name and Birchwood.

If you have any questions or comments, please do let me know.

Click here to download a copy of the letter.

Click here to complete a permission slip online.

 

Ka kite,

Damian Hardman.

damian.hardman@birchwood.school.nz