Te Huinga Whetū Waiata

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Nga waiata mo te Huinga Whetū.

• Ko Toku Marae
• Utaina
• Kapo o Pango (haka)

PRACTISE!

Ka kite

Damian / Mr H
damian.hardman@birchwood.school.nz

Te Huinga Whetū- Final Notice

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I hope this is the final notice!

TE HUINGA WHETŪ (2)

24 Mahuru / September 2018

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Te Tauihu o te Waka ā Māui Culture Council are holding Te Huinga Whetū- a Kapa Haka festival- on Thursday 27 September, from 9am. This is held at the Trafalgar Centre, and is a festival for Ngahau (support) and Whakataetae (competitive) groups- many Nelson schools will be in attendance.

Te Rakau Whakapapa are performing as a Ngauhau group at 11.15 am and will have 10 minutes to share 3 waiata (Ko Toku Marae, Utaina, and Te Rakau Whakapapa Haka).

Information for participants:

            8.00 am         Arrive at Birchwood, meet in Manukau hub

8.15 am         Leave Birchwood (leaving early, traffic)

9.00 am         Whakatau and karakia

9.15 am         First performance

11.15 am       Te Rakau Whakapapa perform

2.00 pm         (approx.) Birchwood leave to return to Birchwood

What to bring:

·      School bag with snacks, lunch, water bottle.

·      School uniform polar fleece, sweater, t-shirt.

·      Shoes and socks.

·      (Optional) Bring money- kai stalls will be available.

Other information:

• No need for transport- we have organized a bus! Thank you SO MUCH to those parents who offered to drive us!
• Parent helpers: thank you SO MUCH to those parents who have offered to support us at Te Huinga Whetū. I have sent a separate email to you which I hope explains everything. If not, please be in touch! (We DO NEED you, parent helpers!)
• All parents and whānau are welcome to come along to the event. Please check times so you don’t miss us. It’s an all-day thing so you’re welcome to come early and stay late.
• Parents and other audience- we will nominate a ‘media crew’. Te Tauihu ō te Waka ā Maui Culture Council ask us to ‘control’ social media. Any photos or video we take can be shared through the Culture Council for facebook etc. It would be amazing to have photos and video of our tamariki for Birchwood School use.
• There is limited space for getting changed, so students will wear kapa haka uniform to the event. We can remove shoes, socks, etc and store these while performing.
• Visiting the kai stalls: optional, students may not buy kai without asking me first, and must be accompanied by a buddy or parent helper.

Girls: You will organise your dress on Wednesday at school. You will need to wear this to school on Thursday, along with school uniform polar fleece or sweater, shoes and socks. Headbands will be provided on Thursday.

Boys: You will wear school uniform shorts (plain black), and you may choose to perform in a plain black t-shirt (strictly no print). Otherwise you will wear a school uniform t-shirt, school uniform polar fleece or sweater, shoes and socks. We will bring headbands and sashes with us on Thursday.

Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

Ka kite,

Damian Hardman

damian.hardman@birchwood.school.nz

You can download and print your own copy of this notice.

Te Huinga Whetū

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Te Huinga Whetū is next week. We're still waiting on some notices to be returned so we know who is coming... PLEASE HAVE THESE TO ME ASAP!

Waiata we're preparing for are:

• Ko Toku Marae
• Utaina
• Kapo a Pango

And maybe...

• Poi E
• Ka Pioioi

ALL performance group tamariki need to practise these for homework as well as attend all extra practise at school.

Te Huinga Whetū is held at the Trafalgar Centre, a detail omitted from the notice that went home. Aue, kei hea taku hinengaro?

We want to leave Birchwood by 8.30 am so we can make the Whakatau. 
Te Rakau Whakapapa perform at 11.15 am.
We intend to stay for 'the whole day' to experience a kapa haka extravaganza and support other groups.

Please email me or leave a comment if you have any questions.

Nā
Damian Hardman
damian.hardman@birchwood.school.nz

Te Huinga Whetū- notice

Kia ora Koutou!

Te Tauihu o te Waka a Māui Culture Council are holding a kapa haka festival on Thursday 27 September, from 9am to 2.30pm. This is a festival for Ngahau (support) and Whakataetae (competitive) groups- many Nelson schools will be in attendance.

Te Rakau Whakapapa are performing as a Ngauhau group and will have 10 minutes to share 3 waiata.

Your child has expressed an interest in performing at this event. Please fill in and return the permission slip, transport offer and parent help by Monday 17 September.

Expectations for interested performers:

·      Open to ALL interested and willing kapa kids- no age limit.

·      Commit to attending extra Wednesday lunchtime practises.

·      Practise waiata at home- using the Kapa Haka blog is good start.

·      Display positive behaviour at kapa practise, and in class.

Information for participants:

8.15 am         Leave Birchwood

8.30 am         Doors open

9.00 am         Whakatau and karakia

9.15 am         First performance

Performance schedule is not yet available- I will share that when it is.

Bring money- kai stalls will be available.

I will share more information as it becomes available. Please note this notice is also available on Birchwood’s Kapa Haka blog. In fact, keep checking the Kapa blog- there are more performances coming up and information will be posted there.

Ka kite,

Damian Hardman

damian.hardman@birchwood.school.nz

Download the notice here.