Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Hi everyone,
                   just a short note to let you know I have included a link to at the bottom of "Te Hokinga Mai" to a Youtube video clip. It is of St Joseph's Maori Girls College singing Te Hokinga Mai as part of a performance. It has great harmony and shows you what you can achieve when you practise. Especially look how all their movements are in time and mirror each other.

Ka kite ano
Mr Withers

P.S. Keep having a great holiday and remember to help out around the house, your parents need a break too.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Hi everyone (again),
                                I have just finished uploading the video of Cathy and Andrea performing the actions to part of Mataku Reo. The video can be found at the bottom of the lyrics to the waiata. Try and remember to practise the actions a little during the holidays so we have a good start next term. It was a great practice today, keep up the good work and have a great holiday.

ka kite ano
Mr Withers and Mrs Scott (used to be Miss Fewings but she got married on the weekend)

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

New Waiata

Hi everyone,
                     we've finally got around to putting the words to the new waiata and haka on to the blog. I also hope to get some video of the actions to our current waiata, Mataku Reo on to the blog before the holidays start. This will let you practise the actions at home so when we come to performing we will look fantastic.

Also a reminder that in Term 2 we have two performances that we are arranging, both for kindergartens. One will be for the University kindergarten who will come to visit us during our normal kapa haka practice, and the second will be a visit to a kindergarten in Riccarton where we will only be able to take about 30 children.  Remember we will only be selecting the children who are really trying hard at practice, learning their words and actions and giving it a go.

Finally thanks for all your efforts this term. You were fantastic at cultural day and you performed to a very high standard. It was great to see so many of you in your national dress. We have made a great start to the year and things will only get better.

Ka kite ano

Mrs Scott and Mr Withers