Kapa Haka

All I could see were yellow feathers sticking out of the girls hair. Moana Syndicate was getting filmed first - we had to be filmed because of Covid- and I was so excited! I have always loved Kapa Haka, and having it being filmed in the hall of our school was not as nerve racking!

Our first waiata was Utaina and we sounded amazing! Our second song was Ka Waiata, one of my favourites. To be honest, the camera was a bit overwhelming at first, but I got used to it after a while. Our bracket had quite a few new songs such as, Ka Waiata, Toia mai and Ka Panana. But most were ones that we have done before. 

The next song we performed was E Rona, the poi and my favourite. On the second round of E Rona the two front rows kneeled down so the other rows could be seen. A new haka that could be performed by girls and boys, was introduced to us in Term 2. It was called Ka Panana. The boys would come to the front towards the end of it, so they could do their haka.

After the boys haka, we did another new song, Toia Mai. This was one of my favourites as well! As soon as it had started we were finished, and I was so happy! I enjoyed it so much and hope to remember all the songs we just learnt! Here is the performance video:

Kapa Haka

Ilminster Green Team Performance

When Nanny Kōura walked on stage, my heart filled with joy. If I went to Ilminster, that was what I wanted to be doing. MLH and some of Room 3 and 4  had gone to see a play put together by the Ilminster Intermediate Green team. They were a group of students from the school that made plays and performances about enviro.

Two of Nanny Kōura's mokopuna ( grandchildren ) were sitting on the floor while Nanny Kōura told them a story. The story was about when Nanny Kōura told the aliens to stop dumping rubbish on earth. A group of children were playing at the skate park, dropping their rubbish everywhere. 

After the kids had left, an alien ship landed behind the skate park, throwing their rubbish everywhere. The kids came back to find their skate park trashed. The kids thought it would be best for them to see Nanny Kōura. But she told them that what goes around comes around, and they shouldn't be dumping rubbish either. After a while Nanny Kōura agreed to helping them, she asked the kids to bring the aliens to her.

Once the aliens arrived, Nanny Kōura told them not to dump their rubbish on earth. The aliens dropped to their knees, thinking she was the alien queen! Nanny Kōura played along with it. She instructed for the aliens and the children to clean up the mess they had made. 

I loved watching the performance and I can't wait to do something like that at Ilminster! Here are some photos: 

Speech Performances and Flooding

Last Thursday was the speech performances, and there were heaps of well written speeches. My topic was why you should get vaccinated. I went 44th but lots of people before me were away, so I was a bit earlier. Shivers ran down my spine as I stepped up onto the little stage, this was scary!

My speech was over and done with as soon as it started. I had mucked up in the middle of it, but that didn't matter, I had gotten my point across. After a while, kids started leaving, in the middle of the speeches. I thought it was Campion tour for the year six's, but then year five's started leaving. What was going on? 

When there was just half the class left, the teachers decided to stop speeches where they were because of the disruption. They told us that the weather forecast said the rain was meant to die off, but it had got stronger and there were flooding warnings for Gisborne. I glanced out the window and there was a puddle, ankle deep. 

After a while, my mum came and picked me up. Sponge Bay was told to evacuate because of high flooding. Our school hall was a safe place for the families that had to evacuate. Here are some photos:

 I really liked doing speeches, and I hope we do them at Intermediate! The flood wasn't as fun!