Whole School
Whaea Matapaepae was again blown away by our amazing enthusiasm and commitment to learning when fine tuning "He Pikinga Poupou". We told her all about the awesome performance we had put on for our E.R.O. visitors without her there and she was so proud :) It was also great to have a couple of our Frankley community members present during this time, we would love to see more of you at this time.
Today we reviewed our actions and waiata and lots of students (and staff) are feeling that both are becoming more automatic for them - remember practice makes progress and we want to get better all the time. One tip from Whaea was that we need to sing the words firstly, and the actions will follow.
Our next item to conquer was the Haka Pōwhiri, which is performed when welcoming someone into our place, our hau kainga. We were actually treated to it by some of our kapa haka rōpu on Monday at the pōwhiri. We focused on the correct pronunciation of the words and actions.
Kupu hou for the session
menemene - smile
takahia - stamp for the tane (males), slight lift of the foot by the wāhine (females) - helps us with timing.
ngā waka instead of te waka
Tips
Never wiri when we are singing about the mounga, it is strong and straight.
Follow your arm actions with your eyes, rather than turning your whole head.
Remember repetition is the key and don't forget the a e i o u sounds when tackling a Māori word that you don't know.
Performance Rōpu
We had a few less today as lots were off competing in the Weetbix Tryathlon, but that didn't matter, as the rest of us got some extra practice time with Whaea Mata. We continued working on the poi version of "E Nga Iwi" and are enjoying the specific parts for the boys and the girls. Imagine how cool it will be when we can also bring in the poi actions...
Kupu hou for the session
whaka rarangi - make a line
