Kapa Haka

Mana, power and pride would be a few words to describe the feeling as the Good Shepherd School Kapa Haka group took the stage. During the weekend a large group of year 5 and 6 students took to the stage to perform at the Eden Albert Cultural Festival. There were a few nerves before we started but once we were underway the excitement of performing kicked in. We felt proud as a team to perform for so many people. Kia Kaha! The highlight of Kapa Haka for me was the haka that we performed!

Our Class Waka

In Room 6, we learnt to work as a team and that we all bring our different qualities together to make our class waka! and our ore represents what quality we have to bring to push our waka!

Hangi

In Room 6, we were doing Maori and we had to make a presentation on how to make a hangi.

Whakatauki

In Maori we have been learning about a Whakatauki

A Whakatauki is a proverb, what is truly valued in the Maori Culture.

The Whakataui that we have been learning about is if we all shared then no one would go without.

We would be able to provide for all that come to us.

There are also Proverbs in the Bible that encourage us to share.

Read these proverbs : Proverbs 19:17; 22:9; 31:20.

Jesus also showed us the teachings of God when he feed the multitudes of people with the fish and the loaves. Read more about this in the Gospel of John: 6 or the Gospel of Matthew: 14.

Maori Verbs

In Room 6 we have been learning verbs in maori (action words) The question is 'kei te aha ia?' which means what s/he doing. ia is the pronoun for both he and she.

we have matched verbs up, filled in crosswords, and played Simon Says.

My pepeha

Tena koutou, 

No New Zealand ahau

Ko Mount Roskill te maunga

Ko pacific te moana

Ko Lorraine tōku māmā

No samoa ia

Ko Jared tōku pāpā

No New Zealand ia

Ko Siena tōku ingoa