Maori legends expressed in the form of dance

On Tuesday, Room 18 was very fortunate to have a dance session with Megan. Through our dance we were telling the story of Papatuanuku and Ranginui. How at first they were bonded together, and how their tamariki wanted to seperate them.

Here is a video of our dance and how we interpreted the story through movement.

Dawn Raid by Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith

            

During Term 3, Room 18 and the whole Kauri Team have been reading a novel called Dawn Raid. If you haven't read it, then we highly recommend that you do. From this novel, we have learnt so much about the history of New Zealand and the Dawn Raids that occurred in the 1970's.

As a way to celebrate our learning, we were very fortunate to have a special assembly. Our guest speaker was Tigilau Ness who was a character in the book and a member of the Polynesian Panthers.

Our film about change-Litter

Ka mau te wehi! Celebrating awesomeness!

During our whole school assembly today, several students from Ruma tekau ma waru received certificates and one student won a prize.

Both Fatima and Rekshan received certificates for their effort in the Kauri Team Speech Finals. Rekshan also received our class merit award for being a great tuakana during our filmmaking process.

 

Herbie was able to choose a prize today because he was chosen from the Kauri Team Values vouchers. Super proud to have Kaitiaki like Herbie in my class.

Then there is the Rugby boys. Great role-models both on and off the sports field.

I would like to share this whakatauki, because I believe that success stems from a belief that you can achieve something. These young learners are proof of this and they should be very proud of their achievements.

'Mauira te pono' - Believe in yourself.