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Kapa haka  - For Year 5 and Year 6 Tuakana!

Every Friday morning at 11:15 am we learn new moteatea (ancient chants), waiata (songs), waiata a ringa (action songs), haka (war dances) and much much more with our kapa haka tutor Koka Kylie (Ngati Porou). At the moment we are learning the waiata "E nga iwi e, haere mai, haere mai." Please have a look at our photos and videos. 

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CDL - For Year 5 and Year 6 Tuakana!

This is an absolutely awesome programme where students learn to be great students for their class, school and community through learning new leadership skills.We are lucky to have 6 students from our class room involved in this programme - They are Jahmal, Dallas, Jada, Kody, John and Charlez.

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He Manu Kura Programme - For Year 5 and Year 6 Tuakana!

We are very lucky to have two experts in Taonga Puoro (Maori instruments) and Maori weaponry to work with 12 of our students in Pukeko class. In the first term, they will be learning all about Whakaraka - Maori rakau of differing sizes for games and lovely waiata. Our topic this term is "OUR PLACE" and the students will be learning so much about the local arts, crafts and culture of Te Manurewa o Tamapahore (Original name of Manurewa). Mauri ora!

Students are listening intently to their teachers Matua Kapi (Mana Whenua)
and Matua Thomas (Waka Huia) about the He Manukura Programme

Matua Kapi and Matua Thomas explaining the programme for 
this term to the 12 students in Pukeko class

It's all about whanaungatanga (bonding) first and then students
will feel comfortable in their learning environment

Te Akomanga o Pukeko Room 23