La'Shae- Kapahaka Festival

I participated in the first ever Ruapotaka cultural Maori festival on the 24th of Nov. We participated in the feastival because we were proud of our culture and wanted to show it. Our group name was Wairereo. We sang songs and also did a haka. I was absolutely proud to be a Maori that day. I was nervous at first to go on stage but I got around to it. All the lunchtime practices paid off.

Eden- Maori Lessons

This week it is Maori language week and our school is practicing how to say Maori greetings and to say Maori words. I had played some Maori games the first one is when I was learning about animal names, my second one is about Matariki the oldest star out of the star cluster.

Worm Farming - A Manaiakalani Film Festival entry

Jaiden-Hip Hop Dance lesson

Today this morning, we went to our hip hop dance lesson 2 practice. I had a joyful time dancing and running around the hall.

First, when we started dancing, we had to warm up our body so that we wouldn't faint or fall down. We first started by moving around and shaking our legs and arms, then we turned our neck left and right. The hip hop  teacher's name was Izzy, she also showed us some new moves.

The fun bit of the hip hop practice was when we ran around the hall, also we had to keep switching leaders so that we couldn't get tired and stop. We all learned a new game that was fun, it was called rock paper scissors but in a dancing way. We had to walk up to the team and then we had to choose rock, paper or scissors pose to defeat the other team.

When we were about to head to class, she taught us hand moves like doing squares and other amazing patterns that the other classes already learned. As she taught us through to her moves, I could see many people struggling like me.

When we left the hall I had a very great time.