Signing up for Kapa Haka

Notices will go out today for children who wish to sign up to Kapa Haka for the year. Please return these by the 8th of May.

Welcome Back

Welcome back to all our children for Kapa Haka this year. It is great to see children from last year and many children who are new to Kapa Haka.

All Ahurei Tickets were issued today. Notices for arrangements for the evening have also been issued. 

If you still wish to purchase tickets these go on sale to the public on Monday at Ticketmaster (office inside the convention centre).

Arrangements for Tues the 25th of November for Ahurei children

Re: Organisation for Ahurei on Tuesday the 25th Of November

Rehearsal Time:
11am-12pm at the Convention Centre (recently renamed the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre). We will bus the students to and from rehearsal and will return in time for lunch and afternoon lessons.
Who is in charge: Koro Tini
Teachers accompanying the group: Mrs Sylvia Dunkley and Mrs Anne Cato

Evening Arrangements:
Meet to get ready for the Ahurei at 6pm at the Convention Centre (we have hired a room to get ready in).
Students need to eat dinner before they come.
Please ensure students arrive in school uniform presentable and are punctual.
Students may wear a taonga if they wish.

Girls:
Ensure hair is well brushed and out (ready for hairdressers)
Bring a hairbrush
A named bag for belongings (a plastic shopping bag is fine)
No nail polish please.

Boys:
Black undies or shorts
Named bag for belongings (a plastic shopping bag is fine)
Clean faces (ready for stenciling)

Parent Helpers: We have some parent helpers already organised. Please contact me via the school office 3481701 or on 027 56 25 441 if you are able to help on the night with dressing and supervision of the children between 6 and 7pm.

Pick up:
Please ensure children are picked up from the room we dressed in no later than 8.45pm. Please note that photography during the concert is not permissible. Thank you to Jo Mitchell from Aislin Hairdressing for hair accessories for the evening. We look forward to a wonderful night.

Sylvia Dunkley, Kapa Haka Coordinator

Ahurei Update

All children who will be performing in the Ahurei Festival have received their notice to advise they will be performing and about the cost of tickets. Tickets are $6 each and must be ordered by Monday at the latest (Note: an extension on Friday's due date). Notices will be coming out this week to advise of the arrangements on the day and evening of Tuesday the 25th of November. All girls have been fitted for their costumes (Thanks Heidi Symon for this).

Kapa Haka perform at the Citizenship Ceremony at the Rotorua District Council on PhotoPeach

Up and Coming Kapa Haka Events

Hi all

We have a number of events in which various children will be involved in over the next few weeks.

Next Week, Week 4 - The Senior Kapa Haka children (and a few middle school children) will perform at the Rotorua District Council Citizenship Ceremony. This will be at 1.30pm - leaving school via bus at 1pm.

Week 5 - Grandparents Mass Performance

Week 6 - Welcome to ERO

Week 7 - Ahurei, Tues 25th Nov. Notices to come out soon.