Banks Avenue School Kapahaka Performance at 2017 Cultural Festival

Last night many of our students took part in the 2017 Cultural Festival at Horncastle Arena. They did a fantastic job. Watch the youtube video below to see the performance.

Team Unicorn singing Whakataka te Hau

Whakataka te Hau has been our morning waiata during term 2. Here we are singing it.

Team Unicorn doing Matariki Macarena at our Matariki night!

Matariki Macarena

We have been learning the Matariki Macarena at school - here is a copy of the song to practice at home!

Term 2 Karakia/Whakatauki and Waiata

Karakia/Whakatauki

Hutia te rito o te harakeke

Kei whea, te komako e ko

Ki mai ki ahau

He aha te mea nui o tenei ao

Maku e ki atu

He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

When the heart is torn from the flaxbush

Where will the bellbird sing?

You will ask me what is the greatest thing on Earth

My reply is, it is people, it is people, it is people.

Waiata

Whakataka te hau ki te uru

Whakataka te hau ki te tonga

Kia mākinakina ki uta

Kia mātaratara ki tai

E hī ake ana te atākura

He tio, he huka, he hauhu

Tihei Mauri ora

Cease the winds from the west

Cease the winds from the south

Let the breeze blow over the land

Let the breeze blow over the ocean

Let the red-tipped dawn come with a sharpened air.

A touch of frost, a promise of a glorious day

Greetings in Te Reo Māori

We are learning different ways to greet one another in Te Reo Māori  

This waiata is called Tēna Koe - Hello to One

Here is another Waiata that teaches us the names of colours, numbers and weather.

Songs we are learning: Herman the Worm and Lava

We have learnt a fun song called Herman the Worm. We are practicing it so we can sing it to the whole school in assembly in Week 3.

Here it is for you to watch and sing along.

We have also been learning this song called Lava:

Our first waiata this term is E hara i te mea

E hara i te mea

Nō nāianei te aroha

Nō nga tūpuna

I Tuku iho, i tuku iho

Simply translated it means:

Not the thing of recent times, is love but by the ancestors it has been passed down, passed down

Click the following link to hear our waiata:  Link Youtube video of our waiata

We are starting the day with Room 18 in our learning hub with a Karakia and Waiata. The karakia is:

Kia hora te marino
Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana
Hei huarai mā tātou i te rangi nei
Aroha atu, aroha mai
Tātou i a tātou katoa
Hui e, Taike e

May peace be widespread
May the sea be like greenstone
A pathway for us all this day
Give love, receive love
Let us show respect for each other
Bind together!