Online Poi Lessons

This year in Kapa Haka we have have learned a lot of new waita and haka. We have not focused on the use of poi.

However, ever since I pulled the costumes out, the girls have been going crazy with their poi practice - before school, morning tea and lunch.

Obviously fire poi is not something for children. It is something to look forward to. Imagine what you would be able to do having seven or eight years experience with poi when you hit 18 and get your first set of fire poi!

As someone with a passion for poi and fire poi, I have substituted direct teaching this year with this great link I have found.

It has simple instructions along with video footage. Skip the offers of DVD's and just click the 'next' button until you see the video options.

www.homeofpoi.com/lessons_all/teach/3_0_0

Poi are very easy to make and make for a great summer project while hanging out with friends. (Tip: a handful of gravel placed inside the newspaper for the ball of the poi give them more weight, which makes them swing better.)

Enjoy!
Miss B.

Plays, masks and Kapa Haka

Masks

This week our masks have been developing very well. We have now started painting the base completely white. The groups are researching art from the culture of the myth on the internet. We will use this to decide what style to design the paint detail on our masks. We will finish these before the CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

Play

Most of us have finished writing our plays. There are a couple of us that need to finish a couple of scenes but most of us are editing or publishing. We will assess these by the end of the week and the best in each group will be performed by the group.

Kapa Haka

We have been learning four songs. They are Utaina, Harae Mai, He Honere, He Puru. We are getting ready to perform at assembly.

Maths

We have been learning about measurement. The things we focused on are area, perimeter and volume. Miss B has been giving us tests to identify which maths groups we are in.

Stationary Link
http://www.myschool.co.nz/MySchool/SchoolCurriculum.aspx