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Te Oro Performance (+VIDEO)

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Kia Ora everyone. Ka mau te wehi! Our tamariki were a-ma-zing today in their performance.  For many of our littlest members, it was their first performance outside school and they did a great job. For parents / whānau who were unable to attend, here are videos of two of our waiata and our haka. Manaiakalani were also live streaming the whole day and downloaded copies of each school are available using this link (the audio is patchy in places but don't they sound great?). Manaiakalani - Te Taiao o Tamaki (Performance on Demand) Well done everyone and have a happy and safe holiday. Nga mihi The kapa haka committee. He Hōnore Nga Manuhiri Haka - Ka Mate

Te Whakapainga o ō tātou Tohu Reorua - The Blessing of our Bilingual Signage

Tēnā koutou e te whānau whānui o te Kura o Stonefields, arā, ko ngā mema o te Poari, ko ngā kaiako me ngā kaimahi hoki, tae noa mai ki ngā whānau o ā tātou tamariki mokopuna, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. He karanga tēnei ki a koutou katoa kia nau mai, haere mai ki te whakapainga o ō tātou nei tohu hou, tohu reorua, ka whakapainga e tō tātou kaumātua a Matua Tautoko, kei te kiia nei ko 'Papa Big' rānei, ā te tekau mā rua o Āperira / Poutūterangi ā te waru karaka i te ata (hei mua tonu i te whakawai kapa haka me ngā whakaritenga mō te haere ki Te Oro). Nau mai, haere mai, whakatau mai rā... To all members of our Stonefields School community, members of the Board, staff and families. You are warmly invited to attend the blessing of our new bilingual signage (Māori and English) by our wonderful kaumātua Matua Tautoko Witika, otherwise known as 'Papa Big' on Wednesday the 12th of April at 8am. The blessing is immediately prior to our kapa haka prac...