Kapa Haka

Kapa Haka Festival

This is our Kapa Haka festival 

 

My family arrived at school and got our kapa haka uniform on,   moko and really dark black lipstick on. We got to wait in room 4 until the bell  rang for us to go and do the roll. After the long roll we got in two lines and jumped on the bus. I sat by Lila, Aria and Betsy. We finally arrived after a big ride to the showgrounds. 

Getting ready at the showgrounds 

We did one short practice before we went on stage. I felt so nervous that it was almost our turn. We were waiting by the stage for a long time because the other school was doing their Kapa Haka and they were good.

 I'm in the moana syndicate and that is the highest syndite. We ran on the stage. Everybody was clapping for us. Our kaia was Matiria. Our first song was e te ariki. 

E te Ariki was our best one we song because we were loud. The next song was the Haka. We were at the back and we sang really loud and that is good.  It was the girls turn and that is doing the poi.  Then we sang the best song that we are really good at and that is Wainui. Then when we left stage we watched some more schools, then it was the rest of our school. They were so good. At the end of theirs we went to the bottom of the stage and sang our school song.

What I felt like on Kapa Haka 

I thought the loud noise from our feet hitting the ground was big bites of hale falling from the sky. My friend and me were so nervous when we were on the stage. We we finished I felt relieved that we were finished. While we were waiting for our  Wai and Nui syndicate to be on and we watched babies and they were so cute and funny. 

 

  

Athletics day

Athletics Day!

On Tuesday last week, my school had athletics day. We could dress up in our house colour. I’m in a blue house with one of my best friends. We went and watched the year 0-2 sprints. We were going over to do our long jump.  Long jump is my favourite.

Long Jump

I was the 4th in line for the long jump. It was only 1 minute and it was my turn. My teacher said “ ready set go and I was off. Running so fast then jumped over the gap and into the sandpit. I didn’t make it to inter school. Then we went onto sprints. 

Sprints

My year group but only the girls got put into lanes to race in. Ready set go, I ran as fast as I could but I only came 4th. That was good for me. Then I went into the tent and watched my friends. Another one of my best friends came 4th. My other friend came 1st. I was so nervous for the high jump, that was what we were doing next.  

High Jump

One of the teachers took us over to high jump. We all lined up behind the blue cone. I was so nervous because I was second in line. My dad came over to watch my high jump. My dad cheered me on and I think I did better than last year. I hit the pole so I went down a cone to the yellow cone. Then it was my turn and I made it, so I was so happy. But when It was my turn again I hit the pole so I was out for the high jump.  That made me so sad. I was so excited for the ball throw. 

Ball throw

I was the first person in line for the ball throw so that made me so nervous. But I was so happy because I don’t like athletics day. It was my turn. Mine was good for never doing ball throw practice. But I got out straight away. 

In the morning I felt so scared for Athletics. At the end of the day I felt so happy for all the placings I came. Athletics was so fun and I still don’t like it.   

Thank you, for reading my blogpost.

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