Date: Friday 28 June 2013
Room 21 performed two traditional Tongan items as part of their school assembly. The first item was a Taualuga dance which is only performed by females. This dance is to show how gracefully women move and how beautiful women of the Pacific present themselves. The last item performed by the boys is a traditional war dance called the Kailau. Using sticks or spears the boys show how they are preparing for battle or to go hunting. It takes a lot of skill to manoeuvre the spears without dropping it. There is much pride and mana with holding these spears as it becomes apart of them and their family as they represent them in the battle field.
It was a very successful assembly by everyone and they should all be proud of themselves. Super squad was that good we even got the special Principals Award and Billy the Bass Award!!!
Well done team!! We all did a fantastic job.
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Girls prepare for the assembly by using the coloured paper to weave flowers to wear as part of their uniform. The colours match the different houses of Rowandale Primary School.
The boys prepare for the assembly by painting their spears the colour of four houses of the school.
Erin Park Rest Home
Date: Thursday 11th July 2013
Venue: Erin Park Rest Home, Manurewa
Room 21 performed one Samoan siva and two traditional Tongan items to the residents of the Erin Park Resthome. The first item was a Samoan siva to an old children's song called "Savalivali means go for a walk". The second item was a Tongan Taualuga dance which is only performed by females. These two forms of dancing is to show how gracefully women move and how beautiful women of the Pacific present themselves. The last item performed by the boys is a traditional war dance called the Kailau. Using sticks or spears the boys show how they are preparing for battle or to go hunting. It takes a lot of skill to manoeuvre the spears without dropping it. There is much pride and mana with holding these spears as it becomes apart of them and their family as they represent them in the battle field.
It was a very successful day and the students of Room 21 represented Rowandale Primary School fantastically.
Well done team!!
Super Squad Fundraiser
Date: Friday 12 July
Members of the Super Squad all participated in their cafe fundraiser towards their end of year school camp. Items for sale were cup cakes, cookies, cakes, hot chocolate, chips, laming-tins and muffins. We had music playing and there was a fantastic atmosphere amongst the school and students. We all pulled together and raised an amazing $193.70!!! Awesome job team.
Here are some pictures of our fun time together.
Term 2
May 10th 2013
On the 10th May 2013 at 2.13pm, 20,000 school kids from around New Zealand worked together to break the world record by biting in a Jazz apple at the same time!!!
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