Official opening of the new block

Year 4-6 students visit Remarkables Primary School

Ka pai to waiata koutou! You sang and performed so well when we visited Remarkables Primary School on Wednesday. It was great to visit another school and we look forward to a visit from them when their group is up and running.

Thanks to RPS for inviting us and thank you to all the parents who transported us out there. Kia ora mo to tautoko! Thanks for your support.

Visit to Remarkables Primary School

The year 4-6 Kapa Haka students will be visiting Remarkables Primary School on Wednesday 24th March (next Wednesday) to perform to their students. It will be an excellent opportunity to perform outside of QPS and to make links with the new school.

So parents, we need your help!

If you are able to help us transport the students there between 1:30-3pm, then please contact Victoria in Room 15 or on victorial@queenstown.school.nz

Your child will bring home a notice about this on Wednesday 17th March.

Kia ora mo to tautoko,
Thanks for your support

Powhiri

Thank you so much to the students, staff and parents who were involved in this. You were amazing! The waiata sounded awesome.

Thank you Baz Smith, Mr Western and Mr Turrell for doing the whaikorero, it is not easy to stand up and speak to several hundred people in Maori. Ka pai to whaikorero koutou.

Lucia, Zac, Leilani and Samantha- ka pai to karanga koutou. You spent so much time practising your karanga and it sounded superb.

Tangata Whenua Waiata 2

E tu kahikatea

E tu kahikatea
Hei whakapai ururoa
Awhi mai awhi atu
Tatou tatou e



Translation:
Stand like the kahikatea (tree)
To brave the storms
Embrace one another
We are one together

Manuhiri Waiata 1

E toru nga mea

E toru nga mea
Nga mea nu nui
E kī ana
Te Paipera
Whakapono
Tumanako
Ko te mea nui
Ko te aroha.

Manuhiri 2

Te Aroha
Te Whakapono
Me te rangimarie
Tatou tatou e

Learning your mihi

Kia ora koutou
Many of you will be practising your mihi in your classes this term. Here are two examples of students doing their mihi, it might help you to learn yours!
Kia kaha!

Mihi 2

Mihi

Helen Clarke is welcomed to the United Nations

Karanga & Haka Powhiri

Haere Mai

Have a titiro at this! Practise your actions and kupu (words).

Haere mai, (haere mai)
Haere mai, (haere mai)
E ngā iwi e haere mai
Ki runga o te marae
Hui mai tātou katoa(tātou katoa)

E hine mā, (E hine mā)
E tama mā (E tama mā)
Hapainga to mana Māori e
Kia rewa runga rawa
I a ha hā (I a ha hā)
E ngā iwi e
Haere mai, haere mai

Maori Health Day Performance

QPS Kapa Haka performed today here at school, for the Wakatipu Primary Health Organisation's fair. The tamariki looked stunning in their uniforms and their performance was amazing! Ka pai to mahi koutou!

Thank you to all the families who could watch and support us, it was great to have you there.