About me in 2021

 Kia ora ko Roxy ahau

Ko Motatau te maunga

Ko Taikirau te rau te awa

Ko Ngatokimatawhaorua te waka

Ko Ngati te tarawa te hapu

Ko Ngati hine te iwi

Ko Motatau te marae

Ko Manu koriki te whare tupuna

Ko Mihiwira te wharekai

I am a year 10 student attending Bay of Islands College, and am willing to achieve my goals such as getting a better grade then an achieve. I have enjoyed MPA ( Maori peforming arts ) and getting to learn new waiata. I like playing on my phone and watching Netflix series. 

KA PAI

Matua Manuell legacy!

Legacy left behind from Matua Manuell

Matua Manuell, a kind loving man who left such a huge legacy behind. His kids carrying on with
what he gave them, teaching kapa haka, how to dance and many more. Always one to laugh with
and have fun with, never a dull moment with him. Dancing was always fun practicing but hard at the
same time always a way to hype yourself up. Kapa haka, a way to express yourself, your emotions,
to let everything out and feel your passion within it.

Childhood:

His upbringing was really good but it was tough with money. They didn’t exactly have all the
money in the world and it was rough. He had a lot of siblings ( 9 siblings!!! ) and it  was very hard
so they couldn’t really fork out. He was born in 1963, 20th of November. His parents names are
Manuell Maunsell and Rangi Bennet, and was brought up with country music.

Family:

He had a loving family and they grew up having a big heart like him. They’ve grown up and had
their own kids, who are like them amazingly talented and have amazing voices. He's left a big
impact in his kids life and will never be forgotten. They’re always thinking of him everyday and will
remember him no matter what. His generation will never be broken with his talented kids and grand
kids who are one of kind just like him.

Legacy:

He left a huge impact and legacy behind for his kids, he left behind kapa haka as well as dancing.
Kapa haka was the biggest thing in their lives and no matter what they’d always be practicing in a
way.Through their ups and downs they’ve made it so far and Matua Manuell left good within them.
Kapa haka is still strong within his family jeans and nothing will ever break it! Dancing was mainly
Horraces thing but Matua Manuell was there to whakapiki and help support with what he needed.

Matua Manuell was a loving amazing man, but unfortunately we have lost him. Our hearts were
broken, tears dropping to the ground, Matua Manuell having his last breaths on the 10th of July 2016.
No matter what to this day he’ll never be forgotten will always be with us in our hearts and most
definitely be remembered! May he rest in paradise.

By Roxy

Year reflection!

Day 3 ~ Activity 2

Day 2 ~ Activity 1 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Today we had Taylor come in from the Summer learning journey company and talk to us about whats happening. We done Day 2 Activity 1, 2 or 3 and I chose Activity 1 and you just do similes of her

Kapa Haka!

Today I decided to write about Te Rau Pou Manawa O Kawakawa and our practices.

In the second week of the holidays Te Rau Pou Manawa O Kawakawa had 2 workshops on Monday and Tuesday then we had a wananga from Wednesday - Friday and got so much done. Over the past couple of months we have been working hard for Nationals coming up in week 4 this term. I have mixed emotions for when we're going to perform, I'm going to be nervous, happy, excited and many more. We have started polishing our formations actions etc, and it is going really well. We have a dress rehearsal coming up in the weekend and we have to be up by 4:30 am because when we go down to Waikato we are performing in the morning at 9:45 so we're prepping for that. Another reason why we're waking up at that time is so we're out of bed and have our beds made then by 5:00 we'll be getting dressed doing our hair etc. There is going to be so much stuff happening I can't wait but then again I can.   

Weekly 3

This is my Weekly 3 we do prototec, number of the day and e-ako