Leading up to this time, I coordinated our specialist Te Reo and Taikanga Maori teacher, Whaea Kerri, to create/discover a waiata for our Room 1,2,3 and 22 students to present on the night. This waiata was woven into the legends that Whaea Kerri would deliver during her sessions in each class.
Kei roto i te moana...
As team leader, I coordinated the different teachers into roles that made sure that all practices and costumes/props/staging, was made throughout the term as part of the children's learning or any plenty of time. As a result the learning programmes continued in each classroom uninterrupted and each teacher was well informed in plenty of time, what the timeline of events were. Teahcers were also provided with set roles to take leadership of and therefore distributing responsibility, involvement, and leadership throughout the team. Karlene O'Dowda was able to take some lead in the positioning of the students on the stage, Tessa Arcus on props, myself on music and costuming, Kath Winnie and Mandy Menzies on costuming with all helping.
The children enjoyed learning the new vocabulary and performing both on the night and during rehearsals. This linked to our learning of living things and habitats for the term also. It was well linked to our Aquarium visit also.
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