Students were involved every step of the way from writing the script to making props and costumes and choreographing the moves to dances!
Each class had a scene to work on which was a different local story:
Year 1/2 portrayed Maui's Fish - the fishing of the North Island
Year 3/4 portrayed Paoa and Kiwa - the establishment of Turanganui a Kiwa
Year 4/5 portrayed Paikea's arrival in Whangara
Year 5/6 portrayed Kupe and the naming of Aoteaoa
The little 5 year olds were the time travel portal which Captain Cook and his crew travelled through and portrayed the Great Pacific Garbage patch through oil, plastic, sea creatures and water.
Each class also had an added project to contribute to their scene by incorporating plastic props! This symbolised the presence of plastic in our lives and highlighted the need to be responsible about the use of it! The plastic props were all lit with LED lights which made them look fabulous!
Everyone who came enjoyed the production and we even got a letter to the editor!
