Franklin Multicultural Festival 2024

Saturday 10th March, Pukekohe Indian Hall

Kia ora Whanau,

We are so excited your child is in our Kapa Haka team. We will be having our kapa haka wananga and practise for Franklin Multicultural Festival this Sunday 10th March at Glenbrook School.  

It starts at 12pm for the girls and 1pm for the boys and will finish around 3.30pm. You are welcome to stay or drop off. Please bring snacks and or a plate of kai for sharing.  for sharing. 

Students will be fitted for their kapa haka uniform. Can we please have some parents to help fit uniforms and iron them. 

We perform at the Franklin Multicultural Festival on Saturday 16th March. Students need to be at the Pukekohe Indian Hall at 3.30pm. We perform around 4.10pm.

At the Franklin Multicultural Festival:

Boys will need to bring and wear a pair of plain black shorts. Girls will need to wear dark underclothes and have their hair in a bun. 

Please make sure students are wearing no jewellery other than cultural artefacts such as a manaia, pounamu etc. No coloured chalk or hair spray. We will need parents to help put moko on, assist girls with hair and to prepare our students.

If you child is unable to participate at the Franklin Multicultural Festival, please let me know urgently so we are not relying on you. 

Nga mihi nui, 

Ms Lysandra Stuart

Principal

stuartl@glenbrook.school.nz