Horohopu

"Today we learnt how to play a game called Horohopu.  We were given the rules in groups of 3 or 4 and had to read them and rewrite them in our own words.  Once we had learnt the game rules, we practiced throwing and spinning the poi toa.  A poi toa is a poi that is used for games, not for kapa haka or performance.  We split into bibs and non-bibs for a game and Whaea Pip was the ref (kaiwawao) and threw the poi toa in from Te Marama into Te Ara.  We started out making mistakes but during the game, we got better and better.  One of the hardest things is to catch the poi toa by the aho (the tail) without touching the tī (the ball part).  It's fun!"  - Mason A, Keesha, Kayla, Te Aute, Arana.

We can't wait to beat you in a game tomorrow, Kea!  :)