On Friday myself and Year 5s were lucky to go to the Māori Film Festival at Ngā Purapura. Lots of schools from all over Ōtaki were there to watch Shrek in Te Reo Māori. First we headed off on the bus on a beautiful sunny Ōtaki morning. The bus was pretty noisy with all the excitement! For many students it was their first time at Ngā Purapura.
Next we all piled into the makeshift movie theatre and we learnt a song that we would sing to the cast as they came into the theatre. It was a bit tricky but we all tried really hard. Then the cast arrived and they enjoyed our singing. They sat on the small stage and were asked some questions by some students. They were all super funny!
After that the lights went down and the movie started. Everyone liked the music and sang along. The movie went for a long time but the audience all seemed to really enjoy it. Harata wished we had popcorn. Finally when it was over we headed out into the pouring rain to catch our bus back to school.