Fakamālo atu kia te koutou uma, (greetings everyone), Firstly, before the newsletter starts, if you are one of the many parents parking on yellow lines straight outside our entrance, obstructing our road patrol children, forcing bikers into the car lanes, risking their lives or pushing cars to the centre of the road, STOP!!!! We are … Continue reading Newsletter #17 2023 / Pānui-ā-Kura #17 2023 (26/10/2023) →

Ni sa bula vinaka kece sara (Greetings everyone), Welcome to the week of the Vosa Vakaviti (Fijian Language). We only have a few children with links to Fiji, but we celebrate anyway. This year’s theme for Macawa ni Vosa Vakaviti – Fijian Language Week is Me vakabulabulataki, vakamareqeti, ka vakaqaqacotaki na vosa vakaviti, which means, … Continue reading Newsletter #16 2023 / Pānui-ā-Kura #16 2023 (13/10/2023) →

Kā mihi o te rā whakamutuka o te wāhaka nei ki a koutou katoa, End of term greetings to you all, Kua tae mai tātau ki te pito o te wātaka nei. I mākū te wāhaka i te timataka, kua kī i kā mate. I te mutuka, kai te whiti mai te rā, kai te … Continue reading Newsletter #15 2023 / Pānui-ā-Kura #15 2023 (22/09/2023) →

Malo e lelei, mālō ni, talofa, kia orāna kōtou, kia ora koutou, Pasifika greetings to start this newsletter. Why?  Next week is Tongan Language Week. Whilst it feels like there is a language week most weeks, what’s important is the realisation of the importance of maintaining and developing language.  Language intertwines with culture.  It is … Continue reading Newsletter #14 2023 / Pānui-ā-Kura #14 2023 (1/09/2023) →

Kumusta! Maligayang pagdating to Filipino Language and Culture Week!  Although this is not an official week in New Zealand, we celebrate it due to one third of our student population being of Filipino descent.  We also look forward to an ‘All Cultures Week’ later in the year! (for any culture who never got a week). … Continue reading Newsletter #13 2023 / Pānui #13 2023 (18/08/2023) →

Turou, ‘aere mai, tāpiri mai ki te epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani, (well we are more at the end of Cook Island Language Week but welcome to it anyway!  Two days left!) The Cook Islands indigenous language is more at risk than NZ Māori now.  We have two students of Cook Island descent … Continue reading Newsletter #12 2023 / Pānui #12 2023 (03/08/2023) →

Nau mai, tauti mai ki te wāhaka kura hou! Nau mai, tauti mai ki te tau hou Māori! Nau mai, tauti mai ki ō mātou kaiako hou! Welcome to the new term, the new year (Māori Calendar) and our new teachers! It has been a really busy break getting rooms tidied up and work ready … Continue reading Newsletter #11 2023 / Pānui #11 2023 (21/07/2023) →

End of Term Newsletter! Kā mihi o te wā matariki me puaka ki a koutou katoa, just like that, half of the year is gone and we find ourselves at the midpoint of the Gregorian calendar, but more importantly for us as New Zealanders, we find ourselves at the end of the Māori calendar. Almost … Continue reading Newsletter #10 2023 / Pānui #10 2023 (26/06/2023) →

Kia ora koutou, talofa, kumusta, kia orāna Lots of photos in this newsletter! The end of term newsletter is coming up in just over a week lots of information in it. In the meantime, enjoy all the events over the last few weeks. It’s been busy!!! Note: Italics=Māori, italics and bold=Cook Island Māori  Our Big … Continue reading Newsletter #9 2023 / Pānui #9 2023 (13/6/2023) →

Talofa lava, Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa 2023 / Samoa Language Week 2023 MITAMITA I LAU GAGANA, MAUA’A LOU FA’ASINOMAGA BE PROUD OF YOUR LANGUAGE AND GROUNDED IN YOUR IDENTITY O le autu e faatatau ma faamamafaina la ta gagana Samoa. O le gagana o le faavae lea o le malamalama’aga o le tagata i … Continue reading Newsletter #8 2023 / Pānui #8 2023 (29/5/2023) →