Malo lava soifua, Next week we look forward to Samoan Language Week or Le Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa. The 2024 theme for Samoa Language Week is ‘Tautua i le alofa, manuia le lumana’i – Serve in love for a blessed future’.  What does the phrase ‘Tautua i le alofa’ mean?  The concept of tautua … Continue reading Newsletter #7, 2024/ Pānui-ā-kura #7 (24/05/2024) →

Kā mihi o te mutuka o te wāhaka tuatahi ki a koutou katoa, (End of term greetings to you all) Term one is the longest of this year, at 11 weeks, but it has flown by.  A lot has been happening at St Anne’s with a new structure to our classes, trips, tournaments, learning conferences, … Continue reading Newsletter #5, 2024 / Pānui-ā-kura #5, (8/04/2024) →

Nau mai, afio mai, oro mai ki te wiki o kā wīra! Welcome to Wheels Week! The words of the week are: kutarere = scooter and paihikara = bike A cool sentence, ‘Me haere tātou ki te kura mā kutarere/paihikara/raro!‘ (Let’s go to school by scooter/bike/walking) It has been so cool to see students biking … Continue reading Newsletter #3, 2024 / Pānui-ā-kura #3, (7/03/2024) →

Nau mai, hoki mai anō e te whānau whānui ki tēnei tau hōu kura!!!! We hope you had a great Christmas and summer break. It was great to see all of our children back on Wednesday last week. As usual, our newsletter will be large but remember, at the end will be all the dates … Continue reading Newsletter #1 2024 / Pānui-ā-kura #1 2024 (9/02/2024) →

Student attendance: Guide for parents and caregivers Every single day counts towards your child’s learning at school and gives your child the best chance to gain qualifications and do well in life. Parents’ and caregivers expectations Ākonga | Students are legally required to attend school every day. Support is available for families of children who … Continue reading Attendance →