Kā mihi o te Aweneti (tata ki) ki a koutou katoa, Advent (almost) greetings to you all, We are almost at Advent (one week)! Time flies! Advent is a time of preparation in the Church, and we hope this newsletter prepares you well for the last few weeks of school. Please read things carefully and … Continue reading Newsletter #19 2023 / Pānui-ā-Kura #19 2023 (24/11/2023) →

Tēnā rā koutou katoa, I hope the first week of swimming has gone well for all those involved! We have a few updates below that will interest most. Lots of work is going on in the school whilst swimming is on. Hopefully the next newsletter will have photos of all the new things in the … Continue reading Newsletter #18 2023 / Pānui-ā-Kura #18 2023 (09/11/2023) →

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) →