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) →

Kia ora koutou, I hope the you had an amazing Easter! We are looking forward to seeing you all again on Wednesday. Here is a short newsletter with some important updates regarding classrooms, toilets, etc. I will write who it affects at the top of each section so you can scroll until you get to … Continue reading Newsletter #6 2023 / Pānui #6 2023 →

Kia orāna, kumusta, talofa e te whānau, Firstly, a massive thank you to all of our families for righting our waste free lunches. We have had a big push as laziness had set in with waste and uniform. About six years ago, our students in the Enviro Team asked our Board to make a waste … Continue reading Newsletter #4 2023 / Pānui #4 2023 →

Kia ora koutou, I hope you have had as an exciting week as we have!!! I start with a comment regarding the news in Stuff.  As you may be aware a convicted pedophile has been placed somewhere in the community. It stated in the article that all schools and preschools were made aware of this … Continue reading Newsletter #3 2023 / Pānui #3 2023 →