Samoan Language Week

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Talofa lava
‘O la tätou gagana Sämoa i Niu Sila      ‘Our Samoan language in New Zealand’

This week we celebrate the third most used language in NZ, the Samoan language.  The theme of Samoan Language Week 2013 is "Fafaga fanau i upu ma tala. Tautala i lau gagana" or "Feed the children with words and stories. Speak your language".

Children have been busy this week doing activities around this theme. Our assembly on Friday will celebrate our Samoan Language week.

Tomorrow (Friday) we are re-arranging the timetable so that we can accommodate the visit of the Samoan performance group for Ham Boys High.  The assembly time has been changed from 9am start to 12.30pm start.

Therefore the rearranged timetable for Friday is as follows;

08.45am               Schools starts as normal

10.25am               Morning tea break as normal
10.45am               School resumes as normal
11.45am               Lunch break starts
12.30pm               Lunch break ends and Full school Samoan Language celebration assembly begins and HBHS Performance
1.45pm                School assembly finishes (approx.) Classes back to their rooms
2.30pm                 Lowering of the Samoan National Flag
2.45pm                 End of school as normal

Steve Ostermann             Principal