Last Friday we received the sad news that one of our ex-students had passed away due to health reasons.  
Shanaia Rhind-Hapuku was attending Waimahia Intermediate but had done most of her primary schooling at Weymouth Primary School. Shanaia was a beautiful soul, who epitomised our Weymouth Way, who loved to dance and sing, and had the most beautiful smile.  Shanaia was also a doting and caring big sister to Eliena who still currently attends our school.  On behalf of our school community, we would like to extend our love and prayers to Shanaia’s whānau at this difficult time.  May the love and support from your whānau and friends help you find peace and comfort in the days and weeks to come.  Arohanui.

We had a fabulous week celebrating the Samoan Language Week.  Learning was integrated with the rich language and culture of Samoa.  Fa’afetai lava to our parents that attended a fono to discuss learning opportunities, and contribute to the opening and closing assembly.  Fa’afetai to our Samoan students who took the lead with our assemblies and our morning notices to the whole school. Fa’afetai tele lava to Nove’s mum, Pepe, for making Koko Laisa for our whole school to try.  Thank you also to all our wonderful families who contributed to our shared morning tea.  Our children were very well fed and left with full bellies.  Please make sure you visit your child’s class blogs to view the learning that took place.  

This week our Board of Trustees attended the NZ School Boards Association 34th Annual Conference in Wellington.  This annual conference provides professional development and up to date information for Boards of Trustees, enabling them to govern schools more effectively.  Thank you to our Board of Trustees for the commitment you’ve made to governing our school:  Cameron Hughes (Presiding Member), Lawren Matrix, Maurice Guptill, Courtney Mahani, Ane Sin, Deirdre Carraher, Maiken Petersen.  We appreciate you all.

Thank you to the families who have registered to attend our Reading Workshops which aims to provide you with ideas to support your child/ren at home. Our first session was this Wednesday.  The remaining two workshops will be held on Wednesday 12th and Wednesday 19th June from 6pm-7pm.

Next week will be Mr Walker’s last week at our school.  Mr Walker has worked in many classrooms across our school as one of our Weymouth Angels, supporting teachers, individual students and groups of students with their learning.  Mr Walker is also our afternoon caretaker who helps to look after our school environment.  We will be farewelling Mr Walker on Wednesday 12 June with a special assembly in the hall at 11.30am.  Please feel free to join us on this day.

One of the things we are continuing to focus on this term is student attendance.  You will hear us talking about this with you and with our students as it remains a strong subject of conversation amongst our staff.   

If a student misses one day of school every two weeks, they miss more than a whole year of school by 16 years of age. As a parent or caregiver, you, alongside our school, play a key role in building strong habits of regular school attendance.

All students are legally required to attend school every day and it is a shared responsibility to make sure students attend and engage in learning from when they first start school.

You must let the school know if your child is going to be absent or intends to be absent for a portion of the school term for whatever reason, like a tangi or medical procedure.  Family holidays or taking time off for extracurricular activities (not organised by school) are not acceptable reasons for being absent.

 

We know that autumn has certainly brought its crisp mornings and winter is coming with all its chills, bugs and colds.  Knowing if your child is well enough to go to school can be tricky at times. Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora have refreshed their guidance for schools and parents to use to help make that call. Check out the Ministry of Education website for more information. If you are still unsure, get in touch with us.

 

At our school we have strong processes and hygiene practices in place to make sure our school environment is as healthy as possible for our students and our staff. 

 

If you're struggling at home with getting your child to school, talk to us! Our school is committed to supporting your child to attend school and building a culture that fosters excellent attendance by having:

·    School staff who have strong relationships with students and whānau.  

·    A school culture that recognises your child and your family for who they are, where they come from and who they want to be.

·    A school community that does everything to make sure students are at school, and they are participating and progressing in their education.

Parents and caregivers can find more information here.

T2 Wk 5 Thursday 30 May 2024
 
Rm 2 Niyansh Samy For contributing to class discussions and sharing his ideas with others. Ka pai Niyansh!
Rm 3 Rychus Rolleston For striving for the best every day of the week, and getting better with each new day. 
Ka mau te wehi, Rychus!
Rm 4 Venusula Faasavalu For consistently demonstrating our school values of respect and honesty. Tino pai rawa atu
Rm 5 James Stevens For always being a kind and helpful member of room 5. Well done James!
Rm 6  Psalms Lui For being a kind and caring member of Room 6 and always helping others.
Rm 7 Alexander Murfitt For making great choices in class that help him with his learning! Ka pai!
Rm 8 Surina Ioane For striving for the best in her learning! Keep up the awesome work!
Rm 9 Ngaire Mihaka For Being "an amazing learner in Akomanga Iwa, always ready to help others with a beautiful smile."
Rm 10 Miley Poumale For participating and embracing songs and dances from a different culture to her own! Malo lava!
Rm 11 Liulangi Falatau For working really hard in her reading and writing and showing respect and honesty in her behaviour.
Rm 12 Kiahn Nepe Apatu For consistently demonstrating our school values of respect and honesty. Tino pai rawa atu Kiahn! 
Rm 13 Clairence Nasilasila For showing remarkable improvement in all curriculum areas.
Rm 14 Sophia Kasi For consistently doing her best in all areas of learning, and striving to follow the Weymouth Way!   
Rm 15 Toloa Lousiale For demonstrating consistent effort in all curriculum areas, and proudly sharing his learning with other kaiako at Weymouth! Ka pai Toloa!
Rm 16 Jasmine Reeves for her positive attitude and the consistent effort that she has put into all learning so far.
Whakakake ki a koe!
Rm 17 Nivish Kumar For consistently demonstrating our school values of respect and honesty. Tino pai rawa atu Nivish!
Rm 18 Taha Ali For always showing the Weymouth Way in everything he does. Malo lava Taha!
Rm 19 Preston Siala For sharing his knowledge and understanding of Gagana Samoa.  Fa’afetai tele lava.
Rm 20 Joyce Saulala For her efforts during literacy - keep striving for the best Joyce! Whāia te iti kahurangi!
Rm 23 Losaline Moala For exemplifying the value of Tautua and for always offering to help her peers and her teacher! You are an amazing role model in our class!   

T2 Wk 6 Thursday 7 June 2024

Rm 2 Mateo Simoneti For learning all of his pink words, alphabet letters and sounds. We are so proud of you!
Ka pai Mateo!
Rm 3 Roy Nosa For his determination, enthusiasm, and progress in learning to read.  Tino pai, Roy!
Rm 4 Ratu Tuidraki For having a fantastic start in Room 4 and having a positive attitude in our learning activities.
Well done Ratu!
Rm 5 Stormy Numanga Her kind and cheerful attitude, Stormy you are an amazing friend in room 5! Well done Stormy!
Rm 6 Shanaya Deo For always being respectful and striving for the best. Tino pai, Shanaya!
Rm 7 Leilani McShane For her amazing performance during Samoan Language Week.
Rm 8 Erjot Sandhu For showing ‘We Think’ and ‘We Learn’ by making good choices to help her with her learning. Ka pai!
Rm 9 Elijah Tahifote  "For always striving for the best in all areas of learning”. Well done Elijah!
 Rm 10 Wilson-John Koluse For showing ‘We Think’ and ‘We Learn’ by making good choices to help him with his learning. Ka pai!
Rm 11 Manaia Mahe For showing Weymouth Way in his behaviour all the time.
Rm 12 JJ Falatau For always striving for the best in all curriculum areas and upholding our Weymouth Way. You are a star!
Rm 13 Ilani Thompson For showing excellent progress in all the curriculum areas especially writing.
Rm 15 Angelina Fotu For her excellent progression in maths, and helping her peers graciously when they don’t understand. Ka pai Angelina!
Rm 16 Selanau Sitaleki For her positive attitude and the consistent effort she puts into all classroom learning activities. Kia mau tonu!
Rm 17 Ivan Vinod For his positive attitude towards mathematics and literacy! Keep up the great effort Ivan!
Rm 18 Norah Le Vaela’a-George For following the Weymouth Way and looking after our environment. Fa’afetai Norah Le!
Rm 19 Piri Turetahi-Henry For working hard to complete her learning tasks.  Tau kē Piri!
Rm 23 Soape Folau For dedicating himself to his learning and making good choices in the classroom.
Eco Warrior Award Londyn Ballentine-Fortes Rm 20 Ashleen Reddy Rm 20 Azima Kobir Ahmed Rm20
For seeing the compost bins were all mixed up and sorting it out rather than walking away.
Great use of initiative kotiro ma!
CRT PEClass of the Week Room 19 For their teamwork, listening, and determination to complete some difficult activities. Ka rawe!
CRT MĀRAClass of the Week Room 15 For showing integrity while working with Whaea Deirdre this week. You make very good choices which makes working with you very enjoyable. Ka pai to mahi!

 



 
 
 

Our school uniform is compulsory and all students must adhere to the rules applying to uniform.  Uniforms should be named so they can be returned if found.  A Lost Property bin is located by the staffroom.  See Miss Raema if you are unsure where to look.

Monday:  Students may wear their House T-Shirt, or school uniform

Tuesday - Thursday:  Students must wear their school uniform

Friday:  Students may wear their school uniform or may wear non-uniform clothing appropriate for a school day

There is now only limited stock available at The Warehouse Clendon, however, if you can't find what you are looking for, all our uniforms can now be purchased online through our new supplier 'My School Uniform'.  Please click on this link to make your order:  https://myschooluniform.nz/.  

Please be aware that delivery may take a few days.   We have samples of our uniform available at the the office for sizing.  Please don't hesitate to contact our school office if you need support.

12 June - Reading Workshop - parents 6.00pm - 7.00pm

19 June - Walk to School Bus Wednesday

19 June - Reading Workshop - parents 6.00pm - 7.00pm

21 June - Whole School Sports/House Event

27 June - Matariki Market Day (11.30am-12.30pm)

27 June - Sharing of Learning Day with whānau (8.30am to 3.30pm)

28 June - MATARIKI Holiday (School is closed)

5 July - Term 2 Finishes (School Closes @2pm)

22 July - Term 3 Starts ( Powhiri @10.30am)