KIA ORA FROM TIMARU:  My Principal’s Talanoa comes from much further south than Manurewa, much further south than Wellington, and a little further south from Christchurch… Kia ora from Timaru! On Wednesday evening, Whaea Danielle, Mrs Miers, Mrs Johnson and I flew to Christchurch then drove two hours to Timaru to attend a Relationships-First Wānaka - a conference attended by schools across New Zealand that share the same pedagogy.  Mrs Miers and I were very privileged to be asked to present a workshop on our school’s journey with the Relationships-First kaupapa, and in particular how we are sustaining this in our school.  We got to hear the impact stories from schools in South Canterbury and their implementation of Relationships-First.  We were fortunate to be able to listen to Emeritus Russell Bishop, and other experts that champion his research, and look forward to bringing back ideas to strengthen what we currently do at Weymouth Primary School.

Ngā mihi nui to Bec Kaukau, our relieving Principal over the last two days, for supporting our teachers and students while our leadership team is away - it was very much appreciated.

WEETBIX TRYATHLON:  Congratulations to all the 52 students who participated in the 2025 Weetbix Tryathlon on Wednesday.  We think that you are all amazing and are so very proud of you!  We had children run, bike, and swim their hearts out and had lots of whānau out there supporting them.  A massive thank you to Mrs Johnson for organising this fantastic event for our students, and to the supporting teachers and whānau that helped to get our students to the event at Mountfort Park.  

ROTOROA ISLAND:  On Tuesday 19 November the Year 6 students from the Rangi Team and their teachers visited Rotoroa Island, an endangered bird sanctuary and conservation park one hour from Auckland by ferry in the Hauraki Gulf.  Our children were privileged to walk and explore this amazing island where educators supported them to experience island wildlife and conservation.  Thank you to Whaea Deirdre for overseeing the organisation of this amazing opportunity for our students, to our teachers for supporting this event, and to the whānau who came to help supervise.  We appreciate you all and thank you for making this happen.

ZOO TRIP:  On Thursday 14 November our Te Awa and Papa teams hopped onto buses and made the trip into the city to visit the Auckland Zoo.  Our children enjoyed a leisurely day exploring the animals.  Thank you to the whānau who helped to supervise groups of children on the day - we couldn’t have done it without you.  

PAINTERS CLUB WITH CELENE MILLER: We have been very fortunate to have the expertise of Celene Miller to come and work with some of our Maunga Team children (Year 4/5) and teach them some new painting techniques and skills that they can apply to their artwork.  Check out some of their masterpieces!

  

ATHLETICS DAY!!:  On Friday 29 November, Weymouth Primary School will be holding an Athletics Day.  

Our Juniors (Moana, Te Awa and Papa Teams) will be participating in athletic-type activities based at school between 9.30-12.30pm.

Our Seniors (Maunga and Rangi Teams) will be participating in Athletic events at Jellicoe Park, Manurewa.  We will be transporting our children to and from the park by bus, leaving at 9am and returning by 3pm. 

Whānau are welcome to come along! 

 

Faith Aloiai-Ratu
Why are bananas good at being spies?
Because they keep their eyes peeled!

Taphina Teariki
Why did the cookie go to the doctor?
Because he felt crummy!

Felisita Finau
What time did the man go to the dentist?
Tooth thirty!
 

Finn Cunningham
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Because it was running away from KFC! 

We are now taking enrolments for 2025 for new entrants and older children. Enrolment packs are available at our school office.

We welcome you all and look forward to meeting our new families.

Rm 1 Honey-Mei Diamond For always giving everything a go and trying your best! You have settled so well into Room 1!
Rm 2 Kayden Michell Horne For trying his best with his handwriting. Ka pai, Kayden!
Rm 3 Ngatama Nootai For amazing progress in handwriting and writing!  Your hard work and determination are shining through.
Rm 5 Lyndon Godinet-Rangitaawa For always trying his best in all of his learning! Well done Lyndon! 
Rm 6 Moana Tuivailala For always showing kindness to others.
Rm 7 Hadrian Peka For working hard and striving to achieve his best!
Rm 8 Matty Dakuvula For awesome use of adjectives in your writing! Keep up the great work!
Rm 9 Aliyna-Rose Herewini-Te Poono For being an amazing helper on the zoo trip!
Rm 10 J.J Eteuati Emana For using visual information to help him read texts.
Rm 11 Camron Poh For showing the Weymouth way and values all the time.
Rm 12 Kiahn Nepe Apatu For always trying his best and helping others.
Rm 14 Theodore Nguyen For a very creative piece of independent writing. Ka pai Theodore! 
Rm 15 Sativa Murray-Samuel, Anja Niuila, Dray Petaia For your amazing start at Weymouth this term.
We’re so glad you’re a part of Akomanga 15!
Rm 16 Isabella Sina For her positive attitude and consistent effort that she puts in all learning areas. Miharo Isabella!
Rm 17 Jayde Wind For always striving for the best with her learning.
Rm 18 Kaiya Witehira For having a great attitude to school and striving for her best. Keep it up Kaiya!
Rm 19 Logan Manesa For always demonstrating the Weymouth Way and his service as a leader.
Rm 20 Jendaya Kalavi For her positive attitude every day in service and the Weymouth Way!
Rm 21 Shivish Kumar For his good listening skills.
Rm 23 Faith Patu For her always going above and beyond when helping her peers! Keep up the amazing work! 
CRT MĀRA Class of the Week Room 1 For your huge improvement in listening and managing yourselves.
You are superstars! Tau ke akomanga tahi!!
Eco Warrior Award Camron Poh Rm 11 For your amazing effort picking up rubbish on our walking school bus. Tau ke Camron!
Road Patrol Award Maryjane Haupini-Brown-Otton Rm20 For always being on time. Ka pai to mahi Maryjane!
Travelwise Award The Thompson Family - Jaxus, Ilani, Mihayla and Tyber For travelling to school by foot and always doing so safely. You stay together and keep an eye on each other. Tu meke whānau!!

T4 Wk 6 Friday 22 November 2024
Rm 1 Vaka Tahifote For always showing the Weymouth Way and being such a kind friend.
Rm 2 Edward Finau For trying his best in class. Well done, Edward!
Rm 3 Zahra Roberts For her incredible progress and effort in learning fractions.
Rm 4 Kiara Kumar For always showing the Weymouth Way.
Rm 5 James Stevens For giving everything a go in his learning. Well done James!
Rm 6 Kimiora Petero For always going above and beyond in helping others. I truly appreciate it. Thank you!
Rm 7 John-Eze Matrix Ka whakaaro tātou - contributing during whole class discussions.
Rm 8 Bryan Titimaea For writing incredible sentences that tick all the checklist Keep up the great work!
Rm 9 Dallas Morris For making tremendous progress with maths. Keep up the good mahi, Dallas!
Rm 10 Lyca Nemaia For confidently answering questions by skimming and scanning the text.
Rm 12 Aylin Shakari For such wonderful progress in all curriculum areas this year!
Rm 15 Eli Langi For such wonderful progress in all curriculum areas this year! Ka rawe Eli!
Rm 16 Brayden Poh For his positive attitude and consistent effort in achieving his learning goals.
You’re a superstar, Brayden!
Rm 17 Gerome Olvido For always showing the Weymouth Way. Ka rawe Gerome.
Rm 18 Rourke Van Der Linden For being a great role model and showing others how to look after our environment 

Rm 19 Preston Siala For stepping up as a leader and taking care of akomanga 19’s devices.
Rm 20 Lei Letele For outstanding progression in maths this year! Ka rawe Lei!
Rm 21 Melani Vaifo’ou For being a good listener and Showing Weymouth Way.
Rm 23 John-Boy Herewini For his amazing work in reading and writing! Keep up the awesome mahi!!!! 

  

Our school pool is now open, so classes will have their set times to swim.
Please make sure children's togs and towels are all named.

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.

29 November -  Athletics Day

12 December -  Prize Givings:

                            Te Awa/Papa 9.30am

                            Moana 11.30am

                            Maunga & Rangi 1.15pm

13 December - Leaders Assembly certificates for service for 2024. 

                            10am - hall

16 December - Year 6 Graduation

                             6-8.30pm
                            Meet your new teacher 9am to 11am 2025

                            Reports go home

17 December - BOT meeting 6pm

18 December - Year 6 Trip - Papakura Pools

19 December -  Term 4 ends - School finishes @ 2pm