Kia ora koutou, talofa lava and warm greetings to our Weymouth Community, Parents, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles, Cousins and our beautiful Tamariki.

Farewell to Ms Clark

On Friday we farewelled the teacher of Room 10, Ms Louisa Clark.  Ms Clark started at Weymouth Primary School in 2017 and has had varying roles during this time.  Ms Clark was a mentor teacher for beginning teachers, trained as a reading recovery teacher, and also oversaw our Travelwise portfolio for a few years.  Ms Clark leaves us to teach in a satellite class at Howick College, supporting students with additional needs.  We wish Ms Clark and her whānau all the very best.  We have advertised for a replacement teacher, and hope we can appoint one to start in Term 3.  In the meantime, we will have our release & relieving teachers supporting Room 10 for the last two weeks of the term.

Education Review Office Visit

Last week we welcomed a Review Officer, Carol Bashford, from the Education Review Office to do a scheduled review.  Our last review was in 2018.  Carol spent some time prior to her visit reviewing many of our key school documents, and then spent two days with us at school, reviewing all our systems, processes, and teaching and learning that happens at Weymouth Primary School. During this time, Carol observed in classes across the school, interviewed a group of students, and held discussion meetings with our Presiding Board member, our leadership team, and other staff members.  We look forward to the final report due next term.

Cross Country

Thank you to all the whānau that came to support your children with this event on Friday.  Our children have been practicing over the past few weeks and certainly put a lot of effort into their training.  A big thank you to Mrs Johnson for the organisation of our Cross Country and to the many hands that went into supporting the set-up, pack-down and marshalling on the day.  The timing of the races went well up until lunchtime, but unfortunately, there was an error on our part where races were started earlier than scheduled, resulting in whānau missing out on seeing their child/ren run.  We apologise again for the unintentional upset caused, and hope that the whānau of our Year 0-2 children will be able to join us on Tuesday 24 September for a re-run just for our Year 0-2 children.  Notices will come home on Monday 16 September with more details.

School Uniform

We are noticing that some students are wearing non-uniform clothing on days where school uniform is required to be worn.  This also includes inappropriate jewellery, such as large chains.  A reminder that we offer the following options:

Monday:   House Shirt or School Uniform

Tuesday - Thursday:  School Uniform

Friday:  Non-uniform clothing or School Uniform

If you have any uniform items that your child no longer fits, and you’d like to donate these to the school, please hand these into the school office.  

Yellow Lines - No parking or stopping 

There are broken yellow lines on the edge of the road outside our school, both on Evans Road and on Estuary Road.  These broken yellow lines indicate no parking or stopping.  Please help to keep our children safe by ensuring that you do not park on these lines. The yellow lines on Estuary Road allow our Road Patrol monitors to have clear view of on-coming traffic so they can safely put their signs out and cross children safely.  When cars are parked on these yellow lines, their visibility is compromised and therefore makes it unsafe.  Don’t be offended if our staff ask you to politely move.

Te Wiki o te reo Māori - we look forward to a week of celebrating Te Reo Māori, and look forward to the learning that comes along with it.  

Ngā mihi

Whaea Moana

Acting Principal

History
The first school in Weymouth was opened on 7 September 1891, at a site on Weymouth Road. It soon became the focal point for the Weymouth community, and was the site of major social events, including concerts and dances. In 1914, the All Saints Anglican Church hall was built adjacent to the site, and as the school grew, classes began to be held in the hall. In 1946, the Education Board closed the school due to overcrowding, and students were moved to central Manurewa schools.

By 1960, Weymouth had grown enough that a school was established again for the community, which opened on Evans Road.

On Tuesday 5th September Maunga Team and Rangi Team year 5's attended The Lion King Show at the Due Drop Centre.
The African savanna was brought to life on stage, with Simba, Rafiki and an unforgettable cast of characters as they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle and back again in this inspiring, coming of age tale.
It was filled with lots of awesome costumes, singing, laughter and drama which captured our students attention.
They really enjoyed this show, put on by the National Youth Theatre.

Here's what 7 of our superstars got up to on Saturday 31st August in the pouring rain! We are so proud of them, give them a big congratulations when you see them for finishing off the year of Project Wy. Absolute legendary kids!!!
A huge "THANK YOU " to Mrs Johnson and our lovely parents for supporting our tamariki. Tau kē!

Zara the Zebra
Last week we were lucky enough to have a visit from Auckland Transport and Zara the Zebra.
Zara aims to remind us of how important it is to cross the road safely
Use pedestrian crossings
Listen to our road patrol monitors
Look both ways to make sure the road is clear
Walk
Walk your wheels
Let’s all remind our tamariki of these things.

Last term our school was involved in the replanting of Te Hīrea Reserve. These plants are starting to grow beautifully but it has come to our attention that some plants are being taken and damaged.
This is very sad as we worked so hard and we want to improve our local area.

We would love you to support us in our improvement efforts by sharing with your friends and whānau the importance of our local taiao/environment and of the hard work our students have done here.

WEYMOUTH PRIMARY
2024 PRINCIPAL AWARDS


T3 Wk 7 Friday 6 September 2024
 
Rm 1 Ameerah De Leon For becoming so independent and giving things a go!
Rm 2 Solomon Feite For sounding out the words in reading and trying his best. Well done Solomon!
Rm 3 Huzaifah Khan For doing an amazing job with his spelling.  Miharo!
Rm 4 Venusula Faasavalu For putting in great effort in Maths all the time!
Rm 5 Robert Shelford For trying his hardest in all areas of school work and being respectful of the class and others. Well done Robert!
Rm 6 Jake Cunningham For always showing the Weymouth Way and great enthusiasm in his learning!
Rm 7 Leilani McShane For her leadership role in all areas of learning!
Rm 8 Maioha Petero For taking great ownership of her learning and always striving for her best! You are awesome!
Rm 9 Noah Leasuasu For trying his best in all the areas of learning! 
Rm 10 Reign Kitson For demonstrating teamwork and leadership skills during Inquiry learning. Ka rawe Reign!
Rm 11 Kymani Mulitalo For demonstrating enthusiasm for learning maths. Miharo!  
Rm 12 Larson Tu’ua For doing an amazing job with his Maths.  Miharo!
Rm 13 A J Fainu Tekeu For consistently showing improvement in his writing.
Rm 14 Tainui Rameka-Clark For working hard and making amazing progress in his reading. Ka rawe! 
Rm 15 Rozhyar Shakari For making a wonderful effort to consistently try your hardest and make good choices in and outside the classroom. Ka pai Rozhyar!
Rm 16 Brayden Poh For always willing to give things a go and help and bring joy to all those around him.
Rm 17 Joseph Tuivai For giving everything a go, and always displaying the Weymouth Way. Ka Rawe Joseph.
Rm 18 Jamisyn Joe For working hard in all areas of his learning and making great progress. Ka pai to mahi Jamisyn!
Rm 19 Jay-Jae Savage For working hard to achieve her goals and always offering to help her kaiako.
Rm 20 Jorja Morris For her kindness to all of her peers each and every day, ka pai Jorja!
Rm 23 Elisha Polutele For thinking of others and for always offering to help others! Keep up the amazing work Elisha!
Eco Warrior Award Moo Ken Blu Lay Ker Rm20 For taking a lead role when doing recycling duty around the school and always reminding others when it needs to be done. Ka pai to mahi Moo Ken!
Road Patrol Award Preston Siala Rm 19 For diligently performing his duty every time. Ka rawe Preston!
CRT MĀRAClass of the Week Room 16 For showing integrity through your hard mahi and positive choices. Ka pai to mahi koutou!
Travelwise Award Temprezt McGrath-Dixon Rm20 For joining us for Walk to School Wednesday and showing care and kindness to her little sister. What a great tuakana and role model you are. Tau ke Temprezt!

T3 Wk 8 Friday 13 September 2024

Rm 1 Pearl Te Huia For being a leader throughout our te reo Māori time and sharing your mātauranga with us! Ka mau te wehi Pearl!
Rm 2 Kayden Mitchell Horne For helping others when they were struggling to learn how to play whai games. Ka pai, Kayden!
Rm 3 Ivy Hanipale For making outstanding progress and meeting her reading goals with determination and enthusiasm.
Rm 4 Ayaan Qaium For always showing the Weymouth Way.Well done Ayaan!
Rm 5 Arsh Ali For giving everything a go in class! Well done Arsh! 
Rm 6 Kuulei McShane For always having a positive attitude towards her learning.
Rm 7 Kaylyn Mills For always showing the Weymouth Way and great enthusiasm in her learning!
Rm 8 OJ Sitaleki For striving for the best! Keep up the awesome work buddy!
Rm 9 Roucia Naidu For being so brave and trying hard even when learning gets tough! Keep up the great effort!"
Rm 10 DJ Hetutu-Davis For showing care and support towards his classmates when they needed help. Ka rawe DJ!
Rm 11 Willow Hawkins For coming to school on time everyday this week. Ka Pai!
Rm 12 Fereina Ah Ching For always showing the Weymouth Way and great enthusiasm in her learning!
Rm 13 Rayden Isaacs For showing significant improvement in his reading levels. Well done Rayden!
Rm 15 Angelina Fotu For your outstanding work in all curriculum areas! Ka Pai Angelina!
Rm 16 Nevaeh Fuimaono For her ability to work cooperatively and respectfully with all members of the class. Proud of you, Nevaeh!
Rm 17 George Asumadu For sharing his awesome maths knowledge and vocabulary, and using this knowledge to further his fractions learning. Keep it up George!
Rm 18 Alakhae Whaitiri For turning up to school and getting on with his learning. Ka rawe Alakhae!
Rm 19 Zayden Williams For always demonstrating the Weymouth Way and being helpful and respectful.
Rm 20 Maryjane Haupini-Brown-Otton For her consistency in literacy, showing improvement week-by-week! Ka pai Maryjane.
Rm 23 Caiden De Leon For working hard during reading and for memorising his spelling words!!! Keep up the awesome work!!!
 
 



 

Hi families, as you know, this time of year comes with many challenges such as colds and flu's. A lot of children are coming to school with coughs and runny nose's. We kindly ask if you have a spare box of tissues that you would like to donate to your child's classroom it would very much be appreciated.

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