#15 NEWSLETTER

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

Where has the term gone? We're three terms down now with only just one to go! Thank you to all our whānau for your support during the term. Thank you to all our staff for the amazing mahi you do each day to support all our students.

TE WIKI O TE REO MĀORI: A fabulous week of learning took place last week where our students took part in activities that developed their knowledge of Te Reo Māori. We are blessed here at our kura to have some key staff members who help to guide and lead us all in Te Reo Māori and Te Ao Māori. A big thank you to Whaea Danielle, Matua Reg, Whaea Sheree, Miss Pritchard and Mr Lloyd who lead our week of learning across the school. Ka mau te wehi!

We wish everyone a happy and safe term break! We look forward to seeing you all back on Monday 14 October. We will have a pōwhiri to welcome new whānau and staff at 10.30am which you are all most welcome to attend. As usual, there are many wonderful things lined up for our students next term. Here are just a few:

End of Year Reports
Prizegivings
Trip to Rotoroa Island for Year 6 students
Year 6 Graduation
CM Games for senior students
School-wide Athletics Day
Language Weeks: W1- Niue Language Week W2- Fiji Language Week. W3. Diwali / Tukelau Language Week

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS: education.govt.nz Your child needs the holidays to recharge their batteries and refresh themselves, ready for the next term. Holidays are also an opportunity to spend time with your child and have fun together. Keep it simple, affordable and fun. The key is enjoying time with your child – it doesn’t have to be a chore or cost a lot of money.

Tips to thrive

Take the pressure off yourself – decide that you’re just going to enjoy hanging out together without the hustle and bustle of the school term.
If you’re working in the holidays, use the evenings or time when you’re not working to have fun time with your child, free of the school time routines.
If you're signing your child up to school holiday programmes, let them be involved in choosing them - many programmes have a specific focus, like art and craft, or sports. Your child will have more fun if they're doing something they like.
Remember all the free, fun games and activities you enjoyed as a kid (before tablets, PlayStation and X-Box)? You’ll be surprised at just how much fun you’ll still have – and your kids will enjoy them too!
At the start of the holidays, get your child or children to write a couple of ideas for things to do in the holidays and put them in a jar. Each day, pull one out of the jar to do that day.
Especially with younger children, don’t forget the old favourites – Play-Doh, fingerpaints, water play and bubbles.
Cries of “I’m bored” are okay. Children often come up with their most creative play when they’re bored. Let them know it’s their choice to be bored, or they can choose not be bored.
Bring some balance into the holidays – organise some activities, but also have some quiet time each day, where everyone does something by themselves, including you! It could be reading, drawing or listening to an audio book.
Get your child involved in the day to day running of the household. They often like to help plan and make the meals. Helping with housework also teaches your child lots of important skills about being organised, being part of the family, cooperating and contributing.

Fun ideas

Organise play dates with friends.They’ll love the extra out-of-term time together, and it can be a way to share the childcare when you're working.
Let your child build a tent or hut using old sheets, blankets and odds and ends from around the house.
Get the whole family out into the fresh air. It could be a bike ride, a trip to the beach, or a visit to a park or reserve in your area that you’ve never been to before.
Plan an “expedition”. Take the bus or the train, and get them to map out a walking adventure. You could even take a snack and have a picnic. Young children will love dressing up in character for their adventure.
Get messy, check out the play ideas on the Ministry's website, use a tarpaulin, water and dishwashing liquid and make a “slip’n’slide” down a hill or start a vegetable garden. Play ideas – Ministry of Education
(external link)
Visit your marae or family you haven’t seen for a while. School holidays are a great time to talk to your kids about where they are from and who they are.
Take part in some of the free school holiday activities that libraries, local councils, and even shopping centres offer.
Think about the projects your child has been doing at school. You may find some activities, events or exhibitions in your area that will help your child to get a better understanding of what they’ve been learning at school. Or your child may have been on a school trip and want to go back and share it with you.
Have your kids find some music and make up a dance, or find a favourite story and make up a play. Maybe they can invite some family or friends over for the performance.

Friendly reminder that in Term 4 it is a requirement that all students will be wearing school hats.

WEYMOUTH PRIMARY
2024 PRINCIPAL AWARDS

T3 Wk 9 Friday 20 September 2024

Rm 1 Presteige Hinton For gaining confidence when speaking in front of her peers.
Rm 2 Niyansh Samy For working really hard on his sight words. We are so proud of you for reaching turquoise words! Ka pai, Niyansh.
Rm 3 Keiare Rigamoto For her enthusiasm and dedication during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, embracing every learning opportunity - from pūkana and kõwhaiwhai art to learning new Māori songs and saying the longest Māori place name. Ka mau te wehi, Keiare!
Rm 4 Pernice Tuipulotu For being a great friend and for being helpful to others within the classroom. Well done Pernice!
Rm 5 Lucy Nguyen For giving everything a go and always trying her best especially in writing! Well done Lucy.
Rm 6 Rain Peka For always having a positive attitude to learning and trying her best in class.
Rm 7 Ahirangi Manahi For being helpful to others and displaying manners within the classroom.
Rm 8 Kanui Brown For his enthusiasm and dedication during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori!
Rm 9 Jabari Wilson For always showing the Weymouth Way. You are a star!
Rm 12 Roxanne Apisaloma For showing the Weymouth Way by helping and caring for others. You’re a star Roxanne!
Rm 13 AJ Fainu Tekeu For sharing his speech in front of the whole class with confidence. Keep it up!
Rm 14 Evanna Heremaia For all of your hard work this term, and consistently showing all areas of the Weymouth Way!
Rm 15 Trace Tepania For alway showing a willingness to help those around him, and demonstrating the Weymouth way every day! Ka rawe Trace!
Rm 16 Avery Taurarii-Paul For increasing your confidence and participation in class. It is awesome to see your personality and sense of humour starting to shine through. Ka rawe!
Rm 17 Spencer Halaholo For always bringing a positive energy to the classroom and working to the best of his ability. Ka rawe Spencer.
Rm 18 Memory Williams For embracing Te wiki o te reo Maori and working hard on the challenges. Karawhiua Memory!
Rm 18 Whaea Trinity Thank you for being an amazing student teacher at our kura these past 4 weeks. All the best for the rest of your studies.
Rm 19 TJ Vincent Mō tōna kaha ki te kōrero Māori! Tau kē TJ!
Rm 20 Londyn Ballantine-Fortes For being brave and putting herself forward to speak at a whole school assembly! Ka pai Londyn!
Rm 23 Martin Hanno Thank you for your hard work in maths! You’re doing an amazing job with multiplication and division!
Eco Warrior Award Manuel McGregor-Kuki Rm 18 For your amazing kaitiakitanga towards our moana and taiao by picking up so much rubbish during our visit. Ka pai to mahi Manuel!

T3 Wk 10 Friday 27 September 2024

Rm 1 Hohepa Te Tamaki-King For ending off the term in such a positive way! Ka pai Hohepa!
Rm 2 Skyla Pritika For consistently giving her best effort in all areas of learning. You’ve had a fantastic start in Room 2 this term. Well done, Skyla!
Rm 3 Marley Nepe Apatu For an outstanding oral language presentation. You spoke with such confidence, loud and clear, and your presentation was a joy to watch! Ka mau te wehi!
Rm 4 Alanna Faith Makasini For always looking after our classroom resources and for showing others how to be a good student in Room 4. Well done Alanna!
Rm 5 Bjorn Nemaia For doing wonderful work in writing in all of term 3! Well done Bjorn!
Rm 6 Sekope Moala For being a motivated learner. Ka pai, Sekope!
Rm 7 Rose Azizi For having a positive attitude and showing kindness to others
Rm 8 Rayyan Kobir Ahmed For showing determination with his learning! Keep up the great work buddy!
Rm 9 Hannah Reid "For being brave and reciting your poem in front of the audience, you are a superstar!"
Rm 10 Vani Palu For always being kind and caring and showing the Weymouth way.
Rm 11 Ronav Kumar For taking initiative to complete daily tasks in class. Ka Pai!
Rm 12 Teniliah Autufuga For showing the Weymouth Way by helping and caring for others. You’re a star Teniliah!
Rm 13 Te Aroha Pohatu For always being ready to support your friends in need.
Rm 13 Linlee Johnson For consistently showing improvement in all the curriculum areas.
Rm 15 Anja Niuila For your wonderful start here at Weymouth! We can’t wait to get to know you better next term!
Rm 16 Max Henry For his great work in mathematics. Max is a great problem solver. Keep up the super effort Max!
Rm 17 Gerome Olvido For always using manners and showing respect in and outside of the classroom. Thanks Gerome!
Rm 18 Layken Apperley For showing others around him how to be a good citizen. Ka rawe Layken!
Rm 19 Taphina Teariki For being brave and resilient and presenting a speech with an important message.
Rm 20 Tony Fainu Tekeu For his commitment in writing - every time a challenge is set - you rise to it! Well done Tony!
Rm 23 Alice Jacobs For showing the Weymouth Way by helping and caring for others! You’re a star Alice!
Eco Warrior Award Kotuku Te Tamaki-King R23 For taking on the responsibility of lead rubbish collector while we were on our local hikoi. Kia pai to rå Kotuku!
CRT MĀRAClass of the Week Rm 23 For your integrity and self management skills when working in the måra and walking to our local reserve, Te Hirea. Tau ke, akomanga rua tekau ma toru!
Road Patrol Award MaryJane Haupini-Brown-Otton Rm20 For always being organised and on time to your duty. Ngå mihi nui MaryJane!
Travelwise Award Spencer Halaholo Rm17 For always attending your travelwise duty on a Wednesday. Ngå mihi nui Spencer!

#15 NEWSLETTER

FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2024

In This Issue

Acting Principal's Talanoa

Te Wiki o te Reo Maori

PUKUNA CHALLENGE

SHARING STUDENTS LEARNING

WHOLE SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY

ENROLMENTS 2025

PRINCIPAL AWARDS 2024

CELLPHONES AND OTHER PERSONAL DIGITAL DEVICES

BIBLE CLUB

UNIFORM

VIOLIN AND PIANO LESSONS

UPCOMING EVENTS