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

 

Samoan Language Week - 2025

I had the privilege of attending the opening of Samoan Language week @ Waimahia Intermediate and to take some of our Y6 students. The theme is Ia malu lou sā Folau i lagimā - A well grounded self is a successful self. This was evident in the confidence I witnessed of the Year 8 students who ran the ceremony and were so proud and confident as they spoke and conducted the ava ceremony too. You can see they were definitely successful in how grounded they are in their identity, language and culture. 

We are celebrating Samoan Language week next due to the short week this week and half our staff off site at professional development Thursday and Friday. I look forward to our celebrations next week as we give our students the opportunity to lead in their culture, language and identity and show how grounded they are in themselves as they share with their peers. 

Please join us for the opening ceremony on Monday at 10am. Our committee have arranged a wonderful week of learning for our students. 

ATTENDANCE - this week I received an email from the Ministry of Education to congratulate our school on our Term 2 attendance so far. We are sitting at a very high 80%, so a huge faafetai tele lava to all of you who are working hard to get your children to school every day. Our focus on weekly attendance and our little prizes weekly are really working. Keep it up everyone.

This week’s data:

A huge thank you also to everyone who is working harder to get your children to school on time. We actually start at 8.50am every day with karakia and himene to set us up for a successful day of learning. Let’s keep up the good work team. 

Government’s Budget Announcement for Education - it was great to see that Education had some wins in the budget. I am pleased lots are going into ‘Learning Support’ where it is desperately needed. We will now wait to see how it will work from next year onwards. 

Short term - there are only 3 weeks left for this term and we still have so many more opportunities we are offering our children. Information will be coming out soon for our Matariki Celebrations. 

A huge thank you to all our whanau for supporting this wonderful fundraiser to get PJs for as many of our students as possible who end up in Middlemore Hospital. We appreciate all of you.
WPS raised a whopping $510.20

Miss Lavakula has done an incredible job over the course of the year working with our boys with both rugby and league (with just a few player changes). Lunch and after school trainings, putting in so much of her time for the love of these kids and the sport! Shout out also to Marcel for supporting her with the sides and training and giving special tips and tricks!

They came second on Tuesday!!!!!!! An incredible feat from an awesome bunch of boys. Our kids shine at these tournaments and they are so respectful and they always show great sportsmanship. Head and shoulders above the rest.

Thank you Miss Lavakula and Marcel! You’re awesome!!!!

WEYMOUTH PRIMARY
2025 PRINCIPAL AWARDS


T2 Wk 5 Friday 30 May 2025
 

Rm21 Lockyer Tepana For showing good listening skills. 

Rm 1 Octayvia-Vail Marks For doing so well in our Literacy time, being able to sound them out and blend them together! Ka mau te wehi Octayvia-Vail! 

Rm 2 Waharai Mokaraka For settling well into Room 2 and always trying his best. Ka pai, Waharai!
Rm 3 Amorey Swart For making steady progress in reading and spotting word endings. Ka pai! 

Rm 4 Olivia Lovo For always trying her best in writing and making great progress. Keep striving for the best !
Rm 6 Huzaifah Khan For demonstrating a positive attitude in all learning areas. Keep it up!
Rm 7 Arsh Ali Trying really hard with the phonics during reading time! Tino pa Arsh!
Rm 8 Ivo Laulu For working really hard on his reading! Keep up the great work buddy!
Rm 9 Miah Fruean For being a sensible student in Room 9. You are amazing Miah!
Rm 10 Victory Robertson For being kind, caring and for showing a great attitude towards your learning. Ka pai Victory!
Rm 11 Martha- Marie Te Pana For being responsible and respectful in the classroom. Ka Pai! 

Rm 12 Luan Swart For being such a wonderful friend to others and always ready to help them. Ka Pai Luan!
Rm 13 Vincent Eteuati Emana For working hard to learn a new strategy in Maths and now being able to add two digit numbers. 

Rm 14 Joseph Vaimea For showing great willingness and determination to complete his work at school and at home, and for following the Weymouth Way by helping and supporting others in class.
Rm 15 Max Henry For always being kind, helpful and responsible. 
Rm 16 Tevita Afimeimounga For listening attentively in class and applying what he has heard in his learning. 

Rm 17 Liam Moon For your commitment to learning your different types of sentences, and including them in your writing. Ka rawe Liam! 

Rm 18 Mahayla Thompson For working hard during reading and writing! Keep up the amazing work Mahayla!!
Rm 20 Hadrian Peka For being such a kind and supportive friend in Room 20 this week, and a positive attitude towards your learning! 
Rm 19 Teahu Marks For demonstrating a positive attitude towards reading, Tau kē Teahu! 
Rm 22 Zahvayah Whittle Walker For her effort in her math learning. Tino pai Zahvayah!
Rm 23 Rachael Hohepa-Green For working diligently on all set tasks in class and striving for her best. Well done Rachael!

100% Attendance so far this term.
Moana Team - Jason Taufa from Room 4
Papa Team -  Santana Godinet-Rangitaawa from Room 12
Maunga Team - Zoe Siulua from Room 19
Rangi Team - Missy Pepe from Room 15

Class Attendance Winners
Moana Team - Room 2  with 82.35% Attendance
Papa Team - Room 8 with 89.09% Attendance
Maunga Team - Sweet 16 with 98.52% Attendance
Rangi Team - Room 23 with 95% Attendance  

T2 Wk 5 Friday 6 June 2025
 
Rm21 Tia Nadan For showing big progress in communication skills.
Rm 1 Shyla Paselio For working really hard in reading and writing! Ka mau te wehi Shyla!
Rm 2 Sila-Jay Matrix For trying his best during our literacy lessons. I am proud of you for working so hard, Sila-Jay!
Rm 3 Kian Jasim For fantastic progress in learning sight words.  Ka pai tō mahi, Kian!
Rm 4 Josiah Kingi-Tonga-Weh For always trying his best in class and being a wonderful role model to others.
Rm 6 Jordhyn Haika For always being a kind and helpful member of our class. You rock Jordhyn!
Rm 7 John-Eze Matrix For being an independent and self directed learner. Keep it up John-Eze!
Rm 8 Bjorn Nemaia For showing great determination while skipping! What a great mindset!
Rm 9 Elias- Kruze Mitchell For trying his best in Maths.Well done!
Rm 10 Nyra Ram For being a supportive buddy in our writing groups. Tino pai Nyra!
Rm 11 Nolleen Asiata-Waimotu For showing Weymouth's way and values all the time.
Rm 12 Santana Godinet-Rangitaawa For showing great sportsmanship during Counties Manukau Sports. Ka Pai Santana!
Rm 13 Psalms Lui For consistently showing improvement in Maths. 

Rm 14 Dillon Unuia For showing the Weymouth Values of honesty and respect in class, and putting effort into finishing his work.
Rm 15 Christine Vaka For always being respectful towards her peers and her teachers.
Rm 16 Milly-Rose Milner For helping our class win the attendance award by making an effort to be here. Ngā mihi nui!
Rm 17 Sekope Moala For always using the Weymouth Way, and helping those around you. Ka rawe Sekope!
Rm 18 Ezz Morris For his effort in all learning areas! Proud of you Ezz! 
Rm 19 Maddison Boroevich For her enthusiasm and effort in writing. Kia pai to mahi Maddison!
Rm 20 Eastern Vaki For your great efforts to manage yourself and make good choices in class this week. Keep it up!
Rm 22 Maddison Andrews For following We Learn with her efforts in her writing. Tino pai Maddi!
Rm 23 Hanzhalah Khan For being a superstar on the field at our Rugby League tournament. Malo lava Hanzhalah!
Eco Warrior Award Keiare Rigamoto R6 For being so diligent picking up rubbish on our walking school bus. Ka pai to mahi Keiare!
Road Patrol Award Calla-James Wilson R22 For regularly and confidently showing up for her road patrol duty. Tino pai to mahi Calla-James!
Travelwise Award Levronce Rigamoto R20 For becoming a regular on our walking school bus, even when it is wet and windy. Tau ke Levronce, we love having you join us!

100% Attendance so far this term.
Moana Team -  Luka Titimaea from Room 3
Papa Team - Ariyah Dave from Room 8
Maunga Team -  Siteri Veiqaravi from Room 16
Rangi Team -  LA Mulitalo from Room 14

Class Attendance Winners
Moana Team - Room 4 with 90.63% Attendance
Papa Team - Room 12 with 94.23% Attendance
Maunga Team - Room 18 with 96.3% Attendance
Rangi Team - Room 23 with 93.75% Attendance  
 

Now, it’s time for a new wave of creativity! KidsCan associate partner, The Coffee Club, is once again inviting KidsCan partner schools to take part in this exciting art competition, searching for fun and festive designs to feature on their 2025 Christmas cups.

Fantastic prizes are up for grabs!

The top three designs will feature on The Coffee Club Christmas takeaway cups, plus there are vouchers to be won for the kids:

1st place: $1,000 voucher (Westfield or Warehouse- winner’s choice!)
2nd place: $600 voucher
3rd place: $400 voucher
10x Highly Commended: $200 voucher each

Let’s make this year’s competition the most creative yet!

Fried Egg Jellyfish!

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