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Week 7: Sunday, 21 May 2023Dear Riverina family and whanau,
Talofa Lava and Afio mai!
The theme for Samoa Language week is 'Tapena sou ōso mo lau malaga' which in English means 'Prepare yourself a gift for your travels'.
This means to prepare for the journey ahead. It highlights the need to honour, respect and share the gifts of our life's journey.
When Pacific People travel, they take their traditions with them, allowing them to share ōso (gifts/food) with everyone they meet along the way. And with these gifts they build, nurture and strengthen language, culture and identity.
This week in school we are learning a word a day. Can you learn them too? Hello/bye- Talofa/
lofa Yes- Ioe No- Leai Please-
Faamolemole Thank you- Faafeteai
At the end of the week the students will patriciate in a Kahoots Quiz - we will also send the link home for families to participate. If you have any facts or photos about Samoa for the quiz we would love you to share this.
Nga mihiCarol DickinsonPrincipal
These students have celebrated their birthdays in the past week:
Bella Rm 1
Important Dates
Please check these dates regularly in case of a change:
Term 2, 2020 will be 12 weeks long in order to finish on the original date of Friday 3 July.
Currently we are not providing sushi or sausage sizzle this term, however this may change over the coming weeks. We will keep you informed.
Unfortunately, this term all interschool sports and cultural events have been cancelled or postponed until further notice.
Lockdown Learning
During lockdown learning we all had different experiences of teaching and learning from a distance. While we are pleased to be back in school we would like to retain some of the successful practices during this time. We would love to have your feedback to help us review our curriculum delivery.
You can return the answers to the questions below to school or link to a survey online (Survey Monkey- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R2HWL86) Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
What has worked well for your family?
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What have been the barriers for your family?
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Other comments:
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Eid al-Fitr
Yesterday some of our families celebrated the festival of Eid al-Fitr also called the "Festival of Breaking the Fast".
Eid ends a month of fasting and praying, known as Ramadan Many families celebrate together with prayer, food and some have Mehndi designs.
Celebrating: Monday 25 May
Congratulations to our weekly certificate winners:
Room 7 – Zyla-LeighRoom 8 - Shane-CarterRoom 3 - Pulupaki and ChanRoom 1 - Iriel-L and JahromeRoom 5 - Eden and Marania
Lockdown Learning
On a scale 1-5, with 5 being the highest, what areas do you think have been valuable during lockdown learning:
Scale: 1 - 5Weekly email contact.
Use of Seesaw to share learning.
Sharing news and events through email, Seesaw, website and Skool Loop instead of a paper newsletter.
Videos of assembly.
Videos of learning.
Weekly menu shared with families that outlines learning.
Monday 25 May Samoan Language WeekMonday 1 June Queen’s Birthday - School
closedFriday 3 July END OF TERM 2
