Samoa Language week - Samoa Day celebration

We concluded our Samoa Language Week with a celebratory Samoa Day Assembly

The day involved staff and students wearing their Samoa attire

 

Then we had our Assembly which was led once again by our Samoan senior students, and assited by our very supportive staff.

Our leaders did an amazing job speaking in Samoan and English

A wonderful turn out from our parents to support their children

We were treated to a variety of entertainment by some of our classes, a Pasifika group acknowledging our Samoa culture through dance, a Siva by our Head girl, our neighbour Clendon Park School, and a special Siva Samoa by our guest speaker: Metotisi Komiti-Faalavaau

 

 

 

CLENDON PARK SCHOOL

Metotisi Komiti-Faalavaau

 

Assembly was closed by one of our Samoan Teachers and families were invited to share a celebratory lunch with staff and students

 

Samoan Language Syndicate activities

So what have we been learning during our Samoan Language week

Samoa Language Week Happenings - Flag Raising Ceremony

Last week Monday 30th May we held our flag  raising ceremony

Due to unsettled weather our flag ceremony was held in the hall

Our Samoan senior students did an amazing job running the assembly

The event involved the singing of the Samoa national anthem, a hymn and prayers 

shared in the Samoan language

Students also got to share facts about Samoa in English and in Samoan

Our beautiful reception display of Samoan items

Our Head boy and Head Girl opened the day with prayer

Miss Manuele leading our hymn

Our senior Samoan students sharing facts about Samoa

 

After our ceremony the sun came out and Mr. Vasau assisted some senior students in raising our Samoan flag

Samoa Language Week

Rowandale School is looking forward to a busy week ahead where we get to 

celebrate the rich texture of the Samoan language, Gagana Samoa, and culture through events and celebrations.

This years Theme

E felelei manu, ae ma'au i o latou ofaga

"Birds migrate to environments where they survive and thrive."

Samoa Language week Program 2016

Aso Gafua / Monday 30th May - Flag raising ceremony

Time: 9:30am

Venue: Court in front of flag pole (if it’s raining then it will be held in the hall)

• Whole school to assemble at the court in front of the Flag Pole

• We will open the day with a prayer lead by our Head Girl
• Our Head Boy will also say a prayer in Maori acknowledging our Tangata Whenua.
• Kitiona and Ayva to raise the flag with the singing of the Samoa national anthem.

• Samoan Student Leaders from the High Flyers (Year 5/6) will share facts about Samoa in Samoan and then translated in English.
• Samoan Student Leaders: Ellena(16), Vaivasa(19), Miracle(19), Aisali(20), Felicia(20), Alex(20), Lina(21), Seira(21), Shermia(22), Sofai(22), Tarla(22), Cedric(24) - Kitiona(23), Ayva(23)

• We declare our Samoa language week open
• Closing prayer - Miss Georgina Manuele (Teacher Rm 19)

Class Activities for the week: (Which will be shared in all class BLOGs)

• Learning Samoan greetings 

• Learning of Samoan sayings
• Learning of Samoan names for everyday items
• Learning of our selected songs. Le Aute, Tele ia ole sami, Tinka Tinka
• Art - Birds (Theme)

We will have a ‘Samoa Day’ on Friday where we dress up in our traditional Samoa attire (Staff and Students) to celebrate the end of our Samoa Language week

Aso Faraile/ Friday 3rd June - Assembly Organisation

Time: 11:30am

Venue: Hall

Program outline - Led by our Samoan Student Leaders:

• National Anthems: NZ/Samoan
• Official Welcome: Mrs Dorothy Mulipola (Deputy Principal)
• Opening Prayer: Mrs Menimo Uelese (Teacher Rm 17)
• Performance: Samoan Group
• SONG: Le Aute
• Guest Speaker

• Slide-show of the weeks classroom activities
• SONG: Tele ia ole Sami
• Principal: Address the assembly
• Closing Prayer: Miss Wendy Vaivai (Teacher Rm 12)
• SONG: Tinka Tinka for dismissal

Samoan Lunch after Assembly - For Staff, Families and 5 students per class who have done really well during the week working and learning the songs etc…

SAMOAN LANGUAGE WEEK 29 May to 4 June 2016

Rowandale school is poud to be learning about and celebrating

Samoa language week / Vaiaso o le gagana Sāmoa in about a weeks time.

29 May and 4 June. 

The theme for 2016 

E felelei manu, ae ma’au i o latou ofaga

Birds migrate to environments where they survive and thrive.

Samoa language week / Vaiaso o le gagana Sāmoa helps all New Zealanders journey towards shared cultural understandings.
Students will:

• explore the values of diversity and respect
• make use of key competencies, especially using language, symbols, and texts and relating to others
• achieve learning outcomes described in the learning languages learning area.
• and in so doing they will learn to have
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• P.  R.  I.  D.  E. in their Community......
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• Here are some useful video lessons to get you started:
• • Samoan Language 101-A Introductions
  • Samoan Language 101-B Learning about Numbers and Time
  • Samoan Language 101-C Colors, Animals & Insects
  • Samoan Language 101-D Pray in Samoan
  • Samoan Language 102-A More common conversations & Days of the Week
  • Samoan Language 102-B Holidays and Special Occasions
             (Acknowledgment - Links from https://www.evl.uic.edu/spiff/SAMOAN/)
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Rowandale Schools New Cook Island Drums

Today Rowandale School purchased some new Cook Island Drums. 

We have a strong Pasifika Group at Rowandale School and to have these beautiful drums will make us even better.

We can't wait for Cook Island Language Week 2016.

Meitaki Maata to Mr Vasau and the Board of Trustees for purchasing these amazing drums