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…