This week, room 17 has been working really hard on adding and subtracting fractions. We have had a go at mixing denominators, which was tough! We worked on some word problems, and had a go at using some materials around our classroom to try and help us solve it. We have almost mastered this skill with a common denominator, and are getting better at reducing fractions and finding whole numbers when the numerator is higher. It has been some awesome learning, and the kids have worked SO hard! I am incredibly proud of all of them, and the excellent learning that they have been a part of!

I see people singing and dancing on the beaches. I can see fish in the sea and I can see the crabs. I want to swim with the whales. When I go to Tonga, I am going to have lots of fun.

By : Tamynah

I think everyone should visit Tonga because there are lots of little shops down the road and they are really cheap. You can swim with the whales in the sea. It will be so fun. Tonga has their own King. It has beautiful beaches and lots of yummy food. The people of Tonga are friendly and you can see them dancing and playing drums and dancing. I really want to visit Tonga.

By: Melani

Tongan Language Week is over! We had fun learning about Tonga and its language.
In reading, we read about ngatu, a traditional art form.
In math we did some symmetrical patterns inspired by ngatu as well.
Our challenge was to learn and sing a Tongan song. We sang the worship song “What a Beautiful Name” in Tongan, because church is an important part of Tongan Culture.

Here’s our video!

Kia Orana!

We celebrated Cook Islands Language Week by exploring the story of Tapuaetai (One Foot Island)!

The children had so much fun retelling the legend using Lego, blocks, and drawings –  and even recorded their retellings on the iPads! We sang the ‘īmene “Aro’a mai Te Atua iā’ku”, counted to 10 (ta’i, rua, toru…), and learned words like kia orana, ka kite, meitaki, vaka, ‘ei katu, and tīvaevae.

The children worked so hard capturing their ideas on paper and screen, and then on Friday we enjoyed a wonderful assembly filled with the sounds of drumming, music, and dance. Ask your child if they can sing a line of our song, count to 10, or share the legend of One Foot Island!

Meitaki ma’ata (thank you) for your support!

Solving Maths Problems

Explaining how we got the answer using the correct vocabulary

In recognition of the Commonwealth Games, our school had a big sports day. The sports range from: badminton, tennis, volleyball, netball and others. Our class focused on Bangladesh and conducted some research about this country. You can find out more from clicking on student names on the right hand son. Here is our short video from the day:

Our school is so lucky to have a loving principal, Whaea Saane. She does so much for our school and supports all of us. Whaea Saane greets everyone she meets and makes everyone feel welcome and valued. Everything starts from the top! Thank you Whaea Saane for everything you to make Weymouth Primary School, the best school. Here’s a snippet of what the Rangi team did for her. We also presented her with speeches, cards, ula loles and hugs.

It’s the last week of school but we still had Cross Country. Our annual Cross Country looked a little different this year. Instead of making all students compete this year, it was optional for them to run competitively. They just had to sign up. Our Year 6s had to run a total distance of 2km. Then, in the afternoon we had our very first Colour Run. This is the same concept as the Holi festival of colours. Students ran and were showered with coloured powder and some warm water. This is our Year 6 students last ever Cross Country at Weymouth. It was a great day. A big shout out to all our whanau that came to support.

Before the end of the term we had our biannual Matariki Market Day. We started planning and preparing well in advance. It was important for our learners to have some input into our class market and what that was going to look like. Ownership was on students to get into groups and decide what they were to create or make (or bring) to sell at our school market day. Learners brainstormed ideas, talked with their peers, asked questions to see what the consumer (other students) would be interested in buying. Once decided, they got busy planning, some making and preparing and creating posters.

We’d like to thank everyone that came to our market to buy something. All proceeds go to our class. We haven’t quite decided what we’re going to do with all the money we made but we are very excited! Watch this space to see what we do.

Some of the students in Room 23 and from other classes are playing rugby this year. They play for Weymouth Rugby Club, under the coaching of Sam Reid (Elijah’s dad). Here are a few clips from their games. Watch carefully to see which other children from our school play in this team!

Hi everyone,

at the moment Room 5 & 6 are plodding along with their films for the great film festival!

Our league tournament was yesterday at Mountford Park. The girls team came away undefeated and won all their games. The boys came 5th overall. Here are our stats. Shout out to our whanau for their support.

First game vs Wiri Central

Win: 32-4

Second game vs Rowandale

Win: 16-12

Third game vs Roscommon

Loss: 16-24

Semi finals to play for 5th and 6th

Game vs Randwick Park

Win: 24-20

Check out our highlights here and leave us a comment.

What an amazing week of learning about Samoa and celebrating this beautiful country and it’s culture. Throughout the week, we had challenges, sports (Lāpe), presentations: food, koko alaisa and even suafai made by our families to share with the school. We are so lucky and would like to thank everyone especially parents who helped make this week an amazing success. Check out our items from the week and please leave us a comment.