I te Rāmere, 27 o Huitanguru, kei te reihi kauhoe mātou i te kura.

I te ata, e noho ana mātou ki te mātakitaki, ki te tautoko hoki ngā tuakana e reihi ana.

I te ahiahi, e reihi ana mātou. Te kino kē hoki o ngā tamariki ki te kauhoe! Tirohia ki ētahi o ngā whakaahua…

Whaea J and Emily coached our Year 5 and 6 softball team for the last couple of weeks. They played and won four games to make it to the grand final. They lost to Randwick School by 1 run and came 2nd place overall. We are extremely proud of our team. Shout out to Elijah who was the only one from our class in the team. Here’s a few pics of the team!

Kia ora whānau,

Can you believe we are already at the end of Week 3, Term 1? Time certainly flies when you’re having this much fun!

Room 15 has had an action-packed start to the year, and we are so proud of how our students have dived into their learning. We’ve put together a quick slideshow to showcase some of our favorite highlights so far, including:
The Duffy Show: A fantastic performance that got us all inspired.

• Swimming: Building confidence and cooling off in the water 
  Rippa Rugby: Showing great sportsmanship and teamwork on the field.
  Team & Leaders Assemblies: Celebrating our first Rangi team gathering and witnessing the induction of our new student leaders.

Our tamariki are so excited to share their journey with you. 

Enjoy the presentation!

Ko whaea Lucy tōku ingoa.  Nō Ngāi Tūhoe ahau.

Tēnei te mihi kau atu ki a koutou.

In Room 18, last week we wrote some poetry about summer.
Check it out for yourself!

Swimming is always fun on hot summer days. We are so lucky at our school that we have our own swimming pool and we don’t have to go to other places for a swim.

E ako ana ngā ākonga i ngā ture kia mahi haumaru ki roto i te ao matihiko.

Ina mōhio ai rātou i ngā ture, ka whiwhi rātou he īRaihana. Ina whiwhi īRaihana, ka taea e rātou te whakamahi īPapa i roto i te akomanga.

I hanga mātou i ētahi kiriata hei āwhina mātou ki te ako i ngā ture. Mātakitaki mai…

Ia wā me mahi takiuru

Kaua rawa e whakamahi

Kaua rawa e raweke

Kaua rawa e whakī atu

Tiakaina Tika

Kaua rawa e whakaweti

Our school is very fortunate to have Sand Art Light Boxes. These are for our children to use and collaborate to make beautiful pieces of Art. Through the use of sand and having light boxes, the children can tell stories. Check out some of our pictures here and leave us a comment.

The Duffy Theatre show returns to Weymouth. This time Duffy comes with his cousin Tuffy (a new character) and together they go on an adventure to solve a problem. This play was well written, rehearsed and performed by some amazing actors. Our children were so engaged and loved that they used words like “aura” and “cringe”. The play made us laugh and think about how important reading is today. Here is a short snippet from the show.

What a great first week we have had! We have been learning the routines of our classroom and getting to know each other. Together we created our classes pinky promise, we had some great discussions about things we all think are important! We are so excited for the year ahead!

Today is day one of 2026! Welcome to our amazing Year 6 classroom. This morning, we had our Powhiri to welcome new children, staff and whanau to Weymouth Primary School. Our class also went on a tour around the school to familiarise ourselves with classes, new teachers and spaces even our maara (garden). We are all looking forward to an amazing and fun-filled year! Please feel free to leave us a comment.

What an incredible year it has been for all the children in Room 23. We’ve been on so many trips, participated in activities like Sports Days etc and so many other amazing things. We’ve reflected on how our year was and all the things we are proud of and have achieved. Here’s a snippet of our Year 6 graduation evening performance and montage. Please leave us a comment!

Ahana’s


Serah’s



Jasmine’s



Mary-Le’s



Stephen’s



Kairo



Kairo’s

Sahib’s


Every term we have an “End of Term” sharing learning. This term each class had to learn and present a dance item. Room 23 brainstormed and shared ideas. In the end we went with this song here called “Buga”

We have had a very interesting time with an awesome student teacher Matua Te Rangatira, we have been exploring ways to bring maths to life in many different ways and learning a lot about non-violence and peace. There has been atheletics and Ki O Rahi. We have been artistic and created some beautiful visual art. We have been weaving with Margot, learning the tikanga around using the precious taonga harakeke. Most of all, Rangaghaua have shown time and again that they are KIND.

If someone loses a chromebook, everyone helps with the searching. If someone is upset, many people offer their care and concern and if someone has made a mistake (like spilling food, drink, anything – anywhere! or being unkind) then people FIX not BLAME. This is a beautiful class culture and I am so proud of every, single ākonga.

As part of our Inquiry, all Year 6s got the opportunity to go to Rotoroa Island. We had so much fun learning about the island, the environment, native animals and plants and trapping. Check out our movie to see some of the activities we got up to.

Today we enjoyed another inspiring art session with Whaea Monique. This week was all about free painting and free expression. Students were encouraged to paint anything they felt connected to, choosing their own colours, ideas, and creative styles. It was wonderful to see everyone’s imagination and confidence growing through their art.

After painting, we gathered as a class to share positive thoughts — not just about each other, but about ourselves too. We practised using positive self-talk, reminding ourselves that we are capable, creative, kind, and unique. Students also shared things they appreciate about their classmates, showing kindness, respect, and Aroha in our learning community.

Our session was a beautiful mix of creativity and wellbeing: expressing ourselves through art, building each other up with affirmations, and recognising the strengths within us and around us.

Reflection Question:
What positive message did you tell yourself today?

In maths at the moment students are learning to describe position on a graph using coordinate pairs.

Here are a couple of activities they can do to practise this skill.
https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Coordinates/
https://www.transum.org/Maths/Activity/Coordinates/Picture.asp

Next week we will be looking at transformations. Which includes: rotation, reflection, translation and enlargement (dilations).

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https://www.exploremathindemand.com/transformations.html

We were lucky to have the sand light box. We got in groups and we had to learn to work together to come up with 1 art piece. Don’t they look amazing!!!!

Kia ora koutou,

Kātahi anō mātou ka tīmata i te Kōeke 2, Akoranga 3 o Te Hinonga Atawhai. Koinei taku whārangi e pā ana ki te Whakaweti- He aha?

Nā Whaea Tiaira.