2021, Term 2, week 5





Tēnā koutou katoa

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou

Talofa lava (hello in Samoan)

Welcome to Term 2 week 5.

I am writing this from sunny Blenheim (Tuesday 1st June) with around 200 high school principals across the country. It is a great opportunity to meet lots of new people and catch up with those I already knew. It was especially great to spend some time with the West Coast High School principals and grow our connections. Both Iain Murray at Westland High School and Andew Basher at Buller High School have been very supportive and I really appreciate it!

Staff visit to Kati Waewae places of significance and the pūrākau that go with them

Our thanks go to Lucy Tonihi, who is an ex-student of MSA at Grey High, who shared pūrākau about places of significance in our local area. Fifteen of us, teachers and their partners, met at the Arahura river up past Lake Kaniere. We walked down to the river's edge and after a beautiful karakia, we had a kōrero about Poutini Waitaiki. I am very much looking forward to our next visit and kōrero.

Samoan Language Week

Did you know that Samoan is the third most spoken language in New Zealand after English and Te Reo?This year it runs from Sunday 30 May - Saturday 5 June and the theme for Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa is Poupou le lotoifale. Ola manuia le anofale which means strengthen the posts of your house, for all to thrive. This fits in well with our school value of hauora - valuing the wellbeing of everyone in our school community.

“Whāea te iti kahurangi - strive for success”

Ngā mihi nui

Samantha Mortimer

Principal

https://mrsmortimerreflectionsatgreyhigh.blogspot.com/


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