Celebration of Being Samoain Samoan Language Week is always a week when Samoans in Auckland celebrated of celebration at Sutton Park School. Samoa's 56th independence day This is because Samoan is the language of learning for students whose parents have chosen this pathway for their children It is the language used every school day byNa these students PIBAL PRI DE Peer tva Invitation to Samoan Independence Celebration The senior students from the Samoan Bilingual Unit did themselves and their school proud at the Samoan Independence Celebration, held at the Fale Samoa in Mangere on June 4. Sutton Held from May 27 to June 2, Samoan Park School was the only primary school Language Week 2018 was a great success invited to perform at the celebration of with excellent contributions from students, independence this year. This was a special and the support of parents, families, occasion as the Prime Minister of Samoa, staff and the wider Samoan community. Honourable Tuilaepa Lupesoli'ai Auelua The students were prominent n the Fatialofa Sa'ilele Malielegaõi, was present. lanning for the event, and they played "You cannot help but be proud of these mportant leadership roles in the launch for the Samoan community in Auckland. "Our senior students were the masters of ceremony during the official launch of Samoan Language Week, and I was children," commented one of the guests Principal losua Esera, a school principal of thirty-two years in New Zealand said the school holds various language weeks immensely proud of them," said Principal through the school academic year in losua Esera. "Not only did they lead order to celebrate and promote the use of the programme beautifully but their languages such as Samoan, Tongan and Maori for learning. performance was brilliant. In fact, the students did so well that they For more information visit were invited back to perform on the night www.suttonpark.school.nz. Sutton Park School Phone: 09 276 4560 89 Vine Street, Mangere East Email: mailoffice@suttonpark.school.nz