School Visits

21 August 2015: Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) School, Papatoetoe, Auckland, N.Z.

 

• Had the privilege of reading "Sina and the Tuna" and "Mt Vaea and the tears of Apa'ula" as invited by their library committee during their library week. I read to a Senior (Year 4 - 6) and Junior group (Years 1 - 3) in the school library and took along my ukulele. In fact, I completed the senior group in record time thinking that I only had 30 mins and then remembered that it was a 60 min period and then had a group work activity that they participated in.
• They gifted me with some lovely gifts and I gifted the school library with copy of "Mt Vaea and the tears of Apa'ula". 

Feedback: Thank you so much for coming to South Auckland Seventh Day Adventist School. I know the students and teachers appreciated your time and the stories you wrote and read.

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22 June 2015: Sutton Park School, Mangere, Auckland, N.Z.

• Read "Sina and the Tuna" and "Mt Vaea and the tears of Apa'ula" to the Samoan Bilingual unit students from Years 1 - Years 8. We also had a question and answer time as well and was presented with a neat gift. Faafetai tele (many thanks).

Masina Va’aia reading with our guest author – Helen Tauau Filisi

Here are some photos of Masina Va’aia reading with Samoan author Helen Tauau Filisi.  We also had students who read the Samoan translation.   

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29 May 2015: Favona Primary school, Mangere, Auckland, N.Z.

• Read during Samoan language week to Year 1 - 6 students who were interested in listening to a guest writer (me) and I was able to read "Sina and the Tuna" with them and answered questions. They presented me with some neat gifts too. Faafetai lava (many thanks).
• I later gifted the book with a copy of "Mt Vaea and the tears of Apa'ula" after the book launch and trip to Sydney.

Feedback: You’re so welcome – & no thankyou!! ...

Look forward to reading your new book. 

Alofa’s & blessings to you & your aiga.

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27 May 2015: Aoga Faataitai Mangere PIC (Samoan [Bilingual] Pacific Islanders Church - Presbyterian) Auckland, N.Z.

• Read "Sina and the Tuna" to the Years 2 - 4 year olds outside on the mat with my youngest daughter hanging off me. It was a neat experience as most of them had already had the story read them and they had learnt some of the words and phrases in English.

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25 May 2015: Nga Kakano o te Manuka (Te Wananga o Aotearoa - Maori bilingual pre-school), Mangere , Auckland, N.Z.

• Read during Samoan language week to a group of pre-schoolers ranging from 2 - 4 years old. I read "Sina and the Tuna" and it was an enjoyable time with them too. (My youngest's first pre-school)

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25 May 2015: Rise Up Academy, Mangere, Auckland, N.Z.

• Read for Samoan language week "Mt Vaea and the tears of Apa'ula" to 3 classes of: Juniors, Year 1 - 2 students, Years 3 - 4 students and also Years 5 - 8 senior students and also answered their questions.

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3 April 2015: Rise Up Academy, Mangere, Auckland, N.Z.

• Gifted the book "Sina and the Tuna" to the school principal at the school assembly that our middle child attends.

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