19/06/2026
It’s definitely a FriYAY feeling when JJ from Kelly Sports arrives! 🎉⚽🏀
Tamariki have loved the opportunity to explore a variety of sports, learn new skills, build confidence, and most importantly, have fun as they finish off the week.
A big thank you to JJ for bringing so much energy, encouragement, and enjoyment to our Friday afternoons!
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05/06/2026
🌺 Samoan Language Week 🇼🇸
Today marks the final day of Samoan Language Week, so our upu of the day is…
Tofa – TOH-fah 👋🏼
Tamariki and kaiako have had an amazing week learning about Samoa, the language and the culture through art, play and literacy.
🇼🇸 Fa’afetai mo le fa’amanatuina o le Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa!
Thank you for celebrating Samoan Language Week!
04/06/2026
It’s Friday and to celebrate the end of Samoan Language Week at FUNdies, we invite you to dress in anything that celebrates their beautiful culture. Could be flowers or even the colours of the flag 🇼🇸
Today’s word of the day is…
Fa’afetai – fah-ah-feh-TAI
And we want to say fa’afetai for participating in Samoan Language Week with us - we’ve had a blast ❤️💙
03/06/2026
Happy Thursday!
Today’s beautiful word of the day is…
Uō – OO-oh ❤️
02/06/2026
Good morning!
Let’s start our day with a new word…
Alofa - ah-LOH-fah ❤️
01/06/2026
Happy National Disco Day 💃🏼 🪩 🕺🏼
01/06/2026
Happy National Disco Day 🪩
Today’s Samoan word of the day is…
Pese - PEH-seh 🎶
01/06/2026
We’ve got a double whammy for you today!
Our Samoan upu (word) of the day is…
Aiga - EYE-gah ❤️
We are also excited to be introducing a Māori word of the week!
This week’s word in preparation for National Disco Day tomorrow is…
Puoro - poo-OH-roh 🎶
31/05/2026
🌺 Talofa lava! 🌺
Today we proudly begin celebrating Samoan Language Week ❤️
This week is a wonderful opportunity to learn about and celebrate the beautiful Samoan language, culture, traditions, and values that enrich our communities. Through stories, songs, movement, and conversation, we will be exploring Samoan language together and embracing the importance of cultural diversity and belonging at FUNdies.
Each day this week we will be introducing a new Upu o le A*o (Word of the Day) to help tamariki and whānau learn simple Samoan words that can be used in everyday life.
We can’t wait to learn alongside our tamariki as we celebrate the language, culture, and identity of Samoa 🇼🇸
Today’s Upu (word) is…
Talofa – tah-LOH-fah