--- title: 'Taste of Sāmoa' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/taste-of-samoa' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/taste-of-samoa.md' date: '2025-06-06' description: "Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa: 1 - 7 June 2025 TALOFA LAVA! Students enjoyed a taste of Sāmoa at today's shared lunch with delicious polynesian fare - thank you to those who brought in some tasty treats! As part of Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa (Samoa Language Week), a variety of activities have taken plac…" --- Taste of Sāmoa 1 - 7 June 2025 ![samoan language week](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/7/4/8/9/f/7489f4503ce7162894c32a23924202d373950807-samoan-language-week2025.jpg "samoan language week") # Taste of Sāmoa Friday, 6th June 2025 at 10:20am ##### Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa: 1 - 7 June 2025 TALOFA LAVA! Students enjoyed a taste of Sāmoa at today's shared lunch with delicious polynesian fare - thank you to those who brought in some tasty treats! As part of Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa (Samoa Language Week), a variety of activities have taken place: - Pacific Performance group practices at lunchtime and after school all week - Tuesday and Wednesday - Form time, learn a word or phrase - Thursday - Volleyball in the gym at lunchtime, with Sāmoan music - Friday - Shared lunch in Mana Tangata Have YOU been practising some common words and phrases? Be sure to give it a go! - Tālofa lava: Hello (formal) - Mālō le soifua: Hello/Good health - 'O ā mai 'oe? How are you? (to one person only) - Manuia fa'afetai: Good, thank you - Manuia le aso: Have a great day - Tōfā soifua: Good bye (formal) Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 2 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025.md) - Previous: [Talent Show](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/talent-show.md) - Next: [Te Ahi Kā Award Term 2](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/te-ahi-ka-award-term-2.md)