Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa- le autu
Poupou le Lotoifale. Ola manuia anofale”- Strengthen the posts of your house for all to thrive
O le vaiaso lenei sa faatulagaina ai e nisi o fanau gaioiga o le vaiaso faapitoa I le gagana Samoa. Sa faatulagina e tama ma teine mai aoga e lua o Westlake le faiga Ava ile aso gafua ma le aso lua, taaloga Lape sa faia le aso lulu, ae faaiuna le vaiaso I pesepesega, siva ma suppers sa tapenaina e fanau mo faiaoga ma tamaiti o le aoga. Muai fa’afetai faapitoa i matua na lagolagoina le faamoemoe a fanau. Mataafa Sani ma Christabelle Mataafa, Asuao Emi Sofai, le komiti Pasifika matua, aemaise Paiaaua Puavao Tanimo mo le aoina le faiga o le Ava i fanau e faailogaina ai latou gagana ma le latou Aganu’u Fa’asamoa.
Last week the students of Westlake Girls celebrated the official Samoan Languages Week at school. The students from both Westlake schools learnt and performed an Ava Ceremony to showcase their culture, customs and traditions. The opening of this week started with the Ava Ceremony held up at Westlake Boys on Monday then Westlake Girls on Tuesday.
Wednesday saw staff head down to play the students in a game of Lape, and they finished the week with live siva Samoan dances, music and supper sales to staff and students.
Special thanks to the parents who helped the students prepare for this week- Mataafa Sani Mataafa, Christabelle Mataafa, Asuao Emi Sofai, the Pasifika parents komiti, especially Paiaaua Puavao Tanimo for teaching the students the way of the Samoan Ava.
The students were proud to showcase who they are and where they are from, their Fa’asinomaga- identity.
