Matapu School Newsletter
Term 1, Week 11, 14th April 2022
Calendar - Please note some new dates added & further information for events will be sent home closer to the date if required.
- Friday 15th April - Good Friday
- Monday 2nd May - Term 2 starts
- Friday 3rd June - Teachers Only Day
Principal's Weekly Update
RAISE Goal: to celebrate everything that I have achieved this term
Te reo phrase of the week: kei hea o …? (where is your…?)
Kia ora,
We have some exciting news, in week 8 of next term we are going to hold a school production! It will involve all six classes who will each perform a class scene and have a selection of speaking roles. Our senior students are busily applying for main character roles which will no doubt see some budding acting skills come to the fore.
The production is called “Carmen Sandiego’ and will be loosely based around the popular mystery computer game that originated in the 1980s. It has now been turned into a Netflix series so it is a common household name known by generations of people. If you’re anything like me, Carmen Sandiego brings back memories of patiently waiting for a turn on the computer game at your primary school in the late 80s/early 90s. We had one Apple Mac computer that was kept in a resource room, shared by three classrooms of students. It seems a world away from our current classroom settings of one-to-one devices, robotics, and a laser cutter. Wow, how times have changed.
School productions are always a massive undertaking so if we have any parents/caregivers out there who have skills in sewing, prop making, etc. please let your child’s class teacher know so we can make this production one to remember.
Easter is a special time of year. Often the extra days off either side of the weekend allow people to travel and have family get togethers. I hope you all have a wonderful time over Easter and enjoy the school holidays. Please remember that Anzac Day occurs in the second week of the holidays. With everything that is going on in Ukraine at the moment, it’s definitely a fitting time to commemorate the efforts of our war veterans all those years ago.
As of today we currently have no active Covid cases within our student population.
Kia pai to wiki (have a wonderful weekend).
Ngå mihi nui
James Willson
School Notices
Values Awards
Room 2 - Sophie for consistent hard work over the last week.
Room 3 - Leah for consistently having a great attitude towards your learning and never giving up if it gets tricky.
Room 4 - Brock for working hard at completing your work and being a great buddy helper.
Room 5 - Keely for always being a kind and caring member of Room 5.
Room 6 - Aaliyah for making a wonderful effort in learning this term.
Whakatauki
Together weaving the realisation of potetial.
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
I hope you all have a lovely holiday and some well deserved rest.
Room 4
Room 5
Room 6
Term 1 is over…it has gone by really quickly but there is a lot to celebrate about the really important skills needed to have a successful start at school. It has been really wonderful to watch the development of new friendships, growing confidence, the fine motor skill progress across the whole class, facing challenges in the swimming pool, the progress with learning letters, sounds and numbers, and the learning of class routines to help us all have a good day.
We have certainly seen some amazing growth and we look forward to building on it next term. It will be fabulous to have some great role models as well as welcome the next crop of ‘newbies’!
A big farewell to Starlet from Room 6. We have loved having you in our room and will be sad to see you go, but we know you go to your new school ready for whatever comes.
Have a truly wonderful Easter break, and enjoy some quality family time together everyone.
Community Notices
Northfuels Fuel for Schools
As a Northfuels customer, you can nominate a participating school to receive 50cents for every 100 litres of bulk fuel that you have delivered.
For more information
Freephone: 0800 999 986
Email: enquiries@northfuels.co.nz
Website: www.northfuels.co.nz
We would like to thank those members of the community who are currently contributing to our school, thank you to:
Western Heights Partnership
Clark and Everitt Partnership
M.R Cleaver Trust
Danza Trust
Sion Trust
Opua Road Farm Ltd
Trec Trust
AJ and JL Dettling
Reckless Ltd
Peter Cattley Memorial Cross-country
Sunday 22 May 2022
Fitzroy Golf Course, Record Street, New Plymouth
> Estimated time races – closest to their estimate wins the race trophy
> no watches to be worn
> SPOT PRIZES
> TROPHIES for winners
> Prizes for first across the line
PROGRAMME
12:00pm Women 4km $5.00
12:30pm Men 4km $5.00
1:15pm Walkers (70+ can do either 2km or 4km) 4km $5.00
Walkers – Boys and Girls 12 & under 2km $2.00
2.15pm Boys and Girls 12 & under 2km $2.00
3:00pm Prize-giving and afternoon tea at Fitzroy Golf Clubrooms
Spectators $2 – competitors free
Please have estimated times to Karen Gillum-Green (hurdleandwalk@gmail.com) by
Thursday 28 April 2022
Entries are open to: club members – please wear your club uniform
: school students / staff – please wear your school singlet/tee-shirt
: general public
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Print Ready - Amanda Sherman, CMK Hawera, Shurr & Ireland Acocuntants, Mark Joblin Concept & Construction Ltd, Sanfords Rural Carriers, Taranaki By-Products, McDonald Real Estate, Eltham Vet Services, ANZCO, Power Farming, Corrigan Electrical, Matapu Bulk Transport, CRV Ambreed, FMG, Mack Transport, Blastways, Nevada, Ballance, Todd Energy, & BCCL (Burgess Crowley Civil Limited) Carrfields Livestock, Rosemount Charolais - Dairy Bull Specialists, PGG Wrightson Livestock, Jack Gray Ltd, Bruce Parry Livestock, Kelsen's Glass & Glazing, Tommo's Tyres Ltd, Chris Perrett Electrical Solutions, Holdem Contracting Ltd, STE (South Taranaki Electrical), Kaponga Four Square, MG Taranaki, JP Refrigeration, Melza’s Customs, Monkeytoe.
PLEASE SUPPORT THOSE THAT SUPPORT US
Matapu School
Email: admin@matapu.school.nz
Website: matapu.school.nz
Location: 495 Hastings Road, Matapu, New Zealand
Phone: (06) 272 6764