Matapu School Newsletter
Term 4, Week 4, 6th November 2020
Calendar - Please note some new dates added & further information for events will be sent home closer to the date if required.
- Tuesday 10th November - School Photos
- Wednesday 11th November - Interschool Soccer Tournament
- Wednesday 18th November - School Prizegiving & Hangi
- Wednesday 25th November - Sports Prizegiving
- Tuesday 15th December - Last day of school
- Wednesday 16th December - Teachers Only Day (End of Term 4)
Principal's Weekly Update
RAISE Goal: to be ambitious by setting new learning goals
Te reo phrase of the week: te ātaahua hoki (that’s beautiful)
Kia ora,
Congratulations to our whole community for such a wonderful Pet Day. It was great to see the weather didn’t put anybody off and that our students, whanau, and friends managed to enjoy themselves. It’s difficult to say thank you to one person or group as there were so many people who helped make the day such a success. All I can say is that we are extremely lucky to have the SPA and BOT backing our school to raise vital funds for the school’s future. Thank you so much to our generous sponsors and supporters of the school, all of whom are listed in this newsletter.
Rear-a-bull
Yesterday we attended the Stratford Sales to see the rear-a-bull calves get sold. It was a great day out! 18 of them sold at an average of $463, with 4 more to go we should definitely hit our aim of raising $10 000. A big thank you to Murray Bros Transport for collecting the calves and taking them to the saleyards. Thanks again to all of the families involved with rearing a calf and to Brent Espin for organising such a wonderful fundraising initiative.
Grandparents Day
It was lovely to welcome our students’ grandparents to Matapu School today. We started the day with an assembly, and then the students' grandparents headed over to the classrooms to catch up with their grandchildren. Thank you to everybody who came along, it was a fantastic day.
Prizegiving
We are gearing up for our prizegiving and hangi night on Wednesday 18th November. The night will start at 6:00 pm in the Matapu Hall (doors open at 5:45 pm). We will start with class performances, followed by the awards. At approximately 7:15 pm our prizegiving will finish and we will head outside to enjoy the hangi. Can I please ask for all of last year's winners to return their prizegiving and sports trophies to the school office by Thursday 12th November.
Ngå mihi nui
James Willson
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
Room 4
Room 5
Room 6
It has been a busy, busy week!
On Monday we welcomed Hunter Myers to school and he has had a great first week in Room 6.
We also visited the Book Fair to have our first look at the fabulous books on offer.
We enjoyed the cricket skill session with Shaun on Tuesday. It was great seeing the learning going on...some future cricketers I’m sure!
Wednesday was Onesie Day and another visit to the Book Fair. We all looked so cuddly in our onesies!
On Thursday we had our pre-school visitors come to join us for some alphabet craft. The ‘Big Buddies’ were here too and their little friends were so happy to see and work with them.
We are looking forward to finishing the week with Grandparents Day. We have been working with the ‘Beebots’ in Makerspace time so we can’t wait to teach our grandparents how to use them!
Whakatauki
Ko te whanau.
What is the most important thing in this world?
It is family.
Values Awards
Room 2 - Stefanie for showing Ambition and Effort when practicing the class dance for prizegiving.
Room 1 - Jordan for showing the school value of Integrity.
Room 5 - Meika for always doing the right thing even when no one is watching.
Room 4 - Nate for making a concious effort to achieve his current goal and move onto the next one.
Room 6 - Harvey for showing such enthusiasm for all your work. You are an excited learner.
Thumbs Up Award
Well Done!
School Photos
Sports and Sibling order forms are available at the office.
Spare order forms are also available at the office.
All order envelopes and payments are due back by Monday 9th November.
Trophies & Cups
Matapu Tennis Club
Tuesday 10th November 2020, 7pm
All Welcome
Egmont A&P Parade & Show
2020 A&P Show Parade
Egmont Showgrounds
20th November
6pm (free entry from 5pm)
Egmont A&P Show
Egmont Showgrounds
20th November 12pm - 8pm
21st November 9am - 4pm
Sponsors
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Mark Joblin Concepts & 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, Hawera Auto Court. Bruce Parry Livestock, Kelsen's Glass & Glazing, Tommo's Tyres Ltd, Chris Perrett Electrical Solutions, Holdem Contracting Ltd, STE (South Taranaki Electrical)
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