Matapu School Newsletter
Term 4, Week 7, 27th November 2020
Calendar - Please note some new dates added & further information for events will be sent home closer to the date if required.
- Wednesday 2nd December - Year 8 Dinner
- Monday 7th December - BOT meeting
- Tuesday 15th December - Last day of school
- Wednesday 16th December - Teachers Only Day (End of Term 4)
- Thursday 28th & Friday 29th January 2021 - School office open 9am-12pm
- Monday 1st February 2021 - First day of school
Principal's Weekly Update
RAISE Goal: to respect my environment by tidying up after myself
Te reo phrase of the week: me haere koe ki te wharepaku (You’d better go to the toilet)
Kia ora,
With a slight break in the weather, our sports prizegiving was able to get underway on Wednesday. The Mums vs Dads netball game offered some great entertainment, the lead often swapping multiple times. The Dads just edged out the Mums when the final whistle blew, for a second year in a row! A big well done to our students who all received certificates for the various sporting codes they competed in, the standouts were recognised as MVPs and most improved. Thank you again to our wonderful coaches, your help and support is very much appreciated.
Building Work
We are extremely excited to have Livingstone Builders starting on Wednesday 2nd December. They are upgrading Rooms 1, 2, and 3, which will mean there will be a hive of activity around the place. There will be a fenced off area from the back gate to Room 3. All of the students in Rooms 1, 2, and 3 will be based in the Matapu Hall until the end of the year.
Life Education
The Life Education classroom has been dropped off out the front of our school. Unfortunately we have had to use up a few car parks to make it work, can you please take extra care when parking and dropping off/picking up your children next week.
Ngå mihi nui
James Willson
Room 1
This week Room One have been writing reflections on our epic year. We started with a brainstorm of all the amazing learning opportunities we have had this year. Here’s what we have come up with so far. I’m sure there are plenty more…
Pet day, Konini Lodge / vertical horizons, Hawera pools, Hangi, Lockdown, Cross Country, Prizegiving, Visit from South Taranaki Reef Life, Visit from Jono - Police Officer, Athletics day, Sporting events - Soccer, netball, touch, Basketball skills with Swoosh, Sports Skills for Life, Bus Safety, Daily swimming, Swimming sports, Speeches, New students joined the class, EPro8 Challenge, McDonalds Glen to plant trees, VLN Languages classes, Water Skills with Cecilie Elliot, Rocket Challenge, Tech at Hawera Intermediate, Kapa Haka, WOMAD Performers came to visit, St John First Aid Skills, Zoom Meetings - Online learning, Year 7 and 8 Immunisations, Puanga celebration, Planted a time capsule, Science fair entries, Leadership roles, Soap Bars with Esther, Dress up days - Book character and Pyjama Day, Shared lunch with Room 4, Onesie day - competition, Post Covid colouring competition
We also have a jam packed last two weeks of the term to go. It's going to be a fantastic end to the year!
Room 2
Room 3
Room 4
Room 5
Room 6
In Room 6 we are starting to get a bit excited about what is ahead...Christmas!
We are writing to Santa and telling him the good things we have been doing. Here are a few!
Hunter- “I helped Mum do my vegetable garden”
Dex- “I helped put the icing on my sister’s birthday cake. When Mum says pack up I pack up my Lego.”
Bre- “I was being good. I helped Mum clean the table.”
Sophie- “I helped Mum and Dad and Caden on the farm in the holidays.’
Jackson- “I helped Mum do the washing.”
Mosese- “When my mum says clean up then I clean up.”
Apanui- “ I helped Dad make a robot.”
Hudson- “I help Mum set the table with me.”
Values Awards
Room 2 - Ashlyn for respecting our environment by tidying up after yourself.
Room 5 - Jack for putting lots of effort into all areas of the curriculum!
Room 1 - Cahill for consistently showing the school values.
Room 6 - Mosese for being a great class member and using all of your Matapu values.
Thumbs Up Award
Well Done!!
Library Books
All library books are due back by next Friday. All children with outstanding books will receive an invoice the following week of $20 per book.
Whakatauki
A child is a treasure, to be nurtured, to grow, to flourish.
Sponsors
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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, 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