Principal's Weekly Update
RAISE Goal: to make an effort to care for our environment
Te reo phrase of the week: taihoa (Wait)
Kia ora,
This week we were incredibly lucky to have John Hooker come and speak to both our junior and senior teams to share some wonderful local history, specific to our local iwi, Nga Ruahine Rangi with us. An insightful snippet was that Nga Ruahine Rangi view the mountain as a female, holding a baby (Fanthams Peak), whereas many other iwi around the mountain view it as a male. These stories are so important in building our local curriculum and really give our students a special sense of understanding and belonging to Matapu School.
We received feedback from a number of families that our planned learning conferences in week 7 of this term clash with the Fieldays event in Hamilton. Therefore we have pushed the learning conferences back a week to Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th June. Please note the change of date.
Have a great weekend and good luck to our sports teams.
Ngå mihi nui
James Willson
Values Awards
Room 6 - Indy for trying new things! You can go to the office all by yourself!
Room 1 - Jessie for putting a huge effort into her independent learning and always completing it to a high standard
Room 4 - Noah for looking after our classroom, your own belongings and persevering with activities. Ka Pai!
Room 2 - Kevin for a superb effort in all learning areas!! Ka Pai!
Room 5 - Ngaire for always being a great role model in all aspects of school!
Room 1
Room One has been learning all about fractions, equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages this week in maths. We are really loving maths time and getting excited about our new learning. Next week we will be using our maths skills as we put our knowledge into practice and work together to solve problems.
Here is a word problem to try out at home:
Frankie has $30 to spend on a day out at the pools. He spends 2/3 of it on the ticket and 7/10 of the remaining amount on souvenirs.
After that, he spends 2/3 of what's left on snacks.
How much money does he go home with?
Room 2
Room 3
Room 4
Room 5
Room 6
Our letter for the next week is Ii so today we made insects with the Big Buddies and our 4Star visitor Olly. It is always great to watch the interactions and see the proud faces when we have finished!
We have been talking about our great maunga and finding out why it is so special. This week we have learnt about the Brown Kiwis that have been released there and the Whio that love the fast running water up there. It is special to know that we have a place that is providing a home for our endemic species right on our doorstep and we are excited to learn more!
Matapu School Parents Association
•Kids' Disco - Friday June 25, 6-8pm
•Bogan Bingo - Saturday June 26 from 6.30pm-late
Flyers will be sent home next week.
Hosted by Matapu SPA who are fundraising for Matapu School's end-of-year camps & Makerspace resources.
Northfuels Fuel for Schools
The Fuel for Schools sponsorship programme has helped put over 1.2 million dollars of resources into more that 400 rural schools.
A big thanks to those community members who have continued to contribute to our school recently:
M.R Cleaver Trust
Sion Trust
Western Heights Partnership
