Author: Matua Admin

CLASSROOMS AND TEAMS - 2024 With the term racing by quickly much of our planning for 2024 is well underway. Next year we will see a 7th class added to the Rākau Team to ensure class numbers don’t get too high. This is a resourcing challenge, but one we feel is important to ensure the...

Kia ora koutou, There have been heavy hearts within our staff team as we grieve with our friend and colleague Janine Stevens, as she mourns the loss of her daughter Amelie.  Our thoughts and prayers are with Janine, Richard and their family, who have been part of Matua School for many years.  We know this...

Kia ora koutou, I trust that you have settled into Term 4 and are enjoying the extra sun we are experiencing.  Time seems to fly past at this time of year, and with an action-packed school calendar, we can see the term disappearing quickly.  Over the term break, shade sails were put back up to...

Kia ora koutou, As we turn our view towards planning for 2024, I would like to share some exciting news.  We have been working towards refreshing the Matua School Uniform and have reached the point where new items will be available in-store at NZ Uniforms. The school uniform list includes: Refreshed Items Polo shirt with...

Kia ora koutou, We have an outstanding Board of Trustees at Matua School. It is fantastic to have experienced people who have a passion for the community and also bring experience that contributes to the governance of the school. Over the last 3 years, the Board has been led by Fiona Lavin as our ‘Presiding...

Kia ora koutou, Today, it is with mixed emotions that we farewell our Deputy Principal, Sara Lambert, as she heads off on maternity leave. Over the past five years, Sara has been an integral part of the Matua team, and more recently, a valuable member of our Senior Leadership Team. Her quality leadership has greatly...

Kia ora koutou, Over the last two weeks, we have enjoyed welcoming whānau into the school for our second Literacy Tour and Out of this World Learning Showcase.  Thank you to everyone who was able to make it along to one of these events.  The Learning Showcase was a fantastic opportunity for our children to...

Kia ora koutou, What a wonderful start to Term 3 we have had.  With the weather being quite kind, we saw our Rākau Team taking part in Kids Can Ride, there has been lots of fun with Book Character Dress Up Day, and we enjoyed hosting our first Literacy Tour for parents.  You may have...

Kia ora koutou, This week we farewell one of our wonderful teachers, Erin Clarke.  We are thrilled to celebrate with Erin as she begins maternity leave and looks forward to welcoming a baby into her family.  Erin has been a positive part of the Matua teaching team for many years, first as a Beginning Teacher...

Kia ora koutou, We are all enjoying the opportunities we have to gather as a community this year.  I’m sure it’s not something we’ll take for granted again. Our amazing PTA led Matua School’s first-ever Mini Gala and Movie Night, which was a great success. After weeks of rain, we were all thrilled to see...