Author: Matua Admin

Kia ora koutou, Life at Matua School continues to be filled with days of wonderful learning and lots of fun as we make our way towards the end of the year.  We will all be aware of the increasing presence of COVID in the Tauranga community, with a number of local schools being impacted.  Thank...

Kia ora koutou, VACCINATION MANDATE Many of you will be aware that the COVID-19 Vaccination order comes into effect on Tuesday 16th November.  On this date, all staff and volunteers at Matua School will be required to have had their first COVID-19 vaccination.  I am pleased to confirm that Matua School will be able to...

Kia ora koutou,   VACCINATION MANDATE This week we received confirmation from the Ministry of Education regarding the government’s COVID-19 vaccination order.  As a result of the order, everyone who works for a school, who may have contact with children or will be present at a time when children are also present, must have had...

Kia ora koutou, At the end of this term we farewell Mrs Bartley, much-loved teacher of Room 22.  Kim started as a beginning teacher at Matua School 6 years ago, and has developed into a highly skilled and effective member of the Matua team.  Learning is never boring or predictable when you are in Mrs...

Kia ora koutou, After three weeks of school being closed and learning happening online, we are all very excited to see the smiling faces of our tamariki at school this week.  It is great to be part of a country and community that can pull together through these tough times and see such positive results...

What a wonderful start we have had to Term 3.  It was great to see children returning to the classroom excited to be back with a fresh enthusiasm for school!  Everyone had a lot of fun on ‘Book Character Dress Up Day’ with some truly fantastic costumes on show at our parade.  This event is...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora koutou, This last week has been all about our school production, with over 425 students on stage across three performances at Bethlehem College Performing Arts Centre!  We were so proud of all our Matua students, who represented our school and their families so well.  A special congratulations to the...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora koutou,   Practice for our school production, ‘The Beeltes’ is in full flight.  We are loving seeing students across the school taking on the challenge of learning new songs, sharpening up their dancing and memorizing lines!  The show promises to be a stunning event that we will all be...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora koutou, Last Friday we proudly celebrated the opening of an Interactive Art Installation designed and built by Room 18 and 22.  The installation retells Te Toka a Tirikawa, the story of Apanui, Kinomoerua and Takahia.  It was wonderful to have the parent community support this by gathering before school...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora koutou, This week I had the privilege of joining principals from around our local area for a hui at Huria Marae in Judea.  We were invited by the Ngāi Tamarāwaho Kaumātua for a meeting to share and develop together a greater understanding of Kāhui Ako (our community of learning),...