Author: Matua Admin

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora Koutou   It has been a great start to Term 4 at Matua School. It is always pleasing to see enthusiastic students keen to return and share their holiday adventures. With warmer weather on the way, it is timely to ensure all students have a suitable hat to wear...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora Koutou and welcome to Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori. This week has been full of fun and learning about Te Reo and Tikanga Maori. Our sharing hui and school hangi is always something to look forward to. Staffing It seems as though we are welcoming someone new all...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora and welcome to the latest edition of the Heron Herald. It has been an action-packed few weeks of learning at Matua School with Funky Fun days, trips to Mount Maunganui and more. Staffing We are pleased to welcome Jane Somerville to our team. Jane is an experienced teacher with...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora and welcome to Term 3. An especially warm welcome to those who are new to our community. I hope you have had a positive start to our beautiful part of Tauranga. Staffing We are delighted to welcome Mrs Juliet Maude to the team. Juliet has been a familiar face...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora and welcome to the Heron Herald for Week 9. Conferences and Reports It has been great to see many parents and whanau in for conferences today. These are an important way of strengthening the learning partnership between whanau, school and students. We encourage students to know what they are...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora and welcome to the Heron Herald for Week 8. Last week, I was visiting schools in Napier with other Western Bay of Plenty principals. We have been particularly interested in how schools have adapted and responded to the needs and contexts of their community. This includes how the physical...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Welcome to the Heron Herald for week 5. We've had a great week ice skating and curling in the hall. If you haven't popped along, it will be open after school today and over the weekend. BoT Elections There are 4 candidates standing for our election. Voting papers were sent on...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora and welcome to this week's edition of the Heron Herald. We are excited to officially launch the school recipe book. Thanks to our hard-working PTA for turning this into a reality. Also, a huge thank you to our sponsors for supporting the book. It has been a great week,...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP   Kia ora and welcome to our first edition of the Heron Herald for Term 2. An especially warm welcome to all of our new families. Room 18 is our latest classroom to open this term with the wonderful Mrs Karina Tinholt. Term 2 Learning This term our school-wide focus is...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP The rain may have dampened the ground, but it certainly didn't dampen the spirits of our community for our annual gala day last Saturday. It was heartening and humbling to see our community out supporting our school and connecting with others despite the rain. Whilst we don't yet have a total...