Author: Matua Admin

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora and welcome to the last edition of the Heron Herald for the decade. It is with a wide range of emotions that I write my final blurb. The end of any year is always a good chance to stop and reflect on the year that has been. 2019 has...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora all and welcome to the latest edition of the Heron Herald. School Production A huge thank you to all those in our community who supported our Senior and Middle School production. Our students performed exceptionally to wonderfully supportive audiences. Personally, school shows and camps are my enduring memories from...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora all and welcome to the latest edition of the Heron Herald. School Production We are singing, dancing and acting our way through the days at Matua School at the moment. Our production is in full swing and the excitement is certainly building amongst our wonderful students. Tickets are available...

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...