Author: Matua Admin

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. We have a school-wide focus on The Arts this term, culminating in a Art Exhibition on 4-6 September....

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora and welcome to this edition of the Heron Herald. It was great to see many parents and whanau visiting for our Open Afternoon yesterday. We know that student learning is accelerated when there are strong home-school partnerships and these events help support those strong partnerships. Remember, staff are almost...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP   Kia ora and welcome to the latest edition of the Heron Herald. With an ERO visit, Skate Night, East Cluster Cross Country and an ICAS Competition, it has been an action-packed two weeks. Cross Country Congratulations to our students who competed at the East Cluster Cross Country. They represented our...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Kia ora and welcome to the latest edition of the Heron Herald. The last two fun-filled weeks were full of excellent learning opportunities and exciting events including our school cross country. Cross Country Like previous years, the weather was beautiful for our cross country, and it was pleasing to see students...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP   Tena koutou katoa   We are so excited to finally have our new senior and junior playgrounds finished for our students to enjoy. Special thanks go to our wonderful PTA and school community who worked so hard to make these new playgrounds a reality. They are a wonderful addition to...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Tēnā koutou katoa Welcome to Term 2. An especially warm welcome to those that are new to our community. We are almost there. Both our junior and senior playgrounds have been repositioned or rebuilt during the holidays, and while they are not yet completed, both playgrounds should be operational within the...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Tēnā koutou katoa Firstly a huge thank you to our fantastic community for your support of our school gala. It was a great day (despite the early weather). There is an extraordinary amount of effort and organisation that goes into these events, and I'd like to acknowledge our ever-energetic PTA and...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Tēnā koutou katoa The excitement is certainly building for our gala tomorrow. It will be going ahead rain or shine, so we hope to see you there. All proceeds will be going towards updating our playgrounds. A huge thank you to our PTA, staff and parents who are supporting this event...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Tēnā koutou katoa What a wonderful few weeks at Matua School. Our Senior Camp at Aongatete was a great success with students and staff building strong relationships through a wide range of activities. It is certainly an enduring primary school memory for many. There are a number of building activities coming...

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP Tēnā koutou katoa It has been a fantastic start to the year at Matua School. Lots of time is spent getting to know each other and building strong, learning-focused relationships. We have enjoyed meeting our new families over the past few weeks and trust you are enjoying your new school and...