Kia ora koutou,
The first term of the year is flying by quickly, and we are all enjoying a late summer push with lots of sunshine! We love the positive feeling around the school, with children enjoying the opportunity to take part in the performing arts. We are also proud to celebrate our Rākau Team, who took part in swimming sports and had a number of children represent the school at the cluster event. We are well underway with core learning experiences with children focused on building literacy and mathematics capabilities. Tools from our recent mathematics teacher-only day are already being implemented in classrooms – great to see!
DON’T FORGET TO GET YOUR PRODUCTION TICKETS
Tickets for the three shows are available for purchase through Eventbrite. Follow THIS LINK or visit the school website to purchase your tickets. Performing in a full auditorium takes the event to the next level, so please buy tickets and encourage your friends and wider family to come and support the show.
Staff News
Last week our wonderful Deputy Principal Sara Lambert, announced that she is pregnant. Sara will be finishing with us later in the year to go on maternity leave. We are excited for Sara and James who are looking forward to having their first child.
Bikes and Scooters
We love seeing children ride to school on bikes and scooters. With this, we want to encourage safe travel with children wearing helmets and being considerate of those around them. We have an expectation that children push bikes and scooters through the school grounds at the start and end of the school day. Please encourage your children to follow these expectations – not just when teachers are looking. We also ask that adults model the same behaviours when riding bikes into the school at drop-off and pick-up times.
Ngā mihi nui
Marcus Norrish
Principal
ENTERPRISE DAY DONATION
GARDEN TO TABLE
SECOND HAND UNIFORM – HELP NEEDED
SPORT
OTUMOETAI INTERMEDIATE
The Ōtūmoetai Intermediate School PTA invite you to book this in:
John Parsons, 7.00pm Ōtūmoetai Intermediate School Hall Tuesday 4 April
John is a highly regarded Cyber Safety and Risk Assessment Consultant who works with education, health and private sectors, providing specialist advice and direction on the safe and ethical use of Digital Communication Technology.
See: https://www.citizen21.co.nz/
He will also be working with parents, caregivers and interested community members at 7.00pm in the school hall.
He will cover the influence and dangers of Tik Tok and other social media, sexting, cyber security and protecting your child’s digital footprint amongst other things.
YOU ARE INVITED TO BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES TO THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION EVENT SO YOU CAN ALL BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO KEEP YOUR CHILD SAFE ON THE INTERNET. THIS EVENING SESSION IS NOT FOR CHILDREN AS JOHN WILL BE VERY SPECIFIC AND PARENT FOCUSED.
Past parents have said: “wow John has opened my eyes and I was totally unaware of what goes on in cyberspace that could endanger my child.”
This is an open invitation to all adults who care for young people and we look forward to seeing you all on the night.Admission is free.
Warm regards
PRINCIPAL
PTA – MINI GALA / MOVIE NIGHT
Save the date!
On 12 May we’ll be having a super fun mini gala and movie night at Matua School.
There will be lots of yummy food available and games to keep the kids entertained, starting from 4pm.
Then from 6pm, snuggle down with a beanbag, blanket, pillows and sleeping bags and watch an outdoor movie (or in the hall if it’s raining or cold!) with your family and friends.
As always, to help make it a success, the PTA need helpers. – Donations for the cake stall, jolly jars, and prizes for games and anything else you want to help with. Please get in touch if you can help us out.
Email the PTA – matuapta@gmail.com
Tickets will be available to purchase soon.
MATUA ANGELS
We have an amazing group of volunteers that come into school on a Monday morning. They help with anything from laminating, making resources for staff and all those jobs that help with the everyday running of school life.
It’s a great way to meet other parents and also support our wonderful staff.
If you would like to be involved, pop into the school office on Monday morning (9 -11am), have a cuppa and a biscuit, meet other parents and get involved. We really appreciate any help you are able to offer.
SCHOOL HOURS
A friendly reminder that school is not open until 8.30am. If you require childcare before these hours, please contact SKIDS either by email – matua@skids.co.nz, phone – 027 586 0408, or book online – www.skids.co.nz/Matua.
YUMMY STICKERS
2023 has already thrown us all some tough challenges, but together we will get through it.
Our orchards like many other growers in Hawkes Bay and Gisborne, have been badly affected by the recent cyclone. Yummy are fortunate to have orchards spread widely across the Bay, which has meant some of our orchards have been completely devastated but some have survived. It has been a tricky time for sure, but we are managing to pick the majority of our crop this season, so that’s some good news
The other good news is, we will push on with the Yummy School Sticker Promo again this year. This is something we really value being part of, and I’m sure schools will value free sports gear even more this year. Even in these tough times, it’s great to be part of a community and give back to schools and kids, so thanks for being part of this promotion 26 years on!
You can start collecting anytime now (if you haven’t already started), and some more good news – we will be switching over to compostable stickers in the next few months
SCHOOL INFORMATION
SKIDS BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMME
“It’s time to book your Before & After School sessions with SKids, and join us for some fun in the sun at www.sKids.co.nz/Matua”
LUNCH ORDERS – EVERY FRIDAY
Lunch orders are available for delivery to Matua School each Friday.
SUBWAY
Simply order your SUBWAY lunch online through you myKindo account by CLICKING HERE
Order (or cancel) any time before 9:00am on the day or schedule in advance.
Help? Visit support.mykindo.co.nz or call 09-869 5200 Mon-Fri, 8:00am to 4:00pm.
Order ezlunch for delivery from Monday 27 March to Thursday 6 April and go in the draw to WIN a Lego Creator 3-in-1 White Rabbit. The winner will be drawn on Thursday 6 April 2023 and be notified by phone and/or email. Every lunch order gets another chance to win. Go to www.mykindo.co.nz to start ordering.
TERM DATES 2023
Open Morning – Friday 27th January, 10:30am – 12:00pm
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 2023 – Tuesday 31st January
TERM 1 – Tuesday 31st January – Thursday 6th April.
Waitangi Day – Monday 6th February (school closed)
Parent/Child/Teacher Conferences – Friday 24th February (school closed)
Teacher Only Day – Friday 17th March (school closed)
TERM 2 – Wednesday 26th April – Friday 30th June.
Anzac Day – Tuesday 25th April
King’s Birthday – Monday 5th June
TERM 3 – Monday 17th July – Friday 22nd September.
Term 4 – Monday 9th October –
Labour Day – Monday 23rd October
Last Day of School – TBC
OUR SCHOOL APP
Our School App
We have a school app to keep you up to date with events and notifications. Click on the button below to check it out.
SETTING UP KINDO
Setting up with Kindo
Kindo is our prefered payments system. To help you learn how it works, we’ve added their new help sheet and video. We hope it helps.
KINDO VIDEO HELP
COMMUNITY NOTICES
NUMBER WORKS N WORDS
Maths and English after-school tuition – Boost your child’s confidence and results with NumberWorks’nWords. They provide fun, individualised lessons in maths and English for students who are struggling to keep up, and those bursting to race ahead.
Right now they are offering a free assessment and introductory lesson. Call Leanne or Kate on 07-578-5575 to book, or for more information visit www.numberworksnwords.co.nz
