Heron Herald Term 2, Week 8, 2021

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 proud of.  We are thrilled to see that tickets are selling fast.  As mentioned previously we have been supported by wonderful sponsors so that we haven’t had to charge a hireage fee to families for costumes.  However, we do need to sell out the event to cover costs, so we encourage you to invite grandparents, whanau and friends to the show.  It all helps and has the bonus of being a great night out!

 

Tickets can be purchased by following THIS LINK to the school website.

 

PRODUCTION WEEK

Production week at Matua School will be busy and quite different from our normal routines.  We have three trips to Bethlehem College for rehearsals and shows, therefore it is really important you are aware of the schedule and that children make it to school at the correct times with the gear they need.  

Please CLICK HERE for an overview of the week.  If you have any questions, please get in touch with your classroom teacher.

 

FLEECE ZIP – IMPORTANT NOTICE

We have been aware that some size 6 uniform fleeces have been difficult for our junior children to put on due to the head opening.  At first we wondered if there was a new generation of students coming through with bigger heads!  However, it turns out there has been an issue at the factory.  NZ Uniforms have investigated and have shared the following message:

“It has come to our attention that in the Size 6 of a select batch of Matua Primary Polo Fleeces there appears to be a fault with the size of the entry.  This makes it difficult for the child to put on and take off the fleece with ease. 

NZ Uniforms will happily assess any Size 6 Matua Fleece where a child is experiencing this difficulty.  For all that are indeed connected to the faulty batch, the item will be replaced with a new fleece without question.

We will of course assist all parents with any queries as best we can.

Thank you for your understanding at this time.”  NZ UNIFORMS

 

Thanks again for your ongoing support.  We look forward to celebrating with you at our upcoming production.

Nga mihi,

Marcus Norrish
Principal

Learner Conferences - SCHOOL CLOSED

Friday 2nd July

Gobsmacked Dress Rehearsal - Bethlehem College

Monday 5th July

Gobsmacked Performance

Tuesday 6th July 6.30pm-8pm
Buy Tickets

Gobsmacked Matinee Performance

Wednesday 7th July 12.30pm-2pm
 Buy Tickets – Matinee

Gobsmacked Performance

Wednesday 7th July 6.00pm-7:30pm
Buy Tickets

Last Day of Term 2

Friday 9th July

First Day of Term 3

Monday 26th July

School Photos!

Tuesday 27th July

LIBRARY

Welcome Term 3 and 4 Librarians

Congratulations to our new librarians.  What a fabulous group of up-and-coming librarians!  Due to the high caliber and large number of interested students, the group has been divided into two smaller groups: term 3 and 4, 2021 librarians and term 1 and 2, 2022 librarians.

Our experienced librarians are assisting with training and are also members of the Book Fair Committee.  They will be promoting the Book Fair and Book Character Day soon and will be circulating their flyers throughout the school early Term 3.

Book Fair Dates (One of Matua School’s Oldest Traditions)

Week 2    Wednesday 4 August – Book Character Day

Students dress up as their favourite book character for the day.  The anticipated book character parade is held in the morning on the courts if fine, and several small prizes are awarded to students wearing creative designs.  Who can remember Hudson as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s final golden ticket?!  Family members are welcome to watch the procession.  The holidays are a great time to raid recycling bins, dress up boxes and old clothes bound for the rag bag in anticipation of Book Character Day.

Week 2    Donate A Book Fair – Thursday 5 August (before and after school, and lunchtime in the library) and Friday 6 August (before school, and lunchtime)

Displayed books (quick picks, non-fiction books, novels, picture books and graphic novels) can be donated for $5 or $10 by students and their families.   A certificate is placed in each donated book with the student’s name.  The book is then given to that student to read first before it becomes part of the Matua library collection.

Any help or assistance on Thursday 5 August (before or after school for an hour) or on Friday 6 August (before school for an hour) would be greatly appreciated.   Please contact Tracey Donovan-Grammer by phone (07) 576 9027 or email library@matua.school.nz

LEARNER CONFERENCES

Our student, parent and teacher Learner Conferences are being held on Friday 2nd July.
To book an interview with your child’s teacher, go into www.schoolinterviews.co.nz
You will require our Event Code, which was emailed to you.
Select your child’s teacher and the time you would like to book.
School is closed for instruction for the day.  If you require childcare, please book with SKIDS or Playtime
                                                     

PTA

July PTA meeting is now Monday 5th July so everyone can go and support the school Gobsmacked production on Tuesday and Wednesday nights! Work has started in the background for the School Disco and also the Annual Quiz Night.
School Disco – Thursday 12th August
The Final Olympic Event – come and help us wrap up the Olympics with a party. Dress up as your favourite sports star. More details to come!
PTA Annual Quiz Night – Saturday 30th October
Trick or Trivia – thanks to the All Blacks quiz is a bit later this year but it means we can have some Halloween fun!

GOBSMACKED OPPORTUNITIES

We love having Gobsmacked and Patrice in the school running our upcoming production.  We are thrilled to announce that Gobsmacked will now be offering a lunchtime Musical Theatre School at Matua.  Workshops will be limited in numbers and can be booked directly with Gobsmacked Productions.  If you are interested in registering your child, please visit http://gobsmacked.nz/services_theatre
Gobsmacked also run a range of after-school and holiday prgrammes.  For more information follow THIS LINK

SCHOOL POOL KEYS

The pool is now closed. If you purchased a school pool key, please return them to the school office. We can then refund the $25 key bond. There are still a few keys to be returned.

SCHOOL SORES

TRAVEL SMART LEADERS

Our ‘Travel Smart’ leaders have been encouraging students to travel to school in an active way.  This might be on bikes, scooters, or by walking.  Where appropriate, we’d love to see more children getting to school in a way that encourages less traffic around the school and healthy activity for the children.  Congratulations to Rooms 9, 5, and 15 who have won the Golden Foot award for having the largest number of children in their team traveling to school in an active way!

SPORTS

A busy couple of weeks for us with 4 sporting events happening since our last newsletter went out. Our team of 46 students from Matua School competed at the East Cluster Cross Country last week with 8 students qualifying for the WBOP Cross Country. Congratulations to Michaela, Seb, Ben, Holly, Mackenzie, Roman, Corban and Max. Our fantastic team raced so well at the WBOP event and we had 4 qualify for the BOP Cross Country which takes place next Tuesday 29th June at Waipuna Park again. Well done Seb – 2nd place, Holly – 3rd place, Roman – 5th place and Mackenzie – 6th place. What an absolutely amazing achievement.
The Basketball World Cup is an annual event that gets all our basketball teams quite excited. Last week our year 3&4 teams, the Marvels and the Rebels participated and represented Norway and Fiji in the competition. Both teams had such a fun day (as you can tell by photos of the boys dressed up). One of our teams, the Marvels, competed in this competition last year and while they had a great time, they came in 24th out of 24 teams. This year however they were pretty excited to place 5th=. What a tremendous achievement for them and a great display of the hard work they have put in. Thank you to all our parent coaches and helpers for the day. This would not have been a success without you.
This Friday our year 3&4 gymnasts will be competing at the ARGOS gym competition. This year we have a team of 13, 10 girls and 3 boys. We wish all our competitors the best of luck and hope they have heaps of fun doing what they love.
Our weekly competition teams are coming up to the term break for the holidays. All sports will reconvene when school starts back in term 3. We only have a few fees outstanding which is great. If you are one who is yet to pay for your child’s sport team can you please check your Kindo account history. If fees are still outstanding next term these will be added to your child’s personal account.
So many great things to celebrate at Matua these past couple of weeks, especially with everything going on in preparation for our very exciting Gobsmacked Production in a couple of weeks. Way to go everyone, what rockstars!
Stacey Sutherland

LUNCHTIME CLUBS

There are many activities that children can get involved with at Matua School.  We have groups such as Kapa Haka and choir, alongside a large range of optional lunchtime clubs that our wonderful teachers run.  If you are interested to know what is available, we now have a page on our website that displays what is happening.  Follow THIS LINK to check it out.

LUNCH ORDERS – WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY

Day change to Wednesday from Term 2!

Now with two days of ezlunch each week, your kids will have a great variety of healthy and tasty school lunches.  Simply order by clicking here.

Order (or cancel) any time before 9am on the day or schedule in advance.

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Order anytime before cut-off or schedule in advance. Lunch will be delivered to school at lunchtime on a Wednesday for Pita Pit or Friday for Subway.ezLunch orders are made online through your myKindo account.  You can order lunch by simply going to www.mykindo.co.nz

Click here to view the menu.

Help? Visit support.mykindo.co.nz or tel. 09-869 5200 Mon-Fri 8 am to 4 pm.

Find out more ezlunch.co.nz or mykindo.co.nz

HEADLICE

TERM DATES 2021

Term 1, 2021 – First Day: Tuesday 2nd February 2021 – Friday 16th April

Waitangi Day – Monday 8th February

Easter – Friday 2nd April – Tuesday 6th April inclusive

Term 2 – Monday 3rd May – Friday 9th July

Queen’s Birthday – 7th June

Term 3 – Monday 26th July – Friday 1st October

Term 4 – Monday 18th October

OUR SCHOOL APP

Our School App

We have a new school app to keep you up to date with events and notifications. Click on the button below to check it out.

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SETTING UP KINDO

Setting up with Kindo

Kindo is our new prefered payment and permission system. To help you learn how it works, we’ve added their new help sheet and video. We hope it helps.

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KINDO VIDEO HELP

COMMUNITY NOTICES

TAURANGA SWIM SCHOOL

Tauranga Swim School is offering quality learn to swim lessons from $165 per 10-week term for preschool, school age and squad swimmers.

Book now as spaces are limited. For more info contact Andrea Tauranga Swim School

Email: info@taurangaswimschool.co.nz   Phone 075442141 or Mobile 0272868506

CHILDREN’S HOLIDAY ART WORKSHOP and SWIM

Once again Lynne Sinclair Taylor is running this popular workshop for ages 7 to 12. The children will have fun while learning about colour and techniques. All art supplies provided. Limited numbers. Optional warm swim at end of class.

Wed 21st July 10am to 3.30pm

Cost: $65 ($45 for additional children in family)

Where: Lynne’s home studio, 15 Hartwell Place, Matua, Tauranga.

To enrol: Contact Lynne on 021 121 9864 or lynnestaylor@gmail.com by Saturday 17th July.

Lynne has been tutoring children and adults for over 25 years.

www.lynnesinclairtaylor.com

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