Heron Herald Term 4, Week 9

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP

The last two weeks have seen an array of activities and events focused around EOTC. The Discoverers were involved in a variety of really exciting and challenging out of school activities, the Investigators enjoyed their Team Player day at Sapphire Springs and Surf Beach Education at Papamoa Surf Club while the Explorers and Minis had their athletics day.  On behalf of the staff and students, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many parents who have been involved in helping out in school with activities and events – you are greatly appreciated.

Organisation for the last week of school has focused around students meeting their new classmates and teachers for next year and also celebrating our Year 6’s, as they leave us and graduate to their new schools.

End of Year Reports and 2019 class placement notices will come home with your child this afternoon.  We have spent a great deal of time considering placements and believe early notification of classes helps provide an opportunity for you to support the learning pathway for 2019.

As transitioning to a new class can sometimes cause anxiety positive discussions and encouragement over the holiday break can help ensure your child starts the New Year with confidence and enthusiasm.

A reminder that school closes on Tuesday 18 December at 12.35pm so please make arrangements for your child to be collected at this time.

I look forward to welcoming all students back to school on Monday 4 February 2019

Have a wonderful time with family over the Christmas and New Year break.

Ngā mihi

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.

GARDEN TO TABLE

Next year Matua School is becoming part of the nationwide Garden to Table programme. Today we received this huge donation from Tui garden products to help us kick-start the gardening side of things. Thanks so much to Tui.
The kitchen is in need of many kitchen items. These are listed below. If you are having a clean out and have any of the following items we will greatly receive them. Please bring to Room 10 or drop at the caretaker’s shed from mid- January.
We will also be looking for volunteers to help us with the programme. If you are a keen gardener, cook or enjoy working with children please contact me at emmab@matua.school.nz.

EOTC

The seniors had an amazing few days for EOTC week. We thought you may like to see some of the things that we got up to.

 

 

HAUORA / WELLBEING UPDATE

Kia Ora Koutou

This year the Otumoetai Community of Learning (COL/Kahui Ako) worked with the ERO Team in Wellington to develop a Hauora/Wellbeing Survey specifically for our students.  The majority of the Year 4-13 students in the Otumoetai Cluster of schools undertook the Hauora/Wellbeing Survey in Term Two.  General survey trends were shared with all schools in Term Three.  Individual schools retained ownership of student’s voice particular to their school.  From these results, we will be working on a plan in 2019 to implement the goals/next steps identified from this survey.  The survey results suggest that our focus should include:

– working to further engage with our whanau and families,

– building better student/teacher relationships and

– developing student agency (student agency refers to learning through activities that are meaningful and relevant to learners, driven by their interests, and often self-initiated with appropriate guidance from teachers. To put it simply, student agency gives students understanding, voice and choice in how they learn.)

We look forward to keeping our communities updated as our journey progresses.

Term Dates for 2019

Term 1 – Mon 4th February – Friday 12th April

School holidays – 13th – 28th April

Waitangi Day – Wednesday 6th Feb, school closed

Term 2 – Mon 29th April – Friday 5th July

Queen’s Birthday – Monday 3rd June, school closed

School holidays – 6th – 21st July

Term 3 – Mon 22nd July – Fri 27th September

School holidays – 1st – 13th October

Term 4 – Mon 14th October – Thurs 19th December

Labour Day – Mon 28th October, school closed

Enrolment for 2019

If you have a child due to start with us in Term 1 next year, please pop into the school office and pick up an enrolment pack asap. We are receiving lots of new entrant enrolments and are starting to put things in place for 2019.

LIBRARY NEWS

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.

KINDO VIDEO HELP

SPORTS NEWS

The year is coming to close which means the term 4 sports season is about to wrap up for the summer break. There are still a huge number of sports fees that are yet to be paid. Please ensure you have made payment for these on Kindo. I will be following these up next week with emails and then invoices home if we are still waiting for payment. If you fail to pay for sports, it may affect whether your child will be placed in a sports team next year.
Sports uniforms will also need to be returned. Once your child has finished playing their sport for the year please get them washed as soon as possible and returned. I spend a large amount of my time chasing these up and would be very grateful if you could all get these in soon after your child has finished playing.
Weetbix Kids TRYathlon – It was such a shame that this event didn’t go ahead on its scheduled date. However, I am sure there were a few parents secretly happy about not having stand out in that rain. Never fear, a new date has been set. The rescheduled event will now take place on Sunday 3rd February 2019 (the day before school goes back!). Here is a bit of information should you decide to change events, want a refund or need new stickers:

We are pleased to announce that the Mt Maunganui Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon will now be held on Sunday 3rd February 2019 at Arataki Park in Mt Maunganui.

All participants will automatically be transferred to the new Mt Maunganui event. If you are now unable to attend the event you can either transfer your entry to another TRYathlon or receive a full refund. Please find details below.

We would like to thank all of our local partners, especially the Tauranga City Council, for their assistance in helping reschedule the event.

What do I need to do now?

1) I am attending the TRYathlon on the 3rd February 2019

You are not required to do anything. We will automatically transfer your entry to the new event and send you a new registration confirmation email with the new event details.

You will be able to use your existing bib number and bib number stickers. We ask that you keep these in a safe place until the event day.

If your bib stickers are no longer usable, please email our Customer Services team at tryathlon@sanitarium.co.nz  with the following details:

  1. Subject line: New Bib Number Sticker for Mt Maunganui TRYathlon Entry
  2. Participants’ full names
  3. Participants’ Mt Maunganui bib numbers
  4. Contact phone number

You will be able to collect your new bib number sticker from the Pack Pick Up tent on the event day between 7am-8am.

TRYathlete Kit
We encourage you to keep your TRYathlete kit in a safe place until the event to ensure items are not misplaced.
If you did not receive your TRYathlete kit by courier, you will still need to collect it on the day from the Pack Pick Up tent between 7am-8am. It will not be couriered out.

2) I would like to transfer to another event

If you would like to transfer your entry to another Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon event, at no cost, please email our Customer Services team at tryathlon@sanitarium.co.nz  by Friday 11th January with the following details:

  1. Subject line: Entry Transfer from Mt Maunganui TRYathlon
  2. Participants’ full names
  3. Participants’ Mt Maunganui event bib numbers
  4. Event location you are wanting to transfer into
  5. Contact phone number

You will receive a confirmation email from our team that your entry has been transferred and provided with details of where to collect your new event bib number sticker and TRYathlete Kit from, if required.

Upcoming local events are:

  • Rotorua on Sunday 2nd December at Kuirau Park.
    (Please note transfers into this event close 5pm Thursday 29th November)
  • Hamilton on Sunday 17th February at the University Grounds in Hamilton East

3) I would like a refund

You are entitled to a full refund of your entry fee and of any unfulfilled purchases (i.e photo packs).

Please notify us by Monday 10th December if you would like to receive a refund by emailing our Customer Services team at tryathlon@sanitarium.co.nz with the following details:

  1. Subject line: Refund for Mt Maunganui TRYathlon Entry
  2. Participants’ full names
  3. Participants’ Mt Maunganui bib numbers
  4. Contact phone number

You will receive a confirmation email from our team that your entry has been refunded, and when you can expect the funds to appear in your account.

Please note once you have requested a refund you will need to pay the advertised entry fee if you choose to enter an upcoming TRYathlon event.

Stacey.

SCHOOL POOL KEYS

Our school pool is now open and in use.

If you would like to apply for a key to use the pool outside school hours, you can do so via our website. Go to the bottom of the page and click on ‘School Pool’, following the prompts. Keys cost $75 plus a $25 bond which is refunded when you return your key.

Payment is made via Kindo.

 

 

SCHOOL BBQ TRAILER

 

MATUA SCHOOL

TRAILER BBQ FOR HIRE

Ideal for fund-raising events, catering for large crowds at home or at work.

$100 per week day

$150 for weekend

Includes 1x full gas bottle

Bond is required

For all bookings contact Matua School on 07 576 9027, after hours 021 023 60747.

 

 PTA NEWS

The Matua Family Kitchen Recipe Book has arrived!
We are all excited to have it in our hands and see our beautiful Matua kids, our school and supportive sponsors all together.

Remember to pick your KINDO order up from the School office.

Cash sales are available before school and after school right up until Tuesday 18 Dec.
(Please bring correct cash).
Tuesday is the last day for sales for 2018.

Sales will begin again in Term 1 2019.

Second Hand Uniform

PTA – needs your unused uniforms

If your child has outgrown or moving school and you no longer need the school uniform, we would really appreciate your support by dropping it off at reception next week or in the new year.  The PTA can then help families get ready for school next year.

PTA will open up the uniform shop the Friday before school goes back…..

Many Thanks and best wishes for the holidays from the PTA

 SKIDS

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Come join us for the 10th Anniversary of the Epic Swim, 12-13 January 2019 at Lake Taupo.
  • Great spot prizes up for grabs
  • Open Water swim clinic for the kids
  • Great food and beverage vendors
  • All participants receive a free swim cap and participant medal

Make it a family weekend away with races for all ages and ability levels. ENTER NOW

CHILDREN’S HOLIDAY ART WORKSHOP and HOT SWIM 

Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th January 10am to 3.30pm

Ages 7 to 11

with professional artist Lynne Sinclair Taylor

The children will have fun while learning about colour and techniques with different mediums over the two days. All art supplies provided.  Limited numbers.

Enroll early to avoid disappointment.

 

Cost: $65 for one day (on Tuesday) or $120 for two days

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

To enroll: Contact Lynne on 021 121 9864 or lynnestaylor@gmail.com

Lynne

www.lynnesinclairtaylor.com

Edventure Summer Camps.

Based in the BOP, we have 3 awesome camps geared to get kids excited about the outdoors. With a focus on water safety, we have planned a range of activities including surfing, SUP, water safety lessons, as well as tramping, rock climbing, confidence courses, bush survival skills, hot pools, orienteering, team building, camp cooking and heaps more.

– January 14th – 18th – Aongatete Lodge

– January 21st – 25th – Aongatete Lodge

– Jan 29th – Feb 1st – Reedwood Valley Farm

OSCAR available

8-14 yr olds

Pick up/drop off points in Auckland, Waikato, Tauranga, Whakatane and Rotorua.

For more information or to book now visit www.edventure.co.nz email mark@edventure.co.nz or phone 02102241576

Book before Xmas and be in to win a surfboard.

SKILLS FOR LIFE!

Bellevue is the largest children’s Athletic Club in the Bay of Plenty. We promote a great Run, Jump, Throw programme for 7+ and a Get, Set, Go programme for 0-6 encouraging cognitive skills for life! We are also turning 55 this year! 

Our first club night is Tuesday 16th October! 5:20pm | Meet in the Domain Grandstand

Mini Club (0-6 years) $65.00
Junior Club (7-14 years) $115.00
Senior Club (15+) $85.00                                                                                         

REGISTER NOW! sporty.co.nz/bellevueathletics

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