Newsletter Term 3 Week 7

7 years ago

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S LAPTOP

Tēnā koutou katoa,

Kia ora and welcome to this week’s edition of the newsletter. I am writing this from the airport in Busan as we wait for a flight to Japan.

Korea and Japan

Over the past three days, I have met many families at our Seoul and Busan School Fair who are looking to move to New Zealand and I am excited to welcome our new families to our wonderful, friendly community. With such a supportive and committed community, it is an easy sell!

Ice Skating

In conjunction with our wonderful PTA, we have the ice skating rink in our hall for the next few days. A reminder that this is available for our community to use after school and on Saturday.

Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori

Next week is Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori (Maori Language Week). We have many exciting activities planned for the week including a visit to the Otumoetai Pa site and a hangi at the end of the week.

Kindo

Kindo is our new school shop online. If you have tried it yet, it is our preferred payment method and saves the school and parents time without having to handle cash. You can easily pay for trips and give permission for all sorts of activities including sports. We will continue to add more items to kindo over time.

Working Bee

We are holding a working bee on the 23 September from 9 am onwards to create a wonderful vegetable garden area and to widen the stairs (and beautify the area) around our Clivedene St entrance. If you are handy with a hammer or good with a spade, please come along to lend a hand. To help us organise tasks please email office@matua.school.nz if you intend on coming along.

Teacher Professional Learning

On the last day of Term 3 (29 September), all staff at Matua School will be involved in Teacher Professional Development. This is an exciting opportunity to develop our collective ability to teach writing. We ask that parents make alternative arrangements for childcare for this day.

Ngā mihi

Craig Wallis

Principal