Heron Herald Term 4, Week 4, 2021

Kia ora koutou,

VACCINATION MANDATE
Many of you will be aware that the COVID-19 Vaccination order comes into effect on Tuesday 16th November.  On this date, all staff and volunteers at Matua School will be required to have had their first COVID-19 vaccination.  I am pleased to confirm that Matua School will be able to comply with this mandate without the need for any staff changes.  All classes and support programmes will continue as normal.

We are still communicating with parent and community volunteers who will also need to comply with the mandate from Tuesday.  If you carry out any volunteer role at Matua School in Term 4 this year, we will need evidence of your vaccination status.  To share this information with us, please follow THIS LINK, which will take you to a letter.  This provides you with information and a link to an online form that needs to be completed.

I can also confirm the requirements of the Vaccination Mandate, doesn’t apply to parents on site who are not volunteering.  This means that if you are at school to pick up, drop off, have a parent meeting with a teacher, or are part of a new student visit to the school, your vaccination status is not relevant.  These kinds of issues are continually being reviewed by the Ministry of Education and so we will endeavour to keep you updated on any changes.

MASK USE
Thank you to all those who are being thoughtful enough to wear a mask when on the school grounds.  Many parents and visitors are doing the right thing, however, we also have a number of adults entering the school that are not wearing masks.  While this may be an inconvenience to you, this is an expectation for all visitors.

TRIPS, EVENTS, AND YEAR 6 LEAVERS
While many events and activities are being cancelled in the community, we are still working hard to ensure that those special moments we look forward to in Term 4 are not lost.  We are thrilled that while we remain at Alert Level 2, EOTC week for our Senior Team is able to continue.  EOTC Week is a well-loved Matua experience, and with the challenging couple of years we have all had, we want to see this go ahead.  We are also very mindful of our Year 6 leavers, who will be finishing their journey at Matua School this year.  We are not able to run a formal assembly in the same way we have in the past.  However, we are so aware of the importance of a good finish for our Year 6 cohort.  We have plans for a wonderful leavers celebration that will be a mix of live celebrations with the Year 6 students, woven with recorded content that parents can watch at a time that suits.  While it will be different, we are working hard to ensure our Year 6’s feel special and celebrated.

Thank you for your support and patience as we navigate this extremely difficult time.

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.

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

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