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Email: [email protected] Website: www.matahui.school.nz

The Cast This term, Kowhai’s class enquiry is ‘Where did this Product Come from and What was the Process for Change’. They have been investigating porridge and performing

the play ‘Goldilocks & The Three Bears’ at assembly. More photos inside this issue!

NEWSLETTER Term 2: Week: 4: 20 - 24 May 2019



PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Tena Koutou

The winter sports teams are now well under way. There are some great skills being finetuned and developed

during lunchtime and after school practices. I enjoy hearing about the successes of the students when they

play their games. Good luck to all our sports team for this weekend, play hard and play fair.

During the last couple of weeks, the student council have highlighted areas that makes Matahui School a

special place to learn and also how we could make things better. These very mature and thoughtful young

people have a great insight as they shared their thoughts and opinions. In our newsletter this week I have

shared with you a project I have been working with them on. It is a behaviour plan and a set of expectations

that is expected of a Matahui Student. The student council were able to articulate the process to their peers

after our meeting.

It is pink shirt day today and it is great to see so many students taking up the challenge of wearing a pink

shirt. My apologies for the short notice. Pink Shirt day to me, is celebrating individuality, every one of us is

different. Pink shirt day is also about respect and this is this weeks value. No one should be teased or

bullied for who they are. Love Harry’s ensemble….happy birthday Darcy.

Thank you to the families who have offered their support on the 26 May. Thank you also to those who have

made contact with me and shared you are unable to attend. We have 10 families who have offered their

support on the day. Our student council, if they are available will be making cups of tea and serving scones

and cake to keep our energy levels going.

A big thank you to Dave….he is currently working with our students during community singing helping

them with the pronunciation and rhythm of our school song. When the students are ready, I would love to

show our community their progress. I will keep you informed.

Nga Mihi

Mary Woods and the Team at Matahui School

Please note we now have a new school mobile number- 021 0843 9885 – this

number is linked to the School Loop App and can be used for text

messaging, any message, absentee, etc.



TERM 2, 2019 : DATES FOR YOUR DIARY (10 WEEKS)

Friday 17 May – Amazing Race – Years 5 - 8

Monday 20 May: Boostrix Education for Year 7s – 10 am

Tuesday 21 May: Senior/Junior Hike (Kauri and Kowhai) –

Aongatete Bush

Tuesday 21 May: Vision Testing – Year 7s

Sunday 26 May: Working Bee

Tuesday 28 May: Small Schools Cross Country

Thursday 30 May: Small Schools Cross Country (postponement)

Thursday 30 May: 1.30 pm Sheep shearing visitor

Monday 3 June: No school – Queens Birthday

Tuesday 4 June: Kowhai Class – Bulls Wool Farm

Wednesday 5 June: North Cluster Cross Country

Friday 7 June: North Cluster Cross Country (postponement)

Friday 7 June: ePro8 – Years 5 and 6

Monday 10 – 12: Life Education

Thursday 13 June: Junior Cross Country – 1.30 pm

Thursday 13 June: Basketball World Cup – Years 5 & 6

Wednesday 19 June: WBOP Cross Country

Tuesday 25 June: BOP Cross Country

Thursday 27: BOP Cross Country (postponement)

Wednesday 3 July: Grandparent VIP Day – 9 am to 12.30 pm

Friday 5 July: Reports Home

Friday 5 July: End of Term Two



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IMPORTANT ITEM: SIGNING YOUR CHILD IN AND OUT If you need to take your child out of school during the day, would you please come to the school office to sign out … and back in again if required. This would help greatly in making sure we have the right number of children on the school bus. BUS:- Please also advise Brian on 027 443 3711 or Peter on 022 177 1823 (for the Waihi bus) and the office if your child is NOT taking the bus home at any stage during the week. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.

ASSEMBLIES – TERM 2 (10 WEEKS) Start time: 2.30 pm

• WK3 – Friday 17 May: Mrs Croskery (KOWHAI) – Value -

Respect

• WK4 – Friday 24 May: Mrs Chissell (POHUTUKAWA) –

Value – Friendliness

• WK5 – Friday 31 May: Mr Evans (KAURI) – Value –

Helpfulness

• WK6 – Friday 7 June: Mrs Woods – Value - Perseverance

• WK7 – Friday 14 June: Mrs Garrett (Puriri) – Value –

Honesty

• WK8– Friday 21 June: Mrs Chissell (POHUTUKAWA) Value

- Excellence

• WK9 – Friday 28 June: Mr Evans (KAURI) – Value –

Responsibility

• WK10 – Friday 5 July : Mrs McDonald (KOWHAI) – Value

– Forgiveness



Class Windows web hyperlink:

http://www.matahui.school.nz/category/blog/class-blogs/

Principal’s blog hyperlink:

http://www.matahui.school.nz/category/blog/principal-blog/

Public Holidays/Teacher Only Days 2019

Term 2

• Monday 3 June

Queen’s Birthday

Term 4

• Monday 28 October

Labour Day

Matahui Term Dates 2019

Term 2

Monday 29 April

to

Friday 5 July

10 weeks

Term 3

Monday 22 July

to

Friday 20 September

9 weeks

Term 4

Monday 14 October

to

Wednesday 18 December

10 weeks

http://www.matahui.school.nz/category/blog/class-blogs/

http://www.matahui.school.nz/category/blog/principal-blog/



CITIZENSHIP AWARD Week 3, Term 2, 2019 – Luna Morton was awarded the Certificate for Respect. Well done! Detailed below are the recipients of school awards for Week 2 in Term 2, 2019. Congratulations to Troy, Luna, Polly, Keyarn, Isaac, James and Emma.



HEALTH AND SAFETY

SPOTLIGHT OF THE MONTH

Please be mindful of your vehicle speed when entering and exiting the school site. Dust from the school drive can be a nuisance, but less speed, less dust produced! Please also be aware that no child is to be unsupervised in the car park area. We appreciate your continued support regarding the above .

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ICAS REGISTRATION 2019 – YEARS 6 - 8 Please find detailed below, for your information, dates and fees regarding the upcoming ICAS examinations: ICAS Exam Sitting Date Fee Digital Technologies Tuesday 3 September $15.00 Science Thursday 5 September $15.00 Writing Tuesday 10 September $15.00 Spelling Bee Thursday 12 September $15.00 English Tuesday 17 September $15.00 Mathematics Thursday 19 September $15.00 If you would like your Year 6 - 8 child to participate in any of these competitions,

please complete the form already forwarded to you and return to school no later than Friday 31 May. Many thanks.

VIOLIN LESSONS Violin lessons are available at school on Wednesdays. Learn by modern or traditional methods. Individual lessons are $25 per 30 minutes. Group lessons $15 each per 30 minutes. Learning the violin leads to many musical opportunities in the future! Contact Cherrie Leefe on 0212158196



3,2,1 BLAST OFF Today we launched our first water rockets. Weather conditions were not the best but we all managed to have one launch. Can't wait to see how our young engineers modify and improve their rocket designs. Thanks to Brady from Aurecon, who helped us achieve lift off. https://youtu.be/jmyEZDh3lxM

https://youtu.be/jmyEZDh3lxM?fbclid=IwAR1d2TAdcnnXwh2BeKrfMsazlZmnh_-D9BFc3IWv_n59ngL9ucQzWcOPMjs



THE MATAHUI KIWIS HOCKEY TEAM The Matahui Kiwis Hockey Team played their first ever games today. They definitely didn’t look like they had only had two practices!! Well done team!!



GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE BEARS The Storytellers

The 3 Bears – Mama Bear, Papa Bear and Baby Bear



Goldilocks and Goldisocks!



Dear Parents and caregivers

Matahui School is now using the skool loop app. The app can be

downloaded on to an android or iphone smartphone and is free. We have

been trialing the app for the last few weeks and can see that this would be

a great tool for communication with our parent community.

The school app will allow for instant viewing of school events, receiving

of notifications, easy advice of absences, access of school contact details

and instant accessing of information.

We envisage this app will greatly enhance our communication to the

whole school community and will work alongside other school

communication tools. You can currently download the app; our school

notices have been loaded into the app.

The app is funded totally free to the school by sponsorship of businesses

for a small annual fee of $275. Rather than having advertisements that do

not connect with our school community, I have stipulated with the

company that we offer advertising slots to our own community and have

advertising that is relevant. There is a limited amount of how many

businesses the company can feature. There is absolutely no pressure for

you to do so. Think of it as an opportunity, if they do not receive any

interest they will offer the spaces to other companies.

The school app will go live shortly, and we would very much appreciate

your decision as soon as you’re able. The company is offering ….all

artwork can be done complimentary for you.

For further information please feel free to contact Amie Cowlishaw at

The Skool Loop App [email protected] or phone 0800 203 493

mailto:[email protected]



Dear Parents and Grandparents, If any of you are thinking of buying a guitar, ukulele, keyboard, piano .... get in to Bay City Music fast - they are closing down and discounting everything so you'll get a good product for a good price - be sure to tell them you found out from your school newsletter ... Chrissy/Christine



wà Kahurangi

Parents Corner: The Place to Find Hidden Gems

Welcome to wà Kahurangi: where Parents, and Carers can find positive inputs

from other adults in the school community.

This week, we'd like to say THANK YOU to our Matahui Sporting Heroes.

Every week, parents and caregivers take on the roles of coaching our many sports

teams. Hockey, swimming, soccer, cross country, netball, basketball...and many

more. All our parent-coaches are volunteers... juggling commitments around

other children, full time jobs, businesses, and many other roles in the wider

Western Bay community. So, thank you THANK YOU to each of the parents

who help coach, transport, cheer, support and encourage our children to play

sports. You uphold the Matahui 'brand' in the community and role model team-

work to our children.

Here's the GOOD NEWS about children playing sport. Research from around

the world indicates that playing team sport at primary level helps with;

1. Sleep (yes, really!) Exercise helps children fall asleep sooner (yippee) and

sleep more deeply. This is important because our children heal, grow, and prune

neurons (the brain's natural 'housework ' function) when they sleep. Good sleep is

crucial to wellbeing.

2. Improved Mood - exercise releases brain chemicals that act as natural healers

for our moods, helping our children feel happier and more relaxed.

3. Mental Function - the challenges, depth perception, co-ordination and team

play actually help lay down new neural connections in our children's brains. Yes,

team sports actually grow our children's brains!



4. Reduces Stress - the distraction, physical movement and laughter involved in

playing sport with friends acts as a superb stress buffer. Exercise reduces the

levels of stress hormones in the body. In other words, playing sport together

helps our children 'blow out the cobwebs' and ready their brains for another day

of clear-headed learning.

5. Teach movement for life. Children who play sport earlier, tend to stay active

for longer as they become adults. This in turn helps prevent obesity and many

health complications such as diabetes later in life.

6. Sport teachers leadership skills, builds confidence, teaches challenge-seeking,

goal setting...

So, THANK YOU parents who coach... you are building our children's lives and

futures.

Positive thought for the week:

A smile starts on the lips, a grin spreads to the eyes, a chuckle comes from the

belly; but a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, overflows, and bubbles all

around. — Carolyn Birmingham

Please write to us to share ideas, events, quotes, humour...anything

constructive you'd like to contribute. [email protected]

FREE TO GOOD HOME! FREE Single bed to a school family. Need to collect please (10kms from school). Inner-sprung, reasonable condition, we are the sole owners.

Email; [email protected] if you are interested.

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