Matawara Parents 2018

Welcome to Week 8! It is ALL about Production this week! Our preparations have been full steam ahead and we are finally ready to reveal to you...'Clarkville and the Time Coders!' Earlier this week you received a full communication about this - we have attached it for your convenience. Please read it carefully as there is a huge amount of information in it, particularly regarding where children need to be dropped off and when. We thank you for your support in supplying costumes etc, and hope you enjoy the show! WHEN - Tuesday 4 December 2018 at 6pm WHERE - Ohoka Events Centre All Students to arrive at the venue at 5pm please Tickets are on sale NOW $10 Tickets for Clarkville and the Time Coders are now available from the school office. Depending on interest we may need to limit ticket sales initially, but will take names and numbers for extra tickets. We have decided to hire the Ohoka Events Centre this year to enable us to have one performance date at a ven

Welcome to Week 7, Our Production preparations continue... by now you should have received the 'costuming' requirements for your children. If this has not happened, please see the teachers in charge of your child's production group, and they will be more than happy to help you. TERM 4 SWIMMING -  The pool is said to be at around 25 degrees, which is amazing considering the weather we are having at the moment! Therefore, togs need to start coming to school so we can make the most of it. With Production preparations being in full swing, we will be mostly using the pool only at lunchtimes for optional swims, however starting Week 8, this will become part of our daily PE programme. YEAR 8 DINNER PREPARATIONS -  Year 8 parents were sent invitations during the week for the Year 8 Graduation Dinner. Please ensure you RSVP with the following information to Kathryn in the office - * Names of the adults who are attending * Full payment at the time of RSVP. Many thanks t

Welcome to Week 6, We are now 4 weeks away from the end of the year - which when we look at what is coming up, it is fair to say... we will be quite busy! All of our production preparation is well underway, and we have the Year 8 Dinner and Waltzing in full preparation mode also. EMERGING LEADERS PATHWAYS - These are due at 9am on Monday. Please note - as per the guidelines in this doc , students who have not covered ALL of the 5 Leadership areas WILL NOT receive a medal. To complete a short recount of an event outside of school, will not meet the criteria for an Emerging Leaders medal. Most of the Leadership Challenge tasks take a series of sessions to complete, so if the work has not been done, it would now be too late. Each student has been kept up to date, with the areas that they are lacking in. TENNIS CUP -  There are 15 of our team who are going to be playing off for the Senior Tennis Cup this year! Please ensure your child has their racquet at school everyday, as

Welcome to Week 5, This week we are going to be busy with our Production preparations! It is also the FINAL week for our Emerging Leaders Pathways to be completed - these are due on MONDAY 19th NOVEMBER at 9am.  Year 8's, are DONE! Congratulations to our Year 8 students who have completed their Leadership projects, it has been a whole year of ongoing planning, executing and reflecting to get here, but they have done it! 2019 MATAWARA TEAM BUILDING EXPERIENCE -  Year 7 parents, you will have received a newsletter asking for your expression of interest for attending our Term 1 Matawara Team Building Experience as a parent help. If this interests you, please return these slips ASAP. SUN HATS -  This term is a 'Sun hats' term, so please ensure these are at school ready to go each day. Year 8's who have earned their caps, are more than welcome to wear these as a sunhat. We have lovely new shade sails going in at school, and these will be the areas, for those wh

Welcome to Week 4! We are BACK! What an amazing week in Wellington we have had! All of our Year 8's have been exemplary models of what a Clarkville Year 8 Leaver is, and we are so proud of all of them! They have earned their 'stripes' - so to speak! Our Camp could not have been so successful if it was not for the AMAZING parents - Chris Kerry, Brenda Martin, Keri Climo, Kim Smith, Theresa Aitchison - they played an integral part in ensuring we all had a fantastic time! School photos are on MONDAY - please ensure clean, tidy, correct uniform. Year 8's will have a Leavers photo taken, where they can feel free to wear their Leavers t shirt, however we would like a school shirt for the Team photo please. We now have a short reprieve in our programme, where we will be getting thorough our end of year assessments, and seesaw posts, before we take a deep breath and delve into Production Fun! SEESAW - This week we will begin our end of year reflections in each of o

Welcome to Week 3! This week Vikki, myself and all of the Year 8's are heading to Wellington for a fabulous week! PLEASE NOTE - ALL YEAR 8 STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED AT SCHOOL ON MONDAY AS THERE WILL BE PREPARATIONS AND FINAL NOTICES TO GIVE OUT TO THEM REGARDING CAMP WELLINGTON ON THIS DAY!  The Year 7's will be working with Linda Baran, who will be engaging their brains, in the area of Year 8 Leadership in readiness for next year! They will be looking at the following... 1. Styles of Leadership 2. The responsibilities of a Year 8 3. Year 8 Project Areas for 2019 4. Setting up for success in a Year 8 Leadership job AND position of responsibility 5. Tuakana Tiena relationships with Whakarewa and their passion projects. 6. Setting goals - Time permitting we may watch a movie related to goal setting, 'Rudy', which is rated PG (set in an American High School, minor language) They will continue to have Nick Burson taking Maths on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Welcome to Week 2! We hope you enjoyed the fabulous weather over the long weekend, with your families! Our school Athletics day is on TUESDAY 23rd October. A newsletter came home with this information in it, however if you have misplaced this you can find the information  here.   Remember sun hats, sunscreen and a nutritious lunch are the order of the day! SUN HATS -  This term is a 'Sun hats' term, so please ensure these are at school ready to go each day. Year 8's who have earned their caps, are more than welcome to wear these as a sunhat. We have lovely new shade sails going in at school, and these will be the areas, for those who don't wear their sun hats, to sit in.  CELL PHONES AT SCHOOL -  We are reminding all children that as per their ICT Digital Device Agreement, they are required to sign their cell phones in at the Office, on arrival at school in the morning. If children are found to be flouting this agreement, they will be expected to l

Welcome back to Term 4, Week 1!  This term is certainly one of the busiest in Aspire, however we will be regularly updating you with what is to come. We will have a calendar of events at the bottom of each weekly communication, so that you can start to pop things into your diaries.  SUN HATS -  This term is a 'Sun hats' term, so please ensure these are at school ready to go each day. Year 8's who have earned their caps, are more than welcome to wear these as a sunhat. We have lovely new shade sails going in at school, and these will be the areas, for those who don't wear their sun hats, to sit in.  CELL PHONES AT SCHOOL -  We are reminding all children that as per their ICT Digital Device Agreement, they are required to sign their cell phones in at the Office, on arrival at school in the morning. If children are found to be flouting this agreement, they will be expected to leave cell phones at home indefinitely. Your support in this area is appreciate

Welcome to the final week of the Term!  Te Reo-Athon Money is to be returned this week! A huge thank you to those who have done this - well done!  INQUIRY -  On Tuesday we have our INQUIRY SHARING DAY, where you can come along and see what we have been up to with our Inquiry study this term. Along with this, the Student Council are encouraging all children to dress up as their favourite historian! We can't wait to see "who" comes through the door!  NORTH CANTERBURY KAPA HAKA -  Our North Canterbury Kapa haka performance is on Wednesday, 26th of September at 12pm, held at the Ohoka Primary School Hall. If you are coming to spectate, please arrive to the performance early, as sometimes the programme runs ahead of time. Important to note - * All children will be dressed in the Clarkville Kapa haka uniform at school * All children will travel by bus (the bus leaves at 11:20am) to Ohoka (there will be no charge for the bus) * Children bus back to school (Year

Welcome to Week 9! SKI TRIP -  WEDNESDAY is NEW day of our annual ski trip! The weather is looking fantastic! Please ensure you read all notices regarding this day VERY CAREFULLY and direct any questions you may have, to either Vikki or myself. PLEASE NOTE - it is school as usual for anyone who has not signed up for Ski Trip.  KAIAPOI HIGH SCHOOL INTERVIEWS - Year 8 Students Each Year 8 family was sent an email, to book an interview time with Kaiapoi High School early next term. Please ensure you have done this as we still have gaps and we need to send it to Kaiapoi High. This will be closed off on WEDNESDAY - if you are not on the list, we will give you a time, and let you know what that is.  SEXUALITY EDUCATION -  Our Sexuality lessons have begun, with lots of discussions and introductory activities in both Year 7 and 8.  Last week our focus was on -  * Setting the Scene and discussing what Sexuality is.  * Setting up our group expectations for participation

Welcome to Week 8!  It's Maori Language Week! Keep practicing your words for the Te Reo-Athon!  In Matawara, we will be testing towards the end of this week. Remember - the expectation is that Team Matawara will know how to say the words, understand what they mean, in addition to knowing how to spell them (don't forget the macrons!) KAPAHAKA -  Well done to our Kapahaka group who performed in the Christchurch Cultural Festival last Friday! It was a HUGE event to prepare for, and you have all done our school proud. We now put our focus towards the North Canterbury Kapahaka Festival which will happen on the last Wednesday of the term.  FISH AND CHIPS -  We have our termly fish and chip lunch on Thursday. Remember to order online EARLY!  HIGH SCHOOL ENROLMENTS -  Kaiapoi High School are requesting that parents let them know confirmation of children attending for 2019. If you have enrolled your child, and you have made alternative arrangements, please