Matawara Parents 2018

Welcome to Week 10! It is hard to believe that we have reached this end of the term already! It has been a jam packed term with a heap of learning along the way. This week the Year 8's will be handing in the 'Research and Skill Building' part of their Leadership Project on MONDAY 2nd JULY.  Year 7's are to hand in their 'Emerging Leaders Pathways' on MONDAY also.  3 WAY CONFERENCES -  These continue this week - please note the early finish time of 12:30pm on WEDNESDAY 4th JULY.  Conferences are 20 minutes in duration - please appreciate that with 50 to get through, we will run to time - sharp! Should you run late, we can't allow for a late finish to make up time, as this generates a flow on effect that will put other parents and teachers behind. A buzzer will sound at 17 minutes to assist the children to know to wrap it up. We look forward to seeing you all and celebrating your child's learning with you. VISION and HEARING TESTING -  This...

Welcome to Week 9! This week is a huge week for all of us here in the school community! It is always great to connect with families and see students sharing their learning in our team. 3 WAY CONFERENCES -  These begin this week - please note the early finish times of 12:30pm, on MONDAY 25 JUNE and WEDNESDAY 4 JULY.  Conferences are 20 minutes in duration - please appreciate that with 50 to get through, we will run to time - sharp! Should you run late, we can't allow for a late finish to make up time, as this generates a flow on effect that will put other parents and teachers behind. A buzzer will sound at 17 minutes to assist the children to know to wrap it up. We look forward to seeing you all and celebrating your child's learning with you. YEAR 8 SPEECH COMPETITION -  On Monday 18th June, at 1:30pm, we held our annual speech competition against Ohoka. We were so proud of our 3 speakers! They spoke with real confidence, despite this being the first time...

Welcome to Week 8! We thought this was a wonderful graphic to start the week with. With the pressures and the stresses we are exposed to on a daily basis, there are some messages here to be mindful off for your children, and actually come to think of it - OURSELVES! 3 WAY CONFERENCES -  It is great to see that most of you have signed up for a conference time with your child - if you have not done this yet, please ensure you get this done ASAP. YEAR 8 SPEECH COMPETITION -  On Monday 18th June, at 1:30pm, we have our annual speech competition. This is the semi finals, before deciding who from Clarkville OR Ohoka will represent us at the Rotary Speech Competition for 2018. We look forward to sharing the results of this with you on Monday! YEAR 8 LEAVERS REPORTS -  We are very aware that this end of the term is a very busy time with many Year 8's applying for High Schools. Please let us know when you are embarking on this paper war (!) as we have a Leav...