Matawara Parents 2018

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