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 expec...

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 ap...

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 sch...

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 gr...

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 a...

Welcome to Week 7! This week we continue our Inquiry Rotations on Tuesday, with all students experiencing learning simulations around the NZ Wars, Early School Life, The signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and Bastion Point.  SKI TRIP -  What a shame our ski trip was postponed last Wednesday, however we will get another day allocated, which I am sure will be lovely spring ski conditions! Please ensure you read and follow up on any notices or requests that come home regarding this, as you are no doubt aware, this is a mammoth day to organise - again!  TE REO-ATHON -  The Clarkville School PTA latest fundraiser is the 2018 Te Reo-Athon! The PTA works tirelessly to raise funds to help ALL children of this school, and this is a valuable learning experience for our Team in helping to leave a legacy for others. It is our expectation that ALL of Aspire will learn and be tested on these words, with us allowing some class time for this to happen. We encoura...

Hi Everyone, Week 6 and it is starting to feel more like Winter at the moment, which is just as well as our Ski Trip on Wednesday is looking great now that there has been some fresh snow! ST JOHN FIRST AID -  Our annual workshops with St John are happening on Monday and Tuesday this week, with Aspire having their time on Monday. These are always very well facilitated with students gaining hands on, practical information for assisting others in need, should the time arise! SAUSAGE SIZZLE -  Don't forget, we have our PTA Friday Sausage sizzle this week. SKI TRIP - WEDNESDAY is the 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.  TE REO-ATHON -  The Clarkville School PTA latest fundraiser is the 2018 Te Reo-Athon! The PTA wor...

Hi Everyone! Welcome to Week 5 - we are at the half way point! We had a stunning day in Town last week, with many connections made to our Inquiry 'New Zealand History.' Once again we were so proud of how our students conducted themselves while on this trip. Thank you to those of you who attended our Values Assembly last week - it is great to see the values that we all hold dear, becoming part of our school community. CANTAMATH -  The VERY BEST OF LUCK, to our Year 7 and 8 Cantamath teams, who are heading to the Horncastle Arena on Wednesday. The Year 7's will competing at 4pm, and the Year 8's competing at 5pm - all the VERY BEST OF LUCK! Lesley Ottey  NEEDS your VOTE!  Lesley is our school Enviro teacher who not only comes in and supports our Thursday Enviro programme, but also supports the school when we have our Gala and other events.  She is asking for all of us to VOTE FOR HER IN THE NORTH CANTERBURY BUSINESS AWARDS - People's Choice Awards!  ...

Hi Everyone, TOWN TRIP -  We are off to Town on MONDAY! Thank you to all parents who have offered assistance with this one - it is a great supplement to our Inquiry study, with LOADS planned in our scavenger hunt and on our Tram ride. This trip will provide the students with vital information to continue our Inquiry study on our return. Have a conversation with your child about this on Monday night! ALL children are to wear correct school uniform for this trip.  NOTE - Parents who are helping - we will meet in the MPF shortly after 9:00am to get into groups etc. You will be given your handbook with all information in it at this time.  SEXUALITY ROAD -  Please note the parent evening planned for our teaching of Sexuality Road this year is this  TUESDAY 4:30pm. If you have any queries, questions or wonderings, you need to attend this evening to have them answered. Aspire's Sexuality programme will begin towards the end of the term in Week 7 and run...

Welcome to Week 3! (ALREADY...?!) We are flying through the term and last week was a great one with our Cantamath teams doing us proud in the North Canterbury Cantamath Competition!  The town Cantamath competition is Wednesday 22 August, at the Horncastle Arena, with the Year 7's will competing at 4pm, and the Year 8's competing at 5pm - all the VERY BEST OF LUCK! KAIAPOI HIGH SCHOOL PARENT EVENING -  We start the week with our Kaiapoi High School parent evening with Principal, Bruce Kearny on Monday evening 7pm - 8pm. Bruce will discuss any questions you have regarding your child's transition to High School, in addition to talking to you about some of the exciting things that are happening at Kaiapoi High in the future. Thank you to the parents who have let us know that they are coming. PLEASE NOTE THIS COFFEE EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LIMITED INTEREST. SKI TRIP -  You will have received your 2018 Ski Trip notice in week 1. The permis...

Welcome to Week 2! Last week was a great week to be getting back into learning with some excellent goal setting from the students, tuning in to our Inquiry for Term 3 (NZ History)  and buddy group activities for the whole school. This week we have the North Canterbury Cantamath Competition at school on Wednesday (GOOD LUCK to those of Aspire who are taking part in this!),  ICAS English on Tuesday and of course our community assembly on Friday morning. KAIAPOI HIGH SCHOOL COFFEE EVENING -  Please see the attached poster for details about the Kaiapoi High Parent Evening here at school in Week 3. PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE BY EMAILING KRISTIE AND VIKKI BEFORE 2ND of August.  DISCO - The date for this year's disco is Friday, 10 August, 6-8pm.   Entry is $5 per child which includes a goody bag. The theme this year is Masked Ball and with DJ Straya (Vikki) we promise great music, games and  prizes for the most creative masks. Clarkv...

Welcome back to Term 3! We hope all of Aspire are well rested, and ready to begin the second half of the year! We have plenty planned for this term, and the best thing is, the weather begins to improve as we go along! NORTH CANTERBURY CANTAMATHS -  This competition is on WEDNESDAY 1st August (week 2) in the morning. Good luck to the teams who are competing for Year 7 and Year 8! TUNING IN -  This week we will tune into our new Inquiry focus for Term 3 - "It is part of who we are..." make sure you ask your child what they have been looking at. LEADERSHIP for TERM 3 -  The yYear 8's will begin to carry out their Leadership Projects this Term, and we look forward to seeing how they all progress with this! Throughout our team we will be looking into 'CHALLENGE the PROCESS' within our Leadership Challenge.  We have some fun activities planned to have the students explore this concept and we will share these with you as we complete them! STATION...

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...