Kia Ora, Talofa Lava, Greetings, Malo e Lelei, Kia Orana, Bonjour, Nǐ
hǎo, Hallo, Hola, Kon'nichiwa, Namaste, G’day mate
A warm welcome to Murphy Theobald, Sadie Wilkins, Amelie Freer to Room 4
and Chamber Pearce to Room 11 recently.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
What an amazing couple of weeks we have had at Muritai School! If you
follow our Facebook Page you’ll know our students have been involved in all
sorts of amazing learning opportunities over the past fortnight.
This week I’ve been lucky enough to judge the year 5 and 6 speech
competition along with esteemed judges Sue Fieldes and Emily Keddell,
where we awarded the R D Harrison trophy to the winning speech maker for
2018 - Oliver Jensen-Marshall. Congratulations to all speakers
from the Kereru finals and to those who took part in the class speech making
programme. We have a talented group of speech makers at Muritai School!
On Tuesday our superstar band members from Apollo 7 rocked the house at
the Bandquest. We were delighted to have our first band in the
competition since 2012, which has been an aim of Mrs Hooke’s this year! Well
done to all band members - and a special mention to Ruby who won an individual
award on the night for her impressive bass playing. A HUGE thank you to
Charles and Ruth who lead our school band.
We have had so many visitors over the past weeks to our classes -
including many community experts guiding our learning around sustainability in
our inquiry for this term Te Ora i Te Huringa - Living the Change. We’ve had
experts in everything from rat trapping to lizard houses and more! An enormous
thank you for those that donate their time for our learners.
Our Board of Trustees were hosted by our Head students on
Wednesday where they enjoyed a tour of the school and afternoon tea with our
Heads and Deputies. Our Head students did us proud where they sat and had
a mature conversation about Muritai and their learning, and their future
thinking for Muritai School, and thanked the Board for their work in helping us
have a great school - where we can all be the Best we can Be.
Please note the following for next Friday:
Friday 7th September - Is Whacky Onesie Day.
Come dressed up in your onesie - and crazy hair!!
Bring a gold coin - Money collected will go toward both Cancer and
Wellington Free Ambulance.
The Onesie bake Stall is back!!! - Bring extra coins to buy baking at
Lunch
Last year we raised $900.00 for Wellington Free Ambulance!! This year
we want to make it $1000.00
Help us support two good Causes and have a fun day!!
From Luke Butler and Ollie Evans
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Bec Power
Principal
FROM THE SCHOOL
Production
Production Dates are:
Matinee Tuesday 25 September at 1pm
Tuesday 25 September at 6.30pm
Wednesday 26 September at 6.30pm
Thursday 27 September at 6.30pm
Tickets are on sale from the office - $12 per adult, $8 per child or
senior citizen
The Home and School will have drinks and food available for a koha from
the hall kitchen so bring some cash with you.
Starting School at Five
Starting School at five information evening will be on Wednesday 5
September at 7 p.m. in room 3.
This is an opportunity for parents of preschool children to come along
and have your questions answered so that the transition for school from
preschool is smooth.
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me buckley@muritai.school.nz
Year 5/6 Speech Finals
Congratulations to
all of our speakers in the Y5 & Y6 speech final. They all did an incredible
job and spoke about some very important and relevant sustainable issues.
Ka mau te wehi!
The winners are...
Best Year 5 speech: Hunter Chapman
(Deforestation)
Best Year 6 speech: Oliver
Jensen-Marshall (Fishing sustainability)
Supreme award and winner of the R.D.Harrison trophy: Oliver Jensen-Marshall
APOLLO 7 - MURITAI BAND
Apollo 7, Muritai’s
rock band, took part in Bandquest on Tuesday night at the Little Theatre in
Lower Hutt and what a wonderful night it was!
Sixteen bands
competed in this event from schools throughout the greater Wellington region
and the standard was unbelievably high.
Apollo 7 is made up
of Kieran Kerr (drums), Theo Thompson (guitar), Fraser Neilson (keyboard), Ruby
Barton-Vivien (bass) and Clara Archibald, Mila-Rose Daniel-Oakshatt and Emma
Miller on vocals. They performed two songs – ‘Africa’ by Toto and ‘Come Together’
by the Beatles. Our guys truly rocked it and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Ruby won the award for best bass player – congratulations Ruby!
This band is coached by our guitar teacher Charles Hazlewood and Ruth Hooke.
Nuts
We have an increasing number of students attending our school who are
severely allergic to nuts. We are an inclusive school and want to provide
all students with a safe school environment.
To support us with this, please could you consider the items that your
child has in their lunchboxes for morning tea and lunch.
We ask that you do not send any peanut, cashew, brazil or obvious nut
products e.g. peanut butter with your child. If your child has eaten
these before coming to school, please ensure that their face and hands have
been thoroughly washed before they arrive at school.
These precautionary measures will help us ensure that the students with
these allergies have less of a chance of exposure to nuts thus avoiding a life
threatening reaction and meaning all of our students are able to be safe.
Artsplash
Muritai choir will
be performing at Artsplash on 17 September at 7.30pm at the Michael Fowler
Centre. They are sounding fantastic.
Please get your tickets ($5 each) from the school office.
SPORT
Years 3 and 4 Muritai Meerkats
The start of the second round saw a tough opening match with Muritai
working with new combinations to secure a hard fought battle. Confidence
on a high and committed training has led to three more storming wins and the
Meerkats remaining undefeated for the season.
Our last match showed great sportsmanship by the Meerkats. With the
opposition only having 3 payers The Meerkats stepped up and helped out,
swapping around, often playing in different positions to ensure everyone got on
court. You girls took it as a great opportunity to play with some new
players.
Kei runga noa atu koutou !!!
Huge thank you to
Year 7 and 8 s Marshmallows. Your support on the sideline really spurs us
on !
Touch Rugby - Term 4
Touch registrations will be coming out next week. If your child is
interested in playing touch rugby for Muritai School and is available on Friday
afternoons to play at Hutt Park, please fill in the letter that will be sent
home on Monday next week and please return it to school by September 13th.
Scholastic
Lucky Book Club
issue 6 is now open. Please either fill in the form in the catalogue and return
to the school office with a cheque made out to Scholastic NZ or go to https://mybookclub.scholastic.co.nz/Parent/Login.aspx to make an online
order. Orders need to be made by Friday the 14th of September. Thank you for
your continued support which allows us to purchase new library books for all
our students to enjoy.
Risha Smuts-Kennedy and Amelia Swift
Risha has been
dancing Hip Hop at Chilton Dance Centre since the beginning of 2017 and was
recently chosen from the year 7-14 age group to audition for a place in the NZ
Dance Academy. If she is successful, Risha will travel and dance around
the world with them.
Last Wednesday
Risha and Amelia Swift auditioned for Hutt’s Got Talent and went through to the
finals where they received Best Stage Presence.
Well done girls and good luck for your exams Risha.
TERM 3 2018 DATES
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31 August
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Assembly at 1.30
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5 Sept
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Starting School
at 5 meeting (7pm)
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14 Sept
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Assembly at 1.30
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17 Sept
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Artsplash Choir
at Michael Fowler Centre at 7.30pm
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20 Sept
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BOT Meeting at
7.30pm
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25 Sept
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School Production
- Matinee and night performances
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26 Sept
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School Production
- night performance
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27 Sept
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School Production
- night performance
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28 Sept
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Last day of Term
3
Assembly at 1.30
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TERMS
DATE FOR 2018
Term 1 - Wednesday 31 January - Friday 13 April
Term 2 - Monday 30 April - Friday 6 July
Term 3 - Monday 23 July - Friday 28 September
Term 4 - Monday 15 October - Tuesday 18th December
COMMUNITY NOTICES
JOIN MARANUI SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB - CLUB OPEN DAY
SUN, SAND & SURF - Maranui Junior Surf season starts on SUNDAY 4th
NOVEMBER 2018.
Summer is approaching, so now is the time to register with Maranui Surf
Life Saving Club. Junior Surf is a great way for children to make friends, be
active and enjoy the beach in a safe environment. Come along to our
Registration and Club Open Day on Sunday 23 September, 11am - 1pm. See
what’s happening at the club this season, meet coaches, lifeguards and
athletes, have a look around the surf clubhouse, register and become a member,
information on junior surf, seniors and becoming a lifeguard. We look forward
to seeing you all. Or join Maranui SLSC today at www.maranui.co.nz/how-to-join.html
Fun French for kids at Muritai School at lunch time
for ages 5-12
· Experience French
learning the fun way! Children speak French from the first lesson
· Lots of interactive
activities, role play, crafts, active games and music
· Free trial lesson
· To register your
interest please contact Stefi on Stefi@funlanuages.co.nz or 021 178 2099
· visit the website www.lcfclubs.co.nz
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