Kia Ora, Talofa Lava, Greetings, Malo e
Lelei, Kia Orana, Bonjour, Nǐ hǎo, Hallo, Hola, Kon'nichiwa, Namaste, G’day
mate
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Kia ora koutou,
Reminder - Tomorrow school is closed
Tomorrow, Friday the 16th November
our school is closed due to the Teachers and Principal's strike.
We thank you for the support shown to us as we
continue to negotiate better working conditions for our teachers, more teachers
for your children (lower class sizes), more support for our students with
additional needs, and a pay rise for teachers wages in the hope to address the
teacher shortage.
It has been uplifting to receive messages of
support and we do apologise for the inconvenience this strike causes you and
your children.
We hope that an agreement can be
reached between NZEI and the Government very soon, so that we can get back to
what we love doing here at Muritai School.
MADE Awards
We wish our finalists the very best of
luck in the national Media and Digital Excellence Awards which are held
tomorrow night in Tauranga. Our Digital Technologies leader Jamie Power
will be travelling up to the awards with two student finalist representatives -
Lachie Cook and Fraser Neilson. Keep an eye on our school Facebook page
for any live updates tomorrow evening!
Water
Next Thursday one of our parents Greg
Claridge will be visiting our classes (and offices) to deliver a gift to each
of us….a sustainable bottle of water. Greg has been impressed with our ongoing
learning around sustainability as an Enviroschool and was inspired to do
something himself. If you would not like your child to
receive one, please let their classroom teacher know before Thursday.
Check out more about the sustainable bottled water here. http://forthebettergood.com/
Emergency
On Tuesday we had an evacuation due
to our fire alarms sounding. The builders were cutting a large beam
through the staffroom roof which is currently being replaced. The
vibrations of this activated the heat sensor
in the roof and the fire alarms sounded.
It's great to know they work! This meant a hold up right on the end of
the day as we were held on the field whilst the school was checked by the fire
service. We appreciated you leaving the children where they were and waiting
for us to be evacuated by the fire service appropriately.
On the rare occasion we have an
emergency evacuation to the field again, please do wait outside the school
gates or come and join us on the field with our other visitors.
SchoolDocs
Our school has been working with
SchoolDocs to create a website for our policies and procedures. We are excited
to announce that the site is now live and available to our school community.
The school works on a subscription
basis with SchoolDocs to maintain, update, and review our policies. SchoolDocs
provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies which have been well
researched and follow the Ministry of Education National Administration
Guidelines. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and the
school supplies specific information such as our charter, and procedures for
behaviour management, reporting to parents, etc.
SchoolDocs updates, modifies, or
creates policies in response to changes in legislation or Ministry guidelines,
significant events, reviews/requests from schools, and regular reviewing from
the SchoolDocs team. Our board of trustees has the opportunity to view
changes/additions and comment on them before they are implemented. We will
advise you when policies are up for review and how you can take part in the
review.
We invite you to visit the site at
http://muritai.schooldocs.co.nz/ (note that there's no "www"!). Our
username is muritai and password muritaischool .
Absences
If your child is absent or late please
do phone us at the office, as it takes our office staff a very long time to
call and check on where all students are each morning. Please do not
email us regarding the absence on the day of the absence, as we can be very
busy at that time of the morning in the office.
Dental Statistics 2019 :
I attach a note from our dental service
regarding their visits to Muritai this year. It makes for interesting
reading. Keep up the great work Muritai,
and remember the advice below regarding the sugary drinks.
Teacher only Day -
Term 4 2018
In Term 4 we have
our final Teacher only day of 2018. This will be Friday the 23rd
November, and school will be closed. Our final Teacher Only Day this
year will be used by teachers for professional development together as a whole
staff, and also a portion of the day as administration and report writing
preparation time for teaching staff.
Bec Power
Principal
FROM THE BOARD
BOT would like to say
a HUGE thanks to staff for all their hard work and extra hours preparing for
the AMAZING production - very much appreciated and enjoyed by kids and audience
alike!
Reminder please, if
you haven't already, to pay your 2018 donations before the end of term. While
voluntary, these contributions provide us with extras like our Performing Arts
teacher, our librarian, our eLearninig and digital technologies, our teaching
and resources and much more - benefitting our students hugely.
Educational
consultant Mark Sweeney who has been working with many of the teaching staff
and the Senior Leadership Team, recently gave the Board a presentation about
"moving schools" - schools which are responsive to changing environments,
innovative and open to new ideas. He said change can be uncomfortable but is
necessary at times - and rewarding in the long run.
FROM THE SCHOOL
KELLY CLUB AFTER
SCHOOL CARE:
The staff and myself
have really enjoyed this week getting to know the children.
Did you know we now
have two sessions available to you?
2.55pm - 4.30pm cost
is $12.00 (Includes Afternoon Tea and Activities)
2.55pm - 6.00pm cost
is $19.00 (Includes Afternoon Tea, Activities, Snack Time, opportunity to
complete homework and some free time)
You do not have to
enroll for a full week, you can enroll for one or two days a week, or once a
fortnight, once a term.
It's not too late to
enrol for After School Care.
Ways you can enrol:
1. Online at www.kellyclub.co.nz/muritai (you have up til midnight the night before to enrol)
2. Drop in and
see us for an enrolment form
3. Email us at
muritai@kellyclub.co.nz
We take casual
bookings which means that if you get stuck with childcare arrangements, we are
here to assist you. If you have something pop up, we can take your child for
that afternoon.
Stayed tuned to the schools facebook page to see our
planner each week.
ZONE Athletics
A BIG
congratulations to all the students who have made it through to the Y4-8 Inter
Zone Athletics competition, which is scheduled for Tuesday 27th November at the
Hutt Rec.
Check this link for the results and
qualifiers:
Registrations are
open for the Hutt City Weetbix Tryathlon which is on Thursday 14th March 2019
at the Hutt Rec.
You can enter the Muritai School team via this
link:
More information
about the event can be found here:
Diabetes Day
On November 14th it was world Diabetes day. We raised $262 and 20c.
That money Is going to Diabetes youth Wellington. Diabetes youth Wellington Is a charity
supporting Diabetic youth and their families across the Wellington
Region.
One way of helping me with type 1 Diabetes Is Diabetes camp.Diabetes
camp is where most people in Wellington come to a camp for a week and do fun
actives.
Thank You for all your support.
Bella
Hutt Hamper Elves - Christmas Themed Mufti Day
Christmas can be a really hard time when you’re already struggling to
make ends meet. That’s why, for the past four years, The Hutt Hamper Elves been
fundraising to provide hampers of food for families in need across the Hutt
Valley at Christmas.
Muritai School is supporting the elves this year through a
Christmas-themed mufti day on the 30 November. Come dressed in Christmas
colours and clothing and bring a gold coin donation to support the Elves. Some
Elves will also be running a bake sale in the office, so come prepared to
purchase some delicious home baking!
All of our work is done by volunteers, so every dollar you give goes
straight to the families who need it most.
This year, we are aiming to help over 150 families this Christmas, so
every little bit counts. If you would like to provide a further donation to the
Hutt Hamper Elves project, you can donate at our Givealittle page: [https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/hutt-hamper-elves] or contact Claire Turner on 0275585641.
TERM 4 2018 DATES
|
|
16 Nov
|
Strike Day
|
21 Nov
|
Starting School at
5 evening - 7pm in Room 3
|
23 Nov
|
Teacher Only Day
|
26-30 Nov
|
Year 7 EOTC Week
|
2-7 Dec
|
Y8 Abel Tasman
Camp
|
6 Dec
|
BOT Meeting
|
10 Dec
|
Y8 Gardasil
Kororā Athletics
Day
|
11 Dec
|
Kororā Christmas
Concert and afternoon tea
|
13 Dec
|
Year 8 Formal
|
18 Dec
|
Last day of the
year
Leaving Assembly
|
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 - Please note: Friday the 23rd November - Teacher only
Day
TERM DATES FOR 2019
Please note our term
dates for next year - 2019
Term dates for 2019
have been confirmed by our Board of Trustees as follows:-
Term 1 Monday
4 February to Friday 12 April
Teacher only day on Friday 15
February
Term 2 Monday
29 April to Friday 5 July
Term 3 Monday
22 July to Friday 27 September
Term 4 Monday
14 October to Thursday 19 December
COMMUNITY NOTICES
HUTT HAMPER ELVES
Christmas can be a really hard time when you’re already struggling to
make ends meet. That’s why, for the past four years, The Hutt Hamper Elves been
fundraising to provide hampers of food for families in need across the Hutt
Valley at Christmas.
Muritai School is supporting the elves this year through a Christmas
themed mufti day on the 30 November. Come dressed in Christmas colours and
clothing and bring a gold coin donation to support the Elves. Some Elves will
also be running a bake sale in the office, so come prepared to purchase some
delicious home baking!
All of our work is done by volunteers, so every dollar you give goes
straight to the families who need it most.
This year, we are aiming to help over 150 families this Christmas, so
every little bit counts.
If you would like to provide a further donation to the Hutt Hamper Elves
project, you can donate at our Givealittle page: [https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/hutt-hamper-elves] or contact Claire Turner on 0275585641.
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