Week 1, Term 1 2019
Kia Ora, Talofa Lava, Greetings, Malo e Lelei, Kia Orana, Bonjour, Nǐ
hǎo, Hallo, Hola, Kon'nichiwa, Namaste
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Haere Mai and Welcome back to 2019 at Muritai School!
Yesterday was a very positive start to the year for us all as we welcomed
tamariki back to school. A special welcome to all of our new Muritai
learners and families, we trust that you will quickly all be feeling settled,
making new friends and launching into your learning to ‘Be the Best You Can Be’
at Muritai School.
Our Muritai staff have been working hard over the summer to design the
learning that is taking place in our learning spaces this week, and taking part
in days of professional learning themselves prior to the school year beginning.
Thank you to our teachers for spending so much time setting up our
students for success by taking the time to create such special learning
opportunities. We certainly are a lucky
school!
Thanks to Carole and Jo in our office who have been back at work since
the 14th of January to ensure the whole school was ready to ‘hit the ground
running’ on day one of the year. Thanks also to Dan, Kevin, Sue and our
wider support staff who have also put time and energy into creating the
conditions for all of our success. What
a wonderful team!
Remember there is no school tomorrow - Wednesday the 6th February
due to Waitangi Day.
I’ve visited the classes each day and can certainly report smiling,
happy (and tired) faces on the children’s return to school after their summer
break.
Look how happy the teachers were to be back at school!
Teacher Only Day Reminder - 15th February
Last year in our newsletters we gave advance warning of our upcoming
Teacher Only Day - this is to be on Friday the 15th of February. We are
attending a professional learning day in conjunction with other Wellington
schools to combine costs of a very special facilitator we have brought in from
Australia - Kath Murdoch. Kath is a renowned international expert on
inquiry learning, and we feel very fortunate to get to hear her in person. We really appreciate your support in having
the teacher only day - we know that our Muritai learners will benefit
from the great ideas and professional learning our teachers will gain from the
day.
Lost Property - Volunteers needed!
We have a dreadful pile of lost property after just two days at school!
Our lost property often contains expensive, quality clothing that is not named
and is never claimed. We have decided to try a new strategy with our lost
property in 2019 and are looking for parent or caregiver volunteers who can
help us out. Please email me at Principal@Muritai.school.nz if you are able to help.
After Drop off Walk and Talk with Bec:
Each fortnight I host a chat and a wander around Eastbourne with a
coffee to follow at Hive Cafe. Our next walk and talk is on Tuesday 12th
February.
Pushchairs welcome, as is skipping the walk and coming straight for a
coffee around 9:30!
Learning Partnership Meetings
Each year we invite parents and caregivers to meet with the teacher to
go through goals and aspirations for their children.
Our Learning Partnership parent meetings will be held on Monday 11
February 3:15 - 6.15 pm & Tuesday 19 February 3:15 - 6:15 pm.
These meetings are an excellent opportunity for parents to meet the teacher and
to share some thoughts and goals they may have about their child with the
classroom teacher for 2019.
To help with this there is a template (below) that we recommend you
complete and bring to the meeting to guide the discussion. Please note that
school will finish at the normal time of 2:55.
Meetings are each set for 10 minutes. To make an appointment go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and enter the code x4dcj, phone Jo in the office
5628409 between 9am-3pm or email bentley@muritai.school.nz
These meetings are a great way to establish contact with your child’s
teacher early in the school year, however, parents are reminded that they can
arrange to meet at any time to discuss their child’s progress. The best method
for doing this is to contact your child’s teacher directly by email.
We hope to see 100% of our parents and caregivers at these meetings.
Kind regards
Ngā Mihi
Bec Power
Principal
Please print the page below (for each
child) and bring to the learning partnership meeting
Term 1 2019
Parent form: Learning Partnership
Meetings - Learner goal setting
Child’s name:
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Tell us about the highlights of the 2018 school year
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What do you
consider to be your child’s academic and social strengths?
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Are there any areas
of development for your child?
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What do you think are your child’s
goals for 2019:
(please discuss these with your
child prior to the meeting)
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Thank you for your ongoing support and we look forward to receiving your
feedback
FROM THE SCHOOL
SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB
Issue one is now available and orders will be closing on Friday the 22nd
of February. Your order can be done either online at this link https://mybookclub.scholastic.co.nz/Parent/Login.aspx
or by filling in the paper form in the catalogue and sending it with the
payment back to the school office. Please make payment by cheque to Scholastic
NZ as unfortunately we do not accept cash payments through the school.
The whole school order is processed on the closing date and it usually
takes approximately a week for orders to be delivered. We try to get these out
to the students as soon as possible.
We greatly appreciate your support as the school is able to gain points
through purchases you make and enables us to add new books to our school
library collection.
Metlink school bus routes for start
of Term 1 2019
Muritai School
PM
15:00 MuritaiSch-OrouaSt
15:30 HVHS-WoburnRd
Daily
KELLY CLUB
Kelly Club have started back this week with a whole range of different
activities in Cooking, Craft, Sports, Discovery and Games. See below for
details on how to sign up.
2. Drop in and see us for an enrolment form
3. Email us at muritai@kellyclub.co.nz
You do not have to enrol for a full week, you can enrol for one after
school a week, once a fortnight, or once a term.
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
We're still in the Summer Season which means hats and lots of water so
don't forget to pack their hats and have them named (just in case they get left
lying around).
QUICK QUESTION:
Kelly Club are trying to gauge interest for a Morning session (Before
School Care). Are there certain days you would want us open? Any times that you
need specifically? Let us know, even if you have no clue what times or days but
you're interested. Remember that we’re here to help you out!
If there are any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Any
feedback? We’d love to hear it. Get in touch with us, muritai@kellyclub.co.nz
TERM 1 2019 DATES
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11 Feb
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Learning
Partnership meetings from 3.15 to 6.15
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15 Feb
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Teacher Only Day
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18 Feb
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BOT meeting at 6.15pm
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19 Feb
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Learning Partnership meetings from 3.15 to 6.15
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12 April
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Last day of Term 1
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29 April
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First day of Term
2
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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
Guitar Lessons at Muritai School Do you want to learn to play guitar? I
am now accepting enrolments for Term 1 for pupils in years 3 to 8. The lessons
are taken by Charles Hazlewood on Mondays or Fridays during school time. The
tuition is held in small groups according to ability and age. It is
educational, and normally a lot of fun!
The school has guitars to use at lesson
time, but you will need a guitar to play at home. I am a very experienced music
teacher currently teaching at several schools in Lower Hutt.
The cost will be $12 per 30 minute
lesson, multiplied by the number of lessons to be held during the term. Usually
there would be 8 lessons, so the term fees would be $96.
Please call Charles on 04-934-2759 or
029-9392759 or charleshazlewood1@gmail.com
Drum lessons available for Muritai students
between years 3 and 8. Please email our drum tutor Andy Russell at andyrussellmusic@gmail.com for more information or to sign up.
Fun French for kids
at Muritai School, lunch time, 2019
for ages 5-12
· Experience French
learning the fun way! Children speak French from the first lesson
· Lessons once a
week, lots of interactive activities, role play, crafts, active games and music
· Free trial lesson.
After that $14.50 per lesson, plus a membership starter pack of materials
to use at home, siblings 10% discount
· To register your
interest please contact Stefi on Stefi@funlanguages.co.nz or 021 178 2099
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