A warm welcome to Daniel Tucker, Lilian Tucker, Theo Longson, Leila
Grenside, Julia McKay, Sebestyn Szabo and Sebastian Tubbs in Room 3, Oliver
Jensen-Marshall in Room 8, Emmy McIntosh in Room 13, Quaid Hotter & Harper
Calder in Room 14, Leo Schollum in Room 10, Estelle Jensen-Marshall in Room 16,
Lucy Mirfin-Newman in Room 21 Orlagh Riden, Maya Houthoofdt and Elio Tavernet
in Room 23.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Tena koutou katoa, warm greetings to you all
Welcome back to school for 2018! We hope you all had a safe, fun and
relaxing summer and holiday season packed with plenty of beach time and
spending time with your nearest and dearest. It has been nice to have a
couple of short weeks to begin with children easing into a term filled with
learning adventures! We hope you all had a fantastic extended Waitangi Weekend
and took a moment to be thankful that we live in such a special country!
Thank you for supporting us with the extra day on Monday which we used
as a Teacher Only Day with the entire staff - office staff, support
staff, library and teaching staff all spent time looking into the vision,
mission and values of Muritai School. We were working with Mark Osborne, a well
known education consultant as we began to dig into our future thinking for
Muritai School. It’s really important to gather all voices, and your voices
will be heard too, as we are now confirming dates with Mark to meet with our
parents and our Board of Trustees later this term.
We have had an absolutely
wonderful start to the term and year with the return of our energetic tamariki.
Thank you for welcoming our new students and staff to Muritai - we are delighted
to welcome the following staff to the Muritia whanau: Kate McLean (teaching in
Room 10), Holli Williams (teaching in Room 14), Jenny George (teaching in Room
21), Gretchen Campbell and Hannah Watkins (part of our support staff superstar
team).
Safety Message from the Community Constable:
Please see the flyer below around tips for child safety brought to us
from our friendly Community Constable. We encourage you to go through
these as a start of year organisation reminder of getting to and from school.
We are so lucky to live in such a safe environment, however empowering
children with the knowledge of what to do if something unusual is occurring is
incredibly important.
Alistair Blair Trust:
We are so fortunate to be the holders of the Alistair Blair Trust.
Alistair was a past pupil of Muritai School who sadly passed away in a
tragic accident in his early adulthood. His family keep his memory alive
annually by supporting the children and families of Muritai school who may be
facing financial hardship. The Trust Account is managed by our Board of
Trustees and all recipients are highly confidential. If you or someone
you know are unable to take part in a school opportunity due to finances, you
may like to be considered as a recipient. Please direct all queries to
myself Principal@Muritai.school.nz
In 2017 the Alistair Blair Trust donated $400 to enable a child to
attend the Abel Tasman camp. We as a school community once again thank
the Blair family for their ongoing generosity to the children of Muritai
School.
Learning partnership survey:
It was excellent to see so many of you at the Learning Partnership
Meetings this week. If you were unable to make the times available,
please do take the time to connect with your child's teacher around your
thoughts and goals for 2018. https://goo.gl/hqmCMH
We would love your feedback on the Learning Partnership Meetings -
please take a moment to share: https://goo.gl/DMfzT5
Bec Power
Principal
Scholastic
Issue 1 of Lucky Book Club is now open. If you did not receive a catalogue it can be viewed at:
http://www.scholastic.co.nz/schools/book-club/
Orders can be placed either online at https://mybookclub.scholastic.co.nz/Parent/Login.aspx or by filling in the form on the catalogue and returning it to the office no later than Friday the 23rd of February.
All orders are delivered to the school approximately a week to ten days after the closing date and will be passed onto the students.
Online orders can only be paid by credit card. If you wish to pay by cheque please make it out to Scholastic NZ and return with the paper form to the office. Unfortunately we are unable to accept cash orders.
We appreciate your support in making an order with Scholastic, as provides points for our school enabling new books to be purchased for our library.
Issue 1 of Lucky Book Club is now open. If you did not receive a catalogue it can be viewed at:
http://www.scholastic.co.nz/schools/book-club/
Orders can be placed either online at https://mybookclub.scholastic.co.nz/Parent/Login.aspx or by filling in the form on the catalogue and returning it to the office no later than Friday the 23rd of February.
All orders are delivered to the school approximately a week to ten days after the closing date and will be passed onto the students.
Online orders can only be paid by credit card. If you wish to pay by cheque please make it out to Scholastic NZ and return with the paper form to the office. Unfortunately we are unable to accept cash orders.
We appreciate your support in making an order with Scholastic, as provides points for our school enabling new books to be purchased for our library.
TERMS
DATE FOR 2018
Term 1 - Wednesday 31 January - Friday 13 April (NOTE: Teacher Only Day
- 5th February - the Monday before Waitangi Day)
Term 2 - Monday 30 April - Friday 6 July
Term 3 - Monday 23 July - Friday 28 September
Term 4 - Monday 15 October - Tuesday 18 December
COMMUNITY NOTICES
Do you want to learn to play guitar?
2018 Guitar Lessons at Muritai School
There are places available for new pupils from Years 3-8
Lessons will begin on Friday 9th Feb or Monday 12th Feb
The lessons are 30 minutes long, and will take place in groups of up to
4 pupils
The cost is $12 per lesson, and there are 8 lessons scheduled for Term 1
Pupils will need a guitar to use at home, and a clearfile to bring to
school
Please contact:
Charles Hazlewood
charleshazlewood1@gmail.com
(04) 934-2759, 029-9392759
Do you want to learn to play the Drums? 2018 Drum Lessons at
Muritai School
There are places available for new pupils from Years 3-8
Lessons will begin on Thursday 15th Feb
The lessons are 30 minutes long
Please contact:
Andy Russell
andyrussellmusic@gmail.com
Art Classes with Meg Prebble
Small group after school art classes for ages 7-12. I have a few spots
open in my art classes for term one. Call me on 027 407 5098, or email
dorapapersart@gmail.com
New Year, New Habits!
Kids and Teen Yoga classes for Term 1 begin in February in 3 locations -
Lower Hutt, Johnsonville, and Eastbourne. Come to one of our ‘Taster’ classes
and give it a go!
Yoga is a form of movement that can be gentle or athletic and is
non-competitive. It builds strength of body and mind, balance and flexibility.
The yoga teachings include principles of compassion for self and others,
discipline and self-study. Kula Kids Yoga classes are playful, imaginative and
weave games, song, and story into the practice of the poses.
Yoga for older students fosters positive self-awareness and teaches
tools to safely manage stress.
Contact Jeanne of Kula Kids Yoga with questions or to book
kulakidsyoga@yahoo.com
EASTBOURNE HERITAGE TRAIL
The Eastbourne-Bays Community TYrust and Historical Society of
Eastbourne would like to invite everyone to attend the Opening Ceremony of the
new Eastbourne Heritage Trail. This will be held at the Eastbourne Sports
and Services Club at 11.30am on Sunday 18 February 2018. All attendees
are invited to enjoy refreshments in the Eastbourne Sports and Service Club
after the opening.
Fun French for kids at Muritai School at lunch time
for ages 5-12
· Experience
French learning the fun way,
· 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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