Principal Pānui - Week 8 - Term 4 2023
Tēnā Koutou Katoa,
Lots happening so keep up to date with end of year activities and events in the Pānui, Hero App and Seesaw.
Not being able to be in two places at once let me down this week. I thoroughly enjoyed watching our athletes compete at the Canterbury Athletics on Wednesday morning but unfortunately this meant I was unable to see the efforts of our spud growers at or elcome our new entrants who attended their first school visits.
Well done to everyone who has played a part in making the numerous events held over the past fortnight a success and an advanced thank you for your efforts around supporting us with a resounding end to the 2023 school year.
Canterbury Athletics Championships
Congratulations to the 15 athletes who competed at the Canterbury Athletics Championships yesterday.
Well done to our Year 5 and Year 6 Boys Relays who finished 2nd in their Finals. I was proud to watch your efforts on the track. Well done to Coach Harper for his training with the squad.
Tōtaranui Kāhui Ako Cultural Festival
It was a treat for me to witness the Kahui Ako Cultural Festival last Thursday. Giving children the opportunity to perform to an audience, celebrating culture and watching other schools from within our Kahui Ako was a wonderful experience for everyone involved. Thank you to whanau for supporting our Kapa Haka and Pasifika groups at their performance.
Both groups performed well on stage representing our Kura. It is always wonderful seeing our students proudly representing their own cultures as well as those of others. We would also like to thank our amazing tutors for working alongside the children this year and our Parents Association for helping with the new uniforms.
End of Term 4 Early Finish
Just a reminder school finishes at 12.30pm on Friday 15th December.
Kelly Club will be running an afternoon programme for students needing to remain at school. This programme will commence at 12.30pm so if you need care that afternoon please book in via their website.
Class Placements, Reports
Class placements for 2024 have now been finalised, together with our End of Year Reports.
These will 'go live' and become available to parents via the Hero App on Friday 8 December at 4 pm.
- To see your child's report click on the image of your child, to view their End of Year Report.
- To view the class placement again click on their image, and then the drop down arrow and select "2024 Class"
Last year we experienced an overload of the system so please be aware that you may need to logout and login again to refresh your App and view this information once it goes live.
2024-2025 Enrolments
If your child will not be returning to Cotswold Mātāhae in 2024 please get in touch with Marie Bianco so we can alter our 2024 classes.
If you are living in-zone, and have pre-schooler who you intend to enrol at Cotswold Mātāhae in 2024, 2025 or 2026 please complete an online enrolment form and we will be in touch.
If you are not living within our school zone, and your child will be turning 5 between October 2023 and September 2024, you need to be register via the 2024 out of zone ballot. Please complete the out of zone ballot application and be sure to select priority status (sibling of current or ex-student).
Enjoy the last two weeks of Term 4, they will be busy for everyone, so do reach out if you require any assistance.
Ngā mihi nui
Chris