Principal's Pānui - Week 8 - Term 3 2024
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Kia ora Whānau,
What a joy it has been to see the positive impact on the children that the Skip-a-Thon has had. Each morning before school, and during interval and lunchtime our students are out and about with skipping ropes having a ball.
Thank you all your generosity towards the Give-a-Little fundraiser we are thrilled to have raised $11,760.50 to be used towards sports and science equipment.
The children had a wonderful time showing us their new skills in the Skip-Off today. Click here to view the photos. Thank you to the family members who joined us today for this event.
A big thank you to Mrs Fleming-Connell, Mr Guthrie and Mr Harper, and all of the staff involved in organising and running this exciting event for our students.
The rich learning opportunities that we pride ourselves upon here at Cotswold Mātāhae have been more evident across the last couple of weeks. The breadth of what our children are offered is a credit to our staff. I thank all of those parents for the conversations at home encouraging risk taking and endeavour for our learners.
During the upcoming holiday block we look forward to the delivery of some new furniture for our Year 2 - 6 cohorts. New chairs, high tables, stools and some more storage solutions will welcome our tamariki upon their return from their well deserved break. My thanks to our current Board, and the previous Board of Trustees for making this possible for our tamariki.
Congratulations to our CantaLit teams for their efforts (we placed 1st and 3rd) at the recent Totaranui Kahui Ako Competition. Click here for full article
Congratulations also to our Rugby and Hockey teams that competed at the Canterbury Primary Schools Finals earlier this week. Click here for full article.
Congratulations to all our Cotswold Mātāhae Dancers with their superb dancing at the Dance NZ Made Competition on Friday night, Saturday workshops and Saturday night troupe Competition! Click here for results and photos.
Free Student Desks
Over the coming weeks as our new furniture begins to arrive Mr Mytton will be putting our old student desks out the front of the school to go to a new home.
If you can give an old desk a new home please help yourself!
Welcome Back to Kate Maloney and Samantha Manson
Congratulations to Kate Maloney and Samantha Manson on their appointment to the new roll growth class which begins in Room 1 at the start of Term 4.
Samantha and Kate are excited to be returning to Cotswold Mātāhae after the birth of their daughters Oaklee and Gwen earlier this year, and will be sharing this role during Term 4.
Junior Production "Show Time" - Wednesday 25th September
Rehearsals are underway and we can't wait for the Junior Production in Week 10.
Keep an eye out on Hero and in your child's bag/reading folder for information about the Junior Production coming home next week.
A rehearsal will be held at St Margarets on Monday 23rd September more details to come out via Hero later today.
The additional ticket ballot closed yesterday and invoices have been sent out via Hero this morning. Please arrange payment by Monday to secure these tickets.
Production tickets will come home with the children next week. Check bags and reading folders.
Out of Zone Ballot - Deadline for Friday 20th September
If you live outside our school zone, or could possibly move out of zone prior to your child starting school your child needs to be included in our out of zone ballot. Please complete our Ballot Notification Form to apply.
Students applying for a place in Term 4 2024, and Term 1, 2 and 3 2025 need to apply prior to Wednesday 18th September to included in the ballot to be drawn next Friday, 20th September under the supervision of a Justice of the Peace.
Siblings of current students who are not living within our school zone must apply via the out of zone ballot. Remember to select the priority criteria (sibling of current student) for your application to be considered in the priority ballot next week.
Thank you for supporting the Scholastic Book Fair
Thank you to Lynda Collins, the parents and staff who assisted her in organising another successful Book Fair.
We raised over $9651.10 at the Scholastic Book Fair which provides our school library with $3370 in commission to be used to purchase books. Click here to read the full article.
A busy two weeks head before we can all enjoy some time away from school with whanau. Thank you for your continued support.
As always, if I can be of assistance please do make contact.
Ngā mihi nui,
Chris
Upcoming Events:-
15th September - Kapa haka performing at Tūhono Kapa Haka Festival.
16th September - Casebrook Production (Yr 5/6)
24th September - Parents Association Meeting
25th September - Junior Production
27th September - end of Term 3
Term 4
14th October - first day of Term 4
18th October - Non Uniform Day
23rd October - Choir performing at Lions Christchurch Music Festival.
24th October - Senior Athletics
1st November - School Disco
13 November - Pasifika group performing at Sau ia-fest
21 November - Totaranui Kahui Ako Cultural Festival