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HELPFUL INFORMATION
Please refer to our Parent and Caregiver Handbook (located on our website) for a comprehensive guide and information for students at MAC.

Absences: Let us know about sickness/appointments/late arrivals/other absences from school, please email: absence@mtaspiring.school.nz

• For all enquiries about accounts: fees@mtaspiring.school.nz
• For financial hardship: fees@mtaspiring.school.nz
• For the latest apprenticeship & job opportunities see the MAC Careers Website https://careers.mtaspiring.school.nz/mahi-jobs

MUFTI-DAY NEXT FRIDAY 3 MARCH

There will be a mufti-day next Friday 3 March to raise funds for Cyclone recovery in the North Island - gold coin donation.  Keep an eye out for other fundraising activities from the Service Committee.

AN INVITATION TO PARENTS OF YEARS 7 AND 8 STUDENTS

WHAT:  Meet-the-teachers evening

WHEN:  Wednesday 8 March, 6.00pm - 7.00pm

WHERE:  Year 7 Hāpori 1 and Year 8 Hāpori 3 (please see map here)

Come and hear our Year 7 and 8 teachers introduce themselves, take a tour of our new spaces, and find out more about how students learn in these spaces.

There will be a sausage on the BBQ in the quad to finish up. We look forward to seeing you all there!

For more information please contact:

Tiffany Kemp (Year 7) kempt@mtaspiring.school.nz or 

Kate Brown (Year 8): brownk@mtaspiring.school.nz

SHOWQUEST 2023

Showquest is Aotearoa’s biggest performing arts competition for schools. This event challenges students to create a performance centred around a theme that combines Art, Music, Dance, Drama, Culture and Technology. This year's performance will be in Invercargill on Friday 19 May.

We are seeking students of all ages to be part of this year's cast and crew. There will be a meeting on Monday 20 February (week 4) at interval for all interested students in Performance 1.

Magic The Gathering Club, Friday lunchtimes, Soc Sci 4 - between the playground and the field.

Bring your best commander decks!

HPV VACCINATION PROGRAMME

Thank you to all those parents who have already returned the completed HPV form. An email has been sent home to parents of students who still need to return this form. A reminder that all forms need to be completed, even if you are not giving consent for the vaccination. No student will be vaccinated without their parent/caregiver’s consent.

The HPV vaccination is also available free of charge through your practice nurse or doctor up to their 26th birthday. Delaying the vaccine may mean your child needs more injections to be protected, as people aged 15 years and older need three injections.

The first round of the vaccination will be delivered on Monday 13 March.

For any further information please phone the Public Health Nurse for your school, or look up www.health.govt.nz/hpv

SPRING BULBS FUNDRAISER FOR SPAIN TRIP

At the end of this year, a group of students from Years 11 and 12 are going on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Spain. To make this possible we are doing some fundraising to help bring down the cost of the trip for everyone. 

To order bulbs, please fill in the form on this link: https://forms.gle/2PYH5yNGNL3GXa8Z6   Orders close Friday 24 March at 5.00pm.

If you have any questions please email Lucy: radfordl@mtaspiring.school.nz

SCHOOL BUSES - IMPORTANT INFORMATION

For your information: Bus routes and timetables, and eligibility criteria can now be viewed on our website: https://www.mountaspiringcollege.nz/school-bus-lists.html If route stops or times are updated these will be reflected here, but we will always try to notify you if we are aware that any changes have been made.  

Here is some further information on the bus loading sequences:

FREE HEALTH ADVICE

Public Health Nurse, Pip McLean runs a clinic in the First Aid room every Monday lunchtime. No appointment is necessary - just drop into the First Aid room at the start of lunch.  Here is a list of services provided by the Public Health Nurse:

HAVE YOU MOVED? / ARE YOU MOVING?

We are required to have your correct physical address on file. If you have moved recently, or are about to do so, please email office@mtaspiring.school.nz to supply the updated information.   

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