WELCOME TO WEEK 7!

Wow what a week! We have had a huge week putting our production scene together, swimming and lastly, our amazing fort day today! This was a wonderful way to celebrate NEARLY being at the end of the term! The photos on HERO through the morning will show just how much we enjoy this simple but effective reward! 

Our production is rapidly approaching and tickets for this event will go on sale on MONDAY 28th NOVEMBER. 

MATAWARA SECRET SANTA - 

It is getting close to that time... our infamous 'Secret Santa.' Matawara runs this fun event on the last day of school, and it is always a LOUD, RAUCOUS time! Each student needs to purchase a unisex gift of $5 value, so they can participate in our 'steal the best gift' event! 

We are happy to have children start to bring these as shopping occurs. 

YEAR 8 VALEDICTORIAN SPEECHES - 

All Year 8's have access to the 'workspace' that outlines expectations, resources and ideas for their 2022 Valedictorian Speeches. All Year 8's are expected to spend time writing their Valedictorian speeches outside of the school time given. It would be really helpful if you could have a chat to your child about the special memories you all have of the time your child has spent at Clarkville. 

We are writing our speeches under the headings of ... 

            * Stories of our people

            * Stories of our place 

            * Stories of our traditions 

That means students are NOT going through the usual "In Year 1 we did... in Year 2 we did..." All children need to pick 2-3 memories under the headings above, and elaborate on them.

The Year 8's will all present their speeches to our Team on MONDAY 5th DECEMBER. From here, both Linda and I will select speeches to be presented at the Year 8 Dinner and additional speeches for the final assembly at the end of the year. 

We do not necessarily pick the most polished speech, it is more the speech that tells a story, and is entertaining, so work will need to be done at home before each of the end of year ceremonies. 

KAIAPOI HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE DAY - 

Those who are attending Kaiapoi High School in 2023 will have their experience day on Tuesday 6th December. A bus will come to school to transport these students to the high school and leaves Clarkville at 8:50am. This bus will return them back to us at the end of the day. Jo Hall, our Learning Support Coordinator will be chaperoning them. 

YEAR 8 LEAVERS YEARBOOK
The Year 8 leavers Yearbook has been a project for the Year 7 students and they have done a great job adding photos and creating professional page layouts.
The Yearbooks will be an A5 booklet, printed professionally with card and semi-gloss paper.  This will be a great memento for our Year 8 students. 

The cost for the Yearbooks is $14 and this can be paid online (account 12-3240-0099920-00 with Yearbook and your surname as the reference) or via EFTPOS in the school office. (No cash please).

We will be placing orders on Friday morning, (2 December), so payment will need to be made by 3PM on Thursday 1st December. 

All Year 8 parents - please fill out this Google order form HERE so we know how many to order.

Have a great week everyone!

Kristie, Linda, Jenny, Helen. 

WHATS COMING UP?

WEEK 7 - 

PRODUCTION Practice ALL Week!! 

* MONDAY - Production Tickets go on sale! 

* WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY - Kaiapoi High will have school uniforms in the Matawara GREEN ROOM for families to come in and try on, either before school or after school. 

* FRIDAY - LAST Tech Session - ALL DAY - Bus leaves at 9:15am SHARP!

WEEK 8 - 

PRODUCTION Practice ALL Week and THE PRODUCTION NIGHT!

* MONDAY - All Year 8 students will deliver their Valedictorian Speeches to Matawara Teachers and students. 

* TUESDAY - KHS Experience day for children attending in 2023. 

* THURSDAY - PRODUCTION NIGHT - Ohoka Sports Hall at 6:30pm.

WEEK 9 - THE LAST WEEK!

* MONDAY - Year 8 Leavers Dinner - MPF 6:00pm

* TUESDAY - Transition 1 (2023 classes - 11:30am)

* WEDNESDAY - Transition 2 (2023 classes - 9:15am)

* WEDNESDAY - Wet'n'Wild at Lunchtime

* THURSDAY - Whole School Service Assembly 9:15am in MPF 

* FRIDAY - School Prize Giving and Year 8 Graduation Assembly 10:30am

School finishes at 12:15pm and the bus will leave at this time. 

WELCOME TO WEEK 6!

Welcome to a new week - the 4th last of the year! 

We are right in the middle of our production rehearsals  and learning how to put our piece of the production together. We will be letting you know the costumes that your child will need in the next week or so, so please keep an eye out for the alert that lets you know this. 

SWIMMING - 

This week our school pool will 'open for business!' From here on in, children are to bring togs to school each day, and we would appreciate a note, or email if your child is unable to swim for some reason. We will swim most days and if the weather gets particularly hot, some lunchtimes. 

 

FORT DAY!

As we draw closer to the end of the term, we are keen to reward our team for once again the magnificent term they have had, so we are planning yet another, infamous Matawara Fort Day! As per the beginning of the year, this is a day set aside for our team to bring things to school that they can construct (inside) forts from, usually with all the home comforts like pillows, doonas, teddies etc! They will work within these forts for the day, in small groups. The day we have set aside for this is FRIDAY 25th NOVEMBER. Thank you so much for supporting your child with this - we know it is slightly annoying to prepare for, but our Team do LOVE it, and look forward to it every time! 

 

YEAR 8 VALEDICTORIAN SPEECHES - 

All Year 8's have access to the 'workspace' that outlines expectations, resources and ideas for their 2022 Valedictorian Speeches. All Year 8's are expected to spend time writing their Valedictorian speeches outside of the school time given. It would be really helpful if you could have a chat to your child about the special memories you all have of the time your child has spent at Clarkville. 

We are writing our speeches under the headings of ... 

            * Stories of our people

            * Stories of our place 

            * Stories of our traditions 

That means students are NOT going through the usual "In Year 1 we did... in Year 2 we did..." All children need to pick 2-3 memories under the headings above, and elaborate on them.

The Year 8's will all present their speeches to our Team on MONDAY 5th DECEMBER. From here, both Linda and I will select speeches to be presented at the Year 8 Dinner and additional speeches for the final assembly at the end of the year. 

We do not necessarily pick the most polished speech, it is more the speech that tells a story, and is entertaining, so work will need to be done at home before each of the end of year ceremonies. 

KAIAPOI HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE DAY - 

Those who are attending Kaiapoi High School in 2023 will have their experience day on Tuesday 6th December. A bus will come to school to transport these students to the high school, and will return them back to us at the end of the day. Jo Hall, our Learning Support Coordinator will be chaperoning them. 

YEAR 8 PARENTS - THIS IS NOW A FINAL and URGENT REQUEST!

Please remember to email us a jpeg of a smaller version of your GORGEOUS Year 8 darling! Thank you to those who have done this already - they are looking ADORABLE! We have 3 to go! 

Have a great week everyone, 

Kristie, Linda, Jenny, Helen. 

WHATS COMING UP?

WEEK 6 - 

PRODUCTION Practice ALL Week!! 

* WEDNESDAY - Ag Club Calf and Lamb judging after school - 3:15pm.  

* THURSDAY - Assembly in MPF 9:15am. 

WEEK 7 - 

PRODUCTION Practice ALL Week!! 

* WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY - Kaiapoi High will have school uniforms in the Matawara GREEN ROOM for families to come in and try on, either before school or after school. 

* FRIDAY - Tech - ALL DAY - Bus leaves at 9:15am SHARP!

DATES TO DIARY - Coming up FAST!

Tuesday 6th December - Kaiapoi High Experience Day (for Year 8 students going to Kaiapoi High)

Thursday 8th December - Clarkville School Production (more information to come soon!)

Thursday 15th December - Community Assembly 9:10am (Certificates for roles carried out throughout the year)

Friday 16th December - Final Prize Giving and Year 8 Graduation (10:30am) 

WELCOME TO WEEK 5!

Welcome to Week 5!

This week has been a busy week for both the Year 8's and Year 7's this week.

The Year 8s have had an amazing time in Wellington. Parliament was a real hit as the group were able to see the government in action during a parliament session. It's always lovely to finish with the On TV session with lots of hilarious moments. I think we will have a very tired crew today! We would like to acknowledge the incredible support we have had from parent volunteers.

The Year 7s have been the true leaders of the school this week. The movie, Rudy, has helped the children explore the behaviours of a leader and how this links to our Student Leadership Challenge. 

Perseverance was on top with the creation of 54 Grass Head Plant Kits for the Whakarewa children, as a "Year 8 project in Three Days' activity. We've heard about some fabulous ideas that the children already have for projects next year. Exciting! It's also been great to see the skills developed this year in the Year 7 leadership project put to work in the Year 8 yearbook. 

YEAR 8 PARENTS... DON'T FORGET...!

Please remember to email us a jpeg of a smaller version of your GORGEOUS Year 8 darling! Thank you to those who have done this already - they are looking ADORABLE! We have about 6 to go! 

Have a great week everyone, 

Kristie, Linda, Jenny, Helen. 

WHATS COMING UP?

WEEK 5 - 

* TUESDAY - Fish and Chip Lunch (Order via KINDO) 

* FRIDAY - Tech - ALL DAY - Bus leaves at 9:15am SHARP!

WEEK 6 - 

PRODUCTION Practice ALL Week!! 

DATES TO DIARY - Coming up FAST!

Tuesday 6th December - Kaiapoi High Experience Day (for Year 8 students going to Kaiapoi High)

Thursday 8th December - Clarkville School Production (more information to come soon!)

Thursday 15th December - Community Assembly 9:10am (Certificates for roles carried out throughout the year)

Friday 16th December - Final Prize Giving and Year 8 Graduation (10:30am) 

WELCOME TO WEEK 4!

 

Welcome to Week 4 and it is Year 8 Camp Week! 

Wow, it is hard to believe that we are at the week of Camp Wellington! On Monday, Kristie and the Year 8's will be up at the crack of dawn, to catch our 6:40am flight to Wellington! We will be sending updates to the Year 8 parents via the messenger group that has been set up, and we look forward to being back at school in Week 5. 

This leaves the Year 7's in charge! Woohoo! This is the "Leadership Intensive" week for them, where they will take a deep dive into the following aspects of Matawara's programme - 

• Look closely at the 5 areas of the Student Leadership Challenge and how we apply each of these categories to Leadership and being a Year 8 at Clarkville School for 2023.
• The Year 8 Leadership Project - how to complete this successfully, and the skills needed to maintain the focus and intention in a project for the whole year. Each Year 7 will complete 'a project in three days' where they plan and execute a project centred around making a plant kit for each of the students in Whakarewa. 
• Developing the "Year 8 Leavers Year Book" which is gifted to each Year 8 at their Graduation Ceremony.
• Leading Whakarewa through their Camp Day! 
• The Year 7's will run the sound cupboard and present for Assembly on Thursday, as training for the end of year ceremonies too! 

The Year 7's submitted their completed projects for 2022 today, so we are looking forward to reading these, as the skills developed here are what we require to design, create and present the Leavers Year Book. 

KAIAPOI BOROUGH TECH CENTER - 
The Kaiapoi Tech Centre ran their open evening this week. A big "Thank You" to Bec Ansley, who attended and managed to snap some images of the projects from our team that were on display! They are absolutely outstanding!

YEAR 8 PARENTS... DON'T FORGET...!

Please remember to email us a jpeg of a smaller version of your GORGEOUS Year 8 darling! Thank you to those who have done this already - they are looking ADORABLE! We have about 6 to go! 

Have a great week everyone, 

Kristie, Linda, Jenny, Helen. 

WHATS COMING UP?

WEEK 4 - Year 8's and Kristie are in WELLY ALL WEEK! 

~ YEAR 7 LEADERSHIP INTENSIVE WEEK to prepare for 2023! ~ 

* THURSDAY - Assembly in MPF 9:15am. 

* FRIDAY - Show Day Holiday

WEEK 5 - 

* TUESDAY - Fish and Chip Lunch (Order via KINDO) 

* FRIDAY - Tech - ALL DAY - Bus leaves at 9:15am SHARP!

DATES TO DIARY - Coming up FAST!

Thursday 8th December - Clarkville School Production (more information to come soon!)

Thursday 15th December - Community Assembly 9:10am (Certificates for roles carried out throughout the year)

Friday 16th December - Final Prize Giving and Year 8 Graduation (10:30am)