MBS Paanui News Week 1 Term 3

MBS PAANUI – NEWS 

Term Three – Week 1 – Issue 6

Student Inquiry Theme 2023

 ‘Te whakatipu tahi I to tatou heke mai’ – ‘Growing our future together’ 

Our Community, our gardens, our knowledge, our hauora, our future

Term Two Concept: Whaanau/Family

Curriculum Focus Area: The Arts

TUMUAKI – PRINCIPAL MESSAGE

Kia Ora Koutou, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Kia Orana, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka, Malo Ni, Noa’Ia and warm pacific greetings.

Welcome Back 

Nau Mai, Haere Mai

New Students starting Term 3 

Matariki Celebrations

‘Ko ngaa Mata o te ariki, Kei ngaa mata o te Tamariki’

‘Ko ngaa Mata o te ariki, Kei ngaa mata of te Tamariki’. It has been a great week of celebrating Matariki with our tamariki through the different learning activities including the successful Matariki ‘Shine Bright’ disco organised by our PTA. One of the highlights was also the ‘Umu hangi fusion kai’ with staff. A huge thank you and Ngaa mihi nui to Matua Jordan, Whaea Hala our Sustainability Leader and the team who prepared and organised the kai. 

Parents of Year 6 Students

As we are half way through the year this is the time for all of our Year 6 Parents/Whaanau to start thinking about enrolments for 2024. If you have any questions please speak to the Team Leader of Kereruu Whaea Lyrentia. We also encourage you to look at open days that are being held at different intermediate schools. 

Teacher Only Day

Monday 20th November – School will be closed!

Our next Teacher only day will be held on Monday 20th November. The Ministry of Education set a number of Teacher Only days for schools to support staff with planning and  professional development. The school will be closed for insturction on this day. We will send out another friendly reminder closer to the time and encourage you to prepare for your children who will not be coming to school. 

Te Iti Kahurangi

Kahui Ako – Community of Learning

The following is a brief summary of the mahi we have been working collectively on as a Kahui Ako – Community of Learning over Term 1 and Term 2. 

Everyday Matters!

‘Attendance and Engagement’

Everyday at school has an impact on a child’s learning

Our aim is to increase attendance and engagement at Maangere Bridge School where we are focussing on our ākonga being present, participating and progressing. We receive an Everyday Matters report each term that provides a breakdown of the average attendance according to the attendance data from our SMS system sent to the Ministy of Education. The following results show: 

79.4% – Average attendance Term 2 2022

82.5% – Average attendance Term 2 2023

Goal: 90% or higher  – ‘Everyday counts’

Our Goal is to raise the average attendance rate for all students to  reach 90% or higher through high student engagement and effective relationships with whaanau. HE HA – High Engagement High Achievement. 

It is important our tamariki come to school everyday …. because everyday matters!

Domain Road School Gate

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

Please shut the gate between 9 am – 3 pm 

We have noticed the school gate on Domain Road is not being shut and this is a health and safety concern for our tamariki. If you are entering the school to drop off your toddlers to White Heron ECE Centre during school learning hours between 9 am – 3 pm can you please shut the school gate. The school and the ECE centre are discussing ways and a plan forward to resolve this matter through ongoing reminders to our parents/whaanau, signage and potentially installed fencing with a separate gate. We will continue to keep our school  community updated. 

PTA

Thank you to everyone who supported the ‘Shine Bright’ Disco. 

Our students had a great time at the ‘Shine Bright’ disco and we would like to say thank you to our School PTA for orgnising this awesome event. Thank you to our staff, DJ Matua Jordan, Whaea Luana our PTA Staff Rep and everyone else who contributed their time to support the fundraiser. Ngaa mihi. If you are interested in being part of the PTA please speak to Elinor Tomic (PTA Chairperson) or PTA members. 

Term 3 Calendar Dates