Tomorrow Friday 2nd May - Mihi Whakatau at 9:50am

We invite you to our mihi whakatau to welcome our new teachers and new students and their families at Matangi School.

This starts at 9.50 am, and you are welcome to stay for morning tea afterwards. 

Friday 9th May - Assembly 2pm, all welcome

● School starts at 8:55am, and the students are allowed into the classroom at 8:30am after the bell goes, prior to this students must be booked into before school care.

● If your child arrives late to school please sign them in at the school office.

● School finishes at 2:50pm.

● If your child is going to be absent from school for any reason. You can use Hero to report absences or please phone the office by 9.15am - 829 5735.

● The School Office is open from 8:30am to 3:00pm.   Term time only

● We are a “nut free” school as a few students are highly allergic to any of these products. Therefore, we ask that children do not bring whole nuts to school.

● A friendly reminder that we are a rubbish-free school, and we encourage the use of reusable containers.

● There is a Before and After School Care Programme. More information is at the School Office.  Tui House Before & After School Care link

● Please label all clothing and shoes.

● Please ensure that your child has a named drink bottle every day at school.

● Each and every Friday our senior students sell ice blocks to the whole school at lunchtime for $1.00.

● Wheels day is every Friday, so students can bring their bikes or scooters to school, but they must have helmets.

● We use HERO as our main platform of communication with families.

Please follow these instructions so you have access to Hero for Matangi School

Parent Guide to Accessing HERO

• Please follow this link for a step by step guide to signing up to LINC-ED Hero. 
• We recommend having the LINC-ED Hero app on your home device/s and your phone, so that you can easily access any notifications or information sent out from school. 
• Financial information: You can view and pay any invoices from the school once you upload the app onto your phone or home device.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact the office.

Sport Waikato is running a survey aimed at finding out about how active we are – or aren’t! They need to hear from everyone aged 18+ or those who have left school, whether you spend your days running marathons or chilling on the couch.

The information you provide will help build a picture of our region and help Sport Waikato and their partners (like us) to ensure play, active recreation and sport is more accessible, exciting and inclusive! 

 Take the 5 minute short survey and be in to WIN https://shorturl.at/wzDYQ

The survey and prize draw is open to residents of the Waikato region – from Thames-Coromandel to Taupo and everywhere in between

 The survey is completely anonymous – any contact details will only be used for the purposes of the prize draw 

 Prizes will be drawn every month, from February-December throughout 2025. Winners can choose vouchers from their local grocery store/supermarket. 

HOW: Order online at www.yourlunchbox.co.nz

• Lunches are delivered to the office prior to the morning tea break.

• The hot lunch option available on Wednesdays will be delivered just before lunch break.

• There are different sizes for different appetites and ordering is easy peasy. Simply order before 8.00pm the night before you would like the lunch box delivered. 

• Choose from either a subscription or one off order.