Get ready to wear your brightest pink – Casual Clothes Day is happening tomorrow, Friday 16th May in support of Pink Shirt Day!

Students are encouraged to swap their uniforms for fun, casual outfits – and of course, PINK is the colour of the day! Let’s fill the school with positive vibes and show our support for kindness, inclusion, and standing up to bullying.

There's no gold coin donation required, but if you’d like to contribute, you’re welcome to do so via our fundraising page:
Matangi School – Pink Shirt Day

What’s Pink Shirt Day all about?
It’s a nationwide movement to celebrate diversity and create environments where everyone feels safe, supported, and valued. By getting involved, we're helping make our school and community a more inclusive place for all.

Let’s turn the school pink and spread the message: Kindness is cool!

Friday 23rd May - Assembly 2pm, all welcome

week 5

29th May - Year 5 & 6 Winter Sports Tournament at Waikato University  

30th May - Teacher Only Day, School closed

week 6

2nd June - Kings Birthday Holiday, School closed

6th June - Assembly 2pm, all welcome

week 7

9th June - Fundraising Meeting 7pm, all welcome

10th June - Tough Guy & Gal

11th June - Country Year 3 Tabloids at Matangi School

12th June - Hamilton City Gymsport School Festival - Novice

week 8

16th June - Matariki Week

16th June - Board Meeting 6:30pm

20th June - Matariki Holiday, School closed

week 9

25th & 26th June - School Production

27th June - Term 2 Ends

Holiday Programme – Teacher Only Day!
Friday 30th May
Tui House - Matangi School | ⏰ 8.00am – 5:00pm]

School's out for a Teacher Only Day, but the fun is just getting started! Join our One-Day Holiday Programme full of exciting activities, games, crafts, and outdoor fun – the perfect way to keep kids entertained and active.

✅ Open to ages 
✅ Supervised by friendly, experienced staff
✅ Book early!

What to bring:
 A lunch box
 Spare clothes
 A drink bottle

Register now at: Tui House - Teacher Only Day

We can't wait to see your tamariki for a fun-filled day!

This is the last day to order your Jolly Socks, these are amazing socks with super funky patterns. 

Please click on the link below to take you to the order form.

As always - we appreciate your support.

Click here to order.

NOTE: The school are planning to have a "wear your fun socks to school" on Friday, 13th June to support this fundraiser. While we encourage you to support the Jolly Sock fundraiser you can wear fun socks you already have.

● 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.

To ensure that we can reach you promptly with important school updates, emergency notifications, and other vital information, we kindly ask all families to review and update their contact details as soon as possible.

Accurate contact information is essential for the safety and wellbeing of our students and for maintaining clear communication between the school and home.

Please take a moment to log in to the school app Hero and verify that your phone numbers, email addresses, address and emergency contacts are up to date. If you need assistance, feel free to contact the school office at 07 829 5735 or email frontoffice@matangi.school.nz.

Thank you for your cooperation and continued support.

We are currently experiencing an outbreak of headlice amongst our learners at Matangi School. We ask all parents/caregivers to check their child/ren for signs of lice and eggs. Your child/ren may not be itching, but there may still be headlice and/or eggs present, so please check your child daily even with the absence of itching. 

Check around the hairline, back of the neck, behind the ears and on the crown. Use a fine tooth comb on wet hair to find lice, and brush every night. If eggs or lice are present, treatment options are available from your pharmacist. 

If you are unable to access treatment please contact our Public Health Nurse for assistance. Some treatments recommend application 7-10 days apart, however the Public Health Nurse now recommends treatment be applied 3 days apart to prevent the cycle recurring. 

Thank you for your support with this issue, we all need to work together to eradicate this persistent problem.

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.

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.