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Holiday Time!
Have a very merry Christmas and a safe holiday. See you again at 8.50am on Tuesday Feb 7th!
Check out next years term dates here.
Neighbours, if there are any security issues over the break, these are the appropriate contact numbers:
Henderson Police 839 0600
Bill Lynch, Property Manager 021 124 2825
Walter Payne, BoT Chair 021 225 7421
Prizegiving 2011 Winners
Music Awards
Music Yun Ji Hwang
Choir Betsy-Bella Davis Barr
Athletic Cups
Boys
Year 1 Te Ariki Abraham
Year 2 Ben Wright
Year 3 Akira Luamanuvae Su’a
Year 4 Jett Heremaia
Year 5 Jonah Palota-Kopa
Year 6 Manaia McMath
Girls
Year 1 Tyra Ibbott
Year 2 Hailey Stuart
Year 3 Amanda Lowe
Year 4 Margaret Lowe
Year 5 Santana Kellett
Year 6 Betsy-Bella Davis Barr
Cross Country Cups
Boys
Year 1 Ceadorik Litvinchouk
Year 2 Ethan Gibson
Year 3 Akira Luamanuvae Su’a
Year 4 Harrison Chapman
Year 5 Ryan Verney
Year 6 Bradley Wilson
Girls
Year 1 Tyra Ibbott
Year 2 Hailey Stuart
Year 3 Emily Eldridge
Year 4 Lucie Winterton
Year 5 Sydney Magnus
Year 6 Betsy-Bella Davis-Barr
Speech Cup
Alyssa Ngata
Library Prize
Anastasia Tikhonova
Citizenship
Grace Muller
Maori Culture Award
Ethan Trifilo
Te Reo Award
Mason Whiu
Outstanding Samoan Pupil
Alofagia Siufaga
Outstanding Maori Pupil
Alyssa Ngata
Outstanding Pacifica Pupil
Eliesta Eliesa
Media Award
Israel Latu
Australian Maths Certificates
Distinction
Jack Martin Buss, Jason Xavier, Lovina de Silva
Credit
Yun–Ji Hwang, Thomas Bulloch, Ryan Verney, Kya Moth
Academic Achievement Certificates
Room 17 Stacey MacAllister
Room 18 Kristina Bojin
Room 1 Fynn Neeley Grant
Room 2 Lucy Ellis
Room 3 Alice McArthur
Room 4 Joshua Zhang
Room 5 Evan Scrimgeour
Room 6 Fynn Petterson O’Reilly
Room 8 Jack Colthart
Room 9 Margaret Lowe
Room 15 Isaac Martin
Room 16 Logan Mitchell
Room 10 Simon Gaszikowski
Room 11 Alysse Ngata
Room 12 Maxwell Knapping
Room 13 Jack Martin Buss
Room 14 Grace Muller
Netball Player of the Year
Betsy-Bella Davis- Barr
Cricketer of the Year
Liam Smith
Soccer Cup
Ryan Verney
Rugby Cup
Isaiah Vagana
Sporting Achievement
Isaiah Vagana
Hansen Awards
Room 17 Quinton Grindle, Miah Bult
Room 18 Hailey Stuart, Shelby Swan
Room 1 Brooklyn Loneko, Keenan Aickin
Room 2 Riley Tivoli, Kainoa Keereweer-Taia
Room 3 Jazmyn Hostetler, Mitchell Routen
Room 4 Nina Firth, Mia Curreen Poko
Room 5 Elise Ibbott, Jesse Austin
Room 6 Fynn Petterson O’Reilly, Tania Pilikosi
Room 8 Sophie Koosache, Katya de Silva
Room 9 Luci Winterton, Tadhg Coulthard-Miller
Room 15 Nicole Potter, Cody Fairbairn
Room 16 Anihira Lundon, Scarlett Kearns McOnie
Room 7 Brent Bradley
Room 10 Jessica Scott, Danica Jones
Room 11 Ethan Triffilo, Bradley Wilson
Room 12 Riahn Whenuaro, Alofagia Siufaga
Room 13 Yun Ji Hwang, Rory Keating
Room 14 Grace Muller, Betsy-Bella Davis-Barr
Hansen Award Principals Nomination
Felila Matafeo
Hansen Award Winner
Felila Matafeio
Matipo School Award for Academic Excellence
Jason Xavier
Junior Award for Overall Contribution & Excellence
Hailey Stuart
Principals Award for Overall Contribution & Excellence
Betsy-Bella Davis-Barr
Winning House
Tane
Christmas on the Green – CANCELLED
Due to the predicted on-going bad weather, we have decided to cancel Thursday’s Christmas on the Green. Instead we will have a modified concert at 1.40pm in the hall, with limited seating.
First in, best seated!
Could any children with Santa hats please wear them.
Care Link Trust Christmas Collection
We posted previously about our annual collection of food items for the Care Link Trust, and thought you’d like to see the amazing end result of our collection which was delivered to Care Link on Friday. Great work Matipo community!
To learn the value of giving to those less fortunate than yourself is truly remarkable.
Parakai Trip 2011
On Friday 9th December, all the wardens and librarians from Matipo went to Parakai Pools for their end-of-year day out! The weather was fabulous and much fun was had by all! The children were, as always, a credit to our school!
Retirements
Linde McKechnie and Doug Pilkington are both retiring at the end of this year. They have both been at the school for 14 years, and along with Mrs Forgie who retired earlier in the year, we have lost a huge chunk of experience.
Our sincere thanks and absolute best wishes to both Doug and Linde. Enjoy your retirement!
2012 Term Dates
2012 Term Dates
Term 1 Tues 7th February – Thurs 5th April
Term 2 Mon 23rd April – Fri 29th June
Term 3 Mon 16th July – Fri 28th September
Term 4 Mon 15th October – Thurs 20th December
NZI Canterbury Earthquake Memorial
Earlier in the year the school and NZI Insurance planted a memorial tree to honour the memory of those who died in the Canterbury earthquake.
Great New Zealanders
The school has a series of markers around the grounds acknowledging outstanding New Zealanders – Sir Edmund Hillary, Bruce McLaren, Colin McCahon, Dame Whina Cooper, Charles Upham VC, and others.
