MIMI SCHOOL Te Kura O Mimitangiatua - Where the Country, Coast and Classroom Meet

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MIMI SCHOOL Te Kura O Mimitangiatua - Where the Country, Coast and Classroom Meet
MIMI SCHOOL
                                                  Te Kura O Mimitangiatua
                                                            Where the Country,
                                                     Coast and Classroom Meet

                            24 February 2022

Tēnā koutou ngā whānau, akonga           tai class have been super lucky to
me te hāpori whānui o Te Kura o          have had her already.
Mimitangiatua, nau mai ki rāro i te      Next week will look a little different in
maru o mounga Taranaki.                  terms of our teaching staff. Miss
Greetings to everyone at Mimi            Blyde and Mrs Allen will be out on
School who sits under the cloak of       Tuesday and Wednesday as they
our ancestor mounga Taranaki.            undertake some PLD. Mrs Dickson,
Wow! Where has that time gone! It        Mrs Boulton and myself will be cov-
only feels like yesterday when we        ering on these days. Mrs Allen will
welcomed you all back for the 2022       be teaching on Thursday and Friday
school year. All classes have been       in the Rimu room instead.
busy developing positive relation-       Due to the current red light settings
ships, learning about our school val-    our annual cluster swimming sports
ues, ourselves and others. Our           has been cancelled, however, watch
teachers have also been super busy       this space. Again, I would like to
carrying out assessments to identify     thank you for the continued support
next learning steps.                     in regards to the guidelines put in
I have absolutely loved getting into     place by the ministry.
classes to sit alongside our akonga      Kia pai tou mutunga wiki
while they explain what they are         Enjoy your weekend
learning and more importantly learn-
ers being engaged with the rich          Poipoia te kakano, kia puawai
learning planned by our creative         Nurture the seed and it will blos-
staff.                                   som
I would like to welcome Tarnyier         Ngā manaakitanga ki a koutou.
Boulton to Mimi School who will be
relieving from time to time through-                               Tiaki Pokere
out the year. The tamariki in the Ma-                         Tumuaki - Principal

                     23 Pukearuhe Road, RD 44, Urenui, 4377
                      Phone 752 3617, mobile 027 752 3617
                          Email admin@mimi.school.nz
                              www.mimi.school.nz
MIMI SCHOOL Te Kura O Mimitangiatua - Where the Country, Coast and Classroom Meet
Mimi School Values                          Week 3 Ka mau te wehi
This year we are working on under- winners
standing and knowing our school val- Kowhai: Zaybein Cramond
ues, while explicitly teaching these Matai: Matthew Newson
daily. The hope is for our tamariki to Rimu: Amaya Ellis
apply these in everything they do.

Our school values Ngākau Mahaki -
                                            Principal Awards
                                          Cooper Gillett:
Respect, Kia Maia - Courage, Mana
                                          Always     making
Motuhake - Independence and Kia
                                          Matua feel wel-
Manawanui - Perseverance are the
                                          comed and show-
four cornerstones to the Mimi School
                                          ing        Ngākau
curriculum. As a school whānau we
                                          Māhaki - Respect
believe that instilling our children with
                                          when I visit the
these cornerstones will provide them
                                          Kowhai class. Ka
strong foundations to live by.
                                          mau     te    wehi
                                          Cooper - Awe-
This week we continue to explore
                                          some Cooper.
Ngākau Māhaki - Respect with a fo-
cus on the environment. It would be
great if you could spend a minute or                          Temepara
two discussing this focus with your                          Wetere-Sinclair:
tamariki and what they know about                            Mo te atawhai, me
Ngākau Mahaki each day. This could                           tō aroha ki ngā
then translate into what it looks like at                    tamariki, kaiako,
home, and/or on the farm for exam-                           kaimahi, me ngā
ple.                                                         kaiawhina e ngā
                                                             wā katoa o Mimi-
To acknowledge our tamariki who are                          tangiatua. Mīharo
uplifting these qualities during break                       rawa Temepara.
times teachers will continue to give For the kindness and love you show
out the ‘Ka mau te wehi cards’ where towards all members of Mimi School
a weekly draw will take place at as- at all times. Awesome Temepara.
semblies. Students drawn from this
draw will receive a juicy.                Arlo Corbett:
                                          For   showing
School Values Term Focus                  Mana        Mo-
Wk 1 - 4: Ngākau Māhaki - Respect         tuhake -  Inde-
Wk 5 - 6: Kia Maia - Courage              pendence
Wk 7 - 8: Mana Motuhake - Inde- across our ku-
pendence                                  ra. Your pas-
Wk 9 - 10: Kia Manawanui - Perse- sion and love
verance                                   for reading is
                                          awesome      to
                                          see. Mīharo rawa Arlo!
MIMI SCHOOL Te Kura O Mimitangiatua - Where the Country, Coast and Classroom Meet
Students of the week                 Lucky Bookclub
Last week the Student of the Week Issue 1 of the Lucky Bookclub is out
Awards went to:                   now. Ordering is recommended be-
Rimu Room:                        fore tomorrow Friday, 25th February,
Milan Newton                      however you are able to place your
for showing per-                  orders until the beginning of April.
severance when                    Either drop your order and cash off at
writing.      He                  the school office or order online at
keeps trying and                  www.bookclub.scholastic.co.nz.
doesn't give up
even when it                      Bible         in     Schools         -
seems tricky.                     Launchpad
                                     Just a reminder to please return the
                                     Launchpad opt-in form to the school
               Matai Room:           office ASAP. Launchpad will start be-
               Temepara Wetere- ginning of March. Children who have
               Sinclair for consist- not opted in will be supervised in the
               ently showing the library during this time.
               school    value    of
               Ngākau Māhaki to Absences
               both yourself and If your child is absent from school,
               others. Ka pai!       please make sure you let the school
                                     office know before 9am.
Kowhai Room:
Zaybein       Cra-                   Sign Out Sheet
mond for the fan-
                                     If you need to pick your child/ren up
tastic start he hs
                                     before 3pm for any reason, please
made to learning                     sign them out in the office.
his early words.
Well done!
                                     Tennis Lessons
                                     Tennis lessons are on every Friday at
                                     the Pukearuhe Community Tennis
                                     Court. Derryn Fleming from the Pu-
                                     kekura Tennis Club is taking the les-
Welcome                              sons. The lessons are grouped as
A big welcome to                     follows:
Angelin Anosh                        4-5pm: Year 1-3
who started in                       5-6pm: Year 4-8
the Kowhai Class                     6-7pm: Year 9-13
yesterday.                           Please remember sun hats, sun-
Please make her                      screen and plenty of water.
feel welcome!                        These lessons are funded by Lottery
                                     Taranaki Community.
                                     Gold coin donation only.
                                     ALL WELCOME!
MIMI SCHOOL Te Kura O Mimitangiatua - Where the Country, Coast and Classroom Meet
Waitara         Bears        Rugby
                                               TERM 1
League
                                               CALENDAR
                                           S
Trainings will begin next week 2nd
March 2022 @4pm at Clifton Park.
Grades U6s 8s and 10s. Any queries         LUCKY BOOKCLUB
please contact coreyahu11@hot-             ORDERS DUE                       Fri 25 Feb
mail.co.nz
                                           TARANAKI ANNIVERSARY Mon 14 Mar

Be Sun-smart!                              DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS Sun 3 Apr
Just a reminder that it is the parents’    LAST DAY OF TERM 1               Thur 14 Apr
responsibility to ensure their child/ren
                                           GOOD FRIDAY                      Fri 15 Apr
are putting sunscreen on every day.
There is sunscreen available at            EASTER MONDAY                    Mon 18 Apr
school also. Remember that hats            ANZAC DAY                        Mon 25 Apr
have to be worn in Terms 1 and 4.
Be sunsmart—slip slop slap!                TERM 2 BEGINS                    Mon 2 May

Free to a good home                        * Trips out of school grounds (transport may be
3 pairs of kids’ sneakers free to a        needed.
good home. Call in at the school of-
fice to have a look.                       Please contact Tiaki or Sibylle for further infor-
                                           mation.

                                           Sports Uniforms
                                           Could all sports uniforms please be
                                           returned to the school office.

                                           Lunch Orders
                                           Fridays are lunch order days.
                                           Please place your orders at the
                                           school office before 9am. Sorry
                                           there are no mince pies tomor-
                                           row.
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