MBS Paanui Newsletter Term 3 Week 1

Mangere Bridge

School Newsletter

Together we care we learn we succeed.

MBS PAANUI – NEWS

‘Together we care, we learn, we succeed’

‘Aroha, Ako, Angitu’

Term Three – Week 1 – Issue 8

Student Inquiry Theme 2025

‘Ko wai ahau?’

‘Who am I?

Term 3 Curriculum Focus Area

The Arts – Dance, Music, Drama, Visual Art

Concept: The Artist in me!

Inquiry Statement

‘Creating Artists to share a message

for the next generation to come’

Term 3 2025

Calendar Dates

21st July – Year 6 Camp Parent Meeting 6 pm

22nd July – Te Hiaroa Whaanau Hui 5 – 6 pm

22nd July – PTA Hui 6 pm

23rd July – Community Swim Classes start (Te Ara Puueru, Te Pane o Mataoho and Kea Year 5 and 6 – Every Wednesday – Refer to more notices coming)

25th July – Assembly 2 pm

28th July – 7th August – Life Education

3rd – 9th August – Cook Island Language Week ‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Airani

5th August – MOSA Soccer Boys and Girls Zones (Combined)

6th August – Nominations Close by 12 pm (Triennial School Board Elections 2025)

7th August – New Entrant Visits 9 – 10.30 am

7th August – Life Education Year 6 Puberty Session (See Teacher for more information)

7th August – Board Meeting 6 pm

7th August – MOSA Soccer Boys and Girls Zones – Save the Date!

7th August – Kia Orana Day ‘Cook Island Assembly’ 11 – 12.30 pm

8th August – Assembly 2 pm

12th August – PTA Meeting 6 pm

12th August – New Entrant Visits 9 – 10.30 am

13th August – Voting Papers Issued by Wed 13th August (Triennial School Board Elections 2025)

14th August – New Entrant Visits 9 – 10.30 am

18th – 22nd August – Tongan Language Week

20th August – MBS Community Maaori Hui 6 pm (For all Maaori whaanau/families)

21st – 22nd August – Te Hiaroa Noho Marae

22nd August – Tongan Language Assembly 2 pm

22nd August – Newsletter

27th August – Community Pasifika Fono 6 pm (For all Pacific Island families)

1 – 5 September – NZ Chinese Language Week

3rd September – MBS Community Hui 6 pm

3rd September – Rugby Tackle Zones

4th September – NEW DATE ‘School Fun Run’

4th September – Board Meeting 6 pm

5th September – Assembly 2 pm

5th September – Rugby Tackle Zones ‘Save Date’

8th September – Basketball (Date to be confirmed)

9th September – PTA Hui 6 pm

10th September – ELECTION DATE (Triennial School Board Elections 2025)

11th September – New Entrant Visits 9 – 10.30 am

11th September – School Production ‘Ko Wai Ahau’ (Show One)

12th September – School Production ‘Ko Wai Ahau’ (Show Two)

15th September – Accept Postal Votes (Triennial School Board Elections 2025)

15th – 19th September – Te Wiki o Te Reo Maaori Language Week

15th September – Ki-o-Rahi (Week 10 Date To Be Confirmed)

16th September – New Entrant Visits 9 – 10.30 am

16th September – Count Votes (Triennial School Board Elections 2025)

17th September – Board takes office (Triennial School Board Elections 2025)

18th September – New Entrant Visits 9 – 10.30 am

19th September – Newsletter – Highlights and Term 4 Calendar Dates

19th September – Last day of Term 3 – School Finishes at 1 pm

(Triennial School Board Election Dates 2025)

(Please check the updated calendar dates as per changes)

Tumuaki/Principal Message

Kia Orana!

We have had a good start to Term 3 with our students settling back into school routines and finding out more about our School Production and our Student Inquiry Learning through the Arts Curriculum (Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts). Our School Production is called ‘Ko Wai Ahau? Who am I? which is our school theme for 2025. It is great to have this opportunity for all students to take part in the Production.

The New Zealand School Board Conference was held in Christchurch and it was great to attend this year during the second week of the school holidays. The Hon. Minister of Education Erica Standford shared the 6 Priorities and two of these focuses on ‘Smarter Assessment and Reporting’ and ‘Better approach to literacy and Numeracy’. As a school we will continue to focus on Attendance and our target for 2025 is 90% for regular attendance. We are pleased that there has been a shift in attendance in comparison to last year. One of the highlights for me was listening to Kathryn Berkett whose presentation was about ‘The Neuro Science in how we learn’. She touched on what we see/hear/feel more often is what our brain will learn. What was interesting was understanding the upper/Green brain and the lower/red brain and how each works differently which is important to understand our students and how their brain works.

The refurbishment in the Piiwaiwaka Classrooms and also the toilets by Room 5 are coming along well. Whaea Connie and the Room 1 students are enjoying their new room with brand new carpert and yellow and grey autex on the walls. The next group of classes will start to shift and their refurbishments will begin very soon. We are ensuring to support our staff and students impacted by the refurbishment and appreciate your patience.

We are excited about ‘Cook Island Language Week’ coming up in Week 4 and celebrating the traditions, culture and language from the Cook Islands. We are proud to have staff who are of Cook Island heritage in our school and a fluent speaking teacher from the Cook Islands ‘Whaea Aileen ‘in Room 6.

Finally, School Board Triennial Elections are coming up and our Returning Office and the school will continue to send out more information to support any aspiring board members who are keen to find out more about the roles and responsibilities on a school board.

We continue to remind our students to dress warm during winter and if your child is sick we do encourage them to stay at home. Please inform the school office if your child is away. We appreciate your ongoing support and feedback.

Ngaa mihi nui kia kotou, Fa’afetai tele lava

Fetaia’ioaiga Bernice Mata’utia

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2025 BOT Triennial

Parent Elections

‘Call for Nominations’

Kia Parents/Caregivers and Whaanau

Please check your emails about the ‘Call for Nominations’ for the 2025 BOT Triennial Parent Elections. Ngaa mihi

Reminder Notice!

Year 6 Camp Parent Meeting

Monday 21st July @ 6 pm

‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Ariani

Cook Island Language Week

3 – 9 August 2025

The 2025 theme for Cook Islands Māori Language Week is ‘Ātui’tui’ia au ki te raurau a tōku matakeinanga – “Connect me to the offerings of my people’.

OUR WHY?

Why do we celebrate Cook Island Language Week at Maangere Bridge School?

There are 5% (19 out of 344 students) who identify first ethnicity as Cook Island at MBS.

There are 36.9% (127 out of 344 students) who identify themselves as Pacific Island at MBS

There are 4 staff members who are of Cook Island Heritage at MBS.

To strengthen the cultural identity of Cook Islanders living in New Zealand to foster a sense of belonging and pride in their heritage.

To encourage participation in school events, language learning activities, cultural performances and sharing the knowledge about Cook Island traditions.

To involve and encourage our Cook Island Parents, whaanau, children and staff to take part in our learning programmes and appreciate the diversity of cultures within our country.

To provide an opportunity to promote initiatives to maintain and grow the recognition, learning and use of the Cook Island language in the home, in education, work, government, media, sports, arts and the community.

The Cook Islands celebrates the 60th anniversary of self-governance. The 60th Constitution Day will be celebrated in Rarotonga.

Kia Orana Day!

Thursday 7th August

Cook Island Assembly @ 11 – 12.30 pm

Reminder Paanui/Notice:

Te Hiaroa

Whaanau Hui

Tuesday 22nd July @ 5 – 6 pm

Te Hiaroa Whaanau

Noho Marae

21st – 22nd August

Matariki Night Market

Thank you to all of our parents and whaanau for supporting our Matariki Night Market and school fundraiser event. The following amounts were raised by each Whaanau Team and PTA. Ngaa mihi nui

The following amounts were raised by each stall for Te Hiaroa, Piiwaiwaka, Kea and the PTA. The expenses have been deducted and these are the final total amounts. Each whaanau team have discussed how the money will be used to support the students.

Te Hiaroa – $3580.33

Piiwaiwaka – $683.71

Kea – $1153.70

PTA – $1000

SAVE THE NEW DATE!

Friday 15th August

PTA will be hosting a movie night!

PTA Pannui/Notice

Interested in joining the PTA?

If you are interested in being part of our school PTA please see Jasmine Hughes the PTA Chair and you can also contact the school office. We appreciate all the support we receive from our MBS parents and whaanau.

PTA Meet and Greet

Thank you to our PTA who put a lovely morning tea for our staff and introduced themselves as part of ‘Meet and Greet’. Jasmine Hughes is the PTA Chair and has an amazing team who are looking forward to supporting the school and excited about the PTA fundraising events happening this year. If you are interested or would like to be part of the PTA please contact Jasmine Hughes and refer to the PTA Calendar dates on our Term Calendar. Ngaa mihi