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Tēnā koutou e ngā mātua, e ngā hoa o te Kura o Mangōnui, A huge thank you to everyone who came to celebrate Matariki with us. It was a truly special occasion. From our youngest in the new entrant class showing their early understanding of Matariki, to our senior students making deeper connections between Matariki, well-being, and the natural world – it was awesome to see the learning and growth across the school. Sometimes you just have to wait for the universe to respond – and it certainly has. Recruiting teachers mid-year is no easy task, but we’re thrilled to announce that Zana Yates will be joining our team in the Koru class. Zana is not only a talented kaiako, but also a former student of Mangōnui School . We are incredibly excited to welcome Zana back to Mangōnui. She brings with her a wealth of experience and creativity from her previous school and we look forward to the inspiring mahi she’ll be sharing with our tamariki and staff. It’s been a full-on and exciting term of learning at Mangōnui School! As part of our Matariki learning journey, each class has taken a deep dive into one of the stars in the Matariki cluster. Our junior students have been exploring Waitī, the star connected to fresh water and all the life that depends on it. This inquiry led our tamariki to investigate the water cycle and the importance of protecting clean, fresh water for future generations. A highlight was working with Ray from the Whitebait Connection, where students visited two local streams to assess their ‘mauri’ – the life force and health of the water. Using scientific methods, students surveyed the invertebrates (bugs) living in the streams. These tiny creatures are powerful indicators of stream health – some can only survive in high-quality water. Their presence tells us if a stream is healthy and thriving. The results were eye-opening. The Honeymoon Valley stream was teeming with life and diversity – a sign of excellent mauri. Sadly, our local stream didn’t show the same signs of health. This has sparked rich discussion and passion from our students about how we can take better care of our local waterways which was expressed at our celebration assembly. Ka rawe tamariki mā – a great term of learning and achievement. We are really looking forward to Term 3 where we will be exploring our well-being in the digital space and celebrating 50 years of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Nga Mihi Dave Sedcole
Term 2 ● Last day of Term 2 - Thursday 26 June 2025 ● Teacher only Day Friday 27 June 2025 (School closed) ● Term 3 Starts - Monday 14th July 2025 ● Strike Percussion Show - Tuesday 15th July 2025 ● Teacher Only Day - 8th August 2025 ● Eastern Zone Cross Country at Peria Tuesday 12th August 2025 Any questions please contact the office: 406 0182 or 021 544 702 Please remember to inform the office about any student absences or any concerns. If you have any concerns/feedback that relate directly to our school, please voice them to feedback@mangonui.school.nz they will be checked and dealt with accordingly. Mangonui School uses the digital platform ' Schooldocs.co.nz ' to store all Policies and Procedures pertaining to our school. To access this site please use: Community username: mangonui Community password: zoom12 Please remember to phone the office and update your contact details. Phone: 09 4060182 email: office@mangonui.school.nz
Mangonui School hold a Board of Trustees meeting every month in the school staffroom. If you are interested in attending and would like to be on the Board, please contact the office. Our next Board Meeting will be Tuesday 5:00pm 5th August 2025
Awards Term 2, 2025 Week 7 & 8 Kotuku: Week 7 Our Kaitiaki Award went to Jda Tukariri for being able to make choices based on what is best for herself. Recovering from injury is a long process and you’re making some great decisions! Our Ka pai tō mahi Award went to Marley Fisher for the consistent effort put into all her class mahi. Her work ethic does not go unnoticed. Our Caught Being Good Award went to Lara Laybourn for her positive attitude and getting involved during our visit to Oruaiti School. Our Caught Being Good Award went to Kiwa Stevens for his positive attitude and getting involved during our visit to Oruaiti School. Our Caught Being Good Award went to Ruby Chuck for her positive attitude and getting involved during our visit to Oruaiti School. Week 8 Our Kaitiaki Award went to Irie Thomas for his wonderful sense of artistic interpretation. We admire your dedication to your artwork! Our Caught Being Good Award went to Hunter Simpson for his problem-solving skills and ability to tackle challenging maths concepts have been impressive this week. Keep up the awesome mahi! Our Caught Being Good Award went to Ziggy Holdaway for his excellent contributions to our classroom activities. His input is valued and appreciated. Our Ka Rawe Award went to Leo Bridson for the great leadership and positivity shown in class everyday. Keep inspiring others! Tuatara: Week 7 Our Kaitiaki Award went to Aria-Jordyn McLindon-Brooks for showing kindness, looking out for classmates, and stepping up to support others when they need a friend. Our Ka Pai Award went to Amber Owen Natoealofa for confidently contributing to discussions and sharing her prior knowledge. Your voice adds great value to our learning! Our Caught Being Good Award went to Nate Bain-Bosch for working super hard on contractions (even when they felt tricky!) and for starting to use expression in your reading - ka rawe! Week 8 Our Kaitiaki Award went to Amelie Powers for being a responsible kaitiaki by tidying up our classroom beautifully before morning tea and lunch. Your efforts help create a clean and welcoming space for everyone. Ka pai tō mahi! Our Ka Pai Award went to Tamati Pike-Venner for settling back into our class positively! You have done an awesome job reconnecting with your classmates and jumping right back into our learning. Our Caught Being Good Award went to Miami Witehira-Patolo for consistently contributing to our daily reading sessions - super impressed. Week 9 Our Kaitiaki Award went to Lachlan Potter for showing leadership and courage by stepping up to take the lead for the boys in our Matariki waiata for celebration assembly. Our Ka Pai Award went to Cooper Oien for showing great maturity within his group discussions and to Charlie Hunger for being an amazing tuakana to our Pukeko Class visitors during our tuakana/teina afternoon. Our Caught Being Good Award went to Keupa Nikora for staying focused and on-task during independent mahi - Ka pai Keupa!
Kowhai: Week 7: The “ Kaitaiki Award” went to Olivia Kreiger for choosing to sit by herself and diligently getting on with her mahi The “Duffy Caught being good” award went to Bianca Harrison for being so confident when sharing her ideas/opinions with her reading group. The “ Awesome ” award went to Jayde Kaka-Tatai for using beautiful expression when reading. Week 8: The “ Kaitaiki Award” went to Riley Lupton for settling into Kowhai Class with ease and enthusiasm. The “Duffy Caught being good” award went to EmmariaTopi for having beautiful, clear, confident reading, using delightful expression. The “ Awesome ” award went to Harper Ashurst for doing the video presentation for her group artwork all by herself. Week 9: The “ Kaitaiki Award” went to Sage Peterson for being an awesome Tuakana to his teina from Nga Ringa class. The “Duffy Caught being good” award went to Tumatauenga Ratahi for opening the Kowhaiclass celebration assembly so confidently. The “ Fantastic you have encouraged others ” award went to Axel Paterson for being an awesome tuakana to his teina from Nga Ringa class. Koru: Week 7 This week’s Duy award went to De’wave for trying hard in writing and staying on task Our Kaitiaki award went to Harlin for always taking care of the recycling in Koru class without needed to be reminded For our Mahi Pai award went to Ivy for doing an excellent piece of writing all about how great our school is Week 8 Our Kaitiaki award this week was for Kora for being extra helpful around Koru class this week, putting things away and keeping our class looking sharp The Mahi Pai award went to Grayson for trying new tasks with more independence This week the Duy award went to Lincoln for creating some AMAZING artwork Taonga The Kaitiaki Awards went to Mia Hobbs for being a dedicated, hard-working learner who takes on feedback and Kaizer Mclellan-Joseph for working hard to complete subtraction problems. Also, Harvey Leef for your consistent focus and hard work when completing learning tasks. The Duy Awards went to Hawaiiki Harrison for his improved confidence when reading and Stevie Marshall for looking carefully at words to read them correctly. Also, Max Lane for his confident understanding of double consonants when adding -ing or -ed to words. The Ka Rawe Awards went to Clyde Proctor for his outstanding learning progress to read and write words and to Aeris Robertson for being focused and confident to complete her inanga art. Also, Kyrin Beazley for his amazing eort and enjoyment in Kapa Haka and class waiata. Nga Ringa: Our Duy Awards went to Jade Legge for fantastic progress in reading and Aria Harris for eort in phonics and handwriting. Our Kaitiaki Awards went to Emelia Krieger for working so well with her art buddy and Meilani Bishop for working hard and making great choices in class.
Our Ka Rawe Awards went to Mila Proctor for always making great choices in her learning and Elijah Waller-Hancock for his amazing confidence at Celebration Assembly. Pukeko: Duy Caught being Good Awards went to Giulia Tombleson-Aguirre , Coopa Hearn and Kelly Stiles , all for making a great start to school in Pukeko class. Awesome Awards went to Ky-marni Hita for working hard to learn letter sounds and blend and segment words in reading and writing and Amora Peterson for confidently sharing her mahi at Celebration Assembly. A Kaitiaki Award went to Dmitry Leef for being a wonderful role model in Pukeko class.
Kōtuku News Jump Jam is back!! The entire school is stoked about it! It was amazing to watch our leaders get up there and do their thing - especially after practising on their Monday lunch breaks. Just seeing them encouraging all our tamariki showed what great leaders we have. Also, last week our year 6’s went to Oruaiti School for the morning block to hang out and get to know their year 6’s. We were introduced to Gaga Ball and we are hooked! Watch this space for our own Gaga Ball pit Jump Jammin’ Gaga ball fever
Tuatara Class News Tuatara Class has been diving deep into our learning this Matariki season! We’ve been exploring the star Waitā, which connects us to the ocean and sea life. We worked together on a stunning collaborative art piece that showcases sea creatures found in our moana. To celebrate Matariki and the spirit of whānau, we shared a fun afternoon with our tuakana/teina buddy class, Pūkeko. Together we created beautifully decorated stars to honour Matariki. We finished off the week with our whole-school Matariki celebration assembly, where Tuatara Class proudly showcased their sea creature fact files, agamograph artwork, and sang a Matariki waiata for our kura and our whānau. Ngā mihi o te tau hou - Tuatara Class Mānawatia a Matariki
Kōwhai Class News We have been learning about some traditional games that were played all year round and at Matariki time. We really enjoyed Tī Rākau. After lots of practise, concentration and co-operation we got pretty good. Gosh it gave our brains a workout to keep in time and remember the patterns. Also check out our Matariki art.
Koru Class News Koru class has been very busy over the last two weeks. We have made Matariki kites which are flying in the breeze on the windows of our classroom. Please admire the careful colouring they have achieved and they are very proud of them and can’t wait to fly them outside before taking them home. Our inquiry and writing focus has been on thinking about how we can protect our streams and the creatures that live there. Posters are being created by the students and when completed will remind the community of the importance of having healthy fresh water streams. We loved spending time with our tuakana buddies - thanks for visiting us, Kōtuku!
Taonga Class News In maths we have been busy learning about the concept of subtraction. We have been playing dice and card games to help us recall simple subtraction facts to 10 as well as addition and number pairs to 10. You can play these with your tamiriki at home! For inquiry we have completed beautiful watercolour art of inanga and written about their lifecycle. We enjoyed slowing down last week in the lead up to Matariki by spending time completing activities and crafts with our tuākana from Kōtuku Class and playing lots of waiata. We were also super excited to be getting outside for some extra P.E and games!
Ngā Ringa Āwhina Class has been learning about Matariki recently. We have loved connecting with our tuakana class (Kōwhai) to share our learning. We have learnt a lot about freshwater this Term. It was super exciting to go on a trip to Taumarumaru Reserve to look for creatures in the stream. We were very proud to share our Term’s learning with everyone at Celebration Assembly and finally get to eat the rainbow popcorn that we grew in our māra/garden at school! It was reka! Ka pai tamariki mā, what a great Term 2!
Pukeko class has really enjoyed the last couple of weeks of term. They have been action packed with learning and new experiences. The tamariki enjoyed sharing their mahi during Celebration assembly (the first for many) and visiting our local stream at Taumarumaru to investigate the health of the stream and what we could find living there. Last week we also enjoyed spending time with our tuakana class Tuatara on Matariki based activities.