Maungatapere School

MAUNGATAPERE SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY

Dear parents/whanau,

Next Tuesday the 12th of August we will be holding our annual school cross country competition.

All pupils are involved and have been training hard for the event. Please ensure they bring suitable clothing for the run. If it is drizzling, the cross country will still go ahead but it would be a good idea for the children to have a change of clothes.

We would like to invite all family and friends along to support the runners and cheer our children on.

The event begins at 1:15pm with the 8 year olds. Children 8 years and older will run in their age groups, as at 1st January 2025, to keep in line with the Northland Inter School Competition.

The programme will be: 8yrs, 11yrs, 12yrs, 9yrs, Y3, 10yrs, Y1, Y2, Y0, Parent race

STUDENT SAFETY ON THE COURSE!!!!

Parked parent vehicles are our biggest concern. Please look at the attached map for parking areas during the event.

This year the entrance to Corsair Drive/Mangakahia Rd will be roped off. This is for staff visibility to safely cross children over Corsair drive approximately 100m from the corner. Note the RED lines on the map on Corsair Dr.

The footpath on Beverley Cresent all the way to the bus bay is under reconstruction, therefore please DO NOT PARK on Beverley this year.

PARKING AREAS that parents can park in are marked in YELLOW. This will help keep students safe around vehicles throughout the event. Mangakahia Rd, past Corsair Dr, has over 200m of parking on both sides of the road. So put on your walking shoes to either walk from the Mangakahia Rd spot or the Maungatapere Village.

Please do not park on or over the footpath along Mangakahia Road outside the parent carpark, as the students will be running ON the footpath.

Please DO NOT BLOCK the footpath on either side of the BUS BAY.

Be aware, the children are running on the footpath/grass verge of Corsair Drive.

All of the above requests come with a pretty please with cherries on top.

Regards,

Terry Brock

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13 Aug 2025 Book Grab

14 Aug 2025 Mathex

15 Aug 2025 Year 7/8 Technology

18 Aug 2025 WGHS Enrollment Interviews (at Maungatapere School)

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27 Aug 2025 WPSSA Cross Country

28 Aug 2025 In Class Speeches

29 Aug 2025 Year 7/8 Technology

1-6 Sep 2025 Keeping Ourselves Safe

8-12 Sep 2025 Keeping Ourselves Safe

10 Sep 2025 Mangakahia Lions Speech Competition

12 Sep 2025 Year 7/8 Technology

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The quality of the projects was outstanding, making the selection process for the Northland Science Fair incredibly difficult for the Year 7 and 8 team. We are so proud of everyone's hard work.

A special congratulations to the following students who will be representing our school at the Northland Science Fair at Forum North:

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Everyone should have registered their Ag Day entry by now, if not please let the office know.

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Congratulations Kate, we are super proud of you!

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Email: office@maungatapere.school.nz

Principal: principal@maungatapere.school.nz

BOT Chair: botchair@maungatapere.school.nz
Website: https://www.maungatapere.school.nz/
Location: Mangakahia Road, Maungatapere, Whangarei, New Zealand
Phone: 09 4346743
Facebook: facebook.com/maungatapereschool