Maungatapere School

4 Sep 2026 Halberg Mile Walk

4 Sep 2026 Winter Disco

4 Sep 2026 Ag Day Trophies must be returned to school

6-11 Sep 2026 Aims Games

11 Sep 2026 Year 7/8 Tech

16 Sep 2026 Horahora School Kapa Haka

17 Sep 2026 Bake Sale

25 Sep 2026 Year 7/8 Tech

25 Sep 2026 Last Day Term 3

12 Oct 2026 First Day Term 4

23 Oct 2026 Year 7/8 Tech

31 Oct 2026 Ag Day (Saturday)

5 Nov 2026 Central Ag Day (Barge Park)

6 Nov 2026 Year 7/8 Tech

16 Nov 2026 Term 4 New Entrant Second Intake

19 Nov 2026 Mangakahia Cultural Festival (Kapa Haka)

20 Nov 2026 Year 7/8 Tech

4 Dec 2026 Year 7/8 Tech

7 Dec 2026 Year 8 Graduation Dinner

18 Dec 2026 Last Day of 2026 and Prizegiving

This week a selected group of our Year 7/8 students had the opportunity to present their projects at the Central Northland Science and Technology Fair. Boards were set up on Monday morning before each student presented their work to the judges. Wednesday evening the following students received awards:

Tamsyn B - Whangarei A&P Dairy Industry Award - Winner

Rosa D - Baking Industry Research Trust - Winner

Lily S - Tropical Fruit Growers of NZ - Highly Commended

Lucas W - BDX Engineering Award - Highly Commended

Aidan C - BDX Engineering Award - Winner, Year 8 Judges Award

Zeke N - Central Northland Regional Science Award - Highly Commended, Year 8 Judges Award

Jake M - Dental and Oral Health Award - Winner

Evie W - NorthTec Sports Specialist Award - WInner

Kieran K - Year 8 Judges Award

Well done to Zeke, Tamsyn, Evie, Rosa, Kieran, Lily, Lucas, Jake and Aiden who received multiple awards at the Central North Science Fair prize giving at Forum North last night. All that hard mahi paying off and getting the treats! PROUD, PROUD, PROUD - Whaea Kimmy

As it is the second day of spring our school garden has kicked back into action after the months of bad weather we've had.

Our goal for today was to weed the garden beds and pull out the unsuccessful plants from our winter season. This will allow us to plant our new flowers and vegetables for this season so that they can flourish.

We look forward to a colourful and revivied garden. And with the help of these students, Leo C, Bennet G, Room 13, Reon K, Beauden W, Max F, Casey W, Nate N and Room 14 this will be achievable.

By Nate N, Max F and Casey W

• An Interactive Maths practice tool for students in Years 3 to 8 is available on the Parent Portal.
  Maths practice (education.govt.nz)
• The practice tool content supports the New Zealand Curriculum and includes content covering number problems, working with money, counting, multiplying and dividing, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, powers, and roots.
• Students can practice in English, to help reinforce what they've learnt at school.
• Short, regular sessions will help students build confidence with Maths. This can be 10 to 15 minutes sessions, 3 to 5 times a week.
• You don’t need to be a Maths expert to support your child's learning.
• Just by spending a few minutes together throughout the week, encouraging effort, and celebrating progress, you can help build confidence and the skills children need to thrive in Maths.
• The practice tool website has been developed following feedback from parents and whānau that they wanted practical ways to support learning at home.

With the changing landscape of Youtube, and content creators getting more and more diverse and "out there" with their content. It may be time to look into how our monitoring app can help at home with your child or children. Have a read of this article and see how it can help.

https://maungatapere.onlinesafetyhub.nz/parent/articles/how-to-manage-youtube-with-qustodio

SchoolDocs takes care of our policies, making sure they are regularly reviewed, accessible and strengthened through collaborative practice. If you want more information on our policies or input into what they include please sign into: https://www.schooldocs.co.nz/

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Term 3 reviews are:

• School Community Engagement Policy
• Inclusive School Culture
• Enrolment
• Student Attendance
• Student Uniform/Student Dress Expectations
• Concerns and Complaints Policy

Last year, a large number of our school community participated in an online maths programme called Maths Buddy. It is a programme to use for homework and to consolidate learning that is happening at school. Its availability, curriculum focus, and presentation provide immediate, independent, and encouraging feedback. The programme does not replace classroom teaching; rather, it offers children the opportunity to practise taught concepts with support at home.

The link between parents and teachers to support your child’s learning is also very important. Maths Buddy could be used in a variety of ways:

1. As part of the daily maths programme within the class, and/or
2. As part of the class homework programme.
3. Independent of school as a home support programme.

Please discuss with your child’s teacher how they intend to use the programme this year.

If you have not already done so, you can explore the programme at www.mathsbuddy.co.nz.

To continue using the site please purchase your students 2026 subscription here

An individual login will be promptly given to your child, giving them access to the entire Maths Buddy programme and its improvements until the end of January 2027.

Those who have already brought the 2026 subscription will receive the login by Monday 23 March.

Kind regards.
Daniel Cotton

If you have not been able to set the new app up on your phone, give the office a call or pop in and we will help. The app will be used for all communications with parents.

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