Matau School

GIPSY- ROSE
I have got a lamb for Pets-DayMy lamb is called Gipsy-rose. She is a girl. She leads well and she comes well too. Gipsy-rose sleeps with Alan’s lamb Springfield. Tomorrow is Pets-Day and I hope Gipsy-rose and I can win the cup.

Rachael’s Story

My name is Rachael Jupp, I’m 13 years old and one of the two year 8s at Matau School.
I have lived in Matau my whole life, and now I’ve reached the end of Primary School.
I am kind of sad that I’m leaving at the end of this year, but I’m mostly looking forward to starting at New Plymouth Girls High, and the challenges that await me there.
I think that you have more freedom at Matau School, because of the size of it.
Like most rural schools you don’t wear a uniform, and make friends with everyone in the school.
Our school has been on a lot of school trips that others could only dream of doing. We have traveled from Bluff – to Cape Reinga. From taking our whole school and parents to Stewart Island, a trip of the South Island, Wellington, Northland, and we have even considered Australia and the Cook Islands.
Last year six of us seniors won a video competition, the prize, $1,000. So the six of us decided to take everyone to Rainbows End.
Our school has also won the 40 Hour Famine Shield, about four times in a row.
Our school has a lot of new equipment and playing gear too. A Crazy Catch, Portable Tennis Net, we recently dug our trampoline so it is level with the ground, and are now thinking about getting some more sports equipment as well.
So this is what it’s like to be in a sole charge school.

Museum Visit Friday 24th. October.


10:30 Meet outside main entrance to Museum.
Check out childrens section Discovery World.

There may be time for morning tea after this.

Children check out behind the scenes.

Finish at approx. lunchtime. Mums to decide on where we have lunch.

After lunch we will go ten-pin bowling.

Term Four Timetable
October
24th Museum Visit
25th Potato Cup (planting)
27th Labour Day
30th Pets Day
November
7th Guy Fawkes party at Jacks
11th BOT Meeting
December
2nd. Summer Sportsday at Huiakama
16th End of year concert.
17th End of term four.

Matau School is a very small sole-charge school located in the eastern district hill country of Taranaki, New Zealand.
The area is mainly sheep,cattle and deer farming with the gradual conversion of many areas into pine forests.
I have been teaching here for seven years and enjoy the experience of being the sole teacher. The administration can be a bit of a drag but the teaching is always fun. We have started a web log because I think it suits our needs better than a conventional web site. We intend to post our school newsletters and some of the childrens work and this seems to be the best way to do this.
Hopefully ths page will have a lot more of the kids' thoughts than mine.