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Boarding Note
Kia Ora Koutou.
A very warm welcome back to all St Matthew’s students.
As term 4 is a very important time of the year especially for our Year 11-13 students, we aim to provide a relaxing and stress-free environment in boarding. Having a study schedule in place and providing transport to and from exams are two examples of how we can help the boarders manage their exam leave effectively and allow girls to simply focus on their study.
The holiday period is always a good opportunity to get maintenance work done in boarding. During our recent break, we had some painting completed in Hampton House and we are thrilled with the result. Both atrium spaces have been painted a beautiful grey blue which works perfectly with our colour scheme. If you are in Hampton visiting or want to check out the injection of colour down the main hallway, we would love to take you through the House. We think it looks gorgeous!
Please note that it is Labour weekend next weekend. Although it is a Teacher Only Day on Tuesday 29th October on the St Matthew’s campus, it is a normal school day at Senior College.
If there are any Main House boarders who need to return to boarding on Monday evening, please make contact so we can staff the boarding houses accordingly.
Thank you.
Jo
Year 7 & 8 Athletics
Thursday afternoon saw our Year 7 & 8 students head down to the Masterton athletics track to participate in athletic events such as running, shot put, vortex, discus, high jump, long jump and relays. These events were run by a Year 10 PE class, who did a great job.
Orientation Day
Today we had the privilege of having our 2025 intake of Year 7, 8 and 9 along with our existing Year 7 and 8 join us for our Orientation day. There was a little bit of testing, a few activities, some food and ice cream and a lot of fun and socialising!
Emergency Contacts
To follow up on the email sent to all families, if you need to update your emergency contacts on our student management system, please do this by the end of this term. This can be done by sending an email to office@stmatts.school.nz. There is room for two emergency contacts on the system.
Venue Hire
Think of us when you are looking for a venue to hire for various activities. To see what Trinity Schools has to offer in regards to venue hire click here or scan the QR code below.
Gretchen Williamson Scholarship
The St Matthew's Old Girls' Assn (SMOGA) are delighted to announce the Gretchen Willimason Scholarship.
Gretchen is an Old Girl and has built a successful career in financial advice at Craigs Investment Partners. The scholarship is for a current Year 13 student that is going to study commerce. The value of the scholarship is for $5,000 over two years.
The application form to apply is https://forms.gle/hSMgs6dsQmxfUFNR6
- Further details can be found on the application form including terms and conditions.
- Applications open on the 1st September and close on the 25th October 2024.
Sports News & Results
St Matthew’s parent-daughter tennis tournament
On the 28th October we will be holding our annual St Matthew’s parent-daughter tennis tournament. In the tournament, a St Matt’s girl and her parent pair up in a doubles team and compete against other SMS parent-daughter duos. It is a very social tournament, so partners don’t need to be pros at tennis! There will be a bbq provided for lunch. The tournament will start at 10am. It will be a knock-out tournament with a finals match at the end! If you and your daughter are interested in attending, please email Anna Smallwood: 182049@trinityschools.nz by the 21st October. Below is a poster with details for the day. We look forward to seeing you there!
Sports Sheet
School App
If you are new to St Matthew's Collegiate, or have yet to download, please follow the link to install our school app https://schoolappsnz.co.nz/install
For current families, please update your subscription groups by clicking on the cog in the top right hand of the screen. It will take you to the groups for you to change.
Key Dates
- Monday 28th October - Labour Day stat
- Tuesday 29th October - Staff Only Day (St Matthew's only-Senior College normal day)
- Thursday 31st October - Last Day for Y11-13
- Thursday 31st October - Senior College Prizegiving
- Tuesday 5th November - NZQA Exams begin
- Friday 8th November - NCEA Teacher Only Day
- Saturday 7th December - Prizegiving 1pm Rathkeale Auditorium
- Monday 27th January - First day of Term 1 2025
2024 Term Dates
- Term One - Monday 29th January to Friday 12 April
- Term Two - Monday 29th April to Friday 5th July
- Term Three - Monday 22nd July to Friday 27th September
- Term Four - Monday 14th October to Saturday 7th December