Tena koutou e te whanau; here are just some of the photos that we have been able to put together for you. We now have a good collection of photos but not yet able to obtain a professional dvd. We are hoping that we will be able to obtain one soon. If you have a copy of the tamariki haka, we would like to know if we can have a copy for the centre. If you would like copies of the photos we have, please send in a usb key for this. Ngaa mihi, the staff of Matariki.

Wednesday 20^th April 2011

Kia Ora whanau

Aroha mai for the late panui. Alright there are a couple of things to get through.

1. CCould you please send in a plastic bag with your childs name on it a hair brush for tomorrow so we can get the tamarikis hair done. Especially for the girls. Could our girls pleasehave some bike shorts/tights in their bags to wear underneath their uniforms on stage as they will be sitting down for a couple of songs.

2. TTickets will be getting picked up this afternoon and sent home with the children on the van. However if you have do not receive your tickets please make sure you stop in and pick them up from the centre in the morning.

3. For those children that are not enrolled on a Thursday but have permission to perform they will be getting picked up on the first van run. There will be no 2^nd morning van run. Staff members will speak to those parents involved if I have not already.

4. After the performance all children will come back to the centre on the vans. Whanau are more than welcome to collect their children. Please make sure you sign them out so we know where they are.

5. Below is the itinerary for tomorrow afternoon

12pm – Lunch/rest

1pm – Children to get changed into uniform with the help of teachers and staff.

1.30pm – Karakia/group photos

1.45pm – Vans to be loaded. Vans to make their way to the stage

2-2.20pm – Stage Performance.

The actual time of the childrens performance is not known as per the Ahurei program that was sent out last week. All we know is from 2-2.20pm is Karakia Whakatuwhera, Nga Kohanga Reo o te Rohe and then Matariki.

After the performance children, staff and whanau to make their way back to the centre. If whanau wish to take photos of their tamariki you are more than welcome to. We will be cooking a sausage sizzle as well. Whanau wishing to take their children home are more than welcome to. However van runs will run as normal for the last drop off.

6. JJust a reminder the centre will be closed on Friday 22^nd April, Monday 25^th April and Teacher only day on Friday 29^th April.

Please if you have any more questions or queries please do not hesitate to ring us at the centre.

Nga mihi

Ata

Tena koutou e te Whanau:

This is a thank you to all the whanau who came on the Thursday night to support the kaupapa and to watch your tamaiti/mokopuna/moko tuarua perform in preparation for the Tuhoe Ahurei. It was such a successful night. Thanks also to those staff and whanau members that worked endlessly to complete the children’s costumes, to the relievers/and staff who filled in without gripe when needed, to the staff who have worked diligently alongside the tamariki in prep for the performance, to the composers of our waiata, and last but not least to the tamariki who have worked really hard during these last months. We are all so proud of you.

Staff of Matariki

PS: The itinerary for the Thursday afternoon will be sent out via our web-blog and news letter shortly.

Matariki Sleep Over Itinerary 2011:

Hei whanau, here's our line up for apopo. If you have any questions ring the centre apopo.

Thursday 14^th April 2011

6.00pm whanau arrive

6.00-6.30pm tea

7.15pm get into full costume

7.30pm go through full programme

750-8.00pm get changed/super/prepare the beds/bit of a play/dvd

8.30pm lights out for bed.

Friday 15^th April 2011

Breakfast, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided to all children who stay the night.

Van runs will leave from the centre to pick up rest of the tamariki.

8.00am breakfast-eggs and bake beans/weet-bix/cornflakes

then day resumes as normal.

Kia ora whanau:

Hi whanau, just managed to find some spare time to add these photos of some of the tamariki dressed up in their special costumes for our fundraiser for Christchurch. As a whanau we fund raised an awesome $73.10c. Thank you to the entire Matariki whanau, tamariki, and staff for supporting this fundraiser. Your donations were much appreciated. Thank you also to Whaea Jan for making some tasty toffee apples as a treat for the tamariki. We had heard also that another centre participated in this fund raiser so we were pretty happy with this.

Whaea Tahlia as a Greek goddess

Whaea Muffy as Hine Potter, Harry Potters sister

Tutepakorarangi as SUPERMAN

Rita as a GYPSY

Reremoana in her favourte DORA outfit with her Uncle Te Raame

Mihiata as a HAWAIIAN

Aniheta as ZORRO

Te Rerewairua and Te Rangiataahua the stunning PRINCESSES

Makere as a FAIRY