Monday 10th June, 2019
Kia ora whānau
Last week I was away at the NZEI Rural Principal’s Conference. Not only was it a great opportunity to visit local schools and meet other Principals in similar size schools, there were also fantastic speakers. One of the most inspiring for me was Sir John Jones. He is a 69 year old ex-principal from Liverpool. He spoke for 3 hours and had the whole audience engaged, entertained and inspired. There were so many take aways from his talk, but here are a few that stood out to me:
Give our children:
* Opportunity
* Passion
* Belief
* Time
* Role models
Be the leader you’d want to be lead by. Be:
* Authentic
* Believable
* Competent
* Dependable
* Empathetic
Also one thing he talked about always trying to teach his students, is to:
* Notice
* Appreciate
* Thank
Ngā mihi
Maree Lucas
Tumuaki/Principal
School Notices
Principal’s Award
The latest Principal award went to…..Daisy Kay.
Cross Country
Congratulations to Violet, Jack and Charlie who have all made it through to the Canterbury Cross Country.
BOT
Welcome to our new and re-elected BOT members:
Ingrid Davis
Leighton Croft
Jaz Hazeldine
Julie Wells
Nicholas Brown
No Omihi bus on 20th June
A reminder there will be no Omihi bus run on the 20th June as we are using the bus to take the Year 6-8 students to a leadership conference.
Year 0-4 Amberley Trip
Year 0-4 will be visiting the Amberley Library and Oakfields Preschool on Friday 21st June.
Kate Valley Trip
This week each class will be visiting the Kate Valley landfill as part of our ‘Me in my Environment’ inquiry. Year 6-8 will go on Wednesday and Year 0-5 on Thursday. Please send along carseats for the bus.
Movie Night
The senior leaders have organised a movie night at school for Friday 21st June as a fundraiser for their senior camp. The movie will start at 6pm and they will be selling tickets over the next couple of weeks. Tickets are $5 and there will be opportunities to purchase popcorn on the night. Please send along water bottles with the children. During the movie, the parents are very welcome to join us for a chance to socialise and catch up in Tūpari. Parents please bring along a plate to share. We will be handing out a survey on the night to gather your feedback.
Ski Trips
In term 3 we go on two ski trips to Mt Lyford. They are on the 8th and 13th of August. The cost is:
Students:
Skiing
$30 per trip - ski pass and lesson
$40 per trip - ski pass, hire of skis, poles, boots and lesson
Snowboarding
$40 per trip - day pass and lesson
$50 per trip - day pass, hire of boots and snowboard, lesson
Parents:
Skiing
$40 per trip - day pass
$50 per trip - day pass and hire of skis, boots and poles
Snowboarding
$50 per trip - day pass
$60 per trip - day pass, hire of boots and snowboard
Parents are responsible for their children on the day. So you either need to be up there with them, or organise for another parent to be responsible for them. If you don’t have a 4WD, we can organise for you and your child to get a ride with someone else. It is a really fun day and a great opportunity for children to give it ago, especially if they have never skied before. If you haven’t got ski clothing, please see me before you buy any, as I’m sure there are some people that have spares that wouldn’t mind lending them for the day.
