Monday, 17th August 2020
Kia ora koutou Whānau,
I hope you are all well and have had a nice weekend enjoying all the beautiful sunshine we have had. I want to thank you all for your support in enabling us to shift into Level 2 so easily last week. Thank you to those of you who were able to join us for our first Zoom assembly on Friday afternoon.
While most of us are familiar with the requirements at Alert Level 2, we will continue to emphasise the importance of:
Good hand hygiene and cough and sneeze etiquette.
Staying away if sick.
Avoiding coming into school where possible.
Signing in and using the NZCovid tracer app should you need to enter school grounds.
We are cleaning and disinfecting our high touch surfaces daily.
Bringing a drink bottle to school each day. The drinking fountain is closed.
We know all these things will help to keep our community as safe as possible. Due to these measures being in place, your child does not need to wear a face covering while at school.
Thank you for your continued support for all we are doing to keep our community safe.
Ngā mihi
Penny Vincent
Acting Tumuaki/Principal
School Notices
Production
Production plans are well underway. Tickets have been designed and will be printed and prepared this week. We will let you know once sales begin. A reminder that we are holding two performances, one on Wednesday 23rd September at 11am and one on Thursday 24th September at 6pm. Ticket prices will be $5 each (gold coin for under 5’s). Thank you to those of you who have been busy sorting your child/ren’s costumes. If you are stuck, please let us know and we will try and point you in the right direction.
Reporting
The teachers have been busy completing reading and writing comments for your tamariki. At the end of next week these will be released for you to read on Hero. If you have any questions or have trouble accessing these comments at the end of next week, please let me know. My next newsletter will include a link to book a time slot for our three way learning conferences in Week 8.
Preschooler Morning
Our preschooler morning was scheduled for Wednesday morning this week. Due to Alert Level 2 we will now be postponing this until further notice.
Ski Trip
We had a wonderful day up at Mt Lyford. The weather was perfect and we almost had the whole mountain to ourselves! Thank you for your support with enabling us to make this happen. It was a very special family day out.
New Build Tender
We are making progress towards breaking ground for our new multipurpose space (MPS). Below is the Registration of Interests link on the GETS website to the Omihi new MPS. If you are interested in tendering for this build, please click on the RFx ID link which will take you to the Omihi tender. If you wish to subscribe to the tender you will need to log-in to GETS.
23097893
3454-19-02 - Omihi School: MPS New Build
Registration of Interest
Ministry of Education - School Infrastructure
02/09/2020
If you wish to access GETS directly click on gets.govt.nz which will take you to the GETS homepage. Click here to modify your tender watch Category Codes and/or Regions and/or Organisations or to unsubscribe and select "Manage Tender Notification Subscriptions" after logging-in. To completely remove your GETS account please select the following link: Remove Your Account. You will be required to sign into your account and agree to the terms to complete the request. More general information on public sector procurement is available at www.procurement.govt.nz.
Mana Ake Initiative - Virtual Drop-Ins.
Katie Thomas (counsellor) and Emma Quantock (social worker) from Mana Ake are now able to offer a new opportunity for parents at our school. They are offering phone appointments for advice and guidance on Mondays and Fridays. This is for parents to bring concerns or worries around your child, and gain assistance or tips for things that might be helpful for your parenting or family life. Times with Katie and Emma are available by appointment. Please phone or text either Katie on 027 240 1080 or Emma on 027 245 5056 if you would like to take up this free opportunity.
