Monday, 29th March 2021
Kia ora koutou
A lot of you will know that outside of school I run an event company. Last week I organised a fashion show to raise money for Ronald McDonald House. It was so lovely to have a number of Omihi students, staff and community involved in the show. Together we raised over $85,000 for Ronald McDonald House.
With only three weeks left until the end of term, we still have loads of learning and fun things to fit in! I’m looking forward to our biking club this afternoon on the Waipara trails and also having our lovely preschoolers in school on Thursday for our preschooler morning.
Enjoy your long weekend over Easter. School will be closed from Friday until Tuesday.
Ngā mihi
Maree Lucas
Tumuaki/Principal
School Notices
Omihi Raffle
Thank you to everyone who sold and purchased raffle tickets. You helped us raise over $3000. Winners have been notified and are listed below.
Omihi Community Trust
The Omihi Community Trust has been closed and the remaining money has been donated to the school. We would like to thank the Trustees past and present for their hard work and dedication to our school. We received over $9000, which will go towards our teaching allocation in 2022.
Paemoana - Little Oaks and Amberley Library visit
Paemoana will be vising Little Oaks and Amberley Library on Wednesday. Please send along carseats. We have a couple of spare boosters on the bus if you are happy for your child to be in these. Please just let Penny know.
Preschooler morning
We welcome all preschoolers to our preschooler morning this Thursday from 9am - 10.30am.
Thank you
A big thank you to our posties Jan and Mark who deliver our newsletter each fortnight. We are so grateful you help us get our news out to our community.
North Canterbury Swimming Sports
Congratulations to Lily who came 2nd in breaststroke and 3rd in freestyle. Good luck for the Canterbury Swimming Sports next week!
Bus Parking
Please try not to park in front of the bus at school pick ups. If you are picking up children, please come over to school to pick them up, ideally after the bus has gone.
Lunches Online
A reminder that this week is Subway, and next week will be sushi.
Mufti Day
There is a mufti day on Wednesday 14th April to raise money for the ANZAC Day Poppy Appeal. Please send along a gold coin donation.
Omihi Raffle winners
1st $100 Waipara Springs voucher - Tom Maxwell
2nd $120 Macpac voucher - Delilah Lucas
3rd $150 Fire and Ice voucher - Megan Hamilton
4th $150 Push Bikes voucher - Chris Dury
5th $150 Push Bikes voucher - David RT
6th Carrfields prize pack (worth over $150) - Anna and Gareth
7th Moana Rd prize pack - Leighana and Will
8th Grocery Hamper - worth over $200 - Teresa Banks
9th 2 x adult day pass skiing or snowboarding for the 2021 season at Mt Lyford - Sarah Esler
10th $30 Ruby Six voucher - Elizabeth Elphinestone
11th $75 Nor'wester Cafe voucher - Jamie English
12th $50 Little Vintage voucher - Jane Croft
13th $50 Little Vintage voucher - Bridget Banks
14th $50 The Office Cafe voucher - George Morrisey
15th NZ Farm source/Stoney creek pack (worth over $300) - Alice
16th Moana Rd prize pack - Pip O’Keefe
17th All Blacks jersey - Jack Allen
18th Mini hamper - Dave Allen
19th Mini hamper - Emma Hughes-Games
20th Mini hamper - Clint Stringer
21st Mini hamper - Aimee Thorn
22nd Moana Road bag - Arly Murphy (Noah)
23rd Moana Road bag - Kira Volkov (Lisa)
24th Moana Road bag - Nikki Wilkie
25th Moana Road bag - Sarah Esler
26th Dog bed - Sarah Esler
27th Dog bed - Claire and Dave Inkson
Community Notices
Junior Football 2021
Registrations are now open for junior football in the Hurunui District. Go to the Hurunui Rangers website to register.
Age 4 - 8 players will play every Saturday of Term Two in Amberley, Hawarden, and Culverden. Starting May 8, this is the same format as the past two years.
Age 9 - 18 players will play every Saturday of Terms 2 & 3 in the Mainland competition.
Register today to help us ensure we have the right number of teams entered. Financial assistance is available for those who need it - please contact the club.
