Monday, 17th May 2021
We took our friends from Tuahiwi for a walk up the hill to see our beautiful environment. Thank you to the Dormers for letting us walk on your lovely property.
Kia ora whānau
We have announced our major fundraiser of the year, the Spring Ball! This is on Saturday 11th September at the Omihi Hall. We are so thrilled to have the band ‘Assembly Required’ on board and DJ Boogie Beats. It’s going to be a fantastic night! Tickets go on sale on the 1st July and will be at www.iticket.co.nz. More details to come.
As a small school it is really important for us to ensure that our staff have opportunities of Professional Development. It is wonderful to work alongside teachers that embrace learning and are always looking for ways to learn and grow. Sally has done a lot of work around Digital Technology, Penny and Georgie are part of the Incredible Years Teacher programme and we have whole school professional learning around Maths, Digital Technology and Literacy this year. Plus we are really excited to have joined up to an 8 week course around Positive Education with Geelong Grammar in Melbourne. We will all be part of online learning focusing on Mindfulness, Character Strengths, Positive mindset and growth, and Positive Relationships.
Ngā mihi
Maree Lucas
Tumuaki/Principal
principal@omihi.school.nz
School Notices
Omihi School Vision
Over the last couple of weeks our staff, students and parents have been part of a review of our Omihi School vision. We would also love to get feedback from our wider community. Have a read of our feedback so far on our vision - Ako/Learn, Tipu/Grow, Puawai/Thrive. If you have any further info of what you think it means for our school, then please either email me on principal@omihi.school.nz or fill it out on the form attached and drop it in our school letterbox by Monday 24 May.
Omihi Community Trust
The Omihi Community Trust was recently closed down and the remaining money has been given to Omihi School. We would like to thank the current and past trustees for this donation to the school.
Reports
Your child’s reading comment will be sent home via Hero at the end of this week.
Road Safety Week
This week is Road Safety week. We will be talking about safety at the school gates at the beginning and the end of the day and when we cross over to use the field. It would be great if you can talk to your children about this as well. The school gate is really busy with cars and buses at 3pm and a number of cars driving past don’t always slow down to 20km.
Omihi’s Virtual Mission
It’s been really exciting seeing new people join our Virtual Mission! We are heading through Australia at the moment and are on track to make it to London by term 3. It’s not too late to join, just head to www.omihi.school.nz/virtual-mission. Our students are running every day to add to this….great cross country practice!
Mufti Day
It is Pink Shirt Day this Friday. Children are to bring a gold coin donation and wear a pink shirt or brightly coloured shirt.
Black Estate visit: Year 1-8
Our Black Estate visit has been changed to Friday 18th June. We need 2 parent helpers. Please let Sally know if you are available.
Year 0-4 Assembly
We welcome you to our Year 0-4 assembly this Friday at 2pm
Small School’s Cross Country: Year 1-8
This is on Wednesday 2nd June (postponement 3rd June). The course is on Baxters Road. Briefing is at 12.45pm and the first race is at 1pm. All details are here. Parents are asked to please pick children up from school to take them there. They will not need to come back to school afterwards. Let me know if your child needs a ride.
Mt Grey walk
Tūpari are walking up Mt Grey on Tuesday 25th May. We need one parent to come with us. Please let Sally or I know if you are available.
Gumboot Day
On Friday 28th May children are invited to wear gumboots with their uniform and to bring a gold coin donation for the I am Hope campaign. Please note there will be no mufti day in term three, as we have two this term.
Principal visit
The North Canterbury Principals are going on a bus trip to visit three schools across North Canterbury on Friday 28th May. We are excited to be one of those schools hosting them. Our tamariki will give them a tour of our school and we will be sharing all of the things we love about our kura.
Pre Schooler Morning
We welcome all pre schoolers on Tuesday 8th June from 9am-10.30am.
Attendance Letters
Attendance letters will be sent home in the next week for term 1 attendance. As a school we send letters home for any children that have an attendance rating of less than 80%. We realise that the majority of these are for reasons such as sickness, which is completely understandable, but it is a requirement for us and important to keep track of the amount of school days your children are missing.
Community Notices
North Canterbury Basketball - Hoops and Stars programme. This is run by Harry Skirrow and coached by 3 others. If children want to better their skills and basketball knowledge and have fun while doing it, then Hoops and Stars is the best programme . Hoops and Stars has 4 leveled groups which depends on age and/or skill level. The groups are as follows:
Jr Jammers, Year 1-3. Time 5pm-6pm
Jammers, Year 4-6. Time 6pm-7pm
Slammers, Year 6-8. Time 6pm-7pm
Stars, Year 7-9. Time 7pm-8pm
The programme is on a Wednesday night at New Life School. Term 2 starts on the 12th of May and finishes on the 30th of June. Cost per term: $90
Registration link: https://membership.sportstg.com/regoform.cgi?formID=91883
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Hurunui Biodiversity Trust invites you to a native shrublands field day on Tuesday 25th of May at Murray and Earl farms Woods Road, Scargill starting at 1:30 pm at the top end of Woods Road. We will be discussing the importance of shrubland, pros & cons, Biodiversity and Government policies/regulations. The aim of the field day is to help landowners understand their shrub lands and the different management options See our Facebook page for more details.
RSVP via HurunuiBiodiversity@gmail.com