Monday 27th February, 2023
Our Canterbury Triathlon qualifiers, Zac, Lily, Kaisa and Taylor.
Kia ora e te whānau,
Our thoughts are with Hawkes Bay and the extended North Island as they come to terms with the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle. It’s hard to believe that a storm of that magnitude has taken place in New Zealand. It always amazes me to hear heartfelt stories of strangers helping strangers and doing the ‘kiwi thing’ to support everyone to get through this difficult time.
To show our support, we will be hosting a black and white mufti day this Friday 3rd March. Children are invited to come to school wearing black and white. We ask that students bring a gold coin donation. All money raised will go to Hawkes Bay and Tairāwhiti schools. Please see the flyer attached and note the date we are holding this is different due to swimming sports on Wednesday.
It was great to support our year 5-8 students at the Kowai Triathlon last week. They all did so well and I am always proud of them for pushing themselves out of their comfort zones and working hard to complete the task at hand. Congratulations to Kaisa, Taylor, Zac and Lily who have qualified for the Canterbury Triathlon.
Ngā mihI
Sally Mickleson and Penny Vincent - Acting Tumuaki/Principal
principal@omihi.school.nz
School Notices
New Kaiako
You will all be aware by now that we have a new staff member joining our team. We are excited to be welcoming Kelly Fletcher-Jones to our whānau. Kelly will be teaching the seniors in Tūpari.
Please see the message below from Kelly.
Kia ora Whānau,
I am incredibly pleased to have the opportunity to teach at Omihi school, especially having been a student here myself many moons ago. I’m looking forward to a fun filled year full of exciting learning opportunities and experiences.
I have been teaching year 7&8 students for the past four years at Cheviot Area school and prior to that, years 1 to 4 at Pegasus Bay. I live in Cheviot and have three gorgeous daughters Georgie, Tilly and Scarlette who are currently either flatting, studying andboarding at Christchurch Girls High School.
During the weekends I enjoy playing music at some of the local cafes and wineries as well as swimming and cycling. I love to get out and about in nature and have recently taken up fly fishing but am yet to catch that elusive first fish!
I have a passion for teaching and learning that guides my pedagogy and core beliefs within education. It is my belief that every child is unique and has their own individual needs and that one learning journey will never be the same as another. To see a student excited by their latest experience or newest understanding and to share the joy of a colleague in helping a class or peer achieve their goal is a wonderful reward in itself and I look forward to meeting and getting to know the Omihi whānau in the coming months.
Ngā mihi
Kelly Fletcher-Jones
Omihi Raffle
Thank you to those who have brought in items for our raffle. These are due into the office by the start of next week, Monday 6th March.
The fundraising money helps us to employ an extra teacher so we can have three classrooms.
We have asked for each family to please donate an item. Minimum value $10. We are happy to take items, or vouchers, and can bundle them together where needed.
Each child is then asked to sell 20 x $5 tickets. We will be sending these home before the holidays, and we encourage children to take ownership of selling the tickets as much as possible. They could call or visit family, grandparents, aunties, uncles, neighbours, friends.
Omihi School Library
Did you know our library is open to the public? Yo, our librarian, opens our library to the public every Monday afternoon, 2:30-3:30pm.
Camp
This year we will be taking Kurt Sloss, Anna Williams and Patrick Hughes-Games. Permission slips and student agreements went home this week, please go through these with your child and return them ASAP.
Small Schools Swimming Sports
We are looking forward to this year's Small School Swimming Sports on Wednesday 1st March. Tracy will be driving the bus to and from the Amberley Pool. We have limited seats on the bus so if your child needs transport to swimming sports, please add their name to this doc. You should be able to edit the document now to add your child’s name. Apologies if you haven’t been able to do so. Let me know if you have any issues with this. If you are planning on transporting your own children on the day, please let me know. Children will need to be at the pool at 9:15. The day aims to finish at 12:30.
3 Way Learning Conferences
Our 3 way learning conferences will be held in week 8 on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd March. This is an opportunity for parents to share in their child’s learning, set goals and have a general chat with their child's classroom teacher. Please use this doc to make a booking with your child’s teacher.
Lunches Online
This week it is Subway. Please use this link to place an order. Please note that year 4-8 students will have Small Schools Swimming on Wednesday. Their Subway will be dropped at the Amberley Pool. The other orders will be at school.
Key Dates
Wednesday 1st March - Small Schools Swimming Sports
Friday 3rd March - Black and White for the Bay Mufti Day
Friday 3rd March - Union meeting
Monday 6th March - Kowai Swimming Sports
Friday 10th March - Teacher only day
Friday 17th March - Senior assembly
Tuesday 21st - Wednesday 22nd March - 3 way learning conferences
Monday 24th April - Teacher only day (first day of term 2)
