Monday 13th May, 2024
Kia ora koutou
It’s lovely to be back at school after a few weeks off for the first part of my sabbatical. A big thanks to Adrienne Simpson for stepping into the Acting Principal role while I was away.
Alice, with her big sister Emma on her first visit.
Welcome to Alice who has started her visits in Paemoana. It was so special to see how well her big sister looked after her for the morning.
Last week we had Helen Walls taking professional learning with teachers from across the 13 schools from our kāhui. Part of this was modelling in our classes with our students. It was so nice to have such great feedback from the teachers around our students - how they showed our school values, were focused on our learning and showed such lovely manners to all of our guests.
This Thursday is Support Staff Day. A big thanks to our wonderful support staff who are so dedicated to our school - Trudy, Sharryn, Emma, Fi and Yo. We will be holding a morning tea for these wonderful ladies to thank them.
Next week is Georgie’s last week at Omihi for this year. We wish her well for her travels and look forward to seeing her in 2025. It will be lovely to welcome Kate Dodd and Elizabeth Maddren back into Paemoana while Georgie is away.
Ngā mihi
Maree Lucas
Tumuaki/Principal
School Notices
Preschooler morning
We welcome all of our preschoolers on Wednesday 22nd May from 9.00-10.30am. Please bring your child’s morning tea and drink bottle. Georgie and Kate will be running the morning.
Year 1-8 Small Schools Cross Country
The small schools cross country is on Tuesday 11th June. This is where we join with Waipara and Broomfield School and it will be held where Onepunga meets Holleth Hills Road (about 2.5 km from Broomfield School) There will be lots of signage. Please no dogs on the property. Here are all of the details of the day, including a map. Children can go straight home afterwards. We ask that parents pick their children up and take them to the cross country, plus we will have some space on the school bus.
Technology
A reminder that the Year 7/8 technology bus leaves school at 9am on a Monday morning. We don’t have a year 7/8 programme at school on that morning, as children are expected to be at technology. This is part of our school curriculum.
Sickness
There has been a vomiting bug going around. If your child is sick, please keep them home for 48 hours after they have stopped vomiting.
New carpet in classrooms
There is new carpet going down this week in all three classrooms. We will try and keep the disruption to a minimum, and the classes will use Kahiwi while their classroom is out of use.
Lunch Online
Sushi is back and is available every second Wednesday starting this Wednesday 15th May. Please ensure you place your orders before 9pm on Tuesday. Thank you to our wonderful family who has offered to pick this up for us.
Community Notices
North Canterbury Kids Hunt in conjunction with Hunting & Fishing North Canterbury - 23-26 May 2024
Tihiraki North Loburn School is very excited to be hosting this major fundraising event for another year. Our aim is to get as many kids and families out and about as possible, exploring, and caring for our environment, whilst raising funds and contributing to the success of our fabulous Garden to Table and Paddock to Plate programmes. For more details, participation in the hunting competition, and a chance to win fantastic spot prizes, visit https://nckidshunt.co.nz/, or connect with us through the North Canterbury Kids Hunt Facebook page. We look forward to seeing you at our weigh-in on Sunday, 26 May at the Loburn Domain. Thank you for your support. The Tihiraki North Loburn team.
