WEDNESDAY 1ST MAY, 2024
Kia Ora Koutou,
Welcome back to Term 2 at Omihi School. It was lovely to see all the smiling faces back this morning. A special welcome back to Penny Vincent in Awaawa and a big “Thank You” to Kate Dodd who was teaching in the Awaawa space last term. Also a huge congratulations to Bryleigh, Ryan & Maia on the arrival of George on 10th April, 2024. They are all doing well.
Another special welcome to Walter who has had his first day at school today.
Thank you all so much for the warm welcome you have given me as Acting Principal while Maree is on the first part of her Sabbatical. It is a pleasure to be here, getting to know your children and more about the Omihi community. I will certainly look forward to coming back again later in the term.
We attended the ANZAC Service last week and it made me very proud to see Omihi students taking a role in the commemorations. Fergus read the names of the local soldiers who lost their lives in the wars, while Emma and Alice assisted in the wreath laying ceremony. (We missed the photo opportunity on Thursday so staged a photo this morning!)
As teachers, we are always learning, whether it is up skilling ourselves in Te Reo or learning how best to deliver the curriculum to your children. As part of our professional development this year we are hosting 18 Year 1-4 teachers from across our Kahui Ako next Thursday to watch demonstrations and learn from Dr Helen Walls, a professional learning facilitator specialising in the teaching of Literacy & Writing from Massey University. She will be focusing on the teaching of Writing and Spelling.
This term our Curriculum focus is Health and for the first 4 weeks of the term, the teachers are working with the children on ‘Keeping Ourselves Safe’.
Ngā Mihi
Adrienne Simpson
Tumuaki / Acting Principal
Omihi School.
Congratulations Bryleigh, Ryan & Maia on the safe arrival of George
Walter & Harry
School Notices
‘No Uniform’ Day
On the last day of term we had a ‘No Uniform’ day to raise funds for the Special Friends Sports Trust. Students were asked to dress in their favourite sports attire, and they did incredible! We are excited to say that we raised $60.20c which is a fantastic effort for our school.
Check out some of the creative dress ups.
Uniform
We are offering another option for school jumpers. We will still have the merino, and now also a polar fleece option. It will be a navy polar fleece with our school logo, and the cost will be $40. If you would like to order one, please email Trudy .
The sizes will be - size 4-6, 6-8, 8-10, 10-12, 12-14.
Community Notices
Omihi Community Hall
The Omihi Community Hall is exactly what it says - a community hall. Home to the Glenmark rugby team, but also a place for our community to use. We have always tried to create pricing that is reasonable to the community, but also helps cover the costs of the hall. Currently the hall makes a loss, and the committee have had to do fundraising just to cover costs. So we have decided to make a really simple hire fee:
* $30 + GST per hour - corporate, community events, yoga, conferences, etc
* $1500 + GST for weddings (48 hour hire, $30 per hour hire after that)
This way we are hoping that we will have more events, as well as cover costs, but most importantly - bring the community together in this asset that we have. Omihi School look after the bookings of the hall, and all details are on the website - www.omihihall.co.nz.
SAVE THE DATE
Glenmark/Cheviot Rugby Club Day- Saturday 11th of May, Omihi Sports Domain. JAB, Colts, Div 2 & Div 1 games. Exhibition Game- Alnwick RFC (England) vs Glenmark/Cheviot Rhinos. Branded BBQ and Matt Hantler music to follow. More Information to come.
Cleaner Wanted
Omihi Community Hall is on the look out for a casual cleaner, if you think you could help please email Trudy here
