Monday 25th August, 2025
Kia ora koutou
Lots of practise for our jubilee performance.
We are excited to have so many new families enrolling, and lots of preschoolers who will be attending over the next couple of years. The year 2’s and year 5’s are excited to be moving to a new class next term, and we are now starting to look at our numbers for next year. If you know that your child is not going to be here next year, can you please let me know as that will help with our planning. Also, if you know of anyone wanting to enrol, please ask them to get in touch with me if they haven’t already.
It is so lovely to see the passion for music in our school. It’s been rewarding to see the excitement to try new instruments and give it a go. We can’t wait to share the final product with you in a couple of weeks!
Good luck to our 5 boys who are participating in the Canterbury Duathlon next week - Michael, Alex, Harry, Ze’ev and Theo.
Ngā mihi
Maree Lucas
Tumuaki/Principal
principal@omihi.school.nz
School Notices
Kapa Haka festival
Year 4-8 students will be taking part in the annual kapa haka festival run by Te Kura o Tuahiwi. This is held at Ohoka School on the 4th September, and we are in the first session of the day, which starts at 10.15am. We will travel there by bus, and will be leaving school at 9am. Tickets are on sale at www.humanitix.com. Please note there will be no door sales this year. Please let Maree know if your child will meet us there, and not be on the bus.
Top Team Challenge
On Wednesday 3rd September, Year 5-8 students will be going to Amberley for the Top Team Challenge against other local schools. We will leave school just before lunchtime, and will be back by 3.20pm. Children can be picked up from Amberley at 2.45pm or from school at 3.20pm. The children are likely to get wet at the event so please bring a towel and a change of clothes to school on that day.
No Omihi Bus
There will be no Omihi bus on the afternoon of Wednesday 3rd September.
Cultural Day
On Thursday 11th September, Year 5-8 will be attending our Tipu Māia Cultural Day with Miss Fletcher and Mrs Vincent, which is organised by the kāhui. This is at Rangiora New Life. They will be travelling in the school bus, leaving at 9am and returning by 3pm.
Omihi School 125th Jubilee - Friday 12th September
We invite you to our 125th Jubilee. There will be a school tour, decade photos, and an afternoon tea between 12.30pm - 2.30pm. Then drinks, dinner and speakers in the evening at the Omihi Community Hall. You are welcome to come to one or both parts of the day. Registrations are now open on www.iticket.co.nz and close tonight at 5.00pm for the evening portion of the event.
Canterbury Country Cricket
On Tuesday 16th September, all classes will have cricket sessions with Canterbury Country Cricket.
Awaawa visit to Lucas farm
On Wednesday 17th September, Awaawa will be visiting the Lucas farm. Maree, Penny and Rachel will be attending this with them. They will have a literacy focus, and will use this trip for their writing once they are back in the classroom.
Assembly
We welcome you to our whole school assembly on Thursday 18th September at 2pm.
Raffle
Each year we have our trail ride as our major fundraiser, and a raffle to supplement that. We ask that every family please donate an item or voucher worth at least $10, and we will put these together as hampers for the raffle. Can you please send these into the office by the end of Term 3. We will then send 20 raffle tickets home in Term 4 for each child to sell, and we will also have them for sale at the trail ride.
Trail ride
Online entries for the trail ride are available from the 1st September at www.iticket.co.nz. If you haven’t signed up to help on the day, there are a few spaces left. You can sign up here, or email Maree to add your name.
Term 4 sports team opportunities
Miniball - Please contact Bryleigh by 15 September if your Year 3-4 student is interested in playing miniball in Term 4. Games are Monday nights at Mainpower Stadium, and the cost is $49 per student for 7 games.
Hockey - Please contact Bryleigh by 15 September if your Year 3-8 student is interested in playing hockey in Term 4. Year 3-4 have a skills based programme on Fridays at Dudley Park, and Years 5-8 play at Mainpower Hockey Turf in Rangiora on Tuesdays. The cost is $42 per player for 6 weeks.
If we don’t have quite enough players keen to make a full team, we can contact other schools to see if they would like to enter a combined team.
