Kia ora Whānau

As a school we are really excited that we can offer three classrooms and have such small numbers in each class. As a BOT we have discussed this long and hard and have decided we really want to still try and make this work, as it is important to us as a school. It has meant we will have to shuffle the hours around slightly, but we are committed to ensuring your children have small class sizes and a smaller range of year levels in one class.

The Ministry only fund us for 2 teachers, so the Omihi School Farm Race and our raffle are big fundraisers that make this happen. Thank you for your continued support in these areas.

We will confirm by the end of this term what the classes will look like for next year and who will be teaching them.

Ngā mihi
Maree Lucas
Tumuaki/Principal
principal@omihi.school.nz

School Notices

North Canterbury Sports Awards
Our Omihi School Farm Race has been nominated at the North Canterbury Sports Awards on the 2nd November. This is an honour and a privilege and we look forward to sharing the results with you.

Pita Pit/Sushi
A reminder that Pita Pit and Sushi are running each Wednesday. Pita Pit on odd weeks and sushi on even weeks. All orders through www.lunchonline.co.nz. Thanks to Jaz and Julie for delivering for us.

Amberley A&P Show
We will be selling raffle tickets at the Farmlands tent at the show from 10-4pm. Thank you to those that have signed up to come along and help on the day.

Adrenaline Forest
We had originally planned to go to the Adrenaline Forest in term 4, but due to height restrictions it wasn’t going to work for our senior class. Instead, we have used that money to bring Pedalmania into school.

Omihi School Farm Race - Sunday 22nd March, 2020
Early bird registrations open on the 1st December. We would love to see our whole community there.

Technology
We were not successful in our application to cater for our own technology for our Year 7/8’s in 2020, but we will be talking more with Hurunui College and applying again for 2021. We will keep you informed of any updates.

Pet Day Timetable - Wednesday 30th October
We still need helpers for Agri Sports in the morning and also 2 cakes for the judges. Please let me know asap if you can help with either of these.
9.30 - 11.30am - Agri Sports  (morning tea in the middle)
11.30am - Early lunch
12.00pm - Pets arrive
12.30pm - Judging begins
1.30pm - Lamb drinking race
1.45pm - Fancy Dress competition
2.30pm - Prize giving

Small Schools Athletics - Thursday 31st October
Year 4-8 Athletics at Waipara School. Children need to arrive by 10am, and it runs until 2.30pm. Information attached. Transport information attached.

Mufti Day - Friday 1st November
Please send along a gold coin donation. We are raising funds for the Waikuku Surf Life Saving club.

Dates for 2020
The first day of school will be Monday 3rd February.
Last day of school will be Wednesday 16th December.
There will be one teacher only day each term. In term one the date will be Monday 2nd March. Other dates will be on the calendar as confirmed.

Triathlon - Year 5-8
The Primary Schools Triathlon is on Wednesday 27th November at Pegasus. Please let me know if your child would like to enter. It would be your responsibility to get them there on the day.

Community Notices

Kia ora Whānau

We hope you have managed to have some family time in the holidays and for your children to have recharged their batteries ready for term 4.

Term 4 is always a fun and exciting term so we are looking forward to what is coming up. Please check the calendar for updates to ensure you are aware of everything going on.

Ngā mihi

Maree Lucas
Tumuaki/Principal
principal@omihi.school.nz

School Notices

Term 4 dates
Tuesday 15th Oct - Pedal mania at Omihi, Paemoana to the Lucas farm
Tuesday 22nd Oct - Tūpari to the Little’s farm
Thursday 24th Oct - School Photos
Monday 28th Oct - Labour Day, School closed
Wednesday 30th Oct - Pet Day
Thursday 31st Oct - Athletics Day
Friday 1st Nov - Mufti Day for Waikuku Surf Life Saving Club
Thursday 7th Nov - Preschooler morning
Friday 8th Nov - Junior assembly (2pm)
Wednesday 13th Nov - Awaawa to Lucas farm
Thursday 14th Nov - Teacher only day, School closed
Friday 15th Nov - Show day, School closed
Wednesday 20th Nov - Kowai Sports Spectacular at Omihi School
Wednesday 27th Nov - Canterbury Triathlon
Thursday 28th Nov - Paemoana to Santa’s Grotto
Friday 29th Nov - Senior assembly (2pm)
Tuesday 3rd Dec - Year 0-4 Amberley Rest home visit
Tuesday 10th Dec - Tūpari Tiromoana Walk
Wednesday 11th Dec - Whānau picnic - Waikuku beach
Thursday 12th Dec - Year 8 Day out
Friday 13h Dec - Prize giving at 12pm, last day of school

Term 4 Sun hats
A reminder that children must wear an Omihi sunhat everyday in term 4. We have new ones in the office if you need one.

Mainpower Community Fund
Voting ends this Friday 18th October for the Mainpower Community Fund. Please remember to vote for us if you haven’t already - or vote again under a different email address! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CommunityFundVote2019

Pet Day
There will be entry forms sent home this week for pet day. Thanks to Nick and Julie who are organising the pet day and Nicholas and Leighton who are organising the Agrisports in the morning. We would love some parents to help with Agrisports in the morning. Please let me know if you are available.

Raffle
A big thank you to everyone who donated prizes to our raffle, the list is amazing! We will be sending home raffle tickets today with each child. We ask every child to please sell 10 tickets each. These are due back Friday 22nd November. There are extra numbers if you want to sell more.

Community Notices

Kia ora whānau

Yo presenting our speech prize winners - 1st Maggie, 2nd Sylvia, 3rd Charlie

Last week our Year 3-8 children performed their speeches. We were so proud of them all. It is wonderful to see how much their confidence has grown since last year. Public speaking isn’t always easy and I love how every one of them gave it a go and tried their best.

This is our last newsletter of the term, so have a wonderful holiday and thank you so much for all of your support this term. Enjoy making memories in the holidays.

Ngā mihi
Maree Lucas
Tumuaki/Principal
principal@omihi.school.nz

School Notices

Principal’s Award
The latest Principal’s award went to….Toby Murphy

Kiwisport Day - Thursday 19th September
Here are the transport details for our kiwisport day at Scargill Domain. I will put a message on Facebook before school if this is cancelled.

Mainpower
We are a finalist in the 2019 MainPower Community Fund! We could receive a share of the $30,000 fund. We really need you to vote for us. As a small school it would be awesome if you could share this around with your family and friends so we can get as many people as we can to vote. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CommunityFundVote2019

Term 4 Raffle
Please can you send in your raffle prize by the end of term 3. We ask for one per family, of a value of at least $10.

Farmlands
Farmlands are having a birthday celebration on Friday 11th October and they have asked us if we would like to join them to sell raffles at their shop between 10-2pm. I am away that day so I’m not able to be there, but please let me know if your child would like to be a part of this. If we have enough they could do one hour shifts. They are going to donate some prizes to our raffle as well.

Working bee
Thanks so much for the support of our working bee. Please let me know when you want to do the job, so I can make sure we have everything ready for you.

Dental Van
A reminder that the dental van will be at school this Friday, 20th September.

Linc ed
All Year 3-8 speeches and kapahaka performance are now on Linc ed. You can login like you did with reports to see it, or click on the link from the email that comes to you from Linc ed. I will add Paemoana’s in week 10.

Celebration of Learning
As our children have just shared their learning with you at our 3 way learning conferences and speeches, we have decided not to have our celebration of learning on Friday. We will give out extra certificates at our next assembly in term 4.

Community Notices

Kia ora whānau.

How exciting to reach spring! It’s such a lovely time of year seeing the lambs frolicking in the paddocks and the blossom and daffodils out in bloom. From a school point of view, it’s been a great winter for us. I can count on one hand the amount of days we have had to have the children playing inside at lunchtime, which makes life a lot easier when teaching in the afternoon.

The teachers and I had a very productive and inspiring day on Friday at Rangiora New Life School with our colleagues from our Kahui Ako (Community of Learners). It was great to be able to collaborate and learn alongside other small schools and rural area schools. We hope you enjoyed your day off. I saw some gorgeous photos of skiing at Porter Heights!

Ngā mihi
Maree Lucas, Principal
principal@omihi.school.nz

School Notices

3 Way Learning Conferences
These are coming up on the 10th and 11th September. Please book in your time with your child’s teacher here.

Working Bee
We haven’t had great support with the working bee jobs. If you are able to help with any of these jobs, even if it is at a later date, please add your name or contact me for more details.

Dental Van
The dental van will be at school on Friday 20th September. Please see information below for more details.

Pet Day - Wednesday 30th October
Julie Wells is happy to run this again, alongside someone else. Is there anyone that is able to work with Julie for this year’s pet day to ensure it goes ahead? Please contact me if you are.

Kapahaka - Thursday 5th September
The kapahaka tickets were sent home today. Transport details are here.

Year 5-8 Kowai Top Team Challenge - Wednesday 4th September
Children need to bring a change of clothes and a towel. Parents are very welcome to come and watch. Transport details here.

Fundraising Raffle
We are starting to collect items for our raffle in term 4. If you have anything you would like to donate or a business you could contact to donate, please let me know.

Community Notices