Kia ora whānau
Today is an exciting day at Omihi, as our work is starting on our new multipurpose space and our new playground! The children have had input as to what we will use the multipurpose space for and it is likely to be used for the following - Omihi library, assemblies, art, games, meetings, group learning, storage for resources, mindfulness space, community meetings and quiet areas to work. We can’t wait to see the progress!
The children have also had input into designing our new nature based playground with Woodland Escapes. This has been marked out and will be starting after Easter.
We hope you enjoy seeing the progress along the way with us!
Ngā mihi
Maree Lucas
Tumuaki/Principal
School Notices
Swimming Sports
Congratulations to everyone who competed in our swimming sports. Thank you to Penny and Sally for running this in Amberley. Well done to the following children who qualified for Kowai Swimming Sports - Jeremy Pennell, Leni Wilkie, Daisy Kay, Monty Croft and Lily Banks. Congratulations to Lily who has also qualified for the Canterbury Swimming Sports.
Waterfall
The whole school are visiting the waterfall up Crofts Rd tomorrow morning (Tuesday) and will be travelling by school bus. Paemoana and Awaawa are going at 9am to study and sketch the landscapes and Tūpari at 11am to do some water testing. Please leave car seats at school if necessary.
Year 0-4 Triathlon
This is being held at school at 2pm tomorrow (Tuesday). We welcome parents to come and watch. Bikes are to go home after the race. Scooters only at school from Wednesday. We will email parents by 12pm if it is not going ahead due to weather.
3 Way Learning Conferences
If you haven’t booked in yet, please do so as soon as possible. We look forward to seeing you over the next couple of days.
Blue Light Physical Competency Test (PCT) Competition
Good luck to our Year 8 team who are participating in this on Friday!
Paemoana to Lucas Farm
Paemoana are going to the Lucas farm to go for a walk and look at landscapes on Tuesday 23rd March. They will be travelling by bus.
Teacher only day - Kahui Ako hui day
On Monday 8th March, we held our annual Tipu Māia Hui. This is a teacher only day where the thirteen schools (six Canterbury Area Schools and seven Primary Schools) that operate under the umbrella of Tipu Māia come together to share their knowledge and learn from one another. Tipu Māia encapsulates close to 200 teachers and over 2150 learners within these schools. It was yet again a great opportunity to share best teaching practice across this network of schools. In the first session of the day, we heard from three past students from our schools. They discussed topics such as how our schools prepared them for life after school, the benefits they got out of being educated in a small rural school, and their thoughts on the future of education followed by a question and answer session from the floor. It was an excellent experience allowing us to hear directly from those we devote our time and energy to preparing for life beyond school.
In our closing session Karen Tui Boyes, of Spectrum Education, shared with us some stories of effective team collaboration including the US Navy's elite Blue Angel pilots. Karen is a highly regarded and respected education presenter delivering her work across the globe. The Tipu Māia network of schools provides our school with great opportunities to connect with and learn from one another. We would like to thank our community for giving us the opportunity to be involved with this day.
Community Notices
Alice Archer Yoga
Accessible to all abilities and experience. $12 per session if booked in as core group, $13 drop in.
Please get in touch to book and with any questions - 027 225 5851 or alicearcher6@gmail.com. Omihi Hall
5.20-6.20pm Thursday.
Resilient Hurunui Guest Speaker
Resilient Hurunui presents guest speaker Dr Colin Muerk on Thursday March 18th, 7.30p.m, at Amberley School Hall, Douglas Road, Amberley. " Re-energising the Greening Waipara Project". Colin is a lecturer at Canterbury University and Lincoln University, and is also a research Associate for Manaaki Whenua Landcare. $5 Donation appreciated