Kia ora koutou
Jack running at the Kowai Athletics at Amberley Domain.
It is hard to believe that we only have two and a half weeks left of the school year for 2022! We will be maintaining normal classroom routines until the last three days of the term where we have some super fun activities planned. There will be more information about this in the teacher newsletters next week.
It was a real milestone for our school to be officially awarded our Bronze EnviroSchool award last week. We are very proud to have achieved this after lots of hard mahi.
It has been really special having so many visitors to the school over the past few weeks. This Thursday we are looking forward to welcoming the Junior Class from Tuahiwi School. The whole school will be taking them on a walk across the road on the Dormer’s Farm up to the steel cows on the hill.
All the best of luck to our tamariki that are competing in the Canterbury athletics event on Wednesday this week.
Have a wonderful week everyone.
Ngā mihi
Penny Vincent and Sally Mickleson
Acting Tumuaki/Principal
principal@omihi.school.nz
School Notices
Junior Assembly
This Friday is our Year 0-4 assembly. We look forward to seeing you there at 2pm if you can make it.
Prize Giving and Whānau Hui
Our final day of school for 2022 is Wednesday 14th December. Our end of year prize giving will run from 11am-12pm followed by a whānau picnic from 12-1pm. We are looking forward to seeing you all there.
Tipu Maia Transition Hui
Miss Mickleson and Mrs Vincent attended a transition hui at Hurunui College with other schools in our area to discuss the transition from primary to secondary school. This was a really beneficial conversation to be a part of which reiterated the importance of the way we are teaching literacy at Omihi School. Secondary teachers are currently having to take Year 9’s right back to sentence level teaching in writing because students are not arriving with adequate skills. This highlighted that our Writing Revolution approach is preparing our students well for the requirements of secondary school literacy learning.
It has been wonderful to host Julia Steel (Head of English at Amuri Area School) as a guest teacher for our children in Tūpari so they can get a taste of what secondary school might be like.
School Docs Review
The following policies are up for review on School Docs. Please review the following by clicking on this link. http://omihi.schooldocs.co.nz
Username: omihi
Password: glenmark
Health, safety and welfare policy
Alcohol, drugs and other harmful substances
Digital technology and cybersafety
School bus transport
School swimming pool
ENROL Privacy Statement and Usage
The information in ENROL is being shared with Stats NZ for the purposes of the schooling Equity Index, which enables us to better target school funding and resources.
The ENROL privacy statement has been updated for parents and whānau and outlines how ENROL collects and uses student information.
It is important that parents are aware of how enrolment information is collected, stored and used. Here is a link to the information held on their website: ENROL privacy statement – Ministry of Education
Beach Ed
A huge thank you to all the parents who are coming along as helpers for our Beach Ed day. We have our fingers crossed for a beautiful day of sunshine! Thank you to Miss Smith for all your organisation with this.
School Pool Key
If you would like to purchase a pool key, please email Bryleigh - office@omihi.school.nz. It is $50 for school families and $70 for community members. This includes a $20 refundable bond when you return the key.
Dates this term
Year 0-4 Assembly - Friday 2nd December, 2pm
Last day of technology for Year 7/8 - Monday 5th December
Beach Ed Trip - Wednesday 7th December
Life Education - Thursday 8th December
Year 6-8 visit to ARA for a Careers day - Friday 9th December
Prize giving and whānau picnic - Wednesday 14th December
