Te Karere o te Tumuaki/Principal's Message
Kia ora e te whānau,
What a fantastic Term 1 we have had despite the couple of interruptions. No doubt your children have their own favourite highlight of the term but mine would have to be the whole school Hātea Loop walk. What a great day for getting together with lots of whānau, extended family and our tamariki, getting some excercise and enjoying our local environment. It is rich in learning. A small group of staff have been using this loop walk regularly for their own wellbeing and in the month of March we recorded our kilometres and raised funds for North Haven Hospice through the 90 More Miles fundraiser. Our goal was 88kms each and we are proud to say that we actually walked 1,175 kms collectively (average of 235 per person) during March and contributed to the substantial amount raised across Tai Tokerau.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for the support you give your tamariki in their learning journey, as well as our staff, as we all work together for the best outcomes for our ākonga. Now it is time to rest, recharge the batteries and enjoy some whānau time over the holidays. I am excited to have all my children and grandchildren home over the next couple of weeks. It has been some time since we were last all together. Enjoy the break, and we will see you all after Anzac Day as staff are having a day of professional learning on Monday the 24th of April.
Nga manaakitanga
AnnMaree MacGregor
Tumuaki/Principal
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Garden to Table
What a fantastic start to this years Garden to Table programme. Students and teachers have weeded, mulched, harvested, chopped, cooked and eaten a range of delicious kai. We now have this programme running with 3 of our senior classes on a regular basis and are looking towards rolling it out to others throughout the year. We have also had a teachers' evening with our year 5 and 6 teachers to develop their knowledge of the programme and ways they can integrate it into their regular classroom learning.
If you have any unwanted table cloths or vases the tamariki would love these as it creates an awesome atmosphere when we sit down at the long tables for our shared kai.
If you are a keen gardener or chef or would just love to get involved please contact the school as we are always keen for an extra set of hands on Monday and Tuesday's.
Or if you are one of those lucky folk with a garden or chickens that produces a glut of a certain type of produce please let the office know as we would appreciate the additional produce to our school garden.
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Kaitiaki
Kokonga o Kirsty/Kirsty's Corner
I cannot believe this term is almost over already!
We have had a busy term in the Library with the new breaktime librarians setting up their routines, Chess has been a very popular break time activity and Clare and Emily have got Lego club up and running on Fridays which has been very well attended.
Sadly we said goodbye to Deb the Therapy dog who has been coming in to read with students. We have happily welcomed Brooke the Therapy dog into the library to read with some lucky tamariki in her place.
There have been 2201 books issued from the library so far this term (as of the 31st of March)
The most popular book this term has been Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier with 12 issues
Our most prolific reader is Stylez who has issued 26 books this term!
I look forward to next term!
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Kirsty Oliver
Librarian/Resource Coordinator
Onerahi School
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WPSSA Swimming Sports
Recently we sent a cohort of swimmers, who had placed well in our swimming sports, off to compete at the WPSSA Swimming Sports event held at Whangarei Intermediate school. They gave it their all, coming up against some tough competition from a number of schools and we are proud of the way they represented Onerahi Primary. One of our swimmers from Rm 3 shares her account of the trip.
"On Wednesday 15th some other students and I went to WIS. It was a lovely day. We went for the swimming sport championship. I was very nervous and scared because when I went to dive, I thought I would belly flop. My mum and dad said it was a good dive. I was so happy. Although I came second to last, I am still proud of myself. I had the best time ever! - Taimania Wensor
ROAD SAFETY /HAUMARU RORI - IMPORTANT.
The speed limit in this area is 40km/hr. Cars should not exceed this speed and also be prepared to stop when approaching the crossing. When at a pedestrian crossing controlled by signs, it is not mandatory to stop unless the sign is out. Our students are trained to put the sign out when there is a gap in traffic or when people choose to stop.
It is also very important that if you are collecting your child from our Church St entrance you do not park on the yellow lines. Our road patrollers are unlikely to be able to see past your vehicle to check if the road is clear if you have parked over these.
Lets all work together to keep our tamariki safe on their way to and from our kura.
IMPORTANT NOTICES/TINO PANUI NUI
Medication: If your child requires medication to be brought or kept at school, please be aware that due to health and safety concerns, this must be kept secure in the school sick bay. It is not to be kept in children’s schoolbags during the day. This is to protect the safety of not only the child requiring the medication but also all other students. All medication requires an accompanying permission/approval form signed by their parent or caregiver. This includes epi-pens for allergy management, inhalers for asthma or any other medication your child requires on a short-term or as needed basis.
