Noho Marae
Many thanks to the wonderful parents who made the noho marae such an awesome experience for our students. We will share some photos in next week's newsletter.
Te Hihi School Board of Trustees’ Election
Nominations are invited for the election of five parent representatives to the Board of Trustees.
A nomination form and a notice calling for nominations has been posted to all eligible voters.
You can nominate another person to stand as a candidate, or you can nominate yourself. Both parts of the form must be signed.
Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school office.
Nominations close at noon on Friday 24 May 2019 and may be accompanied by a signed candidate statement and photograph.
The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours.
There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school.
Voting closes at noon on Friday 7 June 2019.
Wendy Carpenter
Returning Officer
Industrial Action - May 29 Teachers' Strike
Dear Parents/Guardians,
As many of you will be aware, both primary and secondary school teachers have voted to strike on Wednesday May 29.
The Board of Trustees supports our teachers in taking this action, and acknowledges the importance of ensuring we have the best teachers working with our students. In order to achieve this teacher workload, pay and conditions need to be addressed.
The Board of Trustees has determined that Te Hihi school would be unable to provide a safe and secure environment for our students and has decided to close the school for instruction on Wednesday, 29 May. The board's decision extends to SKIDS and Karate as well and as such, SKIDS & Karate will not operate on Wednesday 29 May.
Should the industrial action (strike) be called off before 29 May, the school will advise parents as soon as they are informed.
The board apologises for any inconvenience this closure may cause parents and calls on the government and union to work to a speedy and acceptable resolution.
Steve Wilson
BOT Chair
Sharing our Learning
Although the day started a bit wet and windy, the weather came out for our Sharing our Learning afternoon. The children love sharing their learning and it was great to see so many parents coming along.
Book Weeks
Helping Your Child with their Reading
This year we are adding a Helping Your Child with their Reading evening on this Thursday 23 May from 6.30 p.m. This will be targeted at Y0-3 parents. All parents/caregivers are welcome to come along, we look forward to seeing you there.
Character Dress-up Day Tuesday 28 May
Tuesday 28 May is Character Dress-up Day.
Students come to school dressed up like a character from their favourite book. Remember that students must bring the book the character is from to school to share at our presentation.
Your child/ren can bring their school uniform with them on the day and change at morning tea if they want to.
Visiting Author
We are lucky to have a visiting author Lyn Kriegler with us on Tuesday 28 May. We are sure the students will enjoy this.
Book Fair Helpers
Our book fair will be open from Thursday 23 May running through to Friday 31 May. We are looking for helpers to work on the counter or supervise the books in the book fair area. If you have a spare 30 minutes before or after school on any of these days it would be greatly appreciated. Please email Rosalin Prangley in Blake rosalinp@tehihi.school.nz or visit Blake and let Mrs. Prangley know.
The book fair will be open from 8.15am -8.45am and 2.45pm -3.15pm each day.
Grandparents' Afternoon 30 May 2019
Could parents please provide a plate if your child's grandparent is attending. These can be dropped to the hall kitchen on the morning. Please remember to ask your grandparents to come along. The timetable for the day is:
Grandparents’ Day
12.45 pm . Grandparents' arrive and spend lunchtime with children.
1.15pm - Grandparents' go to the classrooms.
1.45pm - Assembly in the hall
2.15pm - Afternoon tea for grandparents'
2.45pm - School day ends.
Buses will run at normal times.
The book fair in the hall will be open during grandparents’ afternoon.
Calendar Term 2
Please check this calendar weekly as dates may change and things may be added.
23 May – Book Fair Opens
27 May - 31 May - Book Week
28 May - Book Character Dress-up
28 May - Visiting Author in School - Lyn Kriegler
29 May - School Closed - Teacher' Strike
30 May – Grandparents' Afternoon
31 May – Book Fair Closes
31 May – Whole School Assembly
03 June - Queen's Birthday - School Closed
05 June - Yr 5&6 North Counties Winter Sports
11 June - Yr 7&8 North Counties Winter Sports
11 June - FoTHS Meeting 7pm
14 June - Matariki - Te Kahui O Nga Whetu
14 June – Whole School Assembly
25 June – Student Achievement Meetings & Sharing our Learning
26 June – Student Achievement Meetings & Sharing our Learning
28 June – Whole School Assembly
04 July – Disco
05 July – Whole School Assembly
05 July – Term 2 Ends
22 July – Term 3 Begins
The term dates for 2019 are:
Term 2: Monday 29 April – Friday 05 July
Term 3: Monday 22 July – Friday 27 Sept
Term 4: Monday 14 Oct – Friday 13 Dec
School Policies on School Docs
Up for review this term:
Emergency Planning and Procedures (Board / staff only)
Curriculum and Student Achievement (Board / staff only )
To review and provide feedback for the above policy please visit our School Docs website.
Enter the user name (tehihi) and password (karaka)
1. Read the policy.
2. Click the red Policy Review icon at the right-hand top corner of the page. A new screen will appear.
3. Select your role (board member, staff member, or parent/caregiver) from the drop-down list.
4. Enter your name (optional).
5. Submit your ratings and comments.
If you want to view any of our other school policies please do so.
KINDO ON-LINE
Kindo School Shop!!
It is our preferred method of payment for your child’s school expenses, and we encourage you to set up your family account today.
It’s easy, convenient, open 24/7 and available on our school website. www.tehihi.school.nz
