Principal's Message
Wow, what a busy time is ahead of us. Below are the key events happening over the coming weeks. Please mark these in your diaries and be sure to get along to the Book Fair which is on until Friday.
There is a lot of illness around, there is the gastro bug, colds, etc going around. Last Friday we had a number of students away for a variety of reasons and whilst some had the gastro bug, not every child was away because of this. Illnesses like these are common for a school. If the illness gets to the stage where it is a bigger concern, we will be informed by the Ministry of Health. One of these is below and relates to the Measles epidemic.
Please help us to develop self-management and resilience in your children. If they are late to school please sign them in at the office and then they can make their own way to class. The start of the day is a very busy time for teachers and we need to minimise disruptions for them at this time so they can address the things they need to. For this reason, we also ask that parents make their way out of the school when Nua Mai Ra starts playing.
The school has been informed of some silly behaviour on the buses, especially the afternoon buses. It would be appreciated if parents can speak with their children about appropriate bus behaviour.
Finally, below are the results of the Board of Trustees Election. Congratulations and thank you to those who put their names forward as parent trustees and to Rosalin Prangley who was returned unopposed as Staff Trustee.
Have a great weekend,
Kevin Bush
Te Hihi School Board of Trustees’ Election
Declaration of Parent Election Results
At the close of nominations, as the number of valid nominations was equal to the number of vacancies required to be filled, I hereby declaer the following duly elected:
Barry, Nicola Downing, Lachlan Fulton, Daniel
Oxley, Peter Wilder, Warner
Signed
Wendy Carpenter
Returning Officer
Industrial Action - Teachers' Strike School Closed Wednesday 29 May
Dear Parents/Guardians,
As many of you will be aware, both primary and secondary school teachers have voted to strike on next 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
Book Weeks
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.
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.
Rutherford
On Tuesday Rutherford experienced an amazing trip to Brick Bay at Snells Beach. The students walked the sculpture trail as part of our current PYP programme How We Express Ourselves with the central idea 'Sculptures as a way to express culture'.
We focussed on sculpture placement within the environment, the resources used, and how the environment and the sculpture interacted with each other.
Back at school we reflected on our focus and how the sculptor's intended message was communicated.
Thank you to the parents who supported Rutherford to go on this valuable learning trip.
Ice Skate Tour
Ice Skating is coming to Te Hihi
From June 5-8 we will have an ice skating rink in the school hall. This is a great opportunity to try ice-skating.
A separate note will come out next week!
As a special highlight, Mr. Curtin will be giving an ice-hockey demonstration and is donating a Canadian Ice Hockey jersey to be raffled off.
Ag Day & Country Fair - Saturday 28th September
The FoTHS team are pleased to confirm the date of this year's renamed Ag Day & Country Fair. This is the biggest fundraising event of the year so we rely heavily on support from the school and local community to make it a success. Please save Saturday 28th September – it will be even bigger and better than last year! Animals this year will include lambs, goats and chickens – however calves will NOT be allowed under recommendation from Biosecurity NZ to help eliminate the spread of Mycoplasma bovis.
In addition, we also plan to bring back some of the old fashioned activities and stalls to celebrate what makes us a uniquely rural school. If you would like to get involved with Ag Day, have a product or service that you chttp://tehihi.schooldocs.co.nz/index.htm?toc.htm?1893.htman donate, or just have some great ideas then please get in touch (Gina Beck 021 929 452). More info to come!
Noho Marae
The noho marae was such an awesome experience for our students last week, below are some pictures.
Calendar Term 2
Please check this calendar weekly as dates may change and things may be added.
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
