Kia ora koutou

Ngā mihi o te tau hou pakeha.

We have made it to the end of term.  As usual it has been incredibly busy with some great learning and lots of fun at school.  Our school roll continues to steadily grow and it has been great to welcome new students to our kura this term.

150th Jubilee Celebrations

In 2022 Oamaru North School, now Te Pākihi o Maru, was 150 years old.  However, due to Covid restrictions the school will be celebrating this milestone this year.  We will be celebrating this milestone with an open day at Te Pākihi o Maru where our school community and any past staff and pupils are welcome to join us.  This event will be a gala type event with the opportunity to have a look around the school and share in the learning that our tamariki have been doing.  This year our inquiry learning focus is 150 years ago and we are learning about the way things were back in time.  This celebration will take place during Oamaru's Victorian week on Friday 17 November. 

Disco

I would like to thank our school PTA for the wonderful disco we had last Friday.  The hall was fabulously decorated and our tamariki had so much fun.  We are grateful to have such a hard working group fundraising for our tamariki.

Kaiako Only Day 24th April

On the 24th of April school will be closed for a Kaiako only day.  Our Kaiako will be working on the Digital Technology curriculum, the Writing curriculum and planning some fun learning activities for Term 2.

Sabbatical Term 2

I will be away on sabbatical leave for Term 2.  I am undertaking study in ‘Huakina Mai’ which is a Kaupapa-Māori school-wide initiative that sits within the Positive Behaviour for Learning suite of evidence based initiatives.  It promotes whānau, iwi and schools working together to build a culturally sustainable and restorative school culture.  I am very much looking forward to understanding how this will strengthen our current restorative practices.

During my absence Sara Jones-Hogan will be Acting Principal and can be contacted at sarajones-hogan@tpom.school.nz .  Sarndra Wallace will be Acting Deputy Principal during this time. 

On that note I wish everyone a very happy and safe Term holiday and look forward to seeing you all in Term 3. 

Ka mihi

Stacey

What’s coming up!

Monday 24th April 

Kaiako Teacher only day

Tuesday 25th April 

Anzac Day - School Closed

Wednesday 26th April

Term 2 Starts 

Wednesday 3rd May 

Home and School meeting 3.15pm, in the staffroom