Nau mai, haere mai ki te Kura Takiwā ō Onewhero. A very warm welcome to Onewhero Area School, a place where we strive to be the best we can be, where no limits are placed on the potential of our young people to thrive and succeed. At Onewhero Area School students are supported by a strong Board of Trustees, staff and community to discover their strengths and talents and develop into young people of good character. Students who attend here are given opportunities to participate in an education that encompasses the whole person including academic, sporting, cultural and other pursuits. Our core values as expressed in the school charter are; Purpose – Ako, Character – Mahi ngā Tahi, and Community – Whanaungatanga. These can be seen as you walk around the school and see students engaged in purposeful learning activities, showing leadership or just cooperating together in the playground. A feature of the school is the positive interaction between junior, middle and senior school students. I would invite anyone interested in exploring the school further to contact me for a tour. We would love to show off our fantastic school!
Ngā mihi nui ki ā koutou
Rebecca Bills
Tumuaki
Currently, the primary school operates ten classrooms. In Maths there is an emphasis on number knowledge and number strategies starting with addition and subtraction and moving onto multiplication and division, fractions, decimals and percentages, and algebra. Emphasis is on mastering the basics.
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The Middle years represent a time of huge change for students, in terms of academic performance, social responsibility, behavioural expectations and their physical maturity. Our aim is to manage these changes as effectively as possible, navigating this journey in a way that prepares them for the challenges of Year 11, and beyond. Read more
We offer a full programme as would be available in most New Zealand schools. Core National Curriculum subjects, studied in the Middle School, continue into the Senior School. There are specialist teachers in the Arts, Business Education, English, Mathematics, Physical Education and Health, Sciences, Social Sciences and Technology. Read more
Wairamarama Bridge Closure:
The Wairamarama bridge will be closed for 10 calendar days from Monday 9th of October (first day of Term 4) so that repairs can be completed. As a result the following has been organised with the bus company for the school bus (TK4). Pick up/drop off for Onewhero Area School students and teachers will be on the north side of the bridge (8.10am pick up, 3.40pm drop off). If you have concerns around getting your child to school over this time, please contact the appropriate member of SLT so that we can help support your child to attend school.
TK3 is now leaving school within the next 5 minutes as the bus has been fixed. The students remaining at school will be put on the bus to start the route home.
Murphys has just been in contact with the school. They are now able to send a replacement bus that will arrive at school in approximately 30 mins. If you still wish to pick up your children please do so by coming to the Health Room (Room 33).
TK3 has broken down at school. Murphys are sending a mechanic and estimate that the bus run will be delayed by about an hour. All students are being supervised in the Health room.
If possible can you please come and collect your child from school.
Reminder:
We are currently checking in on our strategic goals. Use the link to complete our short survey and be eligible to go in the draw for a food hamper.
Survey
This Friday is Daffodil Day. As we have a teacher-only day on Friday, we will hold our Daffodil day tomorrow. Daffodil day ribbons will be available from the breakfast club window before school and at Break 1 for a donation. (Suggested 50c- $1) There will also be a colouring competition – gold coin entry. Students can collect entry forms from the Food technology room or from their whanau teacher. All entries should be returned to the Food Technology room by 3 pm next Monday the 29th August. Teacher only day on Friday may provide students with a good opportunity to work on their entry. There will be prizes for Junior, Middle and Senior entries. Winners will be announced next Wednesday.
This Friday, 11 August, there will be a non uniform day to raise the final funds for our Area Schools students that participated in the National Tournament in Christchurch. Please bring a gold coin if you want to leave your uniform at home for the day.
There will also be ice creams for sale on the junior courts and the senior courts at $2 per scoop.
Kia ora e te whaanau,
Please find below the link to our 2023 community check in survey.
The purpose of this survey is to check in against our strategic plan before we form 2024’s annual plan. To see the strategic plan in full please head to the school website using the link in the survey.
The 3 aims of the strategic plan are:
Successful in learning
Confident in leadership
Working together
At the beginning of the survey we have asked demographic questions, this is to check we are reaching all parts of our community. There are two questions for each strategic aim the second question of each focuses on gaining actionable ideas for how we can improve. It is important that we hear from all of our community to ensure we are meeting the needs of all our students. To encourage you to complete the survey all named entries will go into the draw for a grocery hamper, which will be drawn at the end of this term.
Link to survey: Survey link
Thank you for taking the time to contribute your thoughts and ideas.
Ngaa mihi
Rebecca Bills
Thank you to all the Whaanau, students and staff who gave us feedback on the format of our Prize Giving ceremonies.
The feedback we received has been very helpful. There was no clear indication from our community that changing the format is desired. It was a very even split between the three options put forward. We are therefore going to keep the current format of having both a Values and an Academic Prize Giving at the end of the year to celebrate the success of our students in the many different aspects of their school life.
We will, however, be splitting these over the last 2 weeks of term to ensure that students and Whaanau do not have two late nights in one week. We will aim to start both events at 6.30pm and finish them within 1 and a half hours, to ensure the nights are not too late for our younger students.
We will also ensure that both events are well advertised ahead of time and we will continue to send out emails to Whaanau of award recipients well in advance.
Again, thank you to everyone who gave us their time to respond and give us feedback.
It looks like tomorrow is going to be a gorgeous day for Cross Country!
We will have coffee available for parents to purchase from the window of the Food Tech room. $4 per coffee, cash only.
We will also be having a $2 sausage sizzle available for students to purchase after they have done their run. Parents are also welcome to buy a sausage.
All funds raised will be going towards our student leadership camp.
Kia ora e te Whaanau,
Thank you to those whaanau that attended the first night of our Student Led Conferences last night. Our next Student Led Conference night is on Tuesday 1st August from 3.30pm to 7.30pm.
To book a conference time please go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and enter the code bmgg5
Ngaa Mihi,
Demelza Zandbergen Deputy Principal
We have just had communication from the Bus Company. TK6 is now on it’s way to collect the students. We apologise for the confusion and any inconvenience this has caused as we work with the Bus Company.
The TK6 bus is not able to operate this afternoon. Could parents please come and collect them from the school via Mercer Ferry road (the Tuakau bridge is not open). We will hold all students on the senior courts for collection when you are able to get here.
All buses except TK4 will be delayed leaving school today due to an accident on the Onewhero Tuakau Bridge. We will keep you updated as soon as we get further information.
Kia ora e te Whaanau,
Student Led Conference evenings are being held early in Term Three. These are on Monday 24th July from 3.30pm to 5.30pm and Tuesday 1st August from 3.30pm to 7.30pm.
To book a conference time please go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and enter the code bmgg5
Ngaa Mihi,
Demelza Zandbergen Deputy Principal
Kia ora Koutou,
I hope you are all having a great start to the school holidays, despite this wild weather!
We are hoping you will be willing to give us some feedback on the school Prizegiving’s via the attached google form link. We noticed at the end of last year that attendance was relatively low at both the Values and the Academic Prize Giving’s so we are seeking feedback about if we are meeting the needs of the community with the current format.
We have also suggested 2 alternative options that we could potentially do, so we would appreciate you feedback on these options.
We are also seeking feedback from our staff and students before we make a decision about the Prizegiving format, early in Term 3.
Many thanks for your participation, we really value the feedback from our community. (Please note the link to the form was also emailed to all families)
Kind regards,
Tessa Ritchie
Deputy Principal
Term 1: Mon 3rd Feb – Fri 27th Mar
Term 2: Wed 15th Apr – Fri 3rd Jul
Term 3: Mon 20th Jul – Fri 25th Sep
Term 4: Mon 12th Oct – Wed 16th Dec
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Nau mai, haere mai ki te Kura Takiwā ō Onewhero. A very warm welcome to Onewhero Area School, a place where we strive to be the best we can be, where no limits are placed on the potential of our young people to thrive and succeed. At Onewhero Area School students are supported by a strong.
The board’s role is to oversee the governance of its school or kura and to ensure that everything that needs to be done gets done – legally, ethically, and as well as possible in the best interests of its students.
The board is the employer of all staff, including the principal, and sets the overall strategic direction for the school or kura. The principal is the board’s ‘chief executive’ and manages the day to day operations of the school or kura in line with the board’s direction and policies.
Day to day running of our school is managed by our office team and the deputy principals. If you have any questions the first place to look is our website and newsletter. If you have further questions please reach out to the office – office@onewhero.school.nz
The curriculum at Onewhero is wide and varied. If you have questions about the nature of the learning in our school, please contact the classroom teacher of the deputy principal responsible for curriculum.
Due to the Covid19 Pandemic and the travel restrictions we have seen a drop in the number of international students attending Onewhero Area School. As the global situation settles and border restrictions ease we expect this important aspect of our school to increase.
We use our Newsletter, School App and Facebook as primary communication tools. Please make sure that you connect with us through one of these platforms. If you would like support with any aspect of this please contact the office – office@onewhero.school.nz
Culture and sport are significant aspects of life at our school. Our dedicated sports coordinator ensures a huge variety of sports options are available to our students. If you have questions about this please contact Anke van Dike – a.vandijk@onewhero.school.nz
Our music and drama programmes include after school drama clubs and productions.
At Onewhero Area School we welcome feedback and parent engagement. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us so we can work together towards a solution.