Newsletter 1 Term 3
Onerahi School Friday 01 August
Te Karere o te Tumuaki/Principal's Message
Kia ora e te whānau,
A warm welcome back to all our tamariki, staff, and whānau for Term 3! We hope you had a restful and enjoyable break, and we're pleased to see everyone back, refreshed and ready for a term full of learning and fun. We’re looking forward to Mathex, Cross Country and the upcoming school photos. We are also coming closer to completion date for the new build. There will be an opening and blessing for this. Keep an eye out for the communications about these events.
We have an exciting term ahead with lots of engaging experiences and topics planned. Last week’s book character parade and author talk were highlights already. We were blown away by the efforts that went into costumes. It was incredible! We would also like to thank our friends from the New Zealand Police who are in to work with our tamariki in the Keeping Ourselves Safe programme in weeks 3 and 4.
There is a lot of sickness around and we ask that if your child is unwell, please allow them to stay home and recover. Germs spread very quickly in a confined classroom space. However, being at school is important for the success of your tamariki so please send them every day if they are healthy. As always, we encourage open communication between home and school. If you have any questions, concerns, or just want to chat about your child's progress, please don't hesitate to get in touch with their teacher.
We're looking forward to a fantastic Term 3 together!
Ngā manaakitanga
AnnMaree MacGregor
Principal
Book Character Parade
On Tuesday the 22nd of July our kura was home to a large range of interesting characters as our annual Book Character Parade was held in honour of school library week. There were a lot of creative costumes, lovingly made, as well as plenty of "familiar faces" to spot. The parade is a hit with staff and students alike, and thank you from us to all community members and whānau who joined us for the event.
Kokonga o Kirsty/Kirsty's Corner
Kia ora e te whānau,
What a big term it has been already in the library. We celebrated Library Week, the highlight of which was our annual Book Character Parade. It was great to see so much thought and effort go into costumes, thank you to all those who took part. We also wish to extend a very big thank you to author June Pitman-Hayes who spent the day with our tamariki on the Thursday the 24th.
The library recently received a donated copy of "Mishka and the Bad Bears" by Janinka Greenwod. Janinka has links to Onerahi Primary, having taught here many years ago. The book is one she has written and published to raise funds for the rebuild of schools in Ukraine.
Coming up, we have another author visit from Sam Smith on the 19th of August as part of the Storylines Tour for 2025. Sam is an author, comedian, and comedy writer and we are sure his visit will be very entertaining.
Ngā mihi
Kirsty
Honey
Once again, in 2025 we have honey available for purchase at the school office. Honey has been kindly donated by our partner beekeepers - Tahi honey, and we have further been gifted larger sized jars of Honeyeater honey - also from local Pataua hives. The honey is priced amazingly from $5 per jar (250gm) to $20 (the big 1 kg jars) so why not pop in and pick some up. With winter bugs already rolling through, it's great to have on hand.
2nd hand Uniform
Uniforms come and uniforms go! Stock levels are constantly dropping on our school shirts in many of the sizes. Especially the bigger ones! (Size 10,12,14 etc). If your child has outgrown their uniform and you have no further need of it, please feel free to drop it in to the school office. The sales of these help the school purchase additional items that our former PTA used to supply, such as sunscreen, etc. Stocks are depleting again now of the jackets and jumpers and there are few to be found in most sizes. The price has returned to $10 but it's still a great bargain!
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.
Contact Us
Email: office@onerahi.school.nz
Website: https://www.onerahi.school.nz/
Location: Onerahi Primary School Church Street, Onerahi, Whangārei 0110, New Zealand
Phone: +64 9 436 0521
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onerahischool
Line Dance Classes
LINE DANCE CLASSES - TUESDAY EVENINGS BEGINNING 29TH JULY 2025
DRESS
Comfortable clothes that are easy to move in. Comfortable sneakers. Please bring a drink bottle as you can become dehydrated quite easily.
CLASS DESCRIPTOR
Youth
For those aged 8 years to 14 years. No experience necessary.
Absolute Beginner
For those aged 15 years and over with absolutely no line dance experience.
Learn the basics – etiquette, steps, simple dances
Beginner
For adults with some line dance experience. You will already know the basic steps and have at least 1 year of line dance experience.
Improver
For adults with at least 2 years line dance experience. This class will build on the basics, adding slightly more challenging steps and dances.
Intermediate
For adults who have mastered a comprehensive range of step patterns and movements.
Advanced
Builds on the intermediate level and includes complex steps and dance sequences.
COSTS
Youth: $5 per class
Absolute Beginner: Students $5 per class, Adults $6 per class
Beginner/Improver: $6 per class
Intermediate/Advanced: $6 per class
If you wish to attend both the beginner/improver and intermediate/advanced class (subject to dance ability) the cost for both classes will be $10.
TIMES
Youth: 4pm – 5pm
Absolute Beginner: 5.15pm – 6.15pm
Beginner/Improver: 6.15pm – 7.15pm
Intermediate/Advanced: 7.15pm – 8.15pm
Location: Pipe Band Hall, 9 Rawhiti st, Morningside
For more information please phone/text Liz 0276631468
ENROLLING AT WHANGAREI INTERMEDIATE??
Enrolments for 2026 are now open! If your child will be joining us next year, please complete the online enrolment at wis.ac.nz. We’d also love it if you could spread the word—encourage your friends, whānau, and neighbours to enrol early too. We can’t wait to welcome another great group of tamariki to Whangārei Intermediate School.
