Nau mai, tautī mai ki Te Kura o Ōhinetahi!

Kia ora e te whānau,

Friday 30th October (tomorrow!) is the day that NZEI Te Riu Roa (Teachers' Union) celebrates UNESCO's World Teachers' Day, a celebration of all teachers around the globe. 

It is a day to champion our kaiako, their hard mahi and their valuable role in education.  While we will be acknowledging our teachers at Te Kura o Ōhinetahi as a staff, I wanted to make whānau aware in the event that you would like to mark the day by saying or doing something to share your appreciation for our amazing teachers.  There is no expectation to do anything, only if you and your tamariki would like to!

Tomorrow is also a very exciting day as it is the day of our PTA Halloween Event!  🎃

A few reminders:

The PTA is collecting wrapped lollies for the trick-or-treating houses to distribute; if you haven't yet, please pop your donation into the basket in the school office by Friday afternoon.
The trick-or-treating map is in exchange for a gold coin donation - please ensure you bring this with you to the parade on the school grounds at 6pm.
Disco tickets can be purchased by paying into the PTA Bank Account before the event.  $5 per child or $10 per family.  Account details:  03-0866-0332209-000
We are looking forward to a fun, celebratory end to a great week!

Ngā mihi,

Christine Murphy
Tumuaki | Principal

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Kia ora e te whānau,

Due to the predicted wet weather on Tuesday, we have made the decision to shift our school photos to Wednesday 28 October.  Thank you for your understanding with this last minute change. As previously indicated, photos will be in the morning and sibling photos will be taken for all students with a sibling at our kura. 

Also, our fabulous PTA are busy organising a Halloween event on Friday 30 October, involving a disco, a costume parade (with prizes!) and a trick or treating opportunity for our tamariki.  Please see the poster attached for more details.  

We are looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible there!  

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Kia ora e te whānau,

Unfortunately, due to poor weather forecast on Thursday, SEIPP have postponed the Corsair Bay Opening event to the following Tuesday 20th October at 3:30pm.

We hope to see as many of you there as possible!

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Kia ora koutou,

We are delighted to have secured tickets for our whole school to attend an unforgettable concert experience with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra: How Do I Feel? The Music of Emotions on Monday 19 October at Christchurch Town Hall.  

Inspired by Rebekah Lipp and Craig Phillips’ bestselling book How Do I Feel? A Dictionary of Emotions for Children, this concert explores some of the many emotions we experience and the extraordinary ways music can help us express, understand, and talk about them.

We will be travelling to Town Hall by bus, leaving Te Kura o Ōhinetahi at 9:45am and returning back to school at approximately 1:00pm.  The cost for this concert and transport to the venue is $16.50 per child.  This amount will be added to your school account.  If you have any concerns about paying this cost or any other aspect of your school account, please contact Rebecca in the office to discuss.  

Children will need to be in full school uniform for this event.  They will have morning tea before they leave and lunch on arrival back at school.

Our entire staff will be accompanying the children on this exciting excursion; however, we also have a limited number of extra adult tickets for parents who would like to come along & supervise.  If you are keen to join us, please indicate in the form linked below.

Please complete this form NO LATER THAN Friday 16 October to give permission for your child to attend.  You will need to complete one form per child, please.