Together We Grow – Ka Tupu Kotāhi ai Tātou
Kia ora OVS whanau and caregivers,
A warm welcome back to everyone for what has already been a busy first week of term 3. We trust you all had a chance to catch up with family and friends over the break, shake off the winter ills and recharge those batteries! A special welcome this term goes out to those new tamariki and whanau who started with us at the powhiri on Monday, we look forward to sharing in your special learning journey here at our fabulous school.
Star Spot – Celebrating Student Learning
A huge OVS congratulations to our R.U.R.U award winners for this week.
Lincoln, Tilly and Elijah are being acknowledged for their outstanding attitudes to learning and for displaying our special R.U.R.U values.
Mānawatia a Matariki
Nga mihi o Matariki, te tau hou Maori, ki a tatou katoa – Happy Matariki everyone!
What a fantastic way to start the term…kite flying followed by our magical Matariki Evening.
A big Ōtāika thank-you to everyone who was able to support our first ever Matariki event.
You can find more great pictures and video on our Facebook page !
(Ps. If you have lost a plate please pop into school or let us know!)
Morningside Kapa Haka Festival.
Well done the super students of Ōtāika Valley School, you were amazing! For those not able to make it, we were one of the first groups to perform and did so to a packed audience. We were loud, proud, full of energy and it was a pleasure to witness such a wonderful performance.
You were all a credit to our kura, but more importantly to yourselves. A special shout out to must go to Whaea Pam and Whaea Darcie for their support and expertise in helping our tamariki get to this point. We will now be building to be even better as we plan toward the Whangarei festival in term 4.
Check out the great pictures and video’s on our Facebook page!
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Mid year reports
Reminder that uncollected reports are available from the office.
Parent Teacher Interviews.
We will be hosting Parent/Teacher Interviews in Week 2 (next week) which gives parents and caregivers an opportunity to discuss their child’s learning. These interviews will take place over 2 days. Please note, school will be closing early at 12:00pm on Wednesday 26th of July.
- Wednesday 26th of July 12:15pm to 6:45pm
- Thursday 27th of July 3:15pm to 4:45pm
After School Care will only be available on Thursday afternoon, not on Wednesday. If your child usually attends After School Care on Wednesdays, please arrange for alternative care in this instance.
To book and interview.
Either book online https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code Enter code: vpapy
or you can contact the office directly.
Online bookings will close on Monday 24th of July at 3:00pm.
Property Development here at school…things are happening.
Toward the end of August the school will commence a school improvement building programme. This will see a long overdue remodel of our original old block, which will undergo a complete modernisation. We will bring you details and timeframes as they are finalised over the next 2 weeks. Building improvement inevitably does bring an element of disruption and we will be working hard to minimise any impact on student learning. Watch this space.
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