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Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. What a privilege it is to be Tumuaki, Principal of Onerahi School.
Onerahi School is a friendly and caring place to learn and work, and sits in a prime position in Onerahi, a seaside suburb of Whangārei. We connect closely to Parihaka, our maunga and Hātea, our awa and we take great pride in being able to walk the lands of our ancestors.
The school is close to Matakohe Limestone Island, Dragonfly Springs Wetlands and the Marine Reserves of the Whangārei Harbour. We make the most of learning opportunities in our local community and contribute to the future of our environment.
Achieving Green Gold status as an environmental school in 2017 recognised our commitment to a sustainable future. We have fruit and vegetable gardens, beehives (our honey is delicious), we make Kawa Kawa balm, and we are continually looking for ways to make improvements. The Garden to Table programme is now in full swing and our tauira are engaging in learning new skills and utilising our produce in the kitchen.
We value people’s culture and identity and their connections to Aotearoa New Zealand. Understanding who we are, where we belong and our relationships with people and places are important aspects of our kaupapa.
Our vision, Onerahi School - A Place to Thrive, drives all that we do at Onerahi School and empowers students, their wh?nau and staff to grow as learners. We are grounded in whanaungatanga, manakitanga and manawa reka as we continue our pathways into the future.
We are on an exciting journey designing a rich local curriculum and building capacity in Te Reo Māori me ona tikanga. As we define Onerahitanga and acknowledge what we do well here at Onerahi School, we invite you along on this journey. This will shape our future together.
At Onerahi School one of the questions we are always asking ourselves is “why” and this has led to a culture of innovation and development. We are recognised in local, national and international circles as a progressive school and visits from teachers, administrators and leaders of education is common. All our visitors recognise and admire the culture they see and feel within the school.
We are proud to work and learn at Onerahi School. Haere mai. Come and see us anytime.
Annmaree MacGregor
Kia ora e te whānau,
With Library Week coming to a close, we look back on five days filled with activities, visitors, and good old-fashioned dressing up. A big thank you to our fantastic librarian, Kirsty. She not only helps organise these special events but also ensures our library is filled to the brim with quality books for our tamariki. The library is an important space in our kura. Children come at breaktimes to explore, read and play games together. All classes also regularly learn in this space and it is one of our cherished taonga.
No Library Week is complete without a Book Character Day. Ours was on Tuesday and saw the school bathed in colour. There were individual costumes, as well as groups of people who co-ordinated their costumes together. Our parade provided an opportunity for people to share their creativity with the rest of the school. I have attached some photos to this post and I am sure many more will make their way to you through your child’s ClassDojo.
It is also the perfect week to have an author visit. On Thursday June Pitman-Hayes, a writer, singer, and songwriter visited our tamariki. She is known for her children’s books such as Tāwhirimātea: A Song for Matariki and My Family Tree, My Whānau and Me. She ran each team through a fun-filled session in our school library involving singing and stories. We want to share our appreciation for June and the time and mātauranga she shared with us.
So, things go back to normal next week (well, as normal as a school ever is). We welcome back the Keeping Ourselves Safe programme and have our 100th day of school on Monday. We hope you all have a great weekend and we’ll see you Rāhina.
Ngā manaakitanga,
Danny Hamilton
Tumuaki Tuarua / Deputy Principal
Kia ora e te whānau,
We have been notified about some changes that will be happening to our network starting at 1:00pm today. This may affect our ability to receive calls and emails and has a nonspecific finish time. If you need to urgently contact us after 1:00pm today please call our school mobile phone on (021) 048 9221. We will let you know when we are back up and running. Thanks everyone.
As a side note, our book character day has already been a tonne of fun. Everyone looks great and we will share more photos from the day soon. Thanks for helping your tamariki dive into the world of make-believe.
Ngā manaakitanga,
Paddington Bear
Tumuaki Tuarua / Deputy Principal
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