Message from the Principal........
Tēnā koutou katoa, Malo e lelei, Talofa lava, Bula vinaka It was great news to hear last night we could move back to Alert Level 1 so quickly.
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- Breakfast and lunch club: our school is a part of the Kidstart Weetbix Programme. Your child is welcome to go to the food room before school and at lunchtime if they need breakfast or lunch. This is open to anyone and we do not take a roll. Often students will come into this club if they have forgotten to eat breakfast or bring their lunch.
- Uniform: At OIS we wear our uniform with pride every day. If your child is going to be out of uniform for any reason, they need to have a signed note from a parent/caregiver. This needs to be given to Mrs Meek or Mrs Hirst who will assign your child a uniform pass.
- Hats: it is important that your child has a blue navy hat at school every day, this can be a cap or bucket hat. Caps are available from the school office for $8 (cash only).
- Phones: if your child needs to bring a phone to school it must be turned off and handed in to their classroom teacher at the start of the day. It will be kept secure until the bell rings at the end of the day.
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If your child has left O.I.S. and you no longer wish to receive the newsletter through your email, simply unsubscribe at the bottom of the email. Thank you!
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TOMORROW NIGHT Meet the Teacher Night for parents
Note the change of date and time. Our Meet the Teacher Night is now TOMORROW NIGHT, Tuesday 23 February, at 6.00 pm. Year 7 parents will go directly to their child's classroom (see map attached). Year 8 parents will meet in the hall initially, to be informed about camps, before going to classrooms. See you there!
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Early Finish - 3 MARCH at 1.30 pm
Students will finish school at 1.30pm on this day as our staff will be participating in a First Aid Training Course. There will be supervision for those students who catch the bus after school. You must contact the office (4370822) A.S.A.P. to let the office know if you wish your child to be supervised.
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SCHOOL ABSENCES & LATENESS
Parents/Caregivers are required to ring the school office before 9 am (437 0822) each day or text 022 327 5057 with your child's name and reason for their absence.
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Skool Loop App
From this term, we will be rolling out Skool Loop, a way of communicating with our families. This, in time, will enable us to provide an online and direct way to communicate notices and permission slips to all of our families. A way for our families to communicate absences regardless if there is any data on your mobile so absolutely no cost/charge for you. The app is free to download from Apple and Playstore and is very user friendly.
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Year 7 Technology
Year 7 Technology starts next week. This year we intend to focus more heavily on the practical side of the Technology curriculum, which means it is essential that students are present for all four of their Technology days - if they miss a day, or even part of a day, it is difficult to catch up and may mean they are unable to complete outcomes.
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O.I.S. P.T.A. WHITTAKER'S CHOCOLATE FUNDRAISER 2021
Our major fundraiser for this year is the sale of Whittaker's Slabs. The success of this delicious and popular fundraiser will provide us with money to assist with the cost of the Shade Sails for our school. The sale price of $2 keeps the process simple. The O.I.S. P.T.A. thanks you all for your support!
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