Outside Classroom Day 2021

 On Thursday 20th May 2021 we celebrated outside classroom learning day. 

We had an outdoor scavenger hunt around the school. We had to work together to search for a range of objects and record our findings with our group.

The winning group for 2021 were Cairo, Tyler, and Abraham. They quickly found the items and worked as a team sticking together throughout the scavenger hunt. They showed great teamwork and listened to each others ideas. 

A highlight of the scavenger hunt was being blown away by Matua Ken and his leaf blower!

Pink Shirt Day

 Today we promoted Anti-Bullying by wearing PINK to school. We had lots of Team Maunga children wear pink to support this cause! 

Today we talked with the children about bullying and the importance of accepting people for who they are! We are all unique and different and that is OK! Team Maunga had lots to say about this and how they should always be kind and caring to their peers and ALWAYS awhi our friends and peers. 

“Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying!”

Matua Hoani visits to teach the "Keeping Ourselves Safe Programme"

 This term we have been lucky enough to have Matua Hoani come into Ohaeawai School and teach us the "Keeping Ourselves Safe Programme". This programme is run by the New Zealand Police and the aim is;

Aim of the programme;

Keeping Ourselves Safe is a comprehensive child abuse prevention programme for schools. Its purpose is to:

• teach students a range of safe practices that they can use when interacting with other people, both online and face to face
• teach students how to recognise the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships, and encourage students who have been or are being abused to seek help
• prevent abuse by making parents and teachers more aware of their responsibilities to help students avoid abuse.

This programme is running for 4 weeks on a Tuesday. Your children will bring home homework to support their learning. They are learning their address and parents contact numbers and also who to call incase of an emergency. 

To find out more please view the website

https://www.police.govt.nz/advice-services/personal-community-safety/school-portal/resources/successful-relationships/kos