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Drawing strength from our cultural diversity, and sharing responsibility with the community for the well-being of our children, Otahuhu School has high expectations that all children will achieve to the best of their abilities and develop the attitudes and skills to grow as lifelong learners and successful members of New Zealand society.
Otahuhu Primary is a Positive Behaviour 4 Learning School. Our school Values are "H.E.A.R.T"... Honesty, Excellence, Attitude, Respect, Tolerance.
Otahuhu Primary School is the oldest school in the Otahuhu district and celebrated its 150th Jubilee in 2008. We have a proud history of serving our students and community well.
Today we have over 600 students who attend our school and more than 50 adults working on our staff.
The school has a history, which extends back to 9 August 1858 when classes were conducted for the first time in a building belonging to the Church of England. Since that time there have been many changes which have seen the school change from a District High School catering for both primary and secondary school students to the primary contributing school it is today catering for Y0-6 students only. Today we have over 500 students who attend our school and more than 50 adults working on our staff. The school continues to serve a diverse community and students attending are mainly drawn from Pacific, Māori, and Indian cultural backgrounds. Students are offered bilingual programmes in the Māori, Samoan and Tongan languages.
Bell TimesWe ask parents and caregivers to please make every effort to ensure your children attend school everyday. School starts at 8:45am and finishes at 2:45pm. It is very important that unless your child is sick or has a very good reason to be absent from school that they attend during these hours. Students who arrive late and leave early can disrupt learning time for the whole class. 8:45am - School Begins 8.55am - Fitness 9:10am - Learning Block 1 10:15am - Brain Break 10:20 - Learning Block 2 11:20am - Morning Tea Eating 11:25am - 11.40am - Morning Tea Play 11:40am - Learning Block 3 12:45pm - 1:20pm - Lunch Play 1:20pm - 1:30pm - Lunch Eating 1:30 - Learning Block 4 2:45pm - School Ends |
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Kia ora Whānau,
Just a minor update to our Home Learning Workshops.
Tomorrow's session will begin at 9am, rather than 9:15am (this is in Room 9).
Also, students are welcome to wear non-uniform clothes on Thursday for the Whānau Day!
Don't forget that we have a Whānau Info Evening tonight in the staffroom at 5:30pm to learn about our new health programme for Y1-4 students.
Ngā mihi,
OPS
Kia ora whānau!
Please check out the attached flyer for reminders on upcoming events.
We have plenty taking place this week, so make sure you know what's going on.
There is also information about our Term 1 attendance prizes included!
If you have questions about events, please contact your classroom teacher or see us in the office.
Ngā mihi,
OPS
This week:
Tuesday 24th @ 5:30pm in the staffroom - NEST Consulting - Confident Kiwis Health Programme Information evening (Year 1-4 whānau)
Wednesday 25th @ 9:15am & 3pm - Home Learning Workshops (for any new entrant parents who joined the school between now and October 2025).
Thursday 26th @ 1pm - Whānau Fun Day activities.
Thursday 26th @ 3pm - Bilingual Hui
Friday 27th @ 9am - Whole School Assembly
Kia ora whānau,
Wow - the week has blown by in an instant! Our happy (but tired) campers are in the buses and heading back to school.
They expect to be back by 2pm at the latest. All students will be waiting with their luggage in the front carpark area on the grass.
All students/parents need to make sure they see their classroom teacher to let them know they have been safely collected before going home.
Please also check for any lost property today, as it will be much easier to claim now than later.
We encourage an early night and lots of water over the weekend, so that they are energised and ready to go for Monday!
Thank you, OPS!
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