28th September 2022 Kia ora koutou, Please carefully read the SAFETY IMPLICATIONS to keep everyone safe on a wet night at the DISCO. Safety Implications your children are your responsibility outside of the Otaika Valley Hall/School [...]
24th September 2022 Kia ora koutou We have confirmed student and a staff covid case within the school. One of our teacher aides has now been confirmed. We think this is from another confirmed student [...]
22 September 2022 MAGGIE'S FAREWELL Kia ora koutou, Ms Maggie McClune's last day with Otaika Valley School after 22 years of very passionate, dedicated service is on Friday 30th September. We couldn't keep it totally [...]
21 September 2022 2023 Staffing Plan Dear Otaika Valley School community/whānau, The board of trustees acknowledges that the changes of staff during 2022, brought about in part by covid19 and mandates, have created some uncertainty. [...]
12 September 2022 Tēnā koe Thank you, and your school community, for everything you are doing to keep transmission of COVID-19 to a minimum. Your efforts – encouraging your community to get vaccinated, wear [...]
Kia ora koutou, I have been principal here for 12 years and this year has been the most difficult in regards to staffing our school. Relievers are very hard to come by, particularly on short [...]
16 September 2023 Kia ora koutou, We really value our parent communities beliefs about VALUES for your children at this school. Unfortunately 19 responses will not represent our community. Can you pretty please take the [...]
29 August 2022 Kia ora koutou, PTA meeting 3:10pm Friday 2nd September I have been fielding enquiries from a number of parents wanting to re-start our PTA. This is really exiting for our school to [...]
22 August 22 Please click on this link and fill in the cross country permission form today. This will really help us out, particularly with 2 teachers away sick. https://bit.ly/3zG8qUa If this isn't done then [...]