Kia ora Koutou, Firstly all children are safe and happy with us in our neighbours paddock. All have food and water, shade and sunblock. Many parents have either not dropped their children off or taken [...]
9:45am To all parents of the school, Otaika Valley School are up on the hill above the school on high ground. We have an orchard for shade and toilets organised with the neighbour. Please [...]
3 March 2021 On the 5th February teacher only day this year, the Otaika Valley School teachers worked together on a review of our reporting process. The work behind this started at the end of [...]
1st March 2021 Chickenpox We have had four children with chicken pox in Room 2, with a few others away unwell, which may well be early symptoms. The following link to the Ministry of Health [...]
26 February 2021 Kia ora koutou, Newsletter contents Camps & Covid plans Incredible Years course for parents free Twilight Soccer Football night Camps and funding them The Board of Trustees advises that payment of [...]
Template letter for all of New Zealand, except Auckland 17/02/2021 Moving to Alert Level 1 Kia ora koutou It was great news to hear we are moving to Alert Level 1 so quickly. While [...]
16/02/2021 Kia ora Koutou, In light of the current Covid situation and pending announcements on Wednesday evening about the extent of community transmission, we have made the following decision. After discussion with all staff involved, [...]
15 February Dear parents/caregivers, As you will be aware there are some community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand. The following attachment is a guideline on level 1 to 4 for schools from the Ministry [...]
14th February Kia ora Otaika Valley parents/caregivers/teachers, Please find below the update that I have just received from the Ministry of Education. For more detailed information the implications for Auckland refer to... https://covid19.govt.nz/ [...]
12 February Kia ora koutou, If you're interested in piano/keyboard lessons for your child at school, please pick up an enrolment form from the office. A Blurb from the Piano Teacher Daniel Slabbert... Music [...]