School Leaders Announced
A special assembly was held on 2 March 2012 to announce the School Leaders and House Leaders for 2012. These are:
Top Row - Nathan Cowan (Sports Leader), Rory Lawrence (Library Leader), Matavai Taulangau (Environmental Leader, Kauri House Leader), Frank Fitzpatrick (Community Leader), Mosese Fotu (Rimu House Leader), Foa-Kau'Tu'u Fale(Puriri House Leader), Vincent Robson (Sports Leader), Patrick Stuart (Sports Leader).
Bottom Row - Taylah Treadwell (Student Support Leader), Mihi Blackmoor (Community Leader), Tamara Ortega-Thompson (Cultural Leader), Tea Smith (Puriri House Leader), Danielle Stephens (Environmental Leader), Kelsey Weber (Kauri House Leader), Zara Beckingsale (Totara House Leader), Sarah Clifford (Rimu House Leader), Te Miringa Harris (Totara House Leader).
Absent - Susie Kingi (Sports Leader), Ilyese Court (Communications Leader).
Expected Behaviour for
Students Using School Buses
Students who travel on a bus may continue to do so while they behave in a reasonable and safe manner. The following behaviour is expected of students using buses to help make sure the bus is a safe place for everyone:
- Seated passengers sit down straight away and remain in their seats for the whole journey.
- Standing passengers stay behind the driver at all times, stand quietly, and do not push or move around the bus.
- Passengers do not eat or drink in the bus.
- Passengers do not throw objects inside or out of the bus.
- Passengers use socially acceptable language when talking to the driver and/or other students, and speak quietly so they do not distract the driver.
- Passengers respect the bus operator’s property at all times (e.g. refrain from standing on seats or vandalising the bus in any way).
- Passengers do not harass, bully, or abuse other passengers or the driver in any way, whether verbal or physical.
- Passengers respect others’ property and do not interfere with in in any way.
- Passengers listen to and follow the requirements and instructions of the bus driver and the teacher/s on duty at all times.
- Passengers do not engage in any behaviour that could put other passengers, the driver, or themselves at risk.
Students who choose to behave in an unsafe and/or unacceptable manner risk losing their place on the school bus!
Year 9
Vision & Hearing Tests
Northland District Health Board nurses will visit Okaihau College to carry out vision and hearing tests for all our Year 9 students next Thursday 15th March.
If for any reason you do not wish to have your student’s vision and/or hearing checked, please let Mrs Griffin know as soon as possible. She is available at school on 4019030 ext 829 or feel free to pop in to the Student Centre to see her.
Email the school or phone Beth at the Student Centre – 4019030 x 841 if you wish to be on the email list.
