Posted in Notice to Parents - 17/3/20

Date: 17 March 2020

Kia ora koutou

Coronavirus – COVID19

We are continuing to follow the advice of the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education in responding to COVID19 at school.

· We are encouraging students and staff to minimise social contact (e.g. handshaking, high fives, hongi).

· Students and staff are encouraged to stay away from school if they are unwell. Winter illnesses are common in schools and by staying away, seeking medical attention and practising good hygiene, we can all keep any spread of illness to a minimum.

· We have suspended all year level and school assemblies until further notice.

· Visitors to the school are being asked to stay away and not enter school grounds if they are feeling unwell, or have travelled overseas recently. We ask that people in this situation contact the school via phone on 09-636-6006 or email ps@ohs.school.nz

· We have cancelled the Massey Sports Exchange scheduled to take place next Tuesday 24 March.

· School trips are being dealt with on a case by case basis depending on the nature of the trip and the number of students involved.

· School sport practices are still going ahead. College Sport have advised that currently local sports competitions are still running. National sporting events have been cancelled and/or postponed.

We will keep you updated on any developments as we receive updates from the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education.

Staff Only Day – Friday 20 March
A reminder that this Friday is a staff only day. 

School App
The Parent and Student Portal is now available via your smartphone. Our new Parent and Student App will deliver key content from our Parent and Student Portal site directly to your smartphone. Receive news and event updates as well as real-time notifications on important information from school.
News, events and notices provide our school community with the latest information on what's happening at the school in a new format you can access anywhere via your smartphone.
The Onehunga High School app offers:
• Important Calendar Events
• Access to Key Contact information
• Weekly Notices
• School News

You also have the following added features:
• Notifications
• Absence reporting
• Links to content available on the main school sites
• Updates/Reminders

Download the Onehunga School app from the Apple App Store and Google Play depending on the device you own. Search for Onehunga High School. Once you download and install the app you will be asked to register with your name and email.

Reports:
A summary of the recent 3 way conversations, and an assessment summary for your child this year will be e-mailed home to families later this week. 

As always, we wish you good health and assure you that we will continue to make considered decisions based on the latest information. The Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, MBIE and NZQA are all proactive in their communications and of course, have people at the centre of all decision making. He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

Ngā manaakitanga

Deidre Shea
Principal