Mihi School Community Connections
Mihi School Community Connections
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2024
Community Newsletters are published at the end of each term and sent out via the Rural Postie. These publications are to keep the school community up to date with what is going on at Mihi School. Contents include:
Principal message including term highlight
Discovery Learning update for the term
Term Overview of photos
'Thank You' to people and businesses who have supported the school during the term
A message from the School Board
Following term dates and events
Any advertising and community notices
Fortnightly School Newsletters are developed to shared with school whanau. A copy of this and the Community Newsletters are publish on Facebook (School fb & Reporoa Community fb).
Te Whare o Nui is an initiative that Ngati Tahu-Ngati Whaoa have implemented. It runs out of Mihi School every Wednesday evening and is offered to all tamariki who whakapapa to the iwi. As an agreement with the school, the iwi have allowed all students of Mihi School to attend.
On average we have 24 students participating from around the Reporoa area. This brings in whanau who are past students of the school and helps to rebuild the relationship and connection that was once lost.
For the first time, Mihi School held a Matariki Whanau Hangi evening. A lot of preparation and organisation went into it. Originally there were 100 tickets for sale, this was upped to 120. Food was donated by school whanau a week prior to the event. The local iwi helped source someone who could provide and oversee the ground preparation. Students had to sell 10 tickets per household if they were able to.
Initially, there wasn't going to be a cost, but selling the tickets for a low $5 each was a good way to cover any costs, affordable for whanau to come together, and also put a little in the school fundraising account.
Next year we are aiming for 200 tickets.
Other Connections formed in 2024:
Ministry of Education
RTLB
Reporoa Kahui Ako
Empowered Learning Trust
Professional Learning Group
Rotorua Principal's Association
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