From the Principal
Welcome to the Onewhero Area School website. Onewhero Area School is a very friendly and positive school where there are high expectations for learning and behaviour. The over 400 students who attend OAS are considerate and supportive of each other and are fortunate to be offered a wealth of opportunities to spark their interests, feed their enthusiasm and extend their creativity. Whether it is programmes offered as part of the curriculum or extra-curricula activities, the range offered goes towards creating well-rounded individuals with a richness of experience.
Onewhero Area School has a 'feel good' factor about it. Many people comment on this when they first visit the school, whether they be prospective families looking to enrol their children, visitors from other schools, or friends of families already associated with the school.
While all of New Zealand's curriculum areas are taught, the emphasis of teaching and learning programmes is on Maths and English in order to build a solid foundation for future learning. The students of Onewhero Area School however have the opportunity to gain much more than a basic education due to the high quality of the teaching and support staff who work together to provide a breadth of educational experiences in a friendly and caring school community.
A variety of sports are offered at Onewhero. The popularity of Netball continues to grow as a result of the success of our teams in the weekend Competitions. Year 7 and 8 students in summer are able to take part in the Milo Trophy Cricket Competition while in winter they have the opportunity to participate in a range of other sports.
Opportunities for success also exist in other areas such as with Chess, Science Clubs and online National Educational team competitions all operating outside of classroom time allowing students to extend their existing skills or develop new ones.
The Board of Trustees governs the school in a very professional manner. This small group of people do a lot of work behind the scenes ensuring that the school is run according to legislation and that the students benefit as a result. The staff appreciates the support they receive from the Board and the positive working environment that exists.
The Parent Teachers Association (PTA) does an amazing job of organizing a variety of events in the school. Their community events are fun and as a result of their fund-raising activities the students have benefited from new library books, sports uniforms, first aid kits, picnic tables, court markings and adventure playground equipment.
You are most welcome to come and visit Onewhero and get a feel for the school yourself. Please do not hesitate to contact myself if you would like to know more about Onewhero Area School or make an appointment so that I can show you around this very special place.
Kind regards,
Greg Fenton (Principal)
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2010 Board of Trustees
Parent Elections
School profile number: 108
Nominations are invited for the election of three parent representatives to the Board of Trustees.
Nomination Form
Enclosed is a nomination form* to enable you to put your name forward as a candidate in the forthcoming board of trustees election, or to nominate someone else as a candidate.
Note: If you are on the school roll and eligible to vote then you can nominate yourself and do not require a seconder: Ineligibility to stand election is on the back of the nomination form (form 2)*.
Complete the nomination paper, including the necessary signatures. Complete the candidate’s contact details including address and telephone/s (home and mobile), post or hand deliver to the returning officer at the address shown below.
Nominations close at 12 noon on 23 April 2010.
Candidate’s statement
As a candidate you are invited to submit a brief (up to 400 words) statement.
Note: the returning officer will omit or abridge any part of the candidate’s statement where it exceeds 400 words, or is offensive or defamatory.
It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure the signed candidate’s statement is received by the returning officer.
If the statement is not received by 12 noon on 23 April 2010 it will be presumed you do not want a statement to be sent to voters with the voting papers.
Voting Roll
A Copy of the voting roll is available for inspection at the school office during normal school hours
Eligibility
Anyone may stand for election for the board of trustees; however, if you are not on the voting roll, you must be nominated by a parent who is.
Voting and results of the election
If the number of nominees is the same as, or less than, the number of vacancies then the nominees will be declared elected and no election will be required. If there are more nominations than vacancies for parent representatives, eligible voters will be posted voting papers and candidates’ statements (where provided) on or about 26th April 2010.
The poll closes at 12 noon 7th May 2010. The highest polling candidates will be elected to the board of trustees. The results will be made available at the school and also published in a local newspaper.
Nomination forms are available in Te Reo Maori. Please contact the returning officer if these are required.
Post or hand deliver to: Sandra Stokes, Onewhero Area School, Hall Rd, Onewhero
* This Nomination Form is available from Sandra Stokes
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