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Ohakune 

9 August 2026

Subject: EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSURE NOTICE – Monday 10 August 2026 

Dear Ohakune Primary School Whānau, 

Please be advised that Ohakune Primary School will be closed tomorrow, Monday 10 August, due to the failure in the local water supply mains.

The health, safety, and hygiene of our tamariki and staff are our top priorities. Under Ministry of Education guidelines, we cannot legally operate the school without fully functioning bathroom amenities, flushing toilets, and safe running water. 

What you need to know:

School Status: The school grounds will be entirely closed. Please do not send your children to school.  All school bus routes are cancelled for the day. 

We are working directly with the Ministry of Education and Ruapehu District Council to monitor timelines. Any further decisions regarding school operations for the following day will be made by 12pm on Monday and communicated directly through email, Skool Loop, and Facebook. Thank you for your understanding, cooperation, and ongoing support as we manage this infrastructure emergency.  Hopefully we will see everyone on Tuesday for school as normal.

Ngā mihi

Lisa Clark

Principal

6 Aug 2026

Good morning.

 

Room 12 and 14 are going to Pure Turoa today.

 

Dress warm and ensure you put on sunblock.

 

See you all at school.

5 Aug 2026

Kia Ora Whānau

If your child has signed up to play in the soccer tournament in Wanganui next Tuesday 11 August, can you please make sure they have returned their permission slips. This is seperate to the Winter Tournament and is mainly made up of Year 4s, and few Year 5s and 6s. 

Each team is also required to provide a referee. We have 2 teams entered which means we will need two refs. We already have one confirmed ref, but are still hoping for one more. The teams are entered in the B grade competition so it is more about the experience and teamwork for the kids.

Please let me know if you are happy to help us out and I will provide you with the rules as they are slightly relaxed to ensure the kids get the most out of the experience. 

For any more information about the tournament, please email me: jleary@ohakune.school.nz.

Ngā Mihi

Jess Bates (Teacher in charge of this tournament).

4 Aug 2026

Hi everyone

 

This is a reminder that there is NO snowsports this Friday for us.  As on the original notice at the beginning of organising our snowsports, we are not able to go due to lesson availability.  Friday the 7th August is a normal school day.

 

Please keep warm and take care as there are a lot of winter bugs going around.

 

Kind regards

Mrs Lee and Whaea Tash.

4 Aug 2026

Good morning, OPS Whānau,

The Waimarino Art Awards are fast approaching, and being an arty term 'Mahi Toi' we'd love to see some of our students' amazing artwork on display!

In previous years, students have entered their TOI garments with great success, and the organisers have been very supportive of these entries. If you would like to enter your child's artwork into this year's awards, please visit the website below and click the "Enter Here" button:

https://www.waimarinoartawards.org.nz/

Entries close: 3 September 2026
Artwork drop-off address: 53 Duncan Street, Raetihi 4362
Please also consider how your artwork or garment will be displayed as part of your entry.

The exhibition will be from the 27th September - 2nd October, 11am - 2pm & 6pm - 9pm everyday, there will be food and a bar on the opening night starting at 4pm- judging happens at this time too.

If you have any questions about dropping off your artwork, garment or about the event itself, please contact the organisers:

Phone: 021 638 800
Email: enterwaa@gmail.com
We encourage you to take this wonderful opportunity to showcase your child's creativity. We can't wait to see their fantastic work on display!

Kind regards, Miss Wilson