Onerahi School will be hosting its very own Weet-Bix TRY Challenge event on October the 20th, 2026!

The Weet-Bix team will visit our school and set up an exciting obstacle course for students to enjoy. After a briefing and warm-up, students will be sent off in waves to tackle the course over a 25-minute period.

Students can challenge themselves to see how many laps they can complete, race their friends, or take their time and enjoy each obstacle along the way. The focus is on having fun, being active and giving things a go!

Once the 25 minutes is up, students will make their way through the finish line to receive their gold medal before enjoying a delicious Weet-Bix breakfast.

The Weet-Bix TRY Challenge is an inclusive event designed to inspire children to have fun while being healthy, active and giving new challenges a try.

Each participant will receive their own Weet-Bix TRYathlon T-Shirt and drawstring bag. Thanks to Toyota and Sanitarium, this event is free for all participants. Also, a special thanks to Dominic Sutcliffe from Room 15 for entering us into a competition that won us this awesome event.

Whānau are all welcome to come and watch the children have fun, laugh, and challenge themselves and others on the day. We need at least one whānau helper at each of the challenges, so if you have time on the day, please let us know when you arrive. 

The event will begin with the Nest, then the Middle team, followed by the Seniors at the end. We will let you know the exact timings closer to the event.

There will also be a water slide on the day (weather depending), so feel free to send your child with their togs and a towel in preparation.

Let the fun times happen, see you all on the day.

Kia ora koutou,

Here is the link to the final newsletter of the Term 3: https://canva.link/xq8kngpos3k4mnl

We hope that everyone over the holiday break finds a chance to connect, refresh, and have some fun. We will see you back here on Rāhina the 12th of October. Take care.

Ngā manaakitanga,

Danny Hamilton

Tumuaki Tuarua / Deputy Principal

With winter sports coming to a close we want to recognise all of our amazing ākonga and their sporting achievements outside of school. If your child received an award for sport outside of school we want to celebrate them. Please send a photo of your child with their award to kirsty.o@onerahi.school.nz by Thursday to be included in this week's school newsletter. 

Also, do you have any New World stickers? We are collecting stickers to get new knives for Garden to Table. Please drop off any stickers that you are not going to use to the school office. Thank you very much for your support.

Ngā mihi,
Kirsty

Kia ora koutou,

We were excited to host the Ranfurly Shield and a couple of Taniwha yesterday. One Taniwha in particular was very well known to us and we were so pleased to welcome Heath back to our kura. Heath and Esile played some handball with the tamariki, signed countless items, and spoke at a special assembly. Congratulations to the Northland Taniwha and we wish them the very best in their upcoming defences (plural).  

Ngā manaakitanga,

Danny Hamilton

Tumuaki Tuarua / Deputy Principal

Kia ora koutou,

A reminder that this is the last week to fill out our community survey which can be found here: Community Survey 2026

A big thank you to everyone who has already shared their thoughts. It is appreciated.

Ngā manaakitanga,

Danny Hamilton

Tumuaki Tuarua / Deputy Principal