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KOKAKO NEWSO R O P I S C H O O L N E W S L E T T E R T E R M 4 W E E K 6
I am pleased to provide you all with an update
of staffing related matters for 2020. Those
who were at the meetings last week will be
aware of teacher placements and class levels.
Details are on the next page.
The new classrooms nearest the field (to be
located where the PE shed is) will be ready
before the new classrooms on the front field.
The classes that will go into the two new
classrooms at the front of the school will be
Mrs King and Rachelle Hodgson's classes.
Our new teachers are Rachelle, Anna, and
Emma Norton.
Kia ora koutouRachael Heath remains at Oropi School as the
Reading Recovery Teacher, and teacher for ORS
students. Tanya Benge will be on leave for 12
months, and Amy Oswald will be on maternity
leave.
As explained at the parent consultation meetings,
our teams will be re-named and here is the
outcome of that. We are naming the teams after
the mountains, according to local legend which is
very fitting as part of our goals to help educate
students regarding turangawaewae.
Otanewainuku - for the senior team, as
Otanewainuku is the chief
Puwhenua for the middle team, as she is of
middle stature out of the three mountains
Mauao - for the junior team, as Mauao was the
youngest (potiki)
As I am sure you will all appreciate, there is a lot of
thinking around all of this and we have the best
interests of our students at heart, particularly with
class placements.
As the Principal, the next area to be working on
will be part-time teacher and support staff hours
and roles, along with the budget and putting the
pieces together, based on feedback, for our 2020
Annual Plan. I will communicate these details at a
later stage. Thank you for your contributions to
date.
Nga mihi nui
Andrew King
Principal | Oropi School
The bush area by the staff carpark is about to be
reinstated with about 300 more shrubs and trees
thanks to Naturally Native and Heron, who will
be coordinating groups of students to plant there
so we have this greenspace back like it was.
Nga mihi nui
Andrew King
Principal | Oropi School
Year 7 & 8 Robert Lewis Korimako
Year 6 & 7 Scott Higgins Korimako
Year 5 & 6 Demelza Pendergrast new classroom
Year 5 & 6 Anna Bowley new classroom
Year 4 - 7 Bilingual Hinenui Webb
Year 4 & 5 Jenny Tappenden Pukeko
Year 4 & 5 Emma Norton Pukeko
Year 3 & 4 Jaimee Donaldson Ruru
Year 3 Rachelle Hodgson new Tui classroom
Year 2 & 3 Amanda King new Tui classroom
Year 2 Abby Fleury Piwakawaka
Year 1 & 2 Jordan Williams Piwakawaka
Year 1 Emma Robinson Kiwi
New Entrant Sarah Weston Kiwi
2020 Class Information
WorldKindness
Day
West Cluster Athletics
Box Fun in Ruru
Box Fun in Ruru
Photolife PhotosPhotolife order information was sent home to
each child on Tuesday 12 November. Please
order before 1 December to qualify for free
shipping.
End of YearAwards &Celebrations10:45 am Whole school to the Hall
11 am - 12 pm Year 8 Speeches at the Hall
12:00 pm Lunch & Ice Blocks back at school
(parents welcome to join their children for
lunch at school)
1:15 pm EOY Prize Giving at theHall for all
students
Normal End of Day Routine at 2:40 pm
2020 EnrolmentsIs your child turning 5 in 2020? We are in the final
stages of finalising enrolments for next year. Please
make sure you have completed enrolment forms
before Monday 11 November.
Google LinksRemember to complete the google forms for
the following trips
Kiwi End of Year Trip
http://bit.ly/OropiKiwiEOYtrip2019
Piwakawaka End of Year Trip
http://bit.ly/OropiPiwakawakaEOYtrip2019
Tui, Korimako, and Ruru Juniro Production Trip
http://bit.ly/OropiTGCJuniorProd2019
2020 Year 3 & 4 Camp
http://bit.ly/2020Year3and4camp1
2020 ChromebooksClick the link for information about
chromebooks for students in Year 6 - 8 in
2020.
http://bit.ly/OropiChromebooks2020
2019 LeaversIf your child is not returning in 2020, please
remember to notify the office as soon as possible.
If your child is Year 7 or 8 next year and you have
not completed the google form, please go to the
google link below
http://bit.ly/Oropi2020Year7and8survey
Medication atSchoolPlease remember that all medication MUST be
held at the office. No medication is permitted
in School bags. This includes any type of
medication including antibiotics,
antihistamine, and ashthma medication.
Sports Results
The Oropi Sunshine's played a day of cricket on
Thursday for the Go Girls Cricket Tournament at
Blake Park.
The team had a great day. No wins but lots of fun
and don't they all look amazing in their bright
colours? PODs Kate and Sophia. Special award to
Chloe. Thanks to the parents who could help with
transport and supervision.
Go Girls Cricket
Garden to TableThis week Korimako, Te Kokako and Tui
were helping with clearing out some of the
winter-vegetable beds, so in the kitchen we
made good use of leeks, beetroot, fennel,
broccoli, cabbage, carrots and some spring
broad beans to make patties, relish and
coleslaw.
In the garden this week we planted
aubergine, beans, squash and rainbow beets
and prepared beds for planting more
summer vegetables next week. Te Kokako
were rained on so we sheltered in the
classroom and made seedling pots out of
newspaper that can be planted directly into
the garden.
Rippa RugbyBrenda's Farewell
Any past and present families and friends of Oropi
Playgroup are invited to come and farewell
Brenda on Sun 1st Dec, 2 pm at the Oropi Hall.
Please bring a plate of food to share. We will
provide a sausage sizzle later in the
afternoon, and some fun activities for the kids. Also
please bring along any photos from your time at
Playgroup for our photo board.
This week we had a cross-pool game with
Maungatapu Servals. They were a tough team and
beat us 8-4. Player of the day went to James, three
games in and he scored his first try! Well done, you
are really getting into the game. Good job by
Jasper who scored the rest of our tries.
The Korimako Rippa team have seen lots of
changes to the team lately so we had to recruit
Phoenix to complete the team. Tauranga Primary
took the win 8 - 4. It was a great game with lots of
ball time for everyone. Special thanks to Lewis for
helping out the kids on the field. This helped their
confidence immensely and everyone really
enjoyed the game. Player of the day was Blake.
Reminders• Please ensure the School has your current
contact information. We must have your
mobile number, email address and
emergency contact information.
• School starts at 8.55 am. Any child arriving
after this time must report to the office before
going to class.
• Children who do not use the bus can be
dropped off at School from 8.15 am. Not
before please.
• School finishes at 2.40 pm. Children who do
not use the bus must be collected before 3.10
pm.
• If your child uses the bus and you are picking
them up, please ensure you call the office
BEFORE 2 pm by calling 5431479 option 1. If
you collect your child on a regular basis,
please notify the office.
• If you have any health and safety concerns,
please email [email protected]
Remember to call the office to report your
child's absence.
Call 543 1479 and leave a message or email
We have over 330 pupils so PLEASE include
the class your child is in AND the reason they
are absent.
• We encourage families to park at the hall
and walk along the path to School. Please
avoid parking on the yellow lines. Please do
not park in the staff car park or in the bus-
turning bay at any time.
Kindo
To avoid office queues please go online to
make payments through your mykindo
account.
If you haven't used Kindo before, click this link
to get started (all you need is the email
address we have on record)...
https://shop.tgcl.co.nz/shop/handshake.shtml?
shop=Oropi%20School
If you already have a mykindo account, go to
www.mykindo.co.nz or via the link on our
school website.
Preferred payment is made via Kindo.
Alternatively payment can be made into the
School account. Oropi School
ASB 12-3440-0087772-00 - Please use your
surname as a reference.
School Bank Details