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www.ohaupo.school.nz Phone: 07 823 6736 Email: [email protected] Term 1, Week 3 Wednesday 18th February 2015 Our school vision: To provide a platform which launches / enables students to make their own limitless choices to excel in a continually changing world. Tēna koutou katoa- Greetings to you all Many thanks to the parents who have come into school to seek clarification regarding their child’s homework for 2015. Junior students will continue to maintain their daily reader and their basic sight words. From the beginning of next week, out of school time activities for each class can be found on class blogs via the school web- site . You also need to check out what is happening in your child’s classroom by accessing their class blog. If invited, please make an appropriate comment on the class blog, remembering that what you say will be online for all to view. To further support our student/learner agency focus, the Board of Trustees has agreed to shut the school on Tuesday 28 th of April to enable all the staff to travel to Auckland to observe students driving their learning independently in a supportive environment at Stonefields School. This school is only open for school visits on a Tuesday. If we were to send 4 teachers each of the weeks we weren’t committed to swimming, it would have cost us $4,000.00 to release teachers and pay for relievers. I am sure you can see that this is a logical and financial move to close the school for instruction on the 28 th of April and thank you for your support with this action. To make up that day, school will now close for the year 2015 on December the 17 th at 1:30pm. This will ensure that we meet the Ministry of Education requirements of 384 half days that the school is open for instruction. For twenty minutes at morning tea time and 30 minutes at lunchtime, student receptionists manage the school office. The students are supported by Teachers when required. When communicating a message at all times, including the answer phone, can you please give the child’s name and room number and state clearly and slowly what the message is. If communicating verbally, can you also ask for the message to be repeated back to you, to make sure that the message is exact. Finally it is with great delight that we here at Ōhaupō School would like to congratulate our past students on their current achievements in 2015: Alex Kennedy – Deputy Head Boy at Hamilton Boy’s High School Hannah Kane – School Prefect at St Peter’s Private School, Cambridge Dylan Jeffries- Year 10 Maths extension class at Hamilton Boys High School as a Year 9 student Fantastic start to the year, we are so proud of you! Kind regards Sue McLocklan, Principal M Ed Lshp. [email protected] Week 5 Monday 2nd March School Photos Tuesday 3rd March Senior Water Safety, Yrs 4 – 8 Weds 4th March First Tee Golf Yrs 4-8 Thurs 5th March Junior Swim Rm 3 Bible in Schools starts Friday 6th March Junior Swimming, Rooms 1 & 2 Week 4 Monday 23rd February 11:30am Immunisation Talk - All Year 7s & Year 8 girls. Parents welcome. Tuesday 24th February Senior Swimming lessons, Yrs 4 – 8 Wednesday 25th February First Tee Golf Yrs 4-8 11am, Free Thursday 26th February Junior Swimming, Rm 3 & Year 3s in Rm 4 Friday 27th February Senior Yrs 4 - 8 & Junior Swimming Rm 1&2 Week 3 Wednesday 18th February 6:30pm PTA Meeting 7:30pm OSSC Sports Meeting Thursday 19th February Year 5 & 6 Leadership Day Junior swimming, Rm 3 & Yr 3s in Rm 4 7:00pm Cybersafety / BYOD meeting in Room 7. All welcome. Friday 20th February Senior Swimming, Yrs 4 - 8 Junior Swimming, Rooms 1 & 2
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www.ohaupo.school.nz Phone: 07 823 6736 Email: [email protected]
Term 1, Week 3
Wednesday 18th February 2015
Our school vision: To provide a platform which launches /
enables students to make their own limitless choices
to excel in a continually changing world.
Tēna koutou katoa- Greetings to you all Many thanks to the parents who have come into school to seek clarification regarding their child’s homework for 2015. Junior students will continue to maintain their daily reader and their basic sight words.
From the beginning of next week, out of school time activities for each class can be found on class blogs via the school web-site . You also need to check out what is happening in your child’s classroom by accessing their class blog. If invited, please make an appropriate comment on the class blog, remembering that what you say will be online for all to view.
To further support our student/learner agency focus, the Board of Trustees has agreed to shut the school on Tuesday 28th of April to enable all the staff to travel to Auckland to observe students driving their learning independently in a supportive environment at Stonefields School. This school is only open for school visits on a Tuesday. If we were to send 4 teachers each of the weeks we weren’t committed to swimming, it would have cost us $4,000.00 to release teachers and pay for relievers.
I am sure you can see that this is a logical and financial move to close the school for instruction on the 28th of April and thank you for your support with this action.
To make up that day, school will now close for the year 2015 on December the 17th at 1:30pm. This will ensure that we meet the Ministry of Education requirements of 384 half days that the school is open for instruction.
For twenty minutes at morning tea time and 30 minutes at lunchtime, student receptionists manage the school office. The students are supported by Teachers when required. When communicating a message at all times, including the answer phone, can you please give the child’s name and room number and state clearly and slowly what the message is. If communicating verbally, can you also ask for the message to be repeated back to you, to make sure that the message is exact.
Finally it is with great delight that we here at Ōhaupō School would like to congratulate our past students on their current achievements in 2015:
Alex Kennedy – Deputy Head Boy at Hamilton Boy’s High School Hannah Kane – School Prefect at St Peter’s Private School, Cambridge Dylan Jeffries- Year 10 Maths extension class at Hamilton Boys High School as a Year 9 student
Fantastic start to the year, we are so proud of you!
Kind regards Sue McLocklan, Principal M Ed Lshp. [email protected]
Week 5
Monday 2nd March School Photos
Tuesday 3rd March Senior Water Safety, Yrs 4 – 8
Weds 4th March First Tee Golf Yrs 4-8 Thurs 5th March Junior Swim Rm 3 Bible in Schools starts Friday 6th March Junior Swimming, Rooms 1 & 2
Week 4
Monday 23rd February 11:30am Immunisation Talk - All Year 7s & Year 8 girls. Parents welcome.
Tuesday 24th February Senior Swimming lessons, Yrs 4 – 8
Wednesday 25th February First Tee Golf Yrs 4-8 11am, Free
Thursday 26th February Junior Swimming, Rm 3 & Year 3s in Rm 4 Friday 27th February Senior Yrs 4 - 8 & Junior Swimming Rm 1&2
Week 3
Wednesday 18th February 6:30pm PTA Meeting 7:30pm OSSC Sports Meeting
Thursday 19th February Year 5 & 6 Leadership Day Junior swimming, Rm 3 & Yr 3s in Rm 4 7:00pm Cybersafety / BYOD meeting in Room 7. All welcome.
Friday 20th February Senior Swimming, Yrs 4 - 8 Junior Swimming, Rooms 1 & 2
HAMILTON GARDENS SUMMER FESTIVAL “BRASS FOR KIDS”
Free Admission, at the Hamilton Gardens Festival Hub lawn starting at 2pm this Sunday 22nd Feb. A 45minute partly interactive show featuring such num-bers as “Happy” (Pharell Williams) “The Birdie Dance”
“Muppet Show Theme””Salute to Elvis” etc Should be fun..
Reminders…
Cybersafety Meeting tomorrow I would like to extend an invitation to all parents and caregivers and ask you to priori-tise your attendance at a meeting on Thursday 19th February at 7pm in Room 7 (Mr Rennie’s class). This is an invitation to ALL parents and caregivers of all our students, Years 0 to 8 inclusive. Don’t worry if you’ve forgotten to return the reply slip, we still would love you to come along.
Religious Instruction This year, our weekly Bible in Schools classes will start on Thursday 5th March. If you do not wish your child/ren to attend religious instruction this year then please send a signed note to the school office. Children who are not taking part in Bible in Schools will work in Room 8 with Mrs Kerry Adams. This term the students in Room 3 and the Year 3 children in Room 4 will be having swimming lessons on a Thursday afternoon and therefore their Bible in Schools class will commence on Thursday 2nd April. Please respond as soon as possible so that we can organise our classes.
Scholastic Book Club orders by Monday 23rd February at 3pm. Try ordering online at mybookclub.scholastic.co.nz
PTA News
Meeting The first meeting of the year is on tonight (Wednesday 18th Feb) at 6:30pm in the staffroom. All Welcome—it is always lovely to have creative and friendly people join us, so please do join us if you can!
If you can’t commit to being part of the committee but would like to help with the interesting projects we do over the year you can be a Friend of the PTA and be on our contact list of helpers :) Just email [email protected]
Watch this space as there’ll be lots of exciting PTA things coming up!!
Our New Building Takes Shape!
Week 5 and the framing is going up.
Community Notices
Honey & pearl sweetcorn for sale, 8 cobs for $5, picked fresh to order. Please phone Lynaire 823 6064 Come join the best rugby club around! The Ohaupo Junior Rugby Club, ages 3 to 13 years, boys and girls. Muster held at the Ohaupo Rugby Club, Forkert Road, Ohaupo, Sunday the 8th of March 2015 at 12:00pm. Providing a safe and com-petitive environment for children to play rugby.. Come join us! For any queries contact Briar Hallam, 0211911078. Experienced couple looking for a farm managers position for next season. Please phone Betty Pask on 07 873 8990 for more information. Riding Lessons at Overdale Riding Centre, 55 Victoria Road, Cambridge. March specials: Bring a friend - 2 ride for the price of 1 for only $45. Introductory offer for learner riders who have never ridden at Overdale before. Ages 7-12yrs. Block of 5 - Pay for 4 One on one 30minute private lessons and get the 5th for FREE normally $225 NOW $180. Introductory offer for learner riders who have never ridden at Overdale before. Ages 7-12yrs. Please phone Trudy Lyles 0211 279 361 Tidy two bedroom house for rent in Ohaupo rural Please text or phone Liz 0275 716206. St Paul’s Collegiate School Open Day is on Sat 7th March.
OSSC ...Ohaupo School Sports Club ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
OSSC Children’s Athletics at the school fields on Wednes-day evenings from 6pm to 7pm. For new athletes that weren't involved last year, the cost is just $20 for the term and you can register on the night.
The first OSSC meeting for the year will be tonight Wednes-day 18th February at 7:30pm til late. All welcome. Please come along!
Avoid Lost Property !
Please name ALL of your child’s
clothing
Newsletters by Email We would like to encourage as many families as possible to receive our school newsletter by email. Just send us your child’s name & room number by email and we will gladly add you to our email list.
Email us at : [email protected]
Terms Start date Finish date
1 Monday 2nd
February 2015
Thursday 2nd April
2 Monday 20th April
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Friday 3rd July
**
3 Monday 20th July Friday 25th Sept
4 Monday 12th Oct Thursday 17th
December
School will be closed on the following Public Holi-days: Waitangi Day 6th Feb, Anzac Day 27th April, Queens Birthday 1st June, Labour Day 26th Oct.
** We have two confirmed Teacher Only Days; Tuesday 28th April for a visit by all staff to Stonefields School in Auckland and on Friday 12th June (Fieldays Friday) in line with the Te Awamutu School Cluster. Any additional Teacher Only Days will be confirmed in the school newsletter.
Don’t forget ...
School banking day is Thursday !
ASB and
First Credit Union
