Term 4, Week 40

Wednesday, 13th November

Growing Together, Learning Together

Tipu ngatahi, Ako ngatahi

www.Ōhaupō.school.nz Phone: 07 823 6736 mail: office@Ōhaupō.school.nz

KAURI HUB CAMP - FINLAY PARK

OVERVIEW OF KAURI HUB CAMP - FINLAY PARK

On the 3rd of November Kauri Hub headed out to Finlay Park for their camp experience. We were blessed with stunning weather and were able to take part in a large variety of exciting activities. The students were split into two groups and on many occasions were encour-aged to step out of their comfort zones to complete the challenging events. We zoomed down waterslides, whizzed behind speed boats, balanced on paddleboards, shot each other with paint, threw axes, shot arrows, tramped through stunning bush land, saw twinkling glow worms, swam in the pool, completed fun team challenges and ate amazing delicious food.

“I liked the animal survival activity, because I got to run in the bushes and through thick mud, it was very challenging.'' (Sapphire Ward-Leen)

“I loved flying down the slide on the boogie board as I have never done it be-fore and it was exhilarating” ( Bella Duignan).

“I liked paddle boarding. It was a hot day and jumping in the water of the pad-dle boats was refreshing (Jaxon Buik). It was great to see the students displaying all our values of respect, honesty, resilience, inclusiveness and independence, which this camp, and all the opportunities, definitely gave.

Thank you so much to all the parents helpers and especially Emma and Ross for all their hard work in organising and preparing our meals, and to our sponsors:

BIZ Kids Family friends of students In Kauri Hub Family of students in Kauri Hub First Credit Union PTA Ōhaupō School Olive Grove

A REFLECTION OF OUR TOTARA HUB INQUIRY

AND THE ŌHAUPŌ SCHOOL

REUNION

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER - 2019

November 14/11/2019 Years 7 & 8 Tech at Peachgrove Intermediate 6.30pm BOT Meeting 15/11/2019 Lower Waipa Athletics 18/11/2019 3.30pm-6.00pm Kowhai Hub interviews 20/11/2019 3.30pm-6.00pm Kowhai Hub interviews 21/11/2019 Years 7 & 8 Tech at Peachgrove Intermediate 22/11/2019 Tennis finals 25/11/2019 to 28/11/2019 Education Review Team on site 27/11/2019 Open invitation for parents to meet with ERO Team 28/11/2019 Years 7 & 8 Tech at Peachgrove Intermediate Last day Bible in Schools 29/11/2019 9.00 am Kowhai Hub Assembly

December 02/12/2019 3.30pm-6.00 pm Kowhai Hub Interviews 04/12/2019 9.00 am Sports Assembly - Athletics & Tennis Awards 3.30pm-6.00pm Kowhai Hub Interviews 05/12/2019 5.30pm BOT Meeting 06/12/2019 Year 4 sleepover 06/12/2019 9.00am Sports Assembly

We have school reunions because it brings

back memories of you and your friends play-

ing fun games in the past.

I will always remember all the fun things I did

and all the knowledge that Ōhaupō School

taught me.

When I come back I would love to see if any-

thing changed.

By Ella Dela Cruz

Schools have reunions so people can see

their old friends, remember old

memories and see what has changed.

It is important to have reunions so the school

can recognise how old it is and it’s history.

I gained that Ohaupo School had one of the

best libraries until the school burnt down.

When I come back to the next reunion, I want

to see if they still do cross country on the

farm and a school in good care. By Kalista Murie

Schools have reunions to celebrate all the

times the school has been through.

I found out about the history of the school.

I will always remember all of teachers and

the big fields.

When I come back to a school reunion I

would like to see lots of children having fun

playing sports and games outside.

I think the school will get bigger with more

land and classrooms for the extra children

and teachers.

By Quinn Van Rijen

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RURU AWARDS WEEK 39

Lance Ostern shows self-management by achieving all the learning tasks independently. Patrick Brownlee shows awesome thinking when solving maths problems.

Ryder Goulter shows independence and a positive attitude when writing.

Cole Brownlee for showing respect and concern for a teacher in our community. Skye Hoggart for showing awesome thinking towards spelling. You improved your spelling sound knowledge.

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Nathan Reymer for showing resilience in completing the Ōhaupō School history information sheet.

Azaelia Hansen for showing independence in Maths when problem solving the area of an island.

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Briar Hopkins for showing awesome resilience and participation in all of your camp activities.

Sapphire Ward-Leen for outstanding enthusiasm and determination towards camp activity challenges..

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Flynn Hollinshead Stephanie McDonald

Samuel Millett Jadis Nikau

Brady Mitchell cup winner of

the Lower Waipa Speech

Competition for Year 8 Boys &

Girls

Ekam Kaur Minhas cup winner

of the Lower Waipa Speech

Competition for Year 6

Shania Holmes &

Jaime Maclennan

winners of the Ōhaupō Science

Fair Cup

Terms Start date Finish date

1

Monday 3rd February Thursday 9th April

2

Tuesday 28th April Friday 3rd July

3

Monday 20th July Friday 25th September

4

Monday 12th October Wednesday 16th December

Jyne Eom

winner of the Waikato Full

Primary Schools Senior Girls

Speech Competition

We are excited to announce that Ōhaupō School is now on-line with all of our Policies. That means that you can access, review and comment on Policies electronically. Each term we will review a set of policies. This term we have two Policies up for review: Sun Protection and Education Outside the Classroom. To review and comment please:

1. Visit the website https://ohaupo.schooldocs.co.nz/1893.htm

2. Enter the username (ohaupo) and password (ruru).

3. Follow the link to the relevant policy as listed.

4. Sun Protection:https://ohaupo.schooldocs.co.nz/index.htm?toc.htm?1893.htm? id=80e80243-93e6-4b6e-8f8a-afac79c0d6d7

5. Education Outside the Classroom:https://ohaupo.schooldocs.co.nz/index.htm?toc.htm? 1893.htm?id=80e80243-93e6-4b6e-8f8a-afac79c0d6d7

6. Read the policy.

7. Click the Policy Review button at the top right-hand corner of the page.

8. Select the reviewer type "Parent".

9. Enter your name (optional).

10. Submit your ratings and comments.

11. If you don't have internet access, school office staff can provide you with printed copies of the policy and a review form.

ŌHAUPŌ SCHOOL IS NOW ONLINE

WITH POLICIES

2019 CHILDREN’S ESSAY COMPETITION RUN BY TE AWAMUTU ROTARY CLUB

Ōhaupō School students performed exceptionally well this year as the results below show. Ages 5 to 6 Ages 7 to 8 1st Zadie Crawford-Berntsen 2nd Katie Davenport 2nd Sophie Germann 3rd Libby Germann 3rd Roxie Yeow Ages 9 to 10 Ages 11 plus 1st Raukawa McGregor 2nd Jyne Eom 2nd Kalista Murie 3rd Jessica Ward 3rd Zach Easton Essays will be published in the newsletter today and over the coming weeks.

2019 Children’s Essay Competition –Age 11 Plus

2nd Place - Jyne Eom “The Day I will Never Forget”

It is an extraordinarily ordinary day. Just another sluggish Thursday afternoon. Tracking along the highway- side, heading home after school. Jorja on my left side, Shania on my right. Everyday-conversations loiter in the air between us. Pursuing the familiar way home, the three of us stop in front of the red-gabled farmhouse; Shania's home. Now the two of us, Jorja and I, reach the dairy where we share goodbyes. I am now by myself as I continue to approach home. Well...not entirely.

There is Fred. Just as usual, walking a few steps in front of me with his hands tightly grasping on the straps of his schoolbag, seemingly too long for the size of his back. Fred Turner. Undoubtedly the most arrogant, idiotic little brat in our class. A bully. The sight of him, the way he walks bossily with his feet pointing outward, the way the straps of his schoolbag dangle on his back, every single movement of him makes my footsteps heavier. Fred recognises the thud of my feet and that's when my ordinary day slightly tilts its path. He turns around. For a few seconds, we glare into each other’s eyes without a single word. Abruptly, he opens his mouth. “Hello, Ching-Chong?” That sets me on fire. I stalk towards Fred, looking down into his perplexed eyes. “I thought you were smart enough to know my name with all your remarkable insults for me.” I lash out every single word onto his face. He smirks. “So what, Ching-Chong?” Without hesitation, I storm off. Though I can hear Fred singing “Ching-Chong-Chang” from behind, I fix my stinging eyes on the distance.

Then I hear it. As soon as I cross the road, a beep of a car coming from behind. Reflexively, I turn around, in order to face what must be the most tragic sight I've ever laid my eyes on. An enormous van crashes into a human figure. Feebly, I watch the human figure darting into the air above, with hands still tightened on the straps of a schoolbag. After a second which seems like forever, the body hits the ground. His hands finally loosen their grip. I gasp. The boy, is Fred Turner. I widen my mouth to scream but only what sounds like a screech of a rat comes out of it. I feel tears pouring out of my eyes. My whole body is wobbling. People start to gather around. The woman who was driving the van dashes out of her van. Mr. Mellark, my neighbour, puts his jacket over Fred's lifeless body. My mind is as blurry as my sight. The beep of the van, the thump of Fred's body hitting the hard asphalt road and Fred's voice calling me Ching-Chong-Chang, repeat themselves over and over, echoing in my head. I shut my eyes. Trembling, I turn around, and without a chance to give one last glance at Fred, my feet instinctively drag my body towards the closest refuge--my home.

The voice of my mum welcoming me, sounds oddly unfamiliar as if it’s from any other world. I lock myself in my room and dig into my bed. There's something vibrating in my pocket. I drag my phone out of it. Brady's ringing me. As soon as I answer the call, Brady delivers the horrible news. “ Did you hear that Fred, Fred Turner, got hit by a car?” he says in a somewhat peppy voice. I hang up. Throughout the night, I’m concealed underneath my blanket, separating myself from the outside world. Mum bangs on the door. I stay there, motionless.

Before I realise, a flood of sunlight looms over me. Abstractly, I stagger down stairs. There's a bowl of rice and miso soup, still steamy, placed on the table for me. I swallow a spoonful of rice, but before it reaches my stomach, I have to rush to the toilet to throw up. I try to take a gulp of miso soup but it's hopeless. I go outside and directly face a flock of news reporters and journalists surrounding the road. “Fred passed away--” “Turner was hit by--” “We're now searching for the witnesses--” Hundreds of voices are simply reporting Fred's death.

I see familiar faces. Paige is getting interviewed. “He was so nice. It’s such a pity that he left us.” Paige says, sobbing. I can hardly believe my ears. Paige catches the disbelief in my eyes and mouths, “Well, he's dead now.” I feel something flaming inside me. What happens next, is unexpected even by myself. I snatch the microphone out of Paige's hand and yell, “I witnessed Fred's death”. People around me fall silent. My lips quiver, but I carry on.

“We were approaching home after school. I was walking in front of him. Then I heard a beep of a car. I turned around and faced a van hitting his tiny body. So suddenly it was, that he died. But I don't only see his death. I see his life. I don't want to remember him just by his last moments on earth… “

I pick up a nameless flower by the road and place it where Fred laid.

2019 Children’s Essay Competition –Age 11 Plus

3rd Place - Jessica Ward - “The Best Thing That Ever Happened…..”

Hi my name is Skylar. I live in Ohaupo which is in a small country called New Zealand. I am a Year 10. I go to Te Awamutu College, I have a best friend whose name is Sophie, I met her last year in my form class. We have been inseparable since. Today I have to go to school and tell all of my friends the bad news. Well it's kind of good but, bad at the same time. I finally arrive at school and I see Sophie waiting for me outside the office. “SKYLAR, YOU’RE LATE!” she screams at me. “Sophie don't be ridiculous, I'm 10 minutes early” I say in calm reply. “ I hate it when you are right.” Sophie says sadly. “Come on, let's go to my absolute favourite class…. GRAPHICS!!!!” “Keep those good thoughts in your mind when I tell you this” I say trying not to cry. Sophie stares at me in confusion. “Sophie, I'm moving to Australia.” Sophie Starts to cry and I give her a big hug. But now I have to tell everyone else. Once I get home I flop myself on my bed before my mum catches me not packing, but weirdly when Mum does come in she doesn't yell at me she just tells me to hurry up, so I do. I have literally 12 suitcases to fit every single thing that I own in. After four hours of packing, we start heading to the airport, I am very very nervous because this is my first flight ever. After three hours of flying we finally reach Sydney. When we get to our new house we set up the beds, the couch and TV, I mean who could live without a TV? My mum then tells me to go to bed, so I do. I have the worst sleep ever. But now I have my first day of my new high school in Sydney, Mosman High. Luckily they don't have uniforms there. So I throw on some dark blue ripped jeans, a Marvel top and some white Vans. I start walking to school using Google Maps. When I get there, I bump into someone. “Sorry,” I say “Don't be - it's my fault” this random guy replies to me. “Okay if you say so.” I say as a joke “ I'm Skylar by the way.” “Well nice to meet you Skylar” he says politely “I’m Ruel.” I stand there for a moment, in shock and then reply to him “Nice to meet you Ruel.” “You too Skylar. Hey what class do you have next?” he asks me. “Food” I say in confidence “Me too.” He says in a funny accent “Would you like me to escort you my lady?” “Yes please, Sir” I tell Ruel while giggling. Once we make it to food, the teacher introduces me to the class and asks them who would like to be my partner, Ruel puts his hand up and I smile. “So Skylar, who would you like to be your partner?” asks Mrs Smith our food teacher. “The guy at the back, I say pointing to Ruel. I go and sit down next to him and we make pancakes with homemade syrup. After school finishes I walk home with Ruel and surprisingly, he lives across the street from me. After a good night's sleep, I wake up and happily get ready for school. I put on my white Adidas shoes, my rainbow crop top, light blue overalls and a high ponytail. I have waffles for breakfast. When I start walking to school, Ruel walks up behind me and scares me. I jump and lightly slap him on the arm. After a little while Ruel grabs my hand and intertwines his fingers with mine. I blush. When we reach school Ruel introduces me to his friends as his girlfriend. After school we go to the lake and gaze into each other's eyes, Ruel starts singing. I join in. He tells me “There is one thing I haven't told you” “What... that you’re famous?” I ask. “Yeah, so you knew” he says in disappointment. “Why didn't you tell me that you knew?” “Because you are a normal person and you deserve to be treated like one” I tell him. “Thank you, Skylar.”

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Ōhaupō School Student Attendance- how are we tracking?

Our ENROL online attendance system tracks individual student attendance and this is uploaded to be

analysed electronically by Every Day Matters to give us analysis of our student’s attendance.

In Term 2, 2019, the average of students attending school was 92.8% lower than the average in the same term

in 2018 of 93.5%.

In Term 3, 2019, the average of students attending was 92.6%, which is higher than the average attending for

same term in 2018 of 90.0%.

In Term 2, 2019, the number of students attending regularly at 71.9% was lower than the 77.9% of students

attending regularly in Term 2, 2018.

In Term 3, 2019, 72.1% of students were attending regularly compared to 60.3% in the same term in 2018.

In Term 3 2019, 70.7% of male students attending regularly was lower than Term 2, 2019 when 74.8% of

male students attended regularly. In Term 3, 73.6% of females attended school regularly was higher than

female students attending regularly in Term 2, 2019 at 68.9%. In Term 2 (69.6%) and Term 3 (78.5%) boys

had a higher proportion of justified absences compared to females who had the highest proportion of

unjustified absences in Term 2 (33.4%) and Term 3 (26.3%) with holiday accounting for 19.8% in Term 2

and 13.1% of these absences in Term 3.

For a student to attend school with a greater than 90% average per year, a student must have less than 5 days’

absence per term. Interesting fact; if a child has 5 days off a term, that means they have 20 days off a year. In

10 years of schooling (Year 10) they would have had the equivalent of one year away from school (194 days,

normal school year).

Will your child be one of these?

Sue McLocklan

Principal Ōhaupō School

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