Term 2 Week 5

Friday 3rd June 2017

From The Principal

Kia ora all China Trip It has been great to be back at school this week having spent last week in China. The purpose of the trip was to meet with Education Agents in Nanchang, Shanghai and Guangzhou who work with Chinese families interested in sending their students to New Zealand schools as International Students. We will have a Chinese International student in our school during Term 3 and a group of students from China in Term 3 for two weeks at this stage. I was able to put some time into planning for the China Trip in April 2018, where we are intending on taking a group of Oropi students. I have had strong interest in this trip for next year to make it viable. New students A special welcome to Patricia Brooker who has joined Kiwi and Ashton Albert who has joined Pukeko. We are pleased to have you at Oropi School and we wish you all the best. New Playground This was completed while I was away and on return became aware of the issue with the flying fox which is not functioning as it should. I immediately made a call to the project manager and I am pleased to say the problem is being rectified. Parts are being returned to the factory in Auckland and we should have the flying fox re-installed before the end of this term. Thanks for your patience. Book Week and Cross Country Thank you everybody for the strong parent support we have had at all these events this week. I would like to give a special thanks to Jan Pendergrast and her supporting crew of staff for all the efforts that have gone into Book Week, including the Parade. All the student entries were fabulous. Thank you for your support. The Cross Country had a very positive vibe this year and it was the first year since I can remember where we had no rain. This event certainly gives a ‘real’ cross country experience for our children and again was very well supported by our parents. I was especially proud of all the children giving it a go and the nurturing support provided by our senior students. Thank you Mr Lewis for organising this event. You can see photos and results further on in the newsletter as a celebration of these events. Well done to our place getters and to all who participated. Have a great long weekend everyone! Nga mihi nui Andrew King Principal

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Cross Country Results See our facebook page for the video and more photos…

Year 1 Boys Year 1 Girls

1st Jaggar Townley 1st Abi Montgomerie

2nd Oscar Habacht 2nd Mya Dobson

3rd Phoenix McHannigan 3rd Ava Gray

Year 2 Boys Year 2 Girls

1st Ariki Lawson-Banks 1st Te A Taikato Te Miha

2nd Phoenix Ottesen 2nd Alafair Korohina-Wall

3rd Leyton Lefebvre 3rd Elise Burling

Year 3 Boys Year 3 Girls

1st Archie Montgomerie 1st Jorja MacDonald

2nd Josh Smith 2nd Kiani Lawson-Banks

3rd Joe Troughton 3rd Elsa Hogue

Year 4 Boys Year 4 Girls

1st Stefan Pendergrast 1st Leah Laurent

2nd Mathew Paton 2nd Chloe Burston

3rd Tom Kernohan 3rd Sophia Greer

Year 5 Boys Year 5 Girls

1st Hugo Broad 1st Pippa Montgomerie

2nd Cole Dean 2nd Malachy Geoghegan

3rd Isaac O’Brien 3rd Mikayla MacDonald

Year 6 Boys Year 6 Girls

1st Charlie Williams 1st Lucy Wright

2nd Jack Pope 2nd Giselle Hodge

3rd Harry McKinlay 3rd Carlie Harris

Year 7 Boys Year 7 Girls

1st Joseph Andric 1st Elodie Broad

2nd Ethan Dean 2nd Alyssa Fletcher

3rd Oliver Cox 3rd Mackenzie Gregg

Year 8 Boys Year 8 Girls

1st Thomas Logger 1st Bree Fletcher

2nd Lenny Nilson 2nd Caitlin Stanley

3rd CJ Long 3rd Alisha Hohneck

Fundraising Update $10,400 Money is due back on Tuesday 6th June. Please make sure you have returned all your money to the office by then in a NAMED envelope. Please remember that you need to order your prizes online so go to schoolfunrun.co.nz and create your student profile page (if you haven’t already).

Thanks to our awesome PTA for organising delicious pies for lunch on Tuesday. Please see the attached notice for Kaimai Cross Country information for all Year 4 – 6 students.

Notices

Article in Stuff re Overcrowding Some of you may have noticed that Oropi School was mentioned as a school in the Bay of Plenty with one of the highest overcrowding percentages in relation to student population. Please note this percentage was based on 2015-2016 data that the Ministry had about the school, before all our new building work was complete. We are no longer an overcrowded school. With continued roll growth however, we would be heading that way again if we were not going to be provided with future building funding. We are receiving future building funding however and Andrew King should be able to confirm this along with expected time frames within the next few weeks. Principal Parent Hui – 8th June Please remember to confirm your attendance by emailing or phoning the office. Wrap It Up is changing Wrap It Up are joining with Kindo this term which means things will change slightly for our families. Our online shop will look a little different, but still offer you the convenience of paying your child’s school needs online at anytime. There will be more ways to pay, and all of your students will be on the same page making it quicker and easier to shop. We will send out lots of information in the next few weeks, showing you how to register, top-up your account and make purchases. More updates coming soon. Calf Club It is almost time to start planning for Calf Club 2017. We will be looking at putting together another great raffle this year and are looking for sponsors to donate items or funds to buy fantastic prizes. In previous years we have had bikes, ipads, books, family adventure vouchers, and lots of other cool prizes. Please contact Kylie in the office if you wish to be a sponsor or know of someone who could help lock in some great prizes. Bus It is really important that we are notified when you collect your child / children from School before 2pm each day. We have 200 students using the bus every day, and each child must be accounted for. Please remember to phone or email the office BEFORE 2pm if you are going to collect your children from school. Please remind your children to report to the bus area promptly at the end of the day, to avoid missing the bus. *If you notice a child at the bus stop whose parents have not arrived yet, please either stay with them until their parents arrive, or phone the office and we can follow up. Let’s all look out for each other and make sure everyone gets home safely. Friday Lunches A reminder that Friday lunches happen every week on a Friday. Wrap it up is the preferred way to order lunch. Lunch orders will now be taken from the office on a Thursday morning. If paying by cash, please bring your lunch order form and payment to the office, not your classroom. Lunch order forms are available from reception. You are welcome to take several of these home so you have them on hand. If you order on wrap it up, you do not need to bring the order form to School. Absences Please remember to call and leave a message before 9am if your child is absent. Please include the reason your child is absent in the answerphone message (illness or family). Simply calling to say your child is absent is not enough information, as we need to know the reason. We have a new texting system up and running now. If your child has been marked absent on the roll, and we have not been notified, you will receive a text message. Please do not ignore this message. You must text back, or call the absent line to notify us of the reason your child is away. Jacket Orders for Winter Jackets that were pre-ordered in Term 1 have arrived today. We have a few sizes available from this order. First to pay gets the spare jackets. If your size is not available we can pre order a jacket for you. They take at least 6 weeks to arrive and cost $60 each.

Please remember to pay your School Donation We aim to provide the very best learning for your child. In order to supplement our Ministry of Education funding, we ask for a voluntary donation. This donation is voluntary; however, we hope that you will support your child’s learning by contributing in this way. Every child in the school benefits from this donation and with your support we are able to maintain and improve our programmes. Please remember that the school donation is tax deductible.

If paid after Term One

1 child $100.00 per year 2 children $180 per year 3 or more children $240 per year

Payment can be made to the office by cash or cheque, or if you prefer to pay by direct credit, some families find it easier to set up an automatic payment; details of our account are as follows: ASB 12-3440-0087772-00 - Please use your surname and donation as a reference.

Colin The Cat

Colin Colin is a pitch black and snow white cat with light green eyes. Colin is the laziest animal on earth but is as sneaky as a ninja. Colin is the soft, cool, Oropi School cat. He is the fastest and greediest animal ever! His claws are as sharp as knives. His meow can be heard from across the other side of the school. He uses his sharp claws to hunt his prey. I think Colin is amazing and also crazy. I think that Colin is the most adventurous cat in the universe. By Jason Ford. Kea Class.

Book Character Parade Results

New Entrant Tui

1st Jesse Smith, Paw Patrol 1st Arthur Rickard, BFG

2nd Jaggar Townley, The Yellow Go Kart 2nd Kate McKinlay, Fancy Nancy

3rd Tobyn Williams 3rd Elena Dell, Nanny Piggins

Piwakawaka’s Korimako

1st Stella Tolley Fancy Nancy Phoenix McHannigan, Pontiac Firebird

1st Dexter Bollen, Minecraft Zombie Archie Montgomerie, Captain Underpants

2nd Amelia McIntosh Princess Sophia Ollie Tipping, Geronimo Stilton

2nd Bethany Van Rinsvelt, Beast Alyssa Salmons, Cat in the Hat

3rd Maisy Parkinson, Moana Ashton Brown, Penguin Lily Cumming

3rd Levi Townley,The Boy who needs a new bum Riley Webber, I am Sam

Kea Ruru

1st Sam Tipping, BFG 1st Ben Marshall Samwise Gamgee Lord of the Rings

2nd Sam Fowler, Professor Poopypants 2nd Stefan Pendergrast, Boy in The Dress David Walliams

3rd Holly Pope Frank The Pocket Dog 3rd Mason Kitchingman The BFG Roald Dahl

Pukeko Teo Punua Pukeko

1st Izabella Polomka 1st Mackenna Ellis Uraza Spirit Animals

2nd Dylan Wright Rat Burger 2nd Grace McHannigan Windy Mindy

3rd Lucy Wright The Boy in the Dress 3rd Kendall Robson Mr Stink

Te Hokioi

1st Ethan Dean

2nd Jacques Van Rinsvelt Belle

3rd Joshua Graaff

Sport

Greerton Marist under 11 Black Team – Played against Arataki on Saturday on their Arataki’s home ground, the final score was 17 all. Year 3 & 4 Netball Week 4 The Korimako Ferns versed Selwyn Ridge Starlings on Wednesday night. The game was very close in the first half, 2-1 to the Starlings, with Kate Hodgson scoring our goal. Final score 5-1 to the Starlings. Player of the Day was Lily Smith who played a great defence game. Well done girls Year 3 & 4 Netball Week 5 The Korimako Future Ferns versed Otepou on Wednesday afternoon and our girls looked very smart and professional in their new netball dresses that were very kindly donated by David & Trudy Smith / Cambridge Homes Bay of Plenty. Thankyou very much guys. The team played consistently well and were going goal for goal until the 3rd quarter when Otepou shot a few more in. Final score was 7-5 to Otepou. Natasha Pearse-Danker was our player of the day, she anticipated play really well on defence and attack (shooting one of the goals), well done Natasha. Basketball Congratulations to Cole Dean for being selected to represent Tauranga City Basketball for Boys under 11's B rep team.

What's on at Oropi School

Term 2 2017 Week Dates Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

6 5 Jun - 9 Jun Queen's Birthday Cross Country fundraising money

due back today

Kaimai Cross Country Year 4 - 6

Boostrix Education Session Year 7 in

LIbrary School visits

Principal Parent Hui 7pm

P/P Kaimai Cross Country

7 12 Jun - 16 Jun

West Cluster X Country

Yr 7-8 Epro8 Challenge 5pm

P/P West Cluster X Country Yr 5-6

Epro8 challenge 9.30am

8 19 Jun - 23 Jun

BOT Meeting

School visits 9-11am WBOP Cross

Country Waiupna Park Y4-8 p/p 23

June

User Pays Bus Fees Due Today

Korimako Trip

9 26 Jun - 30 June

Matariki Evening

Hangi Tickets on sale now.

Ballot Due Today Senior Pact entries

CLOSE

10 3 Jul - 7 Jul

school visits 9-11am