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Term 2 update Here we are in Week 7 already, and there have been lots of exciting happenings!
• Our MAC (Make And Create) clubs are in full swing on Friday afternoons this term. Children have opted for a range of activities from Papier mache Clock-making, Old Engines, Woolcraft and Science, to Painting, Gardening, Games and Sport.
• About half of the school chose to go to the RNZB Wizard of Oz ballet at the Isaac Theatre Royal in May…children were entranced by the beautiful theatre, the costumes, staging and dance.
• Team Tipu, Rooms 1&2, invited their mothers for a special Mother’s Day morning tea…
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• Children remembered ANZAC Day and Room 5 children were visited by Mark’s
father, who talked about Mark’s grandfather who went off to the First World War at the age of 21. We saw his handwritten diary with entries from May 1916…
• Judi Billcliff visited and entertained us with her lovely poems and stories
• Some of our past pupils from Kaiapoi High School, including Deputy Head Girl Gia Hurring, visited to tell our Year 8s about high school.
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• A special focus on Maths for some of our “Target children” has begun this term…
• Buddy Reading continues on Fridays with seniors and juniors…
• Year 6s visited Christchurch East Technology Centre to see what was in store for
them next year…
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• Children (and one parent!) took on a fitness challenge and trained hard for the school cross country in Week 4.
Luke, Walter, Solomon and Blake B were selected to compete in the zone finals for Years 5-8 at Loburn in Week 5. Special congratulations to Luke, who was selected to represent Pegasus zone in the Year 8 Boys section at the Canterbury Primary Schools Cross Country next Wednesday.
• We also had a wonderful “healthy breakfast” focus on 10th June with the Jamie Oliver and Food Revolution Day.
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You can find fabulous recipes for…
• DIY oaty fruity cereal • Lamb & chickpea curry • Minestrone soup • Roast chicken with potatoes & carrots • Salmon & pesto-dressed veg
• Simple green salad with lemon dressing • Simple houmous • Veggie noodle stir-fry • Simple cheese omelette • Classic tomato spaghetti
…at http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/category/occasion/jamies-food-revolution-recipes/ … and more information at… www.jamiesfoodrevolution.org
Welcome …to Elsie Earle (R1) and Layton Smith (R4), who recently started at Ouruhia. We have been getting quite a lot of inquiries about enrolments lately as word spreads about what we have to offer here, and two pre-schools will be joining us to view the Court Theatre’s school production of Matariki on the 4th July.
Reports and Parent-Teacher Discussions Mid-year progress reports for Year 4-8 children go home on Friday 1st July, with Parent-Teacher meetings being held on Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th July. Some children in Years 1-3 will also receive reports at this time, depending on the anniversary dates of when they started school. Here is a reminder of how reporting timetables differ for Years 1-3 and Years 4-8:
• For Years 1-3, children’s reports will be sent home after they have been at school for 1 year, 2 years and 3 years…i.e. on their anniversary since starting school. (This will normally be around their 6th, 7th and 8th birthdays). There will also be an interim report sent home 6 months before these anniversaries. NB These Yr1-3 reports replace the mid-year and end-of-year reports that the children have had in the past, and bring us into line with Ministry Of Education changes in reporting requirements for National Standards.
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• Year 4-8 children will receive their written reports mid-year and at the end of the year, as we have done in the past. The mid-year reports will not be quite as detailed as in the past because the detail will be talked about at the face-to-face meetings held shortly after the reports go home.
• The front page of the reports will include comments showing how your child shows the Ouruhia Learner Qualities: Thinking; Independence; Caring & Sharing; and having a Can-do Attitude.
• End of year reports will include graphs showing improvement and progress over several years
• Parents are encouraged to talk with teachers at any time of the year about children’s progress, attitude, social relationships and ways we can strengthen home-school partnerships.
Please return the slip or email Raewyn [email protected] for an appointment time for Parent-Teacher meetings on 5th and 6th July. Please email [email protected] or see Mark if you have some ideas about making our reporting process clearer.
News from the Board • Our annual reports (including finances and student achievement) have been
finalised by our auditors and submitted to the Ministry of Education. A “short version” of the annual report will be emailed to parents, and also displayed in the school foyer, along with the full version if anyone wants to look at it. Copies are also on our wiki site here.
• Board elections were held recently for two positions with Lyn Bates being elected, and the other position now needing to be filled either by appointment or by another election.
• Next Board meeting…Monday 27th June, 6.00 p.m. News from the PTA Kia ora Ouruhia families, The PTA has grown in numbers since our last meeting and we welcome our new members, Becky Sullivan (Riley & Boston’s Mum), Lisa Neill (Claudia’s Mum) and Cherie Edmonston (Phoebe & Finn’s Mum) to the PTA team. Our heartfelt thanks to these wonderful women who have joined us. As a new and improved team our first mission is to hold our winter school disco! To be held on Friday 1st of July from 6 – 8pm (whole school). In keeping with our recent Jamie Oliver Food Revolution Day we are offering much healthier snacks and drinks for the kids this time. Those with younger children are welcome to collect them at 7pm as sometimes two hours of disco excitement is too much for the little ones. Parents of course are welcome to stay. In other news we continue to obtain quotes for the upgrade of the school pool and will keep you posted as progress is made. Should you wish to join us in our meetings or just come along for a chat please tap one of us on the shoulder or get a message to us through Raewyn in the office. The PTA work along the lines of....we do what we can, when we can. Keep warm this winter everyone! Your PTA Team....Leneke Cox, Matt Cox, Angela Maguire, Sophie Keown, Becky Sullivan, Lisa Neill, Cherie Edmonston and Ange McDonald. Please ‘like’ our Ouruhia School PTA Facebook page – we use this page as an easy form of communication with you. Or email us at [email protected]
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2016 Term Dates: Term 2: Mon 2nd May – Fri 8th July Term 3: Mon 25th July – Fri 23rd Sept Term 4: Mon 10th Oct – Fri 16th Dec
Important Dates: ! 1 July: Disco ! 3 July: Working Bee ! 4 July: Matariki – 9:30 a.m. ! 4 July: Kai HS Principal – 7.00 p.m. ! 4-8 July: Book Week ! 5-6 July: Parent-Teacher mtgs ! 8 July: Sir Peter Blake Leadership – Yrs 6-8
Other notices: • Working Bee: We have a working bee planned for
Sunday 3rd July at 11.00 a.m. for about an hour. This is just a winter catch-up, mainly cleaning out gutters and a bit of pruning. Please fill in the form and return it to school if you can help.
• Book Week: coming up in the last week of this term, 4th – 8th July. A highlight will be the visit by Gavin Bishop…more details coming soon.
• Kaiapoi High School Principal Bruce Kearney will be at Ouruhia School to talk to parents on Monday 4th July at 7:00 p.m. While mostly aimed at parents of Year 8s, any parents are welcome to attend. (Please RSVP to [email protected] )
Ka kite ano,
Mark and the team at Ouruhia -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Return Slips: (email to [email protected] , or print and send paper copy to office) 1. Parent - Teacher Discussions – Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th July NB Some parents have had regular contact with their class teachers this year and may not need to make appointments at this time. I would like to meet my child’s teacher on:
• Tuesday 5th July 3.30pm - 7.00pm ( ) • Wednesday 6th July 3.30pm - 5.30pm ( )
No meeting required at this stage thank you. ( ) Name(s) and Room(s) of child(ren): _____________________________________________________________________ Name(s) of parent(s) attending: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Working Bee: (Tick those that apply ")
� I can help at the Working Bee on Sunday 3rd July.
� I can’t be there on Sunday 3rd July, but I can do the jobs ticked below at the following time: __________________________________________________________________________________________ I can help with… (please bring tools if possible)
General cleaning/tidying: • Clean out guttering (all rooms) [ ] • Treat and water-blast mould & lichen on R 4/5 above verandah [ ]
Gardening & grounds:
• Rake and barrow leaves to compost heap [ ] • General garden weeding & tidy-up [ ] • Prune and trim bushes and trees touching buildings or unsafe (loppers, chainsaw needed) [ ] • Dump garden waste on burn heaps next door
Minor maintenance/carpentry/painting:
• Grind/clean basketball goals so they rotate [ ] • Install battens for mezzanine storage in PE shed [ ] • Install flashing by drinking fountain
Name:_____________________________________________ Phone number:_____________________
