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Tasman Drive

Papakura 2113

Phone (09) 298 5410

office@opaheke.school.nz

www.opaheke.school.nz

Fax (09) 298 0739

Thank you to all the children who are punctual for school. Please ensure your child is in school for 8:25am. The side gates will be closed at this time. We encourage punctuality in order for students to

be in and settled, ready for learning.

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Issue 16, 2017

Wednesday 25 October, 2017

WELCOME TO NEW STAFF

I would like to welcome two new staff to our Opaheke

School community, Miss Claire Hudson and Miss Sophie

Glen. I am sure their classes, Room 6 and Room 24 are

making them feel welcome.

My name is Claire Hudson and I have

been teaching for four years. I have

lived locally for my entire life and

attended nearby schools growing up. I

have come from Papakura Central

school where I taught in a Year 5 and

6 digital classroom. My hobbies

include netball, reading and going

fishing with my family. I am very

excited to be teaching at Opaheke

school after completing a practicum

here while I was training to become a

teacher.

Kia Ora everyone, my name is Sophie

Glen and I am the new Classroom

Teacher of Room 24. I’ve recently

moved to Opaheke School from

Reremoana School in Wattle Downs

where I taught for nearly four years.

This isn’t my first experience at

Opaheke School, I completed my final

Practicum back in 2013 and really

enjoyed my time here. I have grown

up in the Papakura and Drury area

and live locally, so I know the area

well. I have a passion for bringing

creativity to the classroom, whether it

be fun and different ways of learning,

or simply through creating a colourful and engaging

environment to learn in. Out of school I am a bit of a foodie; I

love to cook but mainly I love to try out new and exciting

places to eat. I’ve also recently caught the travel bug and have

just returned from Europe. I’m very pleased to be onboard at

Opaheke School and look forward to getting to know you all!

We farewelled Mrs Cynthia Watson who has gone on long term leave. We look forward to seeing Mrs Watson back in 2019. We welcome Mrs Kathleen Tolmie to the Junior Hub for this term.

FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR CARNIVAL

PREPARATIONS

School parents, Mrs Claire Hart and her Carnival

Committee have been busy making preparations for the

Carnival which will take place on Friday 10 November.

Classes are also beginning to make signs and know the

sort of exhibits and competitions that they may enter.

ATTITUDE

Last Thursday evening the Attitude

Programme held a parent meeting. This

engaging and quite entertaining evening was to

inform parents of what to expect in the world

their teenagers are growing up in - a world

which has

changed

over the

years since

they

themselves

were

teenagers.

Thirty Three people attended the event.

The Attitude Programme is a series of

assemblies and workshops presented to our

Year 7 and 8 students. The PTA have kindly

funded this programme, run for the first time

at our school.

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© Opaheke School Newsletter

PARENT BY- ELECTION NOTICE

Nominations are invited for the election of one (1) parent representative to the Board of Trustees. A nomination form and a notice calling for nominations will be posted to all eligible voters. You can nominate another person to stand as a candidate, or you can nominate yourself (make sure you sign both parts of the form). Additional nomination forms can be obtained from the school office. Nominations close at noon on Thursday, 26 October 2017 and may be accompanied by signed candidates’ statements. The voting roll is open for inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours. There will also be a list of candidates’ names, as they come to hand, for inspection at the school. Voting closes at noon on Wednesday, 8 November 2017.

Signed: Kathy Brinsden, Returning Officer

SUNHATS — The school Board of Trustees has a policy of compulsory

sunhats for children. Hats are full brimmed ‘slouch’ hats, royal blue and

come with or without the school logo on. Children not wearing the school

sunhat will be unable to participate in outdoor sports or play on the fields.

This is a uniform item and needs to be purchased from the school office.

Now that we have started Term 4 - hats must be worn.

Plain hats $14.00 School Logo hats $20.00

100 % Attendance Certificates Term 3 —congratulations to….

Senior Hub Room 24 Room 9 Room 5 Room 2

Jaylyn Orlando Tyla Marnie Lily

Hope Ryland Deborah Charlotte Fazeel

Leighton Room 23 Hayden Maia-jade Rylea

Lilianne Vuvu Noor Jessica Ezekeil

Henry Grace Room 8 Amelia Room 1

Quinlan Lily Alexander Room 4 Daniel

Dannielle Ethan Harleen Joshua Madelline

Joshua Lexi Ethan Brendon Junior Hub

Nicole Room 22 Daniel Matthew Elisha

Room 26 Kaylee Room 7 Praise Kayne

Claire Tyler Breeze Brooke Trey

Mama Cayden Keith Cornelius Arya

Alivia Lotomoua Room 6 Room 3 Mikayla

Harnoor Sahib Angelina Lucie Molly

Zac Room 21 Dylan Denise Nahla

Joanne Korey Debra Olivia Damien

Sonia Nixon Tatiana Jonathan Eli

Room 25 Room 10 James

Yazhini Charlotte Alicia

Jorja Cooper Hemi

Ceasar Adella

IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR

CALENDAR

Junior Concert - Y1-4

Thursday 7 December 10.30am

Senior Concert & Prizegiving - Y5-

8 - Thursday 7 December 7pm

Grandparents Day, 8 December

from 9am - details to follow

Graduation Evening Y8,

12 December - details to follow

School closes for Term 4

Thursday 14 December at 12.00pm

TERM 4

HUI & FONO

WEDNESDAY

7 November

6PM-7PM

Pizza dinner +

Child Care

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PTA NEWS —

Planning is underway for the Carnival this year, to be held on Friday 10 November. If you would like to be part of organising the Carnival or have any suggestions, please contact Claire Hart, candbhart@xtra.co.nz or 0275888123

Road Patrol Helpers

/ Lunch Room

Helpers / PTA

We need more

parents to step up and help our school

community. Next year we will need to replace

nearly half of the helpers on the PTA, Road

Patrol and Friday lunch room as our current

helpers leave because their children are moving

on to high school. We are always looking for

parents, caregivers or grandparents to help, you

won't get locked in to something - we all share

the load and the more people we get on board

the less we have to carry.

This year we have had a great bunch of parents

help out but we need more — can you spare 25

minutes in the morning or afternoons and help

our children cross safely at the Road Crossings.

We also have had a great bunch of helpers on the

PTA and Lunch room. We need your help please

don't just sit back and think someone else will do

it, WE NEED YOU! so put your hand up, come

help make the school your own and keep up the

work of the excellent PTA & School community

we have. Please leave your name at the school

office. Kind Regards Keith Buchan (PTA)

ph 027 23 55 999

Hangi Tickets can be purchased from

the office from Thursday 26 October

Ki O Rahi

Counties sport ran

Ki O Rahi for

classes. Ki O Rahi

are traditional

Maori Games. All

the students

enjoyed these

activities.

Action Shot

from the

North

Counties

Touch

Competition

held at

Opaheke

School last

Friday

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Krystal

What’s been going on in Room Three

Year 8?

Our annual Book Week Parade went off with a splash of red and blue as Room 3 dressed up as Thing 1 from Doctor Seuss. Room 2 came along for the ride as Thing 2

Whilst studying our recent measurement unit we thought we would take advantage of the beautiful sunshine and we took our learning outdoors. Using the knowledge we had

learned in class, we used the measuring wheels and tape and measured the area and perimeter of the fields, courts and playground.

An important part of being a 21st Century Learner is to share our knowledge with other. Here are some of Room 2’s students sharing what they learned with ratios.

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Spring Bouquets …. ROOM 15 YEAR 1 & 2

We used sponges, paint and pastel to create our own Greedy Cats. Greedy Cats

Aboriginal Dot Art Story telling with pictures.

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25-27 October Y6 Camp — Chosen Valley Y5 EOTC

2 November Counties Zone Touch Y7/8

3 November Off Site Choir Rehearsal 9.30am - 12.30pm

7 November Term 4 Hui/Fono 6pm

8 November BOT Meeting 7pm

10 November CARNIVAL

15 November PTA Meeting

16 November Interschool Athletics Year 5 and 6

17 November Counties Zone Athletics Y7/8

19 November Family Portraits (PTA)

23 November e-pro8 Semi Finals Year 7/8

24 November e-pro8 Semi Finals Year 5/6

28 November BOT Meeting 7pm

29 November Pizza Day

30 November Junior 3-Way Conferences

1 December Rainbows End for Road Patrols, School Councillors and Bus Monitors

1 December Combined Primary School’s Choir - Carols in the Park 12pm - 1pm

TERM DATES 2018 Term 1—Wednesday 31 January to Friday 13 April

(Easter—Fri 30 March to Tues 3 April)

Term 2—Monday 30 April to Friday 6 July

Term 3—Monday 23 July to Friday 28 September

Term 4—Monday 15 October to Friday 14 December

Opaheke School Newsletter

Remember to wear

your shoes arriving

and leaving school

IMPORTANT DATES

COMMUNITY NOTICES

WELCOME TO OPAHEKE

A warm welcome to the following students who have started at our

school: Mikayla R24; Angi R9; Mikayla, Harlem, Elijah, Roxanne,

Campbell and Te Kuiti in the Junior Hub

Orders close

Friday 27 October

Drury Junior Touch 2017:

Registration Dates: Fri 27th Oct (3.30– 6.30pm),

Wed 31st Oct (3.30– 6.30pm)

Drury Rugby Club – 10 Tui Street, Drury

Registration Fee $25.00 per child. $20.00 per child if registering

more than 1 family member. Starts Fri 3rd Nov at 5.20pm to

6.30pm

Contact Phill Gower 021 945 144 pgower@greengorilla.co.nz

Maree Turner 021 422 262 muzzwalk@hotmail.com

SPECIAL THANKS TO…..

THANKS PTA

Next time you

go into the hall

you will notice

one big change.

We now have 4

large heat

pumps. These

heat pumps will mean that we can heat

the hall in the winter months - no more

cold morning assemblies. It will also

mean that we can cool the hall during the

summer months - no more hot concerts

on grandparents day! Just remember

that we do need to keep the hall doors

and windows closed during the concerts

for the air conditioning to work properly.

Thanks to the PTA for organising and

funding these and the BOT for covering

the ongoing costs.

Drury United Football Club

ph 021 02998230

Junior Futsal (4-14 Yrs)

Wed 25 Oct –13 Dec 5-6.30pm. No registration

just turn up to play. Free sausage sizzle after-

wards.