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Wednesday 19 October, 2016

Issue 15, 2016 PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGES

Tasman Drive

Papakura 2113

Phone (09) 298 5410

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE NOT LATE FOR SCHOOL.

STUDENTS MUST BE IN CLASS BEFORE 8.25AM

office@opaheke.school.nz

www.opaheke.school.nz

Fax (09) 298 0739

FIRST LEARNING WITH DIGITAL TECH

EXPO A HUGE SUCCESS

Parents, Educators from other schools and business leaders

came along to Opaheke School’s first Learning with Digital

Tech Expo in the school hall last Thursday 13 October. This

was a student led expo where students were presenters in one

of 20 exhibits. It was fantastic to see students from the junior

and senior areas of the school presenting and many visitors

commented on how well the

students were able to

articulate how technology

is being used in their

learning. Visitors saw how

stop motion animation was

being used in literacy and

how maths was needed

when constructing in

minecraft. I learnt how to do coding and how this enhances

one of the NZ curriculum key competencies - using language,

symbols and text. Students on the Digital Citizenship booth

explained how this relates to our learning dispositions.

This was a great collective effort by students and all staff but

a particularly big effort by Associate Principal and Microsoft

Fellow, Nikkie Laing, Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts

Georgina Howell and Jodi Hill and Teachers.

STUDENTS SHOW THEIR

APPRECIATION

The last day of Term 3 was Teacher

Appreciation Day it was great to see so

many students doing nice things for our

wonderful teachers.

Left:

Juniors learn

about Road Safety

from Ronald

McDonald

THREE MORE MIE TEACHERS

FOR OPAHEKE

Microsoft has awarded three more Opaheke

School teachers with the title of Microsoft

Innovative Educator Experts, or MIE

Experts for short; Nicola Hamill, Bronwyn

Clegg and Cherie Lister.

MIE Experts are part of an exclusive

program created to recognise global

educator visionaries using technology to

pave the way for better learning and

student outcomes.

These teachers join the two MIE Experts

and one fellow we already have at the

school. The MIE Experts receive additional

professional development and support from

Microsoft and the use of additional

resources while at Opaheke School. MIEs

in turn assist the school to improve

learning, and how technology can be used

to enhance this. They introduce new and

exciting innovations and collaborate with

others schools who are at different points

in their learning journey.

These teachers now join a community of

several hundred experts world wide.

Inside this issue:

Principal’s Messages

PTA Report

Room 2

Room 9

Community notices

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SCHOOL SUNHATS

A reminder for everyone that school sunhats are a uniform item and must be worn

in Terms 1 and 4. Hats are available to purchase from the school office. $14 plain

hat, $20 for a school logo hat. Thank you for your co-operation with this.

PARENT CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS

Please note the school has a policy covering Parent

Concerns and Complaints. The aim of the policy is:

1. To provide clear guidelines on procedures for existing

concerns or making complaints connected with the

school curriculum or management.

2. To satisfy parents that the teaching and management

standards of the school will be maintained to the highest

levels and ensure that appropriate processes are in place

in the event that any concerns/complaints arise.

Details regarding this policy including the process can

be found at Parent Concerns and Complaints Policy on

the website.

Congratulations to the students who achieved 100% attendance in Term 3

Eilis R01 Summer R04 Nicole R07 Orlando R12 Dhruva R18 Caleb R22

Matt R01 Jacob R04 Lilianne R07 Mathilde R12 Ethan R18 Nicholas R22

Christian R01 Denise R04 Calum R07 Claire R12 Tyla R18 Casey R23

Emma-

Jane R01 Rylea R04 Riley-Peter R08 Tori R12 Owen R19 Kiniasi R23

Jennifer R01 Marnie R05 Curtis R08 Sonia R12 Hannool R19 Aariz R23

Briar R01 Cryztalle R05 James R08 Tim R12 Kayla R19 Madelline R24

Kieran R01 Brianna R05 Henry R08 Rebecca R13 Mackenzie R19 Ethan R24

Kristie R01 Aryandeep R05 Timothy R08 Luca R13 Pulkit R19 Daniel R24

Kirsty R02 Keith R05 Manjinder R08 Sonihal R13 Richard R19 Kaelyn R24

Addison R02 Amelia R05 Nicola R08 Blake R13 Shawnell R20 Lara R25

Bonnie R03 Luke R05 Adonaijah R09 Hayden R15 Kayn R20 Breeze R25

Weston R03 Mohit R06 Kaeo R09 Bhavneet R15 Lucie R20 Brooklyn R25

Tamsin R03 Jaymian R06 Alyx R09 Cooper R15 Fazeel R20 Isabella R25

Jamie R03 Sophie R06 Lily R10 Mila R15 Jorja R21 Eloise R26

Luke R03 Leighton R06 Ethan R10 Joshua R16 Aston R21 Nikki R26

Sienna-ri R03 Isabella R06 Blake R10 Shantze R16 Harnoor R21 Maddison R26

Rebecca R03 Makaylah R07 Vuvu R11 Tekorowai R16 Thahliyah R21 Jasmine R26

Charlotte R03 Joshua C. R07 Emily R11 Deborah R16 Sophia R21 Julie R26

Rebecca R04 Joshua B. R07 Ryland R12 Moko-Iti R17 Danielle R22

CHANGES TO YEAR 8 SCHOOL BASED

IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME FOR 2017

Due to the recent changes to the National Immunisation Schedule

the School Based Immunisation Programme Human papillomavirus

(HPV) vaccine will now be given to boys as well as girls in Year 8.

There will be two vaccinations given with a 6 month gap between the

doses. Information on the vaccine and a consent form will be given to

your child early 2017, for you to fill out and return to the school. No

child will be vaccinated without written consent.

Additionally if you require more information on this important

Immunisation Programme contact Papakura Public Health Office

295 1280 or alternatively go to http://.health.govt.nz/your-

health/conditions-and-treatments/diseases-and-illnesses/cervical-

cancer/hpv-immunisation

HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES

The following policies have now been reviewed and are

available at the office, for the next two weeks, for

community input.

Health & Safety Policy, Police Vetting Policy, Child

Protection Policy, Roles & Responsibilities. You are

more than welcome to call into the office and read these.

BOAT COMPETITION

THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER

Gold coin entry. Boat racing the

width of the pool.

Only homemade boats - not

commercially made boats.

See the notice sent home on 20

September

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Carnival 2016 – UPDATE!!! The Carnival is only 3 weeks away and we are all really excited about what we have in store this year! Thanks so much to you all for your wonderful support and donations and a huge thanks to all of the fabulous ladies who have been sewing aprons. These will be really useful on the stalls on the night. This week we are sending out requests for help for the carnival. We need help with setup, pack-up and on stalls on the night; it is a lot of fun and we need as many helpers as possible, so please complete those forms and get them back to school as soon as possible. Thanks so much!! For the three weeks from 10 –28 October we ask that you send grocery items and bottles along to school. We do ask that the grocery items are not expired as these will be used in our grocery hampers. Bottles can be anything – sauces, drinks, smellies etc – these are to be used for the Mystery Bottle Stall.

Below: Students have been

learning to play the ukulele from

Miss Grey’s mother Jan. In the

last week of the term they

performed around the school for

classes and, as can be seen here,

the office.

PRINCIPAL REQUESTS

Just a reminder to parents that if you wish to take your children out of school for

occasions other than medical appointments, illness and bereavements then a letter to the

Principal requesting permission must be submitted.

This must be completed at least one week prior to the date(s). The Principal will then

provide a written reply to your request.

COMBINED PASIFIKA FONO AND

MAORI HUI

WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER

School Hall at 6.30pm - 7.30pm

We would love to invite all whanau of Maori and Pasifika

students along to a combined meeting next Wednesday.

We would like all parents and caregivers coming to the

meeting to bring their children if they are in Kapa Haka so

they can perform 2 waiata before the meeting.

After the meeting there will be a light supper and hot drink.

In the holidays, Hawaiki H and his whanau worked with Leilani

from the Papakura Art Gallery to transfer Hawaiki's flag design

onto a Chorus box

next to our school.

You can see this

artwork on Opaheke

Road at the top of

Tasman Drive. We

love your work

Hawaiki.

SATURDAY HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

The winning team was "Josh, Joel and the bros" and consisted of Joshua J., Joel N., Zach J., Hatepe W., Connor G., Taine C. and Ben M.

There was a very high standard of competition from all the students that took part, with most of the games being very close in score. The event managed to fundraise $150 towards Year 6 camp.

Room 2 Art Project

S p r i n g h a s s p r u n g

Using a colour scheme based on analogous

colours, Room 2 created spring flower art.

We used textured card, crayon and dye to create

our pieces of art.

There were several steps we worked through. This involved dying large pieces of card then cutting them to size and shapes so we could create a layered

flower effect.

ROOM 9—YEAR 2

Our

IDEA

lab is

a

mak-

Ronald McDonald came to visit the

Junior School on Monday. We learned

to watch out for sneaky driveways, how

to make our seatbelts click and to walk

safely on footpaths.

Last week, the Junior School presented

at the Digital Technology Expo. Duncan

and Liam showed parents and visitors

how we use educational apps and One

Note for our learning.

Afterwards we decided to

sketch Ronald McDonald to go

with our stories.

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Upcoming Events

Wed 19-21 Oct Year 6 Camp and Year 5 EOTC

Thurs 20 Oct Y7/8 MiniTouch Tornament (Boys and Mixed) Opaheke School

Mon 24 Oct Labour Day Holiday

Wed 26 Oct Term 4 Maori Hui and Pasifika Fono

Thurs 27 Oct Boat Competition (save day 28 Oct)

Tues 1 Nov Counties Zone Touch

Wed 2 Nov Year 3 and 4 Cross Country 10.30am

Fri 4 Nov SCHOOL CARNIVAL 4pm—7.30pm

Tues 8 Nov School Council Trip to Wellington

Assembly

Certificates:

19 Sept 17 October

R1 Tyler Christel

R2 Sophia Jordis

R3 Corey

R4 Adison Rylea

R5 Hope

R6 Paris All of Room 6

R7 Joshua Latrell

R8 Room 8 Riley

R9 Casey Finn

R10 Kesaia Samantha

R11 Onkar Diamyn

R12 Kirandeep Junjun

R13 /14 Borislav

R15 Smith

R16 Shantze Willow

R17 Cayden Nakita

R18 Kristile Pablo

R19 Richard Joshua

R20 Connor

R21 Tai Dyon

R22 Room 22 Vincent

R23 Casey Tylah

R24 Cohen Ethan

R25 Zane

R26 Holland Jasmine

Striving for Excellence

(This is the focus for STAR Certificates this term)

Welcome to new students at school: Rylan R5, Koli and Lisa R20, Eva

R12, Luke R10 and Tyreece, Trey, Tabitha R13/14

PAPAKURA CRICKET CLUB: Looking for Year 7 & 8 students

interested in playing cricket– contact Louise—021 2539316

Email papakuracricketjuniors@gmail.com

TERM DATES FOR 2016 Monday 10 October - Friday 16 December (Labour Day: Monday 24 Oct) TERM 1 DATES FOR 2017 Term 1 2017: 1 Feb—13 April

TOUCH

We now have 8 school teams playing touch this year on Tuesday evenings which

is more than ever before. It is great to see so many students getting involved in

physical activity. A reminder that Opaheke School has subsidised the cost for

students. We always stress to students the importance of fair play. As these are

school teams we insist that parents also show fair play and behave appropriately

as good spectators. Please read the Fair Play Code for Parents and Supporters:

THE FAIRPLAY CODE FOR PARENTS AND SUPPORTERS

Good sport is about positive attitude. You can set the right tone and help make the game

a success. Play your part – play fair. To the best of your ability you will:

• Encourage your child, and other people’s children, in their efforts in sport

• Insist that your child plays within the rules and by the principles of fair play

• Make an effort to understand the rules (modified) of the game

• Respect your child’s efforts regardless of whether they have won or lost

• Display self-control on the sideline

• Always be positive, never shout at or ridicule players

• Support good play and applaud good performance from all competitors

• Show your appreciation to people who volunteer their time so your child can play

• Remember that your child plays sport for their reasons not yours, never place undue

pressure on your child to play or perform

• Be a positive role model for your child

• Give it your full effort