Term 3 Week 1

Friday 28th July 2017

From The Principal

Kia ora koutou We have had a very positive start to the term at Oropi School. Thank you to all our parents who have been able to attend the mid-year report follow-up interviews this week. This is an important opportunity to get more details about the summaries you received of your child's progress. The mid year report is specifically designed to simply be a snapshot of your child’s learning and this is why we follow up with interviews so you can get more details. The end of year reports provide the more detailed information. I would like to pass on a sincere thanks to the parents of children in our Kapa Haka group who committed their time in the last week of the holidays to cater for a breakfast group at the Oropi Hall. This meant they were able to raise a substantial amount of funds for the group. Thank you very much for your time and efforts in this. There are a lot of exciting plans for Term 3. The highlights will include: Go Cart Racing next week, the Disco, the School Choir Performance, and the Ball for Year 5-8 children. This gives us plenty to look forward to and of course with spring on the way, many of us are starting to gear up for our Calf Club Day at the start of Term 4. Many of you will no doubt have an extra chore as I type - looking after chickens! Every now and then, I get reminders that Oropi School is certainly heading in the right direction in terms of offering a dynamic curriculum for our children. This reminder is in the form of a recent article on Stuff -

https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/education/95074861/high-school-students-not-learning-enough-about-asian-countries-survey Languages are so important for our children and learning about the relevance of the Asia region to New Zealand. Our Curriculum Overview is soon to apprea on the front page of our school website. Please keep an eye out for this.

Nga mihi nui

Andrew King Principal

Notices

Kapa Haka Fundraising Breakfast Last Saturday the Kapa Haka parents put on a cooked breakfast for the Bay of Plenty Hunt Club at the Oropi School Hall. Thanks to Pak’n’Save, Cameron Road, who donated $100 worth of groceries and to all the generous families who donated eggs, bacon, preserves and baking. The hall was set up and looked fabulous and a hot breakfast was served to 65 riders. Thanks to the support from the school community we were able to raise a good amount of money for the Oropi School Kapa Haka group and things are looking good for this to be an annual fundraiser for the school. Disco & Calf Club Meeting

Payment Information: Oropi School BOT Bank Account 12-3440-0087772-00

There is a meeting in the staffroom on Wednesday 2nd August at 3pm. If you would like to help organise the Disco or Calf Club, please come along. New families are welcome to get stuck in and be involved in these awesome events for our kids. Disco The Disco is coming up on Friday 18 August. The junior disco will be at 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm and the senior disco from 7.15 pm – 8.30pm. We have a great DJ booked for the evening and it is sure to be a great time for the kids. The theme is In The Jungle so dress accordingly. Tickets are $5 for one child or $10 for two or more children. The ticket price include a small treat pack including a glow stick and a few other goodies. Food must be pre-ordered before Thursday 17th on Kindo or at the office. We will need 10 parents from the junior School and 10 parents from the senior school to help with supervision. Please indicate on Kindo when purchasing tickets if you can help, or contact the office. There will be spot prizes and prizes awarded to the best dressed. Before & After School Care Information We are looking at before and after school care options and would like to invite families who are interested in this service to click the link below and complete a few quick questions to gauge interest. http://bit.ly/OropiASC2017 Foodbank Appeal We are running our Schools Appeal and need your help!! August 7th to 11th

Please bring an item of food to the office to donate to the Community Foodbank. Below are some suggestions on food items which we are running low on and always need; +Tinned Soup +Packets of Soup +Cocoa +Baking Powder +Icing Sugar +Pasta Sauce +Precooked servings of rice/pasta +Toothpaste +Laundry Powder +Tinned Tomatoes +Creamed Corn The people in our community who get support from our Foodbank are so very grateful for your generosity!!! Please ensure items are not past their best before date. Thank you! Arriving late to School A reminder that School starts at 8.55am. All students who arrive after 9am must report to the office before going to the classroom. 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. Bus PLEASE remember to notify the School before 2pm if you are collecting your children. We prefer that you phone and leave a message on the answerphone before 2pm, alternatively you can email office@oropi.school.nz before 2pm or call the office on 543 1479 before 2pm. Kindo If you would like help registering with Kindo, please email or phone the office. We can easily talk you through the process and get you set up. Friday Lunch Friday lunch orders must be handed in to the office before Thursday 9.30am. Kindo orders can be taken until 9pm Thursday. Spare order forms are available from reception or can be printed off the School website.

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.

Sport

Greerton Marist Yougn Guns Mason , Phoenix, and Jaggar have almost finished the rugby season. The boys have got an amazing coaching team. Here is Mason with his Most Improved award and Jaggar with his Player of the Day trophy. Keep up the good work boys.

Community

TAURANGA BOYS & GIRLS AGRICULTURAL CLUB (Group Day) AGM Date: Wednesday 27 September 2017 7pm Venue: 168 Soldiers Road, Kaimai All welcome. Discussion includes planning for this year‘s Group Day on Saturday 28th October 2017 Enquiries: Ph Linda 543 5265

What's on at Oropi School

Term 3 2017 Week Dates Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

2 31 Jul - 4 Aug TBC visit Year 8

Ball practice 9 am – 10.30am

School visits 9 - 11 3pm Disco & Calf

Club meeting 3pm in the staffroom

Everyone welcome

Technology Lunch orders

due today

Friday Lunch Ball practice 9 am –

10.30am WACKY RACES

1.30pm

3 7 Aug - 11 Aug

Foodbank Appeal this week. Please bring in

a can of food or something on the list

above.

Ball practice 9 am – 10.30am

School visits 9 - 11

Snow Camp

Technology Snow Camp

ASC Conference Open Night

Tauranga Boys College

Lunch orders due today

Snow Camp Friday Lunch

Ball practice 9 am – 10.30am

Oropi Playgroup

Quiz Night tomorrow 12th Aug

& Oropi Hall

4 14 Aug - 18 Aug

BOT Meeting

School visits 9 – 11

Year 5 & 6 Cycle

Safety

Technology

Lunch orders due today

Friday Lunch School Disco

Tough Guy & Gal Challenge

Ball practice 9 am – 10.30am Chinese Speech Contest Rotorua

TGC Parent Student Interviews 9 -

10.30am

5 21 Aug - 25 Aug

Boostrix Vaccination Year 7 in Library

1.30pm Ball practice

9 am – 10.30am

Lunch orders due today

Friday Lunch Ball practice 9 am –

10.30am

6 28 Aug - 1 Sep

Calendar Art starts this week

Dental Caravan due on site

Ball practice 9 am – 10.30am

School visits 9-11am TBC Sports

Exchange Day

Cricket Awareness Lunch orders

due today

Friday Lunch Cricket Awareness Ball practice 9 am –

10.30am

7 4 Sep - 8 Sep Photolife School

Photos Ball practice

9 am – 10.30am

Year 5 & 6 West Cluster Winter

Tournament school visits 9-11am

Lunch orders due today

Friday Lunch P/P West Cluster

Winter Tournament Ball practice 9 am –

10.30am CHOIR

PERFORMANCE

8 11 Sep - 15 Sep

Ball practice

9 am – 10.30am

Lunch orders

due today

Friday Lunch Ball practice 9 am –

10.30am Term 4 User Pays

Bus Fees Due today

9 18 Sep - 22 Sep

Ball practice

9 am – 10.30am

Problem Solving Tauriko 6.30pm

Lunch orders due today

Friday Lunch Ball practice 9 am –

10.30am

10 25 Sep - 29 Sep

Y8 TGC Testing 11am – 1pm

Ball practice 9 am – 10.30am

Senior Ball Oropi Memorial Hall

Lunch orders

due today

Friday Lunch