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Term 2, Week 3

Wednesday 6th May 2015

Our school vision: To provide a platform which launches /

enables students to make their own limitless choices

to excel in a continually changing world.

Tēna koutou katoa- Greetings to you all

Maths Whizz Evening It was great to see so many parents in attendance last night at the parents Maths Whizz evening led by Mr Rennie, Mrs Adams and Mr Mitchell. For those parents who weren’t able to attend I have included some of the questions asked by our parents and responded to by staff. Q1. When does the money get changed over from sterling to dollars? Response: Current understanding is that this change should already have occurred and Mr Rennie would email the administrators to ascer-tain progress - expectation is within this month. Q2. Is Maths Whizz aligned with the New Zealand Curriculum? Response: It is very close to the NZ Curriculum and is in the process of being aligned. Q3. Are teachers monitoring the programme? Response: Yes! Teachers are able to access individual profile sheets. Teachers do need to work out how to communicate a paperless full report to parents. Parental request for teachers to contact parents if there is a decline in progress and application and vice versa from the parents to the teacher. Q4. How can we be sure that each student is working at their level and not at a level that is too easy for them? Response: Students can’t make it easier for themselves. It is critical that parents do not tell their child the answer. Neither should parents support their child when they are undertaking a test or the child will be programmed at a higher level and continue to struggle. Students need to be able to struggle so they can problem solve for themselves and work through their challenges. The role of the parent is to be supportive and not “tell” the answer. If the parent tells the correct response then who is doing the learning? How is the student going to be able to transfer and apply this knowledge in another situation if they do not own the learning in the first place? Parents need to inform the teacher if a child is really struggling and continues to struggle. Q5. How much time should students spend on Maths Whizz at home or at school? Response: It is vital to do both. Students need to organise their own time and should be spending 60 - 90 mins combined time between home and school in tutor mode and any extra time in replay mode. If students are unable to gain online access at home; access is available before and after school and at lunchtime if students or parents pre arrange the time with the teacher.

Many thanks to Grace Ingram and Dylan McDonald who demonstrated the different components of Maths Whizz to the parent group. Parents need to remember that teachers are working closely with all of their students to ensure that each student is able to navigate Maths Whizz independently and their progress is monitored. If you have any further queries or questions please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher.

Community Cooking Evening I have spoken with the Lentfer family, who appreciate the incredible support from the school and community. Taite can now move his fingers and toes but is immobile and unable to communicate. The next project we are organising is a Community Cooking Evening where we can come together as a school in order to provide a supply of frozen home-cooked meals for the Lentfers. Look out for the notice coming home tomorrow and return the reply slip if you can help.

Winter Championships Wednesday 17th June at Ngahinapouri School (postponement date 19th June). Entry forms MUST be returned by this Friday, 8th May. If the permission form is not returned in time your child will not be able to play.

Kind regards Sue McLocklan, Principal M Ed Ldshp. Email: principal@ohaupo.school.nz

IMPORTANT NOTICE School will be closed on Monday 1st June for Queen’s Birthday Our next TEACHER ONLY DAY is on Friday 12th June (Fieldays week). School will be closed for the day.

Week 4

Thursday 14th May 5:30pm Board of Trustees Meeting

Week 3

Friday 8th May 9am Assembly (hosted by Room 7)

Note: The School Donations Lucky Draw and the Rainbow’s End Raffle will be drawn at Assembly.

Week 5

Monday 18th May 7pm Community Cooking Evening in support of the Lentfer family

Tuesday 19th May ICAS Digital Technology test

Friday 22nd May Scholastic Book Club orders due by 3pm.

OSSC ...Ohaupo School Sports Club ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

SUBS: Overdue subs must be paid now. Please pay into the OSSC account - Ohaupo School Sports Club ASB Te Awamutu 12-3134-0055828-00 (include child’s name and the sport as a reference).

JOIN US: On our new Facebook page (Ohaupo School Sports Club) for sports reports, photos and news.

NEXT MEETING 7:30pm, Weds 27th May.

PTA News A Night at the Races has been changed to June 5th — more infor-mation in attached advert and we’ve put this up online too. This should be such a fun night!

If you’d like to book a table (tickets $15 each, tables of 8-9 maximum) or be a race trainer ($50 with a chance to win $150) email pta@ohaupo.school.nz

or contact Lynaire on 823 6064.

Oxford Pies: The ever popular Ox-

ford Pies are back. Order forms will go home this week. Orders due in 18th

May so there’s a few weeks to sort out

your orders (and your families and friends orders!!).

Order your Entertainment Book now and support Ohaupo School!

Contact contact Kat on 0276 940 418 or kat_steveg@clear.net.nz

You can also order with the form

already sent out or go to

www.entbook.co.nz/1543w35

7th November 2015 DIARY DATE = Fireworks Fiesta!

Diamond Poetry — War

Violence Painful, death hunting, slaughtering, blasting silence, memorial, defending, hope pleasure, laughter, jubilation harmony peace Happiness Murdered annihilation, crime assassination, enormity, immorality mystery, disbelief, conjecture, speculate breathtaking, bewildered, happy shocked, cheerful Survivor Remember reminisce, retrospect recollect, commemorate, elicit subdued, faded, delicate, hushed washed, unrecalled, erased cracks, oblivion Forgotten

By Grace Ingram, age 10 (Room 7)

On Sunday the 3rd of May, many students represented the school at the FIFA World Cup kids tournament on the Te Awamutu Intermediate school field. We had three teams; Germany, Argentina and of course New Zealand.

We played against lots of other great teams but not as good as Germany. Germany was made up of nine students, Bodie Mathieson, Flynn Wooten, Emily Butterfield, Zoë Wooten, James Lowther, Erin Butterfield, Cayden Mathieson and also Jack and Oliver Hogg. Germany won the trophy and many more great prizes including a soccer ball bag, a new soccer ball and some drink bottles for the team.

Everyone enjoyed the day, the sun was shining, there was no rain and lots of laughs and screams from the side lines. A big thank you to Manu Jones for arranging all of the teams and the parents and supporters. We had lots of fun!

By Emily Butterfield, age 11 (Room 8)

Ōhaupō Scouts would like to say thank you for the use of the school hall on Friday night, 24th April, for our ANZAC family sleep-over. We had a great night, played lots of games, and made some ANZAC biscuits to share with the community, after leading the ANZAC parade to the cenotaph.

Success in Swimming Events Ohaupo School Swimming Sports - 11th March 2015

Senior Boys Champion Bodie Mathieson Runner-Up Sam Stewart Senior Girls Champion Zoë Wooten Runner-Up Samantha Turnwald

Junior Boys Champion Cayden Mathieson Runner-up Brady Mitchell Junior Girls Champion Makayla Hoggart Runner-up Abbie Carmichael

Intermediate Boys Champion Flynn Wooten Runner-Up Coby Mitchell Intermediate Girls Champion Sophie Turnwald Runner-Up Grace Ingram

Lower Waipa Swimming Sports Results 2015: Zoë Wooten 1st 12 year old and over girls 50m Freestyle, 2nd Open Girls Medley, 2nd Open Girls 100m Freestyle, 2nd 12 yr old and over girls 25m Backstroke Cayden Mathieson 2nd 8 yr old boys 25m Freestyle Samantha Turnwald 2nd 11 yr old girls 25m Breaststroke Cayden Mathieson 3rd 8 yr old boys 25m Backstroke, 3rd 8 yr old boys 25m Breastroke Bodie Mathieson 3rd 12 yr old and over boys 25m Breaststroke, 3rd Boys Open Medley Sophie Turnwald 3rd 9 yr old girls 25m Breaststroke, 3rd 9 yr old girls 50m Freestyle Lucy Turnwald 3rd 11 yr old girls 25m Breaststroke

Don’t forget ...

School banking day is Thursday !

ASB and First Credit Union

A Night at the Races

Auction Prizes needed

Auction prizes: do you have a contact we can get in touch with for auction prizes for the night? Eg products or services.

Let us know at pta@ohaupo.school.nz—all donations of product or time/skill etc would be fantastic as fundraisers for the night.

EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR FIREWORKS SPONSORSHIP

An exciting opportunity exists to sponsor the Waikato Fireworks Fiesta! Naming rights and Gold sponsor opportunities are available.

There are different sponsorship packages and they are great value— an excellent way for businesses to get in touch with a target audience from the Ohaupo, Te Awamutu, Hamilton and Cambridge districts. We’re happy to talk with sponsors about tailoring the package to their needs to get maximum value for money.

Contact Jayne for more information on sponsorship packages on 823 6430 or

jaynesignal@hotmail.com or if you have any contacts or businesses you know of or work for who would like to sponsor this event let me know.