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www.opaheke.school.nz

Please ensure your child is here every school day. The only valid reasons for your child to be absent are: sickness, serious injury or health related appointment, bereavement/tangi, special permission from the Principal.

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Issue 10 2019

Wednesday 03 July, 2019

Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the

Pleiades (or Subaru in Japan). It rises in mid-winter and for many

Māori, it heralds the start of a new year. Traditionally, it was a time for

remembering the dead, celebrating new life and planting new crops.

In the 21st century, observing Matariki has become popular again as a

cross-cultural celebration. In 2019 the Matariki cluster appears in the

night sky from 25 – 28 June.

Students have been learning about Matariki in their classes and at assembly. Some classes have made kites and other pieces of artwork.

MATARIKI

It was great to see families attending the 3-Way

Conferences last Thursday 27 June. For those with

students who have been here for 6 months this may

have been your first experience at a 3-Way Conference.

For others you may have noticed it was a little different

to the last time. One of the aims is to have the students

sharing some of the work and being able to talk about

it. This is the first step in developing student agency

whereby students can talk about where they are at and

what the next steps in their learning are.

Students in Year 3 to 8 will have their Student Led

Conference this afternoon and evening. These are a little

different to 3-Way Conferences and it may take a little

getting used to if it is your first time. Remember that the

focus is on student learning, where they are at and what

their next steps are. If parents would like to talk to

teachers about matters outside of learning then a

meeting at another

time should be set.

We do understand that

some students missed

out on a 3-Way

Conference due to

commitments on that

night. Your child's

teachers will contact

you to arrange an alternative time. Alternatively you can

contact the office. The same will be the case if, for any

reason you may miss the Student Led Conference today.

At Opaheke School it is one of the most important days

on the school calendar and we usually get 93% to 95%

turnout from parents.

3-WAY AND STUDENT LED CONFERENCES

I hope that some parents took the time to listen to the child

psychologist Kathryn Berkett last Thursday 20 June. Kathryn is a very

engaging speaker who talked about how children’s brains work—or

neuroscience. She explains it in a way that is easy for anyone to

understand and I think that everyone walks away with a different

perspective on why some children behave the way

they do.

During the biennial health survey last year there

was a clear message from parents that mental

health was the most important issue and that

parents would like opportunities to learn more

about mental health in order to better understand

their children. Many of our teachers and support

staff attended the day sessions. Brenda Marquet

and I spent 2 days learning from Kathryn in April

TERM 3 DATES ON SKOOL LOOP

KATHRYN BERKETT

This is the app where Opaheke School post all its dates and

soon we will also use the app to send out notices. You can also

use the app to view the newsletter and notify the school of an

absence. The app is the best way to find out if there is a

postponement or cancellation for any events.

I would like to wish all students and their families an enjoyable

and safe school holiday and I will see you all back here on the

first day of term 3, Monday 22 July.

ASIAN COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER Last Wednesday 26 June nine families attended the very first Asian

consultation evening at Opaheke School. People brought dishes

special to their culture to share with others and families provided

feedback to the school on a range of topics. Astounding to me was

the variety of cultures represented by those attending. Philippines,

Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, India, Vietnam, Sri Lanka. Did you

know that there are 48 countries in Asia?


Everyday Learning at Opaheke School

Students in the Writing Enrichment Programme have been

producing original texts that relate to New Zealand. They have had

to consider the best words for their message and the best layout

and font for their work. In some cases they used a mix of fonts to

add to the overall image they wanted to produce.

They have been inspired by the writing of different poets and

authors.

Inspired by Robert Frost

A Clean Green Country By Amelia T Whose land this is I do not know.

It's not been clean since long ago;

Sand and grass covered in debris

Watch more pile on top, from hands of foe

People must think it strange to see

A beach of trash, next to littered sea

In a country so called 'green'

In this place no creatures are free

I turn to leave this place, feeling keen

Then remember my job from the place I'd just been

I have to continue with my amends

Bending down, I start to clean

This place seems to be another of the dead-ends

As I look towards the horizon, I see it extends

With miles to go before this ends,

With miles to go before this ends.

New Zealand By Carowyn Y.

This country is our home

And right now it’s free to roam

At some point, though I feel

As though we won’t be a pretty biome

For you see, just ask the eels

And the dolphins, fish and seals

And then you’ll understand

That we’re not as secure as we might feel

How about the sacred land?

Not many people stand hand in hand

To protect our land, plants and trees

And instead, just let it fall like a fist filled with

sand.

So instead, let us rise like the tide of the seas

And stand our ground for the fragile seeds

And flow swiftly like the gentle breeze

Afterall, peace does not come with ease.

Inspired by Arnold Adoff

The Sounds of New Zealand

By Alyssa A

Small noises

From the beaches below

Swaying trees, with rustling leaves,

Splashing waves, and large rock

caves.

S P L A S H

C R A S H

E C H O

R U S T L EWhen you get closer you start to

hear

Children splashing and running

around.

Seagulls screaming as they glide

through the air

S C R E E C H

S C R E A M

The squishy soft sand between my

toes,

send shivers up my spine.

When you wake in the dead of

night

You may be lucky to hear the

S P L A S H

C R A S H

Or maybe just hear the soft

C R E A KS

S Q U E A KS Small noises

From the beaches below...

Swaying trees, with rustling leaves.

Splashing waves, and large rock

caves.

Enviro Music

By Andrew O

The sacred grove of

S h I f t I n g Voices

Whispering

Through from

The leaves.

All Around me:

B E A T I N G

and slashing of wind

strokes

And palaver of thorns and

Spines of soft roses.

A Trickle

crunch

Chorus and chimes ringing

A choir of soft, rich soil

BEATING under my feet

A Melody…

All the same.

Did You Ever? By Claire P

Did you ever go on the luge in Rotorua

Bumpy path

Screeching brakes

Screaming people

Hands gripped on tightly

I love it

Did you ever jump off a rocky ledge

And into a watering hole?

Feet gripping the rock

Knees knocking

People encouraging

Don't try it

It's NO fun!


Sports Update

8 June

Storm vs Misfits Spirit 11-4 win POD Maria

22 June

Storm vs CG Garnets 35-20 loss POD Whole Team

THIS IS OUR LAST HARDCOPY NEWSLETTER

OUR NEWSLETTERS ARE GOING PAPERLESS FROM TERM 3 Do we have your contact details to send these to you each fortnight?

Newsletters will still be available on our website or from the school office.

Opaheke Netball Results Te Reo Maori at Opaheke School 2019

Our te reo phrases for week nine and ten are:

Wk.9. KIA MAU: hang in there, used as encouragement

Over the school break try something new and hang on in when it gets hard. Kia mau.

Wk.10. KA MAU TE WEHI: awesome, often used to praise something or someone's work.

Don’t forget to recognise the work of others and let them know how awesome it is by saying ‘Ka mau te wehi.’

Lunchtime Dodgeball

The year 7 and 8 students enjoy playing dodgeball in the hall as a lunchtime option.

Cross Country Rangitoto and Maungawhau teams have started training for Cross Country which will take place early next term on the below dates:

25th Jul - Y5-8 School Cross Country

1st Aug - Y7/8 North Counties Cross Country

7th Aug - Y5/6 North Counties Cross Country

15th Aug- Y7/8 Counties Zone Cross Country

Training is on a Wednesday for Year 5/6 and on a Friday for Year 7/8, as their course takes them on the footpaths around our school block please ensure your child has adequate clothing and footwear (running shoes or similar) to run in on their sports day.

PE Uniform

Just a friendly reminder all students in Year 5-8 require a PE Uniform to participate in off site

sports events. This consists of both the school shirt and the shorts with our logo on it.

You can purchase these from the school office.

Shirt $25.00 Shorts $20.00 Shirt and Shorts $43.00


Our Staff

Introducing Our Receptionist -

Lynda Pryor

I have had a long association with Opaheke School, starting as a parent

of three children who attended this school. This lead to many roles,

including PTA committee, Teacher Aide and Library Administrator. I have

been a part of the office team for the last few years.

One of the things I love most about working at Opaheke School is the

chance to connect with the families and children of our school

community.

Life is pretty busy outside of school.

Much of my time is spent with my

husband, daughter and my two little

grandsons. My other two children (and 10

week old granddaughter) both live and

work in London as Journalists and Digital

Media Specialists.

Having the house finally to ourselves has

allowed me to explore my passion as a

watercolourist and of course catching up

with friends and family.

Meet out Enrollment Officer -

Kay Hotson

I have been involved with Opaheke School since 1990

when my daughter started as a New Entrant. My husband

and I were both involved with the PTA until my son

finished his primary schooling in 1997. I started Teacher

Aide work at Opaheke School in 1994 and started as a

School Administration Officer in 1998. It has been very

interesting seeing the

changes the school has been

through over the years. The

main part of my present job

has me enrolling all our new

children at school and

maintaining checks on our

students’ absences. The

School has always been an

interesting environment to

work in and I have enjoyed

the good sense of humour

and professionalism our staff

have always had.

Teachers are always Learning!

Did you know that we don’t have traditional staff meetings in Term

3 and 4? Instead, all of our teachers attend Professional Learning

Groups to extend their knowledge and understanding of particular

topics. This year we have four groups operating. Focus topics for

these groups include teaching reading, using feedback and also

learning with and about digital technologies. Each group meets

together five times a term. We explore research, identify best

practice and discuss how we are going with implementing these

ideas into our classrooms. We get to work with colleagues from

across the school and external facilitators. This helps ensure rich

discussion and strengthen our learning.

Lunchtimes at Opaheke

The EPro8 Challenge

We are already training for the next EPro 8 Challenge. EPro 8 is a competition, an engineering and problem solving race. Every year over 10,000 students from 900 schools from throughout New Zealand take part.

Teams compete to:

• build large sized structures

• solve practical problems

• engineer using pulleys, motors, gears, wheels and axles

• invent machines that can complete simple tasks

• undertake unusual and fun experiments.

• construct basic electronic circuits.

• solve interesting problems using practical math


Celebrating!

STAR Award Recipients

Well done to all our students who received awards

over the past two weeks. Our term 2 focus is Respect

for Self and Others. Great work team!

Gold Award Mathletes

Congratulations to the students who have attained their gold

award certificates over the past two weeks. So much hard

work!

PTA Notices

Term 2 Week 9 Winners Principal’s Learning Disposition Awards

Congratulations to these students for using the learning dispositions; being a self regulator, thinker, innovator, collaborator and challenge taker to help them to achieve their learning goals. Keep climbing, we are so proud of your efforts!

Term 2 Week 10 Winners

Carnival Waste Warriors Wanted We would like to continue with making our carnival as eco-friendly as we can. However, to make this happen we need a volunteer to take charge of this area. It would involve booking bins etc for composting and managing students helpers and waste streams on the carnival day as well as possibly sorting things out the day after the carnival. There will be plenty of help available to assist with this but we do need someone to drive it. If we don’t get a volunteer to take charge of this then we won’t be able to run the compostable waste stream that was available last year so if this is of interest and you want to find out more please send your details through to the school office.

Maungawhau and Rangitoto Semester Awards

Congratulations to the students who received an award at the syndicate semester awards on Thursday last week.


Ingredients: Equipment:

Ice cream A bowl Chocolate A spoon strawberries whip cream sprinkles Blocks of caramel

Steps:

1. Put three scoops of ice cream in the bowl. 2. Melt the chocolate and caramel in the

microwave for three minutes. 3. Get some whip cream and put some on your

ice cream. 4. Get your chocolate and caramel. 5. Pour the chocolate and

caramel on the ice cream. 6. Finally pour some sprinkles on your ice cream.

You finished your ice cream sundae enjoy! By Cooper G

A sun day ice-cream drink Ingredients Equipment Chocolate Spoon Sprinkles Cup Ice-cream Straw Cream Cherry ice-cream Chocolate waffles Strawberry Chocolate Brownies Strawberry milk 1. Pour the strawberry milk in the cup. 2. Dollop the ice creams in the cup. 3. Ice the cream on top. 4. Shake the sprinkles on top. 5. Drop the chocolate on top. 6. Drop the strawberry too. 7. Add the waffles on the side. 8. Add the brownies on top. 9. Add the straw as well, you can pick any color. 10.Put a spoon in. 11.Now you can eat and drink your Sundae. By Daranay H

2 flavoured ice-cream Bowl Wafers Spoon Strawberries Microwave Chocolate Cup Sprinkles Whipped cream Caramel squares 1. Mix your ice-cream flavours together to get a yummy taste. 2. Make sure the ice-cream is mixed well. 3. Pour your ice-cream in a cup . 4. Put the whip cream in a piping bag and make a swirl. 5. Melt the caramel squares and dribble the melted caramel on top of the whipped cream. 6. Cut up the strawberries and put them on the side. 7. Sprinkle the sprinkles on top . 8. Cut the chocolate bar in half and put it on top. 9. Lucky last put a wafer on top. 10. And enjoy. By Amelia B

Ingredients. Carmel squares Chocolate squares. Strawberries Whipped cream sprinkles 2 flavoured ice cream Wafers 1. First I got all my ingredients and equipment 2. Next I put some scoops of strawberry ice cream into a bowl 3. Next I scoop some whipped cream into the

bowl 4. Next I took the blender and mixed it all up 5. Then I took some caramel squares and put it in

the bowl with the whipped cream and the strawberry ice cream

6. Mix it up with a spoon 7. Next put some cut in half strawberries in the

bowl 8. Mix it up 9. Add some wafers to the bowl It will look really messy but it will taste good Put it into a cup and add the straw Take a sip and enjoy my ice cream sundae

By Rebecca S

We watched a video on Freakshakes. Follow this link watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8WACcHLeeQ

Room 26 Year 3 & 4 have been learning how to set out instructions that are clear and detailed. We needed to:

have a title and sub-titles have listed the equipment first have numbered each step have started each step with a verb have steps in the correct order have included reasons within the steps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8WACcHLeeQ


What has

Room 12—Year 2 been up to?

Room 12 has been on a learning

climb, working hard on literacy

and numeracy, to the best of our

abilities. We have had a busy

Term Two with lots of exciting

school wide and class events

taking place.

We had Jenny and Martin visit the junior school with two of their Alpacas. Kathy Giddens came in

with her spinning wheel to share her yarn making skills. These were two wonderful learning

experiences that fascinated us and enhanced our knowledge and learning.

We have been participating in lots of other activities like tennis coaching sessions by Counties

Manukau Sport, Kindness day, Simultaneous Reading day and Pyjama day. Some of these activities

made us think outside of the box and helped us showcase our creativity and physical skills. We took

up the challenges involved and ended up acquiring new skills and knowledge.

We have been celebrating and learning about Matariki in

Room 12. What do you think of Room 12’s Seven Sisters stars

artwork?


4 July PTA Disco

4 & 5 July Vector Electricity Safety Visits Y3-8

5 July END OF TERM—normal finish time

22 July START OF TERM—normal start time

24 July Sport Camp Parent Meeting

25 July Y5-8 School Cross Country

30 July Rosehill College Information Talks

31 July Papakura High School Visit

1 Aug Y7/8 North Counties Cross Country

2 Aug PhotoLife—Individual Photos

4-10 Aug Cook Island Language Week

7 Aug Y5/6 North Counties Cross Country

Opaheke School Newsletter

24 June 1 July

R1 Marnie Rebcca

R2 Nikki Jessica

R3 James Regan

R4 Kayle Joanne

R5 Cayden Nellie-Mae

R6 Evan Harnoor

R7 Sophia Danielle

R8 Leah Harnoor

R9 Evangeline Jane

R10 Te Kuiti

R11 Ariana Ryleigh

R12 Saiorse

R15 Cooper Anja

R16 Ruth Malosi

R17 Capri Victoria

R21 Kev Joshua

R22 Gunreet Kayla

R23 Tyler Markus

R24 Trey Olvia

R25 Roxanne Marcia

R26 Nivesh Eli

Jnr Hub Cyrus Libby

SH 7 Harleen Eloise

SH 8 Jessica Charlotte

RESPECT FOR SELF AND OTHERS is our focus for STAR Certificates this term

IMPORTANT DATES

ASSEMBLY CERTIFICATES

TERM DATES FOR 2019

Term 2—Monday 29 April to Friday 5 July

Term 3—Monday 22 July to Friday 27 Sept

Term 4—Monday 14 Oct to Friday 13 Dec

Welcome to our school — Penny R1 and Tana R7

COMMUNITY NOTICES

WELCOME!

Thank you to all the parents/caregivers who let us know when their children

are not going to be at school. Student safety is very important to us and we

like to make sure all students who are supposed to be here are here everyday.

Just a friendly reminder if you are calling and leaving a message about your

child please remember to speak slowly and clearly and leave their full name

and room number so we can identify them easily.

You can text, email, message via skool loop or call us to advise us of absences.

Your efforts to help us keep your children safe is greatly appreciated.

TERM DATES FOR 2020

Term 1—Monday 3 Feb to Thursday 9 April

Term 2—Tuesday 28 April to Friday 3 July

Term 3—Monday 20 July to Friday 25 Sept

Term 4—Monday 12 Oct to Tues 15 Dec

ROSEHILL COLLEGE OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENTS 2020

The Rosehill College Board of Trustees has determined that the

following number of places may be available for out of zone enrolments:

Year 9: 30 places MAY be available for out of zone Year 9 students in

2020 who have current siblings at the college. The exact number of

places will depend on in-zone applications.

Year 10: 0 places available

Year 11: 0 places available

Year 12: 10 places may be available. The exact number will depend on

the number of students from Year 11 returning.

Year 13: 20 places may be available. The exact number will depend on

the number of students from Year 12 returning.

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