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term 3 week 2 wednesday 10th august 2011 our school vision to provide a platform which launches enables students to make their own limitless choices nga mihi ki a koutou greetings to you all congratulations to our basketball team awesome news on monday as our year 5 6 basketball team `ohaupo heat walked away with the trophy well done to luke kidd zahra kennedy jessica foster caleb kennedy daniel webber cobain richardson for a great team effort many thanks to steve kidd for your work coaching the team rep team success fraser darbyshire dylan mcleod and baylee davies have been selected for the year 6 rugby rep team and caleb kennedy and luke kidd have made the year 5 rep team congratulations to you all results of the icas computer tests for 2011 the following students were challenged in general computer skills and specific areas of word processing graphics and multi media internet and email and databases and spreadsheets congratulations to the following students who gained participation certificates kurtis reichelt yr 4 nick lowther yr 4 ben lowther yr 6 bethany gray yr 8 and aidan o connor yr 8 achieving credit certificates amy nightingale yr 4 and olivia webber yr 8 ohaupo school has a structured implementation plan for it skills development for each year level if you would like to know what skills your child is/should be developing at their year level ask your child or communicate with their class teacher morning tea with the principal each week a student is selected from each class to receive a merit certificate at assembly the certificates award students for their hard work and achievements in the classroom last week the names of all the students who were awarded a merit certificate in term 2 went into a draw for a special morning tea on monday 8 students accompanied myself and mrs roberts to the olde creamery for a special morning tea where we celebrated their success joining us were aaron beetson okoko anainga joshua reymer ashley trusler danielle donaldson ben lowther teagan chrystie and aidan o connor marie schiller and tessa-jane hamill were away so will be invited next time there will be another special draw at the end of term 3 so keep up your hard work keep focused and you might be joining mrs mclocklan for a delicious morning tea books each term we have a large number of books on loan from the national library unfortunately we have 2 books missing `spinners and weavers by alison balance and `how the reindeer saved santa by carolyn haywood please have a look at home to see if we can track them down many thanks mrs mclocklan next meeting monday 15th july 7pm school staffroom all welcome oxford pies pies can be collected from the music room today wednesday 10th august at 3pm please get someone else to collect if you can t as we have no refrigerator space thank you for your support a record number of orders in ag day pet care pamphlets and entry forms are now available from the office all entry forms must be in by the end of august thank you if you are available to help out in any way with ag day please contact vicki foster 823 6949 after 7pm fireworks fiesta november 5th keep this night free and bring your family friends for a wonderful evening of entertainment pta news week 2 friday 12th august school assembly 9am includes glee club performance week 3 monday 15th august pta meeting 7:30pm in the staff room tuesday 16th august icas maths test weds17th august 1:30pm te awamutu college talk for yr 8s parents welcome week 4 monday 22 august fireshow $4 per student 7pm full primary vs intermediate parent information evening friday 26 august daffodil day more important dates friday 9 september ohaupo speech comp weds 5 october ag day thurs 13 oct group day in school holidays phone 07 823 6736 fax 07 823 6732 email office@ohaupo.school.nz

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measles in the past week 2 cases have been reported in the waikato mainly around te awamutu for advice visit www.moh.govt.nz phone your gp or ring 0800 immune 0800 466863 ring the school office to notify of any contact with measles head lice nits another report of head lice this week room 2 please keep checking your child s hair and treat repeat treatment as necessary try homebrand shaving foam or full fat mayonnaise to smother the head lice leave on hair for 30 minutes and comb out with a head lice comb wash hair and repeat at least weekly until all nits are removed this could be up to 3 weeks check the hair of everyone in your house keep long hair tied up and do not share hairbrushes or hats a warm welcome to kaylee kite who has joined mrs clarke and mrs church in room 2 daffodil day ­ friday 26th august daffodil day is the national day for symbolizing the raising of funds for cancer support prior to my time here ohaupo school lost two students to leukaemia there are two trees planted on the bank outside the top block to remember these two boys as a symbol of our support we ask if possible can students please bring a gold coin donation on friday to buy a yellow daffodil or a sticker thank you mrs mclocklan strawberry patch thank you for the strawberry runners we have been given but we still need more if you have any spares at home please bring them along to mrs boyes in room 1 who will nurture them ready for transplanting we are also on the look-out for some netting maybe an old fishing net which will keep off the birds who just love eating strawberries for breakfast veggie garden we are going to plant peas and sugar snap peas so if you have any spare seeds please bring them along to school entertainment books there are just 3 books to be returned/paid for by friday at ohaupo friday 9am all outstanding fees soccer 55 player and basketball 35 player must be paid immediately to the ohaupo school sports club should you have any queries please contact jo donaldson ­ treasurer ossc ­ jodonaldson@xtra.co.nz sports notices ohaupo netball games for sat 6th august hotshots 11:30am court 4 lollipops 1:10pm court 4 robots 2:50pm court 2 jets 9:50am court 7 players of the day last week jets rebecca kodey and elizabeth please be at the courts half an hour before your game robots olivia v mccain veggie patch the enviro group has registered to the mccain veggie patch programme we need all the barcodes we can collect from mccain frozen products the barcodes can be exchanged for points which we can spend on seeds and gardening equipment please cut the barcodes out and post in the mccain box at the office ohaupo soccer players of the day sam shaw 6g coby mitchell 7g summer perrin 8g katie osborne 10g championship round 2 saturday 13th august 10:15am ohaupo tiny stars 6 v ngahinapouri meteors 6 at ohaupo school 2 9:30am ohaupo blades 7 v tamahere tigers 7 at ohaupo school 2 bye ohaupo strikers 8 10:00am hamilton west strikers v ohaupo assassins 10 at hamilton west school 1 community notices lost dog our much loved chocolate labrador `roxy went missing from ohaupo over the weekend she was wearing a purple collar with a yellow waipa rego tag if anyone has seen her please call jo turnwald on 021 533 709 kaipaki social netball for ladies ­ free monday nights at kaipaki hall ph john parker 021 930145 or johnp@sportmt.co.nz karate lessons in the ohaupo school hall on wednesdays at 6pm contact ross brittan on 0277 780 445 or kyne foley email joe.cathy@xtra.co.nz tee-ball/softball the tee-ball season starts in term 4 through to the end of term 1 next year and is aimed at year 0 to year 4 age group i am currently looking for parents to help with the following positions so we can go ahead this season assistant coaches team managers if you can help please contact manu jones on 823 6901 or email manu-jones@xtra.co.nz

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payment of school accounts the ohaupo school asb account number for direct payments of school accounts is 12 3134 0056759 00 please ensure you note the name of the student ohaupo terms 2011 start date finish date 7 kaipaki road,ohaupo would like to offer a super special next month 3 4 monday 1 august tuesday 25 october friday 7 october tuesday 20 dec book a service on any vehicle including motor cycles for the month of september and receive your next warrant of fitness for only $20 phone nicky or steve on:07 823 8148 still time to raise funds if you haven t yet registered for affco s cash for schools bobby calf fund raising programme or if you ve lost your registration form don t worry ­ there is still time to get in behind this great programme and raise funds for the school last year affco donated more than $80,000 through cash for schools this year it s putting on extra calf collections to make things easier for farmers during the busy spring period to find out how you can get involved phone 0800 722 422 today remember the donations are made over and above what affco pays you for your bobby calves but you need to register before the school can benefit open day st peter s school cambridge invites you see the school in action thursday 18 august 1:30pm ­ 3:30pm meet at the auditorium to be taken on a guided tour ph 827 9899 nzcu banking don t forget it s school banking tomorrow if you would like to open an account for your child please send a note to the office.

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