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term 3 week 5 wednesday 31st august 2011 our school vision to provide a platform which launches enables students to make their own limitless choices tena koutou katoa greetings to you all social networking recently it has been brought to my attention that some of our students are being exposed to online abuse via their own home social network some of the material is personally derogatory and whilst you can block users and sites it is imperative that parents and caregivers regularly check these social websites eg facebook chats to ensure you know what is actually happening i would also suggest you check out the form and tone of the language your child is distributing and if it is acceptable to you these are real time conversations between two people right now to have a facebook page you must be thirteen years of age if you as a parent feel it is appropriate for your child to accelerate their age in order to have a facebook page then you must take responsibility to support their social behavior you parent must monitor who their friends are what they are saying and to whom every single day as a basic safety procedure computers should be in a central place for the family to see at all times not in their bedrooms with unlimited access from my observations and experience students don t understand that once any information is recorded on the internet it is there forever and it is accessible by whomever at ohaupo school our monitoring procedures are ohaupo school cyber-safety procedures are applicable to all students students not permitted in computer suite without an adult supervisor an internet filtering system and the ability to monitor sites visited facebook or chat sites not accessible to students at school the internet is a valuable tool when used properly as parents you need to communicate and monitor your online boundaries with your child or children speech evening friday the 9th of september 2011 mrs millington has been extremely busy organising the judges for our speech evening next friday students are busy presenting their speeches in class to see who will be one of the six representatives for their year level year 7 year 8 speeches will be judged this friday by mr ralph murray and myself all year levels will know who their finalists are by monday the 5th of september sue mclocklan principal week 5 friday 26 august school assembly 9am room 5 week 6 friday 9 september 5:30pm ohaupo school speech competition week 7 week 8 more important dates monday 26 sept optional parent interviews weds 5 october ag day thurs 13 oct group day in the school holidays monday 19 sept to monday 12 september gymnastics trip rms 2 3 friday 23 sept swimsafe rms 1 5 6:45pm bot meeting weds 21 sept friday 16 september gymnastics trip rms 1 5 t.a college testing 9am ­11am phone 07 823 6736 fax 07 823 6732 email office@ohaupo.school.nz

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hamilton brass band brass razoo 3pm 4pm on sat 3rd sept at the band rooms clyde st hamilton next to the police station 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 thank you to all the people who have returned permission slips for the brass razoo on september 3rd we are now practicing for one hour of entertainment we would love a few more singers so if you want to join us let mrs humberstone or mrs gray know ag day talks tomorrow at 2:30pm we will have an ag day talk for all students who are entering an animal for our agriculture day miss it and miss out kids zone before school care our after school care providers kids zone are looking into the possibility of offering before school care a minimum of 10 students are needed to make this viable if you are interested in before school care please speak to robyn in the hall after school or send a note to the office pta news next meeting monday 19th september 7pm school staffroom all welcome ohaupo school speech nights friday 9th september the pta will be providing supper for this event if anyone can provide a plate please bring to the hall on the night or leave in the music room at 3pm on 9th sept thank you ag day wednesday 5th october last day for entry forms today wednesday 31st august pet care pamphlets and entry forms are now available from the office all entry forms must be in by the end of august if you are available to help out in anyway with ag day please contact vicki foster 823 6949 after 7pm or leave your name at the school office thank you to those who have already put their names in fireworks fiesta saturday 5th november keep this night free and bring your family and friends for a wonderful evening of entertainment head lice please keep checking for head lice as we have more cases reported this week please treat everyone in the family and repeat the treatment as necessary ohaupo netball finger-knitting fun here s a way to keep boredom at bay on those cold wet lunch-times max ryan and tyler have been finger knitting to make bracelets and necklaces if you want to know how just ask them donations of wool greatly appreciated does anyone else have any other awesome hobbies why not take a photo and you could be pictured here next week netball uniforms please return all netball uniforms to the office this week in a bag with your name on it prizegiving prizegiving for netball soccer and basketball will be held in the school hall on saturday 24 september from 12 noon please bring a plate of food to share from each family sports notices ohaupo junior boys rugby prizegiving sunday 4th september at 10:30am photos $10 per photo bring money on the day food provided for players parents/caregivers please bring a plate of finger food for shared lunch ohaupo soccer community notices solid rimu table rectangle with six cushioned chairs for sale $500 phone adrienne 823 6523 hansel and gretel a fractured fairytale saturday 27th august sat 10 september 2011 tuesday-friday 7:30pm weekend matinees 2pm come along to the te awamutu light operatic society at the woolshed theatre mahoe st te awamutu adults $20 senior/student/child $10 family $50 bookings via the i-site t.a information centre ph 871 3259 players of the day 27th august ally smith 6g gabe ghersi 7g sophie webber 8g callum ghersi 10g championship round 5 saturday 3rd september 9:30am ngahinapouri meteors 6 v ohaupo tiny stars 6 at reid park 5 9:45am tamahere tigers 7 v ohaupo blades 7 at tamahere school ohaupo strikers 8 bye 9:00am ohaupo assassins 10 v hamilton west strikers 10 at ohaupo school 1

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cricket venue te awamutu primary school field dates/time thursdays 15th 22nd 29th of september 6th of october 3.30pm ­ 4.30pm age school years 2-6 bring shoes drink to register text 021 942 569 or email cricket@kiwisportwaikato.org.nz email or text to register carl schwarz 021 942 569 cricket@kiwisportwaikato.org.nz www.kiwisportwaikato.org.nz ace learn to swim www.acelearntoswim.co.nz if you haven t booked already come and enjoy learning to swim in a safe and friendly environment swim everyday for 5 days and see the improvement block courses $70 for preschool to school age 10th ­ 14th october 2011 17th ­ 21st october 2011 we are booking up fast or call us now to put your name down for term 4 2011 1 lesson per week for 8 weeks 36 casey ave hamilton phone 07 8549668 www.acelearntoswim.co.nz 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 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.

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