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term 3 week 10 our school vision to tuesday 4th october 2011 tena koutou katoa greetings to you all provide a platform which launches enables students to make their own limitless choices results of the icas new south wales computer tests 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 aidan o connor yr 8 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 results of the icas new south wales english tests 2011 congratulations to the following students who were tested on their literacy skills reading syntax and vocabulary distinction yr 4 nathan barnett credit yr 7 william robertson emma johnstone participation yr 8 olivia webber aidan o connor bethany gray yr 5 participation emily shaw participation yr 4 amy nightingale otago maths problem solving challenge 2011 each year our year 7 8 students enter the otago maths challenge a series of 5 tests taken over 5 months awards were presented as follows excellence olivia simson sophie crowley william robertson merit aimee butterfield kayla trusler georgia davies ted sullivan olivia webber scott mitchell dayna george charlotte wallace emma johnstone abby keeling tyler woller hannah foster sarah parker participation joshua ranby dana foley te ahu munro-keefe connor francis-farrelly bethany gray daniel o rourke paige haig-buck simran kaur zahra kennedy marie schiller aidan o connor peter hamill mckayla southerwood ashley trusler regan johanson rebecca meehan school organisation for 2012 please inform the office if there is a possibility that your child will not be attending ohaupo school in 2012 we need as much information as possible so that we can organise the classes for next year getting ready for school evening tonight tuesday 4th october we have our parent information evening for pre-schoolers in the ict suite at 7pm all parents and caregivers of pre-schoolers are welcome to come along and find out more about our school and meet the teachers ag day wednesday 5th october students with animals must have all their information recorded on their cards which are pinned to the student and must report straight to the animal rings at 10am when judging begins all students who are not bringing an animal must still come to school at the usual time only students who are entering an animal should be in the field all other children must be in their classroom each class will have the opportunity to visit the field to see the animals remember that ag day will go ahead rain or shine and everyone is welcome we also have a sausage sizzle cake stall and guess the number of jelly beans in the jar please come and enjoy this wonderful experience and remember to have a look at the flower displays and calendar art in the hall school assembly this week our assembly is organised by gold house the certificates for the finalists and winners of the ohaupo school speech competition will be presented please come along to the school hall at 9am all welcome sue mclocklan principal week 10 tuesday 4 october parent information evening for preschool aged children 7pm weds 5 october ag day 10am start thursday 6 october school disco 6:30pm to 8:30pm all students friday 7 october school assembly 9am gold house last day of term 3pm finish term 4 wk 1 tuesday 25 oct back to school week 2 tuesday 1 november lower waipa speeches at ohaupo school wednesday 2 nov ohaupo athletics day thursday 3 november ossc sports club agm staff room at 7pm saturday 5 november fireworks fiesta at ohaupo rugby club reminders all students art calendar orders by 2nd november pay by cheque made payable to `ohaupo school pta by direct credit to the pta bank account 12-31340054622-00 or cash only room 7 no tech class this week thurs 6th oct phone 07 823 6736 fax 07 823 6732 email office@ohaupo.school.nz

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school disco a school disco fundraiser for room 7 s camp will be on ag day sausage sizzle fundraiser for room 7 camp come over to the hall tomorrow and get a sausage we will only have a limited amount sausages so its first come first served thursday 6th of october the disco starts at 6.30pm for everyone with all students to be picked up from the hall by an adult at 8.30pm sausages $1.50 fizzy drinks $1.00 sorry no sherbert entry $3.00 face painting $2.00 drinks $1.00 theme class colours ice blocks chips lollies $1.00 $1.50 50 cents ag day cake stall room 7 camp fundraiser dress in your class colours to win a prize the room with the most students dressed in their colours will win a class prize room 2 2b black room 3 blue wednesday 5th october in the music room room 1 red room 4 yellow room 5 white room 6 green room 7 orange organised by bethany gray charlotte wallace hannah foster olivia webber and dayna george please could you bake something for the cake stall bring your cakes to the office on wednesday morning thank you sophie rebecca olivia s gift basket raffle room 7 camp fundraiser pta news next meeting thursday 6th oct 6.30pm school staffroom tuesday 26th oct 6.30pm rugby club these meetings will be focusing on fireworks fiesta any general business will be held over until mid-nov unless urgent ohaupo school speech nights thank you everyone for your support with speech evenings ag day wednesday 5th october thank you to all those wonderful people who are helping out with ag day many hands make light work calendar art will be on display in the hall tomorrow ag day order forms have been sent home week $12 per calendar $12 per pack of 8 cards $13 for a5 diary orders via the office on or before weds 2nd november no late orders fireworks fiesta saturday 5th november keep this night free and bring your family and friends for a wonderful evening of entertainment the pta is now working on the roster for the gates at the fireworks fiesta please contact vicki foster on 823 6949 after 7pm or leave your name at the office if you can help thank you grocery raffle we will be running a grocery raffle at the fireworks if each family could bring a non-perishable grocery item for this and leave at the school office that would be awesome thanks everyone for your support a busy couple of months for the pta so your help is greatly appreciated tickets only $1.00 and you can buy as many tickets as you like tickets on sale in room 7 a warm welcome to our new students kouper-james king room 2 and jamie and jacob grylls room 2 room 1 and farewell to te rangi and fabian walker we hope you enjoy your new school touch registration is now closed as teams have been organised ohaupo sports tee ball we are looking for at least 5 more players to form a team for this season and still have room for more if you are year 0 to 4 and would like to join please contact me by sunday night on 823 6901 or manu-jones@xtra.co.nz ohaupo athletics day wednesday 2nd november that time of year has rolled around again the time when we ask for community support in running our school athletics day do you enjoy sunny days can you hold and operate a stop watch are you enthusiastic about helping children then fill out the form below and we will see you on the 2nd of november community notices blessing of the animals come and bring your pet and join in the fun 10:30am sunday 6th november at christ church ohaupo a relaxed service begins at 10:30am all animals and their owners are welcome as well as humans without animals all animals should be suitably restrained afterwards there will be drinks food face painting pony rides and balloons contact rev paul weeding 07 843 6332 for information ohaupo athletics day name phone

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impact holiday programme 17th 21st october 2011 9am 3pm daily ohaupo terms 2012 1 2 3 4 start date tuesday 7 feb monday 23 april monday 16 july monday 15 oct finish date thursday 5 april friday 29 june friday 28 sept tuesday 20 dec activities include games competitions bible stories sports food great leaders parent s night and a mystery trip costing only $60 for the whole week nawton community presbyterian church 61 livingstone ave nawton call lewis on 850 9399/0273 767 136 for more information or to register limited to 40 children 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 any enquiries to the office 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 have a go cricket fill in the form asap te awamutu on mondays at 5:30pm starts 7th november or cambridge on thursdays at 5:30pm starts 10th november only $40 for 10 sessions.waikato valley cricket 07 838 1311

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