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term 4 week 3 wednesday 9th november 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 waikato fireworks fiesta congratulations to the ohaupo school pta for a wonderful evening of entertainment and fun at the fireworks fiesta on saturday lower waipa speech competition waipa has great speakers we know that because we heard the `best of the best at the lower waipa inter speech competitions held at ohaupo school on tuesday 1st november fireworks wow what a talented lot and without boasting ohaupo children were right up there with the best in fact we won 3 out of the 4 place-getters there were over 30 entries congratulations to all who entered and all who were placed year year year year year year year year 5 boys 5 girls 6 boys 6 girls 7 boys 7 girls 8 boys 8 girls 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st daniel webber and year 5 overall trophy winner jessica foster okoko anainga ellen beetson and year 6 overall trophy winner william robertson dana foley daniel o rourke and year 8 overall trophy winner georgia davies glee club dancers flat water syndicate rotary club essay competition 2011 each year ohaupo students have the opportunity to participate in the children s essay competition organised by the rotary club of kihikihi we had great success again this year with 4 children achieving awards olivia webber 1st in 11 years category jordan reid 2nd in 9-10 year old category coby mitchell 3rd in 5-6 year old category james lowther highly commended in 5-6 year old category coby and james winning essays feature below what would happen if i had a lightning car with turbo boosters with fliers then i can go fast in the sky i would push the button that said lightning gun i will save the world from monsters but the bad bits about being in a lightning car would be i could get shot and i might die but the good part about being in a lightning car is i will fly in the sky coby mitchell room 1 sue mclocklan principal what would happen if all our kiwis became extinct the bad part would be that our country would not be called new zealand and the people would not be called kiwis we are lucky because we are one of the only countries that has a bird that does not fly if there were too many ferrets rats and stoats all the other native birds would die but we would still have soft toy kiwis the people in new zealand have to trap and poison the rats ferrets and stoats i like kiwis because kiwis are cute and cuddly and soft the good thing about kiwis is they live in our forest i hope all our kiwis do not die james lowther room 1 week 3 thursday 10th nov mobile dental clinic at ohaupo school for approx 1 week week 4 week 5 monday 21st nov pta meeting 7pm tuesday 22nd november room 7 first aid course monday 14th november teachers from whitikahu school visiting junior school wednesday 16th november lower waipa athletics at friday 11th nov te awamutu athletic stadium mrs adams at friday 18th nov connected cluster rm 7 camp fees due meeting pp lower waipa athletics reminders room 7 camp fees due $280 per student term 4 bus tag fees due $30 per student week 6 monday 28th friday 2nd dec room 7 camp wednesday 30th november room 5 first aid course final reminder school fees phone 07 823 6736 fax 07 823 6732 email office@ohaupo.school.nz

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payment of school accounts a warm welcome to tgnan mctainsh our new student in room 1 and sisters leya room2 and mckayla trevithick room 1 we hope you have a fun learning journey at ohaupo school 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 ossc barbeque fundraiser when sunday 13th november 2011 time 1030am ­ onwards where te rapa bunning s pta news next meeting staffroom mon 21st november 7pm in the school ohaupo school sports club fireworks fiesta well done to all our volunteers for another fantastic evening of fun and fireworks without you it wouldn t happen thank you to everyone who supported the evening the funds raised go a long way to providing your children with better opportunities and resources we would appreciate any helpers and/or donations of bread sauce and sausages if you can help please contact manu jones on 07 823 6901 or e-mail manuj@fosters.co.nz grocery raffle thank you to everyone who donated to the grocery raffle tickets were in huge demand visitors to ohaupo school must sign in at the office thank you calendars thank you everyone for your calendar card and diary orders a record number for this year well done you will receive your orders before the end of term calf scheme thank you to everyone who has kindly donated a calf this year your generosity is much appreciated sonia or dean webber will be in touch with you regarding collection ohaupo brass band there will be practice every friday from 1:15 2:15 for those who are going to play at tamahere any band members can play if you are going to be in the tamahere band you must attend all practices if you cannot commit to that please return your instrument to the office in the next few days thank you mrs sue reid slingshot `better schools programme we are now part of this wonderful programme whereby slingshot customers can choose to have a percentage of their monthly bill donated to the school each month slingshot will send us a cheque to use as we see fit how big that cheque is depends on you if you d like this easy and pain free way to contribute please go to www.slingshot.co.nz/schools or call 0800 89 2000 and speak to one of their friendly customer helpers m e gre t pre ent have a look at the latest `lucky book club leaflets for some awesome books at great prices all books ordered get our school points towards free books for the library community notices house available for rent raikes avenue te awamutu 3 bedrooms plus study heatpump internal access garage 1 bathroom separate toilet low maintenance garden flat fully-fenced section garden shed $300 per week plus bond phone 07 870 2285 after 6pm or 021 0226 7145 janine 027 274 495 jaco orders by monday 14th november any cheques to be made payable to `scholastic nz join hinemoa athletics club keep fit run fast jump high and have fun great summer training for your winter sport club night is every thursday at innes common ­ start time is 5.30pm for children aged 6 and under and 6.00pm for 7 and over register online or come to innes common this week to check it out visit www.sportsground.co.nz/hinemoaathletics hamilton west kindergarten 35 horne street hamilton has places available for three and four year old children to start kindergarten in the morning and afternoon sessions at the beginning of term 1 2012 please phone 839 4103 or email hamiltonwest@kindegarten.org.nz for further information.

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