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term 4 week 5 wednesday 23rd 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 new office staff i would like to welcome mrs barbara wahle to our staff mrs wahle will be working alongside mrs roberts in the office on a part-time basis ag day awards certificates and trophies will be presented at assembly this friday 25th november all welcome to attend athletics awards this year we will have athletics trophies presented at friday assembly on 9th december athletics certificates will be presented at class assemblies on thursday 8th december at 1:30pm parents and caregivers are encouraged to attend these assemblies invitation to morning tea i would like to extend an open invitation to all parent helpers mrs barbara wahle caregivers and friends of the school who have supported or assisted our school during 2011 to office administrator join us at our special morning tea on thursday 15th december at 10:30am please come along so we can thank you for your support during the year to help us with catering please reply to the office thank you prizegiving change of date please note our prizegiving assembly will take place on friday 16th december starting at 9:30am all welcome this will be followed by a morning tea for year 8 leavers and their parents/caregivers at approximately 10:45am school bus the last day for the ohaupo school bus run will be monday the 19th of december 2011 there will be no local bus service on tuesday the 20th of december 2011 please could you make your own arrangements or notify the school if your child will not be attending school on 20th december sue mclocklan principal a warm welcome to gabriel and michala tuhoro richlyn s brother and sister they have joined mrs clarke s room 2 school year book for 2011 this has been created by some of the pupils at school during the electives programme the year book includes photos from throughout the year from sporting events to ag day there is a draft copy to view in the office if you would like to buy a copy please order and pay $15 by friday 2nd december cash or cheques made payable to `ohaupo school pta please include the student s name and room number on the front of the envelope any profit will go to the pta towards the purchase of new sports equipment wanted photo s of the junior school production for our yearbook email to the school office in jpeg format please st stephen s tamahere christmas festival christmas carol concert a group of ohaupo school carol singers brass and guitar players will be performing at a christmas concert `carols in the church at st stephen s church in tamahere on wednesday 14th december 2011 we will be performing at 11am so put it in your diary now and come along to get into the christmas spirit week 5 friday 25th nov 9am assembly room 4 presentation of ag day trophies and certificates week 6 monday 28th friday 2nd dec room 7 camp wednesday 30th nov room 5 first aid course thursday 1st dec last bible in schools for this term capenwray students will be performing a show in the hall week 7 monday 5th december room 6 first aid course tuesday 6th december pet afternoon 1:30pm thursday 8th december class assembly for athletics certificates at 1:30pm friday 9th december year 3 4 sleepover week 8 monday 12th december swimsafe lessons every day this week for rooms 2 2b 3 bot meeting 6:45pm wednesday 14th dec christmas festival 11am thursday 15th dec parent helpers morning tea 10:30am friday 16th december pta disco 9:30am prizegiving assembly 10:45am year 8 morning tea phone 07 823 6736 fax 07 823 6732 email office@ohaupo.school.nz

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nervously i tip-toe like a lion hunting it s prey up to the table eyeing up the food everyone is staring at me waiting to see how i react oh no do i have to do this i say to myself finally i reach the table slowly i inch my fingers to the food i grab it i slowly pull it towards me i open wide i nip the smallest bite i could ever get off and eat it eewww sour suddenly the class erupts chink then i notice i have just pulled a sour face and someone took a picture damn no one else better see that picture i say to myself i look at the picture my face has tilted like a clueless chicken fear factor by dylan jeffries get in line ready get set snap everyone sprints down the big hill i m speeding down the hill we reach the dirt road in 2 minutes later as i slowly run up the steep hill i finally reach the top of the hill i see people watering their eyes out the cross country run by ryan ranby dylan ryan emily jessica gold principal award winners i stand on the big platform i don t know if i want to do this now my heart is shot my brain s saying do it but i have got this pain in my heart and it doesn t feel right oooh i don t know if i should do it what happens if the rope snaps or if something goes wrong alright then all the other people did so i guess i have no fear i get all strapped up i guess i can t go back now 1 2 3 go wooo that was awesome can i please go again flying fox at camp by jessica foster i wonder when its gonna start i think to myself other booms are going off around us they sound like a giant huge bag of chips being opened sam is looking scared and excited i wonder if he s ok i think to myself suddenly the lights abscond grrr boom boom i stare at the night sky astonishing colours burst and then sparks shimmy to the ground wow i think the fireworks fiesta by emily shaw pet afternoon tuesday 6th december 1:30pm caged or tanks pets only please head lice no cats or dogs bring your mice rats guinea pigs fish turtles etc found in room 3 all parents to check their child s hair treat if necessary ensure you treat again as per instructions on your preferred treatment pta news end of year school disco will be held on friday 16th december scrap metal drive february 2012 if you have any items please put them aside for collection proceeds to benefit our school bring your junior readers back to school by friday 2nd december an ideal opportunity to have a look in school bags and under beds for those readers that may have been forgotten about community notices hand-reared alexandrine parrots for sale friendly parrots 8 weeks old ready in 2 weeks $450 each phone allisha on 07 823 6169 for more information full time bus driver required for small country school p endorsement required help may be available for the right candidate approx 1,000 hours per year this includes morning and afternoon school run and other regular trips during school hours commencing 31st january 2012 with prior training available closing date 2nd december 2011 apply in writing to kaipaki school 687 kaipaki road rd 1 ohaupo 3881 or email office@kaipaki.school.nz pottery artist huge sale saturday 26 november 8am-1pm 936 tuhikaramea rd signposted south of gillard rd kaipaki ohaupo sports holiday programme january 2012 to be held at kaipaki hall 530 kaipaki rd ohaupo the holiday programmes are designed so children get a good kiwi grounding in as many sports as possible monday 30th january tennis tuesday 31st jan cricket wednesday 1st february mystery day thursday 2nd feb hockey friday 3rd feb athletics please register with john parker mob 021 930 145 or email johnp@sportmt.co.nz by friday 27th january funds raised from these programmes will go towards upgrading of sporting community facilities at kaipaki hall 530 kaipaki road,

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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 any enquiries to the office ohaupo terms 2012 1 2 3 4 start date tuesday 7 february monday 23 april monday 16 july monday 15 october finish date thursday 5 april friday 29 june friday 28 september tuesday 20 dec 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 after school club book early for the last day of school school finishes at 12:30 on the 20th december the last day of school you will need to book early if you need your child/ren to go to the asc phone robyn 0276258032 cardboard boxes does anyone have any empty cardboard boxes or banana boxes we can have for collecting our paper recycling many thanks mrs boyes 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.

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