Newsletter 22 August 2013

Term 3,
22 Aug 2013
No: 13
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“Respect Ourselves, Respect Others, Respect Our Environment”
During the last school holiday myself and a number of our Board of Trustees
attended the NZSTA Annual conference.
Our school has a clear philosophy that we are all learners, not only the
students but the staff, leadership team, Principal and us the BOT.
We are a Board that is committed to developing our own knowledge of
School governance and in doing this, we can actively work together to
ensure that improving student achievement is at the core of our
responsibilities.
The trustees conference had a good balance between inspirational
presentations and practical tools for us to use. I found the whole experience
to be rewarding and I left feeling better equipped in my role. Most
importantly, I am genuinely enthused and confident in where we are as a
school and the direction we are taking to constantly keep improving what we
do. In doing this, we are making sure the children attending our school are
presented with every opportunity to be successful.
Janine Dewes
BOT Chair.
———————————————————————————Gymnastics Success for Orakei School
Gymnastics is a sport that requires flexibility, fitness and strength. Our
school was lucky enough to put forward teams for the Eastern Zone
Gymnastics competitions. On Tuesday the 13th of August, the year 3-4
(Springers) and year 5-6 (Flyers) competed. The school was represented in
the boy’s competitions by year’s 4, 5 and 6 and year’s 3, 4, 5 and 6 in the
girl’s competitions. The students have been practising and receiving
coaching from Mrs Craig every Tuesday and Thursday this term. A lot of
the students felt nervous and excited on the day but all of them had great
successes and enjoyed themselves. The year 3 girls team placed second
and all of the boys teams placed first in their competitions. Individual results
were, Luke Neal - 1st in the year 5 boys programme and Denzel Timu, 3rd.
Lauren Coutts placed 2nd in the year 6 girls competition and Sione Lamipeti
placed 3rd in the year 6 boys. This Tuesday the 20th it was the year 7 and 8
students turn. The events the girls competed in were the beam, floor and
vault. The boys did the same but instead of the beam they had to complete
a bar routine. Many of the girls were very talented and do gymnastics as a
sport so it was very challenging for Sarah Malu our sole entrant.
Nevertheless, she competed at a high level and finished in 3rd place overall.
The boy’s year 8 entrant was Mitchell Bohea and he kept a cool head and
gave 100%, winning the event narrowly which was superb. The year 7
boys’ team competed well and achieved 2nd place in the team’s event with
Jodeci Gillman-Timu coming second. Congratulations to all of our
competitors for their hard work and effort. A special thanks to Mrs Craig for
training the teams to such a high level, we couldn’t have done it without her.
Report by Luke Neal, Sarah Malu, Jodeci Gillman-Timu and Mitchell Bohea - Rm 2 Students
New Students
Welcome to our new students who
have started this past fortnight;
Milad Amiri Wahab - Rm 9
Sarahphie Brunt Poutasi - Rm 9
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Good Citizens of the fortnight
Jasmine Teinapi - Rm 5
Anahere Kelly - Rm 5
Rose Darvell - Rm 7
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Daffodil Day and
Yellow Mufti DAY
Friday 30th
August
We ask that each
child brings a
donation for the
cancer society and we would like
all children to wear as much Yellow as they can.
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Roll Growth, Pre-enrolments
We continue to experience roll
growth. To allow the school to
provide appropriate facilities and
staff for our students, it is
important that we know of any
families who are thinking of
enrolling their children. If you or
someone you know are sending
your child to Orakei School
anytime within the next year,
please collect, complete and
return enrolment forms to the
office.
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Absences/Lateness
If your child is going to be absent
or late, it is very important that you
contact the office by 9.30am.
P: 521 0657
txt: 022 680 6743 NEW NUMBER
E: [email protected]
If we do NOT hear from you, your
child will be recorded as Truant.
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Collecting Students Early
If your child needs to be collected
from school early, you as the
parent or caregiver MUST inform
the office and your child’s teacher.
Please note that your child will not
be permitted to leave school
grounds with older siblings if you
have not informed school.
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Term 2,
11 July 2013
No: 11
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PTA Notices
“We Care when you can’t be there”
We offer you the opportunity for your
child to have affordable, supervised care
by our qualified team members, in a safe
and nurturing environment.
We specialise in :
After School Care (3:00pm to 6:00pm)
Holiday Programmes (8:00am to 6:00pm)
For more information please contact:
Jackie Arroyo
Ph: 09 8456062
Mob: 021 975642
Email: [email protected]
Please visit our website:
www.skids.co.nz
Entertainment
Books
for sale, please call Angela
021 0730109 or
collect a form from the office.
Jubilee Gala Day—
Saturday 21st Sept.
Notices and requests for
help for our upcoming Gala
Day will be coming home
shortly, Please do what
you can to support this day
and our school.
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DRUM LESSONS
At Orakei School
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Raffle for a standalone
Basketball Hoop
If your child would like to
learn to play the Drums Steve
Rooney a professional drummer and drum tutor is able to
run lessons from our school.
If this is of interest to you
please contact Steve on 022
417 8763
Anecdote
It was 1969. The grandmother
of a boy in my class lived in the
house next door to the school's
Grace St entrance. She did
have a small black and white
TV around 24 inch. All 30 odd
kids from our class plus our
teacher Mrs Robinson clustered around the TV and
watched in awe as Neil
Armstrong stepped on to the
moon surface. "That's one
small step for man. One giant
leap for mankind."
Jubilee happenings
The Jubilee is just over six
weeks away. There will be
plenty of opportunities for our
current school families to get
involved, more on that later. If
however, you are looking for a
good night out and an
opportunity to support Orakei
School, we would love you to
join us at the Gala Evening on
Saturday 21st September 7pm
– 12am. There will be finger
food, a cash bar and a live
band, so book the babysitter
and buy your tickets now at the
office. Tickets cost $45 each.
GO TO
www.orakei.school.nz
for the programme and
the link to register.
Tickets are ONLY $1 from
the front office. Raffle drawn
on Friday 30th August.
Next Jubilee Meetings:
Sundays at 3pm, 25th August
and 8th September.
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Coming Events
Community Assembly - Rm.5
BOT meeting
Yellow Mufti Day
Learning focus Hui for all our parents
Community Assembly - Rm.6
Kapa Haka Group performing @ OBC
School Cross Country Races
75th JUBILEE
22Aug @ 2pm
27 Aug @ 6.30pm
30 Aug
3 Sept 5.30pm
6 Sep @ 2pm
7 Sep time tbc
10 Sept @ 11.30am
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