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KOK KOKAKO NEWS Kia ora Whānau
EPro8 Challenge Year 7 & 8
Our Year 7/8 EPro8 Team competed in this
year’s challenge at Tauranga Intermediate on
Wednesday evening this week. The EPro8
Challenge is an engineering and problem
solving competition. Every year over 10,000
students from 800 schools throughout New
Zealand take part. This year’s team was made
up of senior students – Sophie Graaff, Senna
Stanley, Noah Bentham, and Mason
Kitchingman, and placed third out of the 12
teams competing from the Tauranga region.
As a result of their performance, they have
qualified to compete in the Semi-final
Competition later in the year. Well Done ‘Little
Einsteins’ we are really proud of you!!
The Year 5 & 6 EPro8 Team placed 5th in their
challenge.
Year 5 & 6
Epro8
Parent Teacher Dawn
Interviews Ceremony
Parent Teacher Interviews in Term 3 will be held We are pleased to invite our school community to
on Wednesday August 19th from 12:30 pm - 6:30 a Dawn Ceremony for all who can make it
pm. The school will close at 12 pm on this day. (students, parents, and staff) to officially open our
Please make plans for your child to be cared for new classroom blocks, Tui and Kotare, along with
from this time on that afternoon. Buses will leave the Kokako Kitchen.
school from 12pm. The afternoon is therefore This will commence at 7 am, Tuesday, September
counted as one of our Teacher Only Days as
1st. We will gather at the steps in front of the main
approved by the Ministry in 2019.
administration block to begin. After the Karakia,
we will make some acknowledgements and finish
The purpose of these interviews will be to give you
with coffee, tea and scones. We will be finished
an academic update of your child's progress,
before the start of the school day at around 8/8:30
needs, and where they are at.
am. Parents will need to ensure that children have
had breakfast before they arrive at school. The tea,
https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/ and enter the
coffee, and scones will be for adults in attendance.
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Keeping School Photos
Ourselves Safe School photos are coming up on Thursday 3rd
September. If you are a Manager of a sports team
Due to COVID and the restrictions that have been
and would like to book a team photo, please email
put in place, the Keeping Ourselves Safe parent
the office. Families with pre-school siblings can
meeting was cancelled. In lieu of this, please look
come early on the day for a photo. Sibling order
over this following website in regards to
forms will be sent home shortly.
information for parents. Should you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to contact your
Planning for 2021
classroom teacher.
https://rb.gy/qv8gm2
Book Fair
For 2021 we need to know numbers to decide if
we are having two Year 7 & 8 classes or one Year 7
& 8 class and one Year 6 & 7 class. This also helps
The Book Fair is scheduled for September 7th to
us determine the number of 'out of zone' places
11th September in the Multi Purpose Room.
we can be offering and at what year levels.
We need this information at this early stage so we
can plan staffing in September. The deadline for
completing this survey is August 21st. Please go to
https://bit.ly/OropiY7and82021
Garden to Table Kotare classes and Korimako Lewis had a challenge this week; three dishes to cook during the session with a brunch theme. They used our school-grown potatoes to make their own Hash Browns, a crunchy Coleslaw with our own cabbages, carrots and homemade Egg Mayonnaise and the newest hit of Garden to Table; Baked Beans. There were admittedly a few reluctant faces when we mentioned baked beans but making their own was a delicious win as we used tinned tomatoes, onions and spices to create a delicious, moreish sauce. We really enjoyed being out in the warm winter sunshine in the garden this week. We took advantage of the good weather to do some bigger jobs; pruning and fertilising fruit trees, weeding out the greenhouse, clearing out the bean and strawberry beds, potting up swan plants and putting up nets to keep the pesky birds off our spinach! It is an important time of year to clear out old crops and put depleted nutrients back into the soil before Spring and the kids have done a great job this week.
Sports Results
Year 7 & 8 Hockey Hockey
The year 7/8 hockey team is made up of three Last week won 5-2 and this week won 4-1 against
Oropi students, three Taumata School students The Puna Ferns. Years 5-6. This is a mixed team
and one home-schooled student. The Oropi with Taumata School. Thanks to coach, Nigel.
players are Elena, Max and Mason. The team has Elise's dad.
worked hard at Sunday practices getting to know
each other and for three of our players, including
Mason, getting to know the rules as first time
players. The team had a great win on Friday in the
pouring rain. Elena and Max were our players of
the day for great defence work. The team is
coached by Max's sister, Ciara, who is a past Oropi
School hockey player.
Year 3 & 4 Netball
Oropi won 10-1 against Pillans point
School Calendar
The School calendar is now live on the school
website. To check the calendar go to:
www.oropi.school.nz and click on the calendar
button top right of the home page.
Calf Club & Pet Day
Thanks to our 2020 Sponsors listed below.
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Master Plumb
Fresh Water Solutions
Pak N Save Tauriko
Hawes Building Solutions
Baileys Panelworks
UzaBus
Jessups Joinery Repairs
Kazed Construction Limited
Right Price Autos Limited
Here is the link for the Calf Club updates:
Ike Unsworth, Bayleys Real Estate
https://bit.ly/CalfClub2020 Elite Automotive
Invisible Office Chartered Accountants
Fiona Violich Photography
Calf Club is coming up on Friday 16 October.
Suzy Cels
Check the School website and the link above for
Hellers
all of the information you need to know. The Pilates Loft
Noel Leeming Tauriko
Michael Cull, Oropi Barber
Here are a few important things you need to be
ASB
aware of:
Oropi Therapeutic Massage
Everyone will need to complete and sign the Tauranga Vets
official entry form. These must be downloaded Three Peaks Honey
Falafel Metro
from the school website or collected from the
Tui Products
office and then emailed or dropped into the Oropi Hot Pools
office. Farmlands
Liz Van Welie Aquatics
If you won a cup or trophy last year, please
Koops Cycles
bring it back to School as soon as possible.
Bay Office Products
Please do not clean the trophies. We will Barclays Engravers ing!
com
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Infamous Designs ck e
arrange for them to be cleaned at School. le ti
Raff
Ultimate Motor Group
Calves must be born on or after 20 July.
Lambs must be born on or after 1st August.
Goats must be born on or after 1st August.
Reporting an Arriving at School
absence Children can be dropped off at School from 8.15
am. Please do not drop off before this time.
Please remember to leave the following details on
the answerphone when you are reporting your
If your child arrives to School after 9 am they must
child as absent:
report to the office before going to class.
Their name
Their classroom or the name of their teacher
The reason they are absent eg. unwell, family Bus
reasons
If you receive a text notification when your child is
Please remember to contact the office if you are
absent, please include this information when you
collecting your children in the afternoons, or have
reply. If you do not give a reason, your child is
regular days when they will not use the bus.
considered absent for an unjustified reason. We do not carry this information over from
2019, so you will need to update the office with
Medication
pick up information.
If you need to call the School and change pick up
Any medication that needs to be at school for your
information on a casual basis, please remember to
child, must be kept at the school office. No
do this before 2 pm each day by phoning the
medication is to be kept in your child's school bag
office and leaving a message by selecting option 1.
or classroom for health & safety reasons. Please
ensure this process is followed. If your child
currently has medication stored at School,
please call in and check the expiry dates as these
Uniform
items may need to be replaced.
Items are available to purchase in Kindo or from
If your child has allergies, it is important the school the office.
office and class teacher has this information, Hats $20
including a medication supply to keep at school Polos $35
and allergic reaction plan detailing the response Shorts $34
the school is required to carry out should your Skort $35
child have a reaction at school. Jackets $60*
Hoody $60 - $75 depending on size*
*Limited stock available.
Pita Pit We also have a range of 2nd hand uniform items
priced from $10.
Pita Pit orders can be made in Kindo for
lunches on Thursday. Please click on the Pita Pit
icon in your Kindo account to place your order.Reminders
• Please ensure the School has your current • We encourage families to park at the hall
contact information. We must have your and walk along the path to School. Please
mobile number, email address and avoid parking on the yellow lines. Please do
emergency contact information. not park in the staff car park or in the bus-
turning bay at any time.
• School starts at 8.55 am. Any child arriving
Kindo
after this time must report to the office before
going to class. To avoid office queues please go online to
make payments through your mykindo
account.
• Children who do not use the bus can be
dropped off at School from 8.15 am. Not
If you haven't used Kindo before, click this link
before please.
to get started (all you need is the email
address we have on record)...
• School finishes at 2.40 pm. Children who do https://shop.tgcl.co.nz/shop/handshake.shtml?
not use the bus must be collected before 3.10 shop=Oropi%20School
pm.
If you already have a mykindo account, go to
www.mykindo.co.nz or via the link on our
• If your child uses the bus and you are picking
school website.
them up, please ensure you call the office
BEFORE 2 pm by calling 5431479 option 1. If
you collect your child on a regular basis,
please notify the office.
• If you have any health and safety concerns,
please email healthandsafety@oropi.school.nz
Remember to call the office to report your
child's absence.
School Bank Details
Call 543 1479 and leave a message or email
office@oropi.school.nz
Preferred payment is made via Kindo.
Alternatively payment can be made into the
We have over 330 pupils so PLEASE include
School account. Oropi School
the class your child is in AND the reason they
ASB 12-3440-0087772-00 - Please use your
are absent.
surname as a reference.You can also read
