KIAORAKOUTOU 29July2021 #22 - Ohope Beach School

KIA ORA KOUTOU                            29 July 2021 # 22

Kia Ora Koutou Katoa
Rāpare 29 Hōngongoi ~Thursday 29th July 2021

Welcome to term three of our school year. On Monday we welcomed Floris, Nate, Charli,
Nixon and Hunter to Manuka and Jayden, Joseph, and Addison to Kahikatea. We wish you
all the very best with your schooling at Ōhope Beach School.

The Olympics have provided some excitement to the children for the start of the term with the
fantastic achievement of Hayden Wilde who won a bronze medal in the triathlon event. With
the weather on Monday being so wet and windy the children could not get outside and were
keen to cheer the competitors in the triathlon and the surfing.

It is with regret that we received the resignation of Whaea Kirsty at the end of Term 2.
Whaea Kirsty joined Ohope Beach School at the start of 2020 and was on leave last term.
We wish her all the best for the future. Whaea Merissa will continue as the teacher in
Kahikatea until the end of the school year.

Pride Time:
The children continue to model our PRIDE
values at school and enjoy the opportunity
to celebrate their achievements. On the last
day of term two our Pride winners made
pikelets with Mrs Hanlen and Mrs Naera.
The children enjoyed this activity and eating
their yummy pikelets.

Leadership Development:
This week our “Pitopito Korero” presenters
have been Ava, Cassie and Kailah from
Ngā Huiarau. The girls have continued to
lead the full karakia and have introduced
our whakataukī for the week.
“Naku te rourou nau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi”. With your basket and my basket, the people
will live.
We are very proud of the children for taking up this challenge and for speaking with clarity
and confidence.

Playground:
The new playground is now complete, and the children were finally able to use it from
Tuesday. The children are so excited, and it is a hive of activity at the moment. The
swings are very popular, and the children are working out systems for sharing these. The
playground is available to children in Ngā Peka and Ngā Huiarau as the various pieces of
equipment are more suitable to the older students. We do still have the perimeter of the
playground fenced off as grass seed has been sown following the building work.
Thank you all for your patience during term two when the construction work was going on.

Book Fair:
Thank you for your support of the recent Book Fair. The school received $600 from the
sales which will go towards new books for the school library. We do hope your children all
enjoyed their new books over the holiday break.

Term Three Curriculum:
This term the children will have another science focus related to our local environment.
The learning will be related to Moutohora and Whakaari, two natural land features visible
from the school. The learning will also include local stories about these land features, iwi
connections and the science related to both islands.
Later in the term we will be presenting our school production. Students and staff will be
working together to bring a unique presentation to the audience.
We have a number of sports fixtures this term with the first being the EBOP 7’s
tournament which includes Netball, Football and Rugby and is for children Year 3 to Year
6. A notice went home yesterday to those children who have expressed an interest in
competing. This event is planned for Thursday 12th August.
We have a focus on fitness through skipping this term and the house group activity for the
term will relate to this.

Teacher Development Day:
Our last teacher development day for the year will be on Wednesday 11th August. All
schools in our Community of Learning will be involved in this day which continues our Iwi
Connection development. There will be no school on this day.

DISCO:
Next Thursday there will be a disco for the children, held here at school in the hall. Year 1
to year 3 children have their Disco from 5.00pm to 6.00pm. Year 4 to year 6 children have
their Disco from 6.15pm to 7.15pm. Thank you to the group of parents who are working on
this, we look forward to a fun evening for the children.
Ngā mihi
Cathryn Naera - Principal

Term Three Up Coming Events:
   • Thursday 5th August – DISCO
   • Tuesday 10th August – BoT Meeting 5.30pm
   • Wednesday 11th August – Teacher Development Day – School closed
   • Thursday 12th August – EBOP 7’s – Rugby, Netball and Soccer
   • Monday 30th August – Science Roadshow for Ngā Huiarau
   • Tuesday 31st August – Class and Individual Photos
   • Tuesday 14th September – BoT Meeting 5.30pm
   • Sunday 26th September – Daylight Savings Starts
   • Week of the 27th September – Production week
   • Friday 1st October – Term three ends

Future Board Meetings:
TERM 3: 10th August & 14th September
TERM 4: 2nd November & 30th November

                 Free Golf Lessons resume Sundays for the school term
                         Sunday mornings. 9.30 am to 10.30 am
                        All welcome. Friendly tuition by members
                       Come and have a go!! Equipment provided
                                    Ohope Golf Club
                                         Ohope
                                  Phone: 07-312 4486

            Central Kids Strathmore Kindergarten have spaces available now. We offer
            30 hours free (conditions apply). Come and visit us at 45b Garaway Street,
            Whakatane or contact us on ph 027 647 9455 / 07 308 5599 to find out more.

Scholastic Book Orders – Please order online using the Scholastic LOOP app. Orders
close Friday 6th August

School App – Please ensure you have the
school App (see photo). When we have
emergency situations (e.g. the road closure
after the accident on the hill) urgent
information will be sent via this app to keep
you informed as the situation changes.

The school newsletter and sports notices also
appear on this App.