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Issue No 6, 30Th June 2021 Member of Parliament Visits Owairoa Issue No 6, 30th June 2021 Member of Parliament Visits Owairoa We proudly welcomed local MP Simeon Brown to Owairoa Primary School a few weeks ago, to discuss some current issues affecting the educational space in New Zealand at the present time. Our Choir were excited for the opportunity to perform two songs for him during his visit, which they will sing at their upcoming choir festival next month. Simeon commented… Recently I visited Owairoa Primary School to hear how the year is going and to discuss issues facing the education sector. I am always impressed when visiting schools in Pakuranga, seeing the dedication of teachers, staff and leaders such as Owairoa Primary School Principal, Alan McIntyre. We are very fortunate to have such great schools in East Auckland, which is one of the reasons so many families choose to call East Auckland home. During my visit to Owairoa Primary School we discussed a range of issues currently facing the education sector, including the need for additional support for students with special needs. As MP for Pakuranga it is important to hear what the issues are facing our local schools – so that I can advocate for these issues to ensure our schools have the resources they need. I wish everyone at Owairoa Primary School all the best for the remainder of 2021. Thank you again for the opportunity to visit. Simeon Brown MP for Pakuranga to our Owairoa “family” • Lucy McIntosh • Urwah Haider • Aarohn Dhayaharan • Connor Grant • Jayden Liu • Michael Underhill • Claire Cleaver • Harley Clubley • Hugh Berrington • Naysa Solanki • Jacob Frigault Feeding the Community Our Pataka Kai monitors understand the importance in supporting our community. Ten keen Year 6 students have been selected to be Pataka Kai monitors. They have designed and created their own badges to recognise their commitment and responsibility to our school. These students have been rostered on to complete their duties once a week. This term, the monitors have been busy collecting the fruit harvested by the Kaitiaki group. The excess produce is placed in the Pataki Kai. Their duties include: • check items donated is within its expiry date • food packaging is not opened or damaged • to ensure food that has passed its ‘use-by’ date is thrown away • to clean and tidy up the pantry store and the surrounding area • daily update of the Pataka Kai register Our Pataka Kai is located on Nelson Street, outside the school carpark. We accept the following donations of: • fresh fruit and vegetables – they must be mould free • tinned and dried goods – all items must be unopened • breads, sandwiches, biscuits, eggs and baked goods – this food can only be accepted if it is less than two days old and is labelled with the date and time it was made • long life milk • toiletry items • baby powders and packaged foods Please support our community by donating and making our Pataka Kai a huge success. Netball Fun Day The Year Five and Six students attended the Netball Fun Day at Lloyd Elsmore Netball Association on Tuesday 1st June, on a glorious sunny day! The four teams played a total of six twenty-minute games against players of other schools. The players all experienced the different positions of Future Ferns netball and applied their lunchtime training sessions. We won some, we lost some but we had so much fun attacking and defending. The students were exhausted by the end of the day, but still managed to play their sixth game with 100% enthusiasm! Special thanks to Miss Kennard and Mr Basson for coaching our Netball Teams, and to Mr Shaun Davidson, Mrs Kelly Exeter and Mrs Sharleen Brown for supporting us on the day. Caitlin Rice – Tokomaru House Leader My name is Caitlin and I am 10 years old. I have a passion for dance and learn jazz and contemporary. Over winter I play football for Fencibles, my preferred position is defence. In my spare time I love to read books, listen to music and go shopping. I love Owairoa Primary School and the opportunities to develop leadership skills, the great playground facilities and our weekly musical theatre lessons. I also love the school library filled with new and exciting books, the fun-filled annual School Gala and the chance to learn how to sail in Year 5 and 6. There are so many positive opportunities offered to us - we get to develop our leadership skills through Young Leaders Day, learning to sail, Tip Top Fun Day, the Hilton Cup interclass netball competition, Rave Readers, Dance Festival and Kaitiaki including trees for survival. One of my favourite schooling memories was the Pirate Book Week. Our school attempted a Guinness World Record for the most pirates having a sword fight. Each class had to design and make a 3D Pirate Ship which we sailed onto the field armed with our foam swords. The rest of the week saw us dressed as pirates, complete pirate related activities and bouncing on a pirate bouncy castle. I am grateful for the teachers we have at Owairoa Primary School because they make learning fun and enjoyable, they are kind and caring and they spend a lot of their time preparing our work. My advice for other students at Owairoa Primary School is to have fun, to try new things and to make the most of the opportunities offered. Hamish Ward – Tainui House Leader My name is Hamish and I am in Room 26. I am 10 years old and have a brother and sister. I enjoy rock climbing. I also like basketball and tramping. At Owairoa, I really like all the basketball hoops and our library. I also like the playgrounds and the swimming pool. We have a lot of opportunities while we learn here, including Rave Readers, House Leaders, Kaitiaki and sports events. Rave readers is really cool and you get introduced to some awesome books. House Leader gives you opportunities to speak in front of the public and Kaitiaki gives you a chance to protect the environment. Getting to do a lot of sports is also fun. My favourite memory so far is playing fun games on the astroturf, writing in class and all the swimming events. We have very nice grounds and classrooms here and the Teachers at Owairoa are great. I am proud to be a House Leader because I get to earn some house points for my house. My advice for other Owairoa students studying at our school is to respect the environment and to always have good behaviour. Little Free Library Our learners and whanau are lucky enough to have access to books from our three ‘Little Free Libraries’ around the school. This excellent initiative has been set up to ensure that our learners are able to enjoy books at their level whenever they wish. The libraries are located around the school with each one being aimed at the different areas of the school – Junior (Years 0 – 2), Middle (Years 3 – 4) and Senior (Years 5 – 6) however, the learners are more than welcome to enjoy the books from any of the libraries. Our Owairoa family can borrow the books, take them home to read and share and then return them to the Little Free Library when they have finished with the book. The learners are also able to enjoy them at lunchtimes where we often see our older students reading to our younger students. Happy reading! SweetOur recent Chocolate Fundraiser Success was a resounding success. A total of 318 cartons of chocolates were sold by our eager student salespeople and money raised for the school totalled $8624.00 In addition to these sales, we were so grateful to receive an additional $4050.00 donation from families who chose to make a donation rather than sell the chocolates, giving a total promotion figure of $12,674.00 Congratulations to the top sales people; 1st place Sophia Woskett 13 Cartons 2nd place Malachai Brown 7 Cartons Shacago Kiwara 7 Cartons 3rd place Tangulu Family 5 Cartons 4th place Ema Costa 4 Cartons Top sales person Sophia Woskett Twisting the Night Away! Disco fever took over the school on Friday 11 June, with an impressive turnout of 621 students across our 3 Discos. The black and white theme looked very effective and some students got incredibly creative with their wardrobe and hair styles – it was amazing to see. Neons lit the room and squeals of delight pierced the ears of all in the hall (and quite possibly the Howick ward) as the lights were dimmed and the music turned up. The prepaid online ordering of tickets was well received with the vast majority parents obtaining their tickets through the Kindo App. It is because of this success, Kindo will become the preferred method of payment in the future. To all the Parents who bought tickets, to the Parents who gave up their time to help, before, during and after the disco with set up, selling goods and cleaning up, and to the teachers who spent Friday night boogieing with the best of them, thank you! If it had not been for you and all your help and support our Disco fundraiser would not have been the success it was – so a massive THANK YOU to you all from the Owairoa PTA. Seeds in Space! JAXA, the organisation representing the Japanese Space Agency have been growing seeds on the International Space Station to determine how the effects of gravity affect plant growth. To help with their research, Owairoa Primary School was gifted 100 basil seeds, identical to those being grown in space. 15-20 of these seeds have been distributed across all year groups.
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