2016 Term 4 Week 1 Roll: 127 SCHOOL NOTICES

Rāhina 10 Oketopa. Monday 10 October 2016. Bridge to Life This week’s Bridge to Life focus is Respect. Kia ora koutou. Greetings everyone. Gold Award Welcome back after the holidays, and what a glorious Samantha McKinnon received a Gold Award at our last day to start our busy term! assembly. Congratulations Samantha you are a star. It is wonderful to finally be part of Opiki School after I have seen and heard so many fantastic things and School Shirts know how well regarded our school is in the community and education circles. We are missing several shirts at a cost to the school of I appreciated the welcome this morning with our new $60 each. Please check at home for any school shirts students and my family – we are looking forward to and return them. Thank you. sharing our learning journey together. I will be spending time over the next few weeks learning Health about the Opiki School way, and look forward to going The health nurses will be at school tomorrow morning through classrooms, reading my way through for the final HPV vaccine. documents, talking to staff and students and meeting The Vision Hearing Technicians will be at school on family / whanau. Wednesday 26 th October. My vision is to work with you all to ensure our school provides THE BEST education and learning environment Manawatu School Chess Competition for our students, and I look forward to discovering how Congratulations to Oliver, Jack, Johnny and Charlie who we can all make that vision fly! all represented Opiki so well. Oliver, Jack and Johnny finished mid-table in their age groups. Charlie came first Kanohi kitea – visit, keep in touch, be actively involved. in his age-group.

Ngā mihi. Warm regards, Junior Chess Competition Congratulations to Charlie Lawton who came 4th in his Tracey Gurney - Principal age group at the national chess tournament during the holidays. Office Reminders Important numbers are: Ag Day School Bank Account: 03-0726-0506676-00 If you are interested in bringing your pony or horse for Home & School Account: 03-0726-0506676-001 Ag. Day please let Mrs Bishop know. Office – 06 329 1740 or 021 293 9480 This year two events are offered: Opiki School Bus – 021 293 9568 • Groom / Turnout and knowledge Adrian’s Ministry Bus – 022 313 7330 • Games When texting or phoning an absence please give your child’s name and the reason for the absence. Please return all Ag day trophies to the office this week. Please keep us updated with your current phone numbers , address and email. If you send a text message Congratulations Mr & Mrs Pocock to the office please make sure you get a reply so you th know we received the message. Emma Paige Pocock was born on Tuesday 4 October and weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces.

Welcome

Welcome to Mrs Gurney our new principal and to

Claudia Baxter and Ryan Hurliman.

2017 Term Dates th th Term 1 Tues 7 February Thurs 13 April st th Term 2 Mon 1 May Fri 7 July th th Term 3 Mon 24 July Fri 29 September Term 4 Mon 16 th October Wed 20 th December

Thank you – Bunnings Wanted A big thank you to Bunnings Palmerston North for their Wanted to buy – 2 single bed foam mattresses. generous donation of learning resources for our school. Please contact Rochelle Pratt on 027 301 0144. They supplied us with various carpentry items including timber, saws and hammers. THANK YOU BUNNINGS. Shannon Athletics Shannon Athletics for Pre-school and Primary School aged children. Tuesday evenings from 6- 7.15pm at The Shannon Domain.

Registration evening Tuesday the 25th of October at 6pm in the Shannon Rugby Clubrooms.

Please contact Kate Drummond for further information 0274055236

Learn to Sail Manawatu Marine Boating Club at Hartley Street, are taking registrations at 9.45am on Saturday 1 st October. Costs for sailing and coaching for 2016 (8-16

sessions depending on weather). $70.00 covers sailing,

coaching and MMBC membership costs until end of School Gardens 2016. For the 2017 season until April 2017 add $35.00. The first two sessions are free to try the sport of sailing. Bring wet gear and warm gear to sail on Saturday. All children require a parent or guardian for support. Contact Russell Crawford on 0274416905.

SCHOOL CALENDAR Date Event Venue Time 21 Oct Assembly led by School 2.10pm Room 6 library 25 Oct Board of Trustees Staffroom 6.30pm meeting

Room 2 with their garden. 1 Nov School Athletics Opiki TBC Day 4 Nov Assembly led by Sc hool 2.10pm Food Warmer Room 3 library A reminder that we do not operate the food warmer this 17 Nov Junior Cluster Tokomaru TBC term. Athletics School

18 Nov Assembly led by School 2.10pm COMMUNITY NOTICES Room 2 library 21 -23 Room 5 Camp Nov Junior Indoor Netball 24 Nov Senior Cluster Massey 9-2pm Starting Term 4 Palmerston Indoor Sports is running an Athletics Indoor Netball league on Monday afternoons 15 Dec Last day of Term 4 2.50pm (Primary/Intermediate) & Friday afternoons (Secondary). It is for girls & boys from age 5yrs – 18 yrs. A fun/affordable way to keep your netball skills tuned over the summer. For any further information or to register please contact us. Ph: 356 2543 Email: [email protected] ]