Last Friday we had Room 1 supporting the Junior classroom students in a tuakana - teina role, helping to fill their raised garden beds up with compost. They did a great job sorting out where to position the students, how much to fill their bucket up and showing them where to deposit the compost into the garden. The Juniors really enjoyed taking an active part in their garden development. We look forward to seeing some plants growing in the future and enjoying the harvest!
We have the middle team away at camp Ngaruawahia at the moment. The photos I have seen so far clearly show the students are having fun. Unfortunately I can't attend this year as I'm at the national principal's conference. Mrs Hickford is attending today and is keeping me updated with photos and videos. I'm looking forward to hearing back from the students next week.
Our Disco was really well supported last week. Thanks to Miss Nield and our councillors for organising and putting on an exciting evening. Thanks also to our amazing teaching team who went along and supported the students to have a great night!
Maramataka: Today marks Rākaumatohi which is part of the full moon phase. It's a good day to plant root crops. As the moon phase changes through the the last quarter phase next Wednesday with the arrival of Tangaroa-ā-mua. Start considering which seedlings you'd like to plant as it is a good time to be doing this.
We have a very contagious gastro bug doing the rounds at the moment. Please keep your child at home if they are showing symptoms.
Lost property: We have a mountain of lost property located under the covered walkway on the Junior side of the school. Please come and take a look and see if you can claim some of the items. Generally what happens when we get this much is that we donate it to Op Shops. We would rather it goes back to the owners. It will be available outside the hall at next week's Pen Assembly.
Teacher Only Day - Tuesday 29th October: We are holding our next curriculum refresh teacher only day on Tuesday 29th which is the day after Labour Day.
Ngā mihi,
Scott Lincoln
Principal
Room 16 moving the buckets of compost along the line
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Room 11 students filling up their raised garden bed.
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Room 1 students about to start filling the buckets of compost.
IMPORTANT DATES
Dates to add to your calendar
2024 TERM DATES
Term 3 - Mon 22nd July - Fri 27th Sept
Term 4 - Mon 14th Oct - Fri 13th Dec
September Thurs 12 - Demo Day for Pets Day Fri 13 - School Disco Tue 17 - Ōtorohanga College Year 7 & 8 Experience Day Wed 18 - Fri 20 - Middle Syndicate Camp Thurs 19 - Entries Close for Pets Day Fri 27 - Pen Assembly - last day of Term 3
October Mon 14 - First day of Term 4 Fri 18 - Pets Day Mon 28 - Labour Day Tues 29 - Teacher Only Day - Curriculum Refresh Wed 30 - Group Day
Our School Values - KETE
Our values focus for the next few weeks is Effort. Our school-wide values are explicitly taught in all our classrooms and across various settings. These value lessons are also supported by our school councillors sharing messages and role-playing at assemblies, as well as value reminders over the school intercom each morning during our daily notices.
Below is an example of our school-wide expectations of how to show Effort in the Playground.
Having a growth mindset is very important when it comes to learning both in and out of school.
A massive congratulations to our Tier 2 Kete recipients at our Junior and Senior Assemblies last week - who have demonstrated all four KETE values to an extremely high standard.
Well done also to those who received a Tier 1 - K, E, T, or E certificate!
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DISCO
Mathletics
Last week, 20 of our top Year 6, 7 and 8 mathematicians attended the COPS Mathletics competition at Kio Kio School. They competed in various mathematical problem-solving activities and achieved fantastic results on the day. Tino pai! Great stuff!
Year 8 Individual: Dhruv Sharma 1st, Lev Udy 2nd Equal
Year 8 Team Overall: South Legends 2nd Year 7 Individual: Czaer Tamati 1st, Renae Reeve 2nd
Year 7 Team Overall: South Ferns 1st, South Warriors 2nd
Year 6 Individual: Nixon Atutahi 1st, Harry Whiteman 2nd, Archie Mouat 3rd
Year 6 Team Overall: South Square Roots 1st, South Squared 2nd . . .
SCIENCE
Mid syn science this week! Fireworks! Students experimented with 4 different kinds of chemicals and wrote down observations of what they saw and noticed when they dipped their metal loop into water and one of the chemicals at a time and held it over the flame to see what happened… our next learning is what each chemical is (copper sulphate, calcium chloride, potassium chloride and strontium chloride) and why they react the way they do?
Buddy Class
Tuakana-Teina action last Friday! Room 4 planned a mini-olympics for their buddy classes. We got rained out on the 2nd event but will finish it off another day when the sun stays out😃 ☀️ Room 10 & 11 were given a medal from their buddy for giving their best effort in the events😊😊
AIMS GAMES
The AIMS games is a sporting event for intermediate age students who compete in a range of different sports. We sent five students to compete in Cross Country last Sunday. They did an exceptional job, this being their first time at the games. There were over 160 competitors in each race. Here are the results from our competitors - Sofia 143rd, Kyla 141th, Renae 113th, Xavier 134th and Ryder 82nd. Fantastic effort from you all!
HPV Immunisations - Year 8
The Public Health Nurses will be at school on 22 October to provide dose 2 of the HPV immunisation for the Year 8 students whose parents/caregivers consented earlier in the year. If your child is absent there will be a catch up planned within 3 weeks.
If parents have any queries or changes contact the PHN Anne Green 021 578 052 anne.green@waikatodhb.health.nz
Pets Day - Entries Now Open!
Please return all Pet Day & Group Day trophies to the office now.
Pets Day will be held on Friday 18 October.
Please use this form to make your pets day entries. Please make one entry per child. You can revisit the form to make additional entries for your household. Pets Day diaries and owner consent forms will be sent home with all registered students. All entries must be in by Thursday 19 September. No entries will be accepted after this date. Please contact the office if you have any trouble accessing the form.
Sports Photos
Cricket
Ōtorohanga College Year 7 & 8 Experience Day
Is my child well enough to go to school?
Refreshed health guidance released by Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is now available to help decide if a learner is well enough to attend school | kura, including learners experiencing anxiety.
Many families now choose to spread the cost of the Technology fee as well as the Middle and Senior Syndicate Camps over many months by making small, regular payments to the school bank account via internet banking. These costs will be applied to your child's account early in the year and emailed to you so that you have all of the information on hand. The camp cost is not due until later in the year, but you are welcome to start making payments at any time. If you choose to take up this option, please use your child's name as a reference.
School Account: Oto South BOT 01-0391-0023110-00
Ikura - Free Period Products
Ikura|Manaakitia te whare tangata is an initiative set up by the Ministry of Education to provide free period products in all state schools across New Zealand. The main aims of this scheme are to support whānau with the rising cost of living and to make a positive impact on student wellbeing. If you would like to opt into the scheme, please contact the school office.
Community Notices
With school holidays right around the corner, it’s a great time to consider how you can support your children to maintain a healthy balance between their online and offline time. Netsafe is here to support you with a free presentation for parents focused on Wellbeing & Balance.
This presentation is designed for parents of both tamariki and rangatahi. The Netsafe Education team will share practical tips, tools, and advice on managing screen time, supporting your child's online wellbeing and what to do if your child encounters online harm.
You can register for this free webinar by following this link:
This is one for all cow cockies — I Am Hope has adapted a tried and true rural initiative as a way to support the charity — if you're in a position to donate a calf please register your interest, and we'll be in contact.
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