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I am taking this opportunity to remind you all

of the Parent Consultation Hui to be held the

week after next in the school library and the

End of the Year Prize Giving arrangements:

November 11th at 9 am, 2:45 pm, and 5:30 pm

Parent 2020 Strategic Planning Consultation &

2020 Updates / Plans Hui

•       Teachers and classes

•       Staffing

•       New classrooms and class configurations

•       Curriculum & Operational Goals

•       School camps, fees, and donations and

what it means for Oropi 2020

•       An opportunity for your input, ideas and

thoughts for 2020 as a school

Kia ora koutouThursday, December 5th End of Year Prize Giving,

Y8 Speeches, and Y8 Leavers Dinner

•  10:45 am Whole school to the Hall

•  11 am 12 pm Year 8 Speeches at the Hall

•  12:00 pm Lunch & Ice Blocks back at school

(parents welcome to join their children for lunch

at school)

•  1:15 pm EOY Prize Giving at the Hall for all

students

•  Normal End of Day Routine at 2:40 pm

As I am in the mode of pondering some 2020

Strategic priorities I can't help but think we NEED

to make it a focus to see how we can reduce our

waste as a school to reduce our carbon footprint.

Wandering around the school, I notice a huge

amount of unnecessary wrappings etc flying

around the school, in our bins, and in kids lunch

boxes. I am sure there are ways as a school we can

promote and encourage more sustainable

solutions for food wrapping. Watch this space and

if you have any great ideas let us know when have

our consultation meetings. One example is all

children making beeswax wraps for their

sandwiches. I am sure there are other solutions

and 'ways tomotivate' out there.

Kia pai to ra whakata

Andrew King

Principal | Oropi School

2020 EnrolmentsIs your child turning 4 in 2020? Please make sure

you have completed enrolment forms before the

end of next week as we are in the final stages of

finalising enrolments for next year.

Volunteers WantedOn Thursday 7 November we have Bunnings

coming on site to donate a shed for the junior

discovery area, and sand for the sandpit. We are

looking for volunteers to come up to School at

9.30 am to help fill the sandpit. Please bring

spades and wheelbarrows.

Group Day

My calf is called Caramel. I love my calf and she

loves me. She even tries to eat grass. She drinks

warm milk and she eats hay and muesli. My calf

likes scratches on her head. I love her because she

is a girl, she is like an angel. My calf loves the

ribbons she won because she slobbered on them. 

By Isabella Applegate

Celebration ofCulturesSamosa's are available to purchase for lunch next

Thursday. Due to limited flavours available, orders

must be made in Kindo BEFORE Wednesday

midday. We will not be taking cash or internet

banked orders.

Group Day was held on Saturday 26 October.

Isabella & Caramel had great success winning

three trophies and loads of ribbons. Well done

girls!

Calendar ArtWe have set up one more order for late orders. This

closes on Monday 4 November at 9 am. This is the

final opportunity to order calendar art. No late late

orders will be accepted after this date.

Go to www.kidsartworks.com and enter the code

on your order form. 

Ball PhotosRemember to order your ball photos. Click the

link below for more information.

http://bit.ly/Oropi2019BallPhotos

Photolife PhotosPhotolife should be sending order information

out next week for School photos.

End of YearAwards &CelebrationThis will be held at the Oropi Memorial Hall on

Thursday 5 December at 1 pm.

School HatsSchool hats are compulsory for all children in

term 1 and 4. Hats are available to purchase

from the office for $20 each, or you can order

on Kindo.

ParkingPlease remember that the bus turnaround

area is not a drop off zone. This must be kept

clear at all time for buses. This is especially

important now that the Kea crossing is

operating.

We encourage families to park at the hall and

walk along the path to School and use the Kea

crossing.

Medication atSchoolPlease remember that all medication MUST be

held at the office. No medication is permitted

in School bags. This includes any type of

medication including antibiotics,

antihistamine, and ashthma medication.

Garden to TableFinally a week of sunshine and everything in the garden is growing fast. The dishes the classes cooked

this week used a variety of vegetables; a sweet and tasty Parsnip and Caramelized Leek Tart and a Green

Salad with Avocado dressing. With so many avocados around at the moment the kids highly

recommend this creamy yet zingy dressing to make at home.

 

There were lots of Spring tasks to be done in the garden. We planted more beans, transplanted

nasturtiums, started on the pumpkin patch, pulled out winter veges that had bolted and started clearing

space and preparing beds for summer planting.

We are only 3 weeks away from the Mount Maunganui Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon, we hope

your students are getting excited. 

Participants need to be entered by midnight on Sunday, 3 November, 2019 if they want to take

advantage of the Early Bird price of $45 as well as the option of having their TRYathlete pack either

couriered to home or included in the School Courier delivery.

Entries will continue to remain open but participants who enter after this date will need to collect

their TRYathlete pack on the event day.

Weetbix TRYathlon

Reminders• Please ensure the School has your current

contact information. We must have your

mobile number, email address and

emergency contact information.

• School starts at 8.55 am. Any child arriving

after this time must report to the office before

going to class.

• Children who do not use the bus can be

dropped off at School from 8.15 am. Not

before please.

• School finishes at 2.40 pm. Children who do

not use the bus must be collected before 3.10

pm.

• If your child uses the bus and you are picking

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.

Call 543 1479 and leave a message or email

office@oropi.school.nz

We have over 330 pupils so PLEASE include

the class your child is in AND the reason they

are absent.

• We encourage families to park at the hall

and walk along the path to School. Please

avoid parking on the yellow lines. Please do

not park in the staff car park or in the bus-

turning bay at any time. 

Kindo

To avoid office queues please go online to

make payments through your mykindo

account.

If you haven't used Kindo before, click this link

to get started (all you need is the email

address we have on record)...

https://shop.tgcl.co.nz/shop/handshake.shtml?

shop=Oropi%20School

If you already have a mykindo account, go to

www.mykindo.co.nz or via the link on our

school website.

Preferred payment is made via Kindo.

Alternatively payment can be made into the

School account. Oropi School

ASB 12-3440-0087772-00 - Please use your

surname as a reference.

School Bank Details