OWHANGO SCHOOL PANUI Working Together To Achieve Our Very Best

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Phone 07 895 4823 Cell 027 895 4823

www.owhangoschool.co.nz Email:office@owhango.school.nz

11/2019 9 May 2019

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK / WHAKATAUKI “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” Albert Einstein TERM TWO DATES TO NOTE

10 May Miniball Basketball begins

13 May Harvest Festival

16 May Soccer Y1-4 Tournament

17 May Soccer Y5-8 Tournament

28 May Gymnastics Starts 1:30

Rippa Rugby Y1-4 Tournament

31 May Waimarino Tough Kid Challenge Scholastic #3 orders due

3 June Queen’s Birthday

4 June Jennifer Somervell Author Visit

11 June Rippa Rugby Y5-8 Tournament

12 June Technology Challenge

21 June Inter-school Orienteering

27 June Reports Out

4 July Parent Teacher Interviews

5 July Last Day of Term Two

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE It was lovely to see the community get together to support the T42 event on Saturday. We were lucky to have a glorious, sunny autumn day which meant many of the contestants were happy to blob around the domain after their event. I would like to thank Annette and Pat for their ongoing organisation of this event; it is a great fundraiser for the school and the other recipients. We have another fundraiser starting today- we have been given the opportunity to on-sell some old chairlift chairs from Whakapapa Ski Area. I have been badgering Ruapehu Alpine Lifts for about 12 months to get a chair for our school play area, as a swing seat, and when they replied they offered some as a fundraiser. So, please spread the word and see if we can sell these.

CLASSROOM KORERO – Senior Room We’re running away to join the circus! Last Friday, the whole school came together and made three juggling balls each, out of balloons and rice. The colourful balls took a while to make and the older students worked well to assist the younger children. We were all so excited to have our first Circus Training day with the fabulous Pixie on Tuesday. Pixie has worked in the circus in the past and has kindly offered to come in to teach our tamariki how to juggle, ride the unicycles, balance on the rolla-bollas and learn all sorts of fun and creative skills. The senior class started off by learning how to juggle one ball, then two and finally 3. I was so impressed with the persistence of the students as juggling with 3 balls is not an easy feat! By Whaea Jessie Smith.

Home-made juggling balls

HARVEST FESTIVAL- This coming Monday On Monday the 13th May the school will be having their yearly Harvest Festival hosted by the year eight students. We have organised lots of fun activities. We ask if you can bring along your giant pumpkin if you have managed to grow one this year. There will also be a competition for the biggest produced fruit or vegetable and make your own jewellery out of flowers or vegetables.

There will be a free sausage sizzle so you only need to bring your play lunch, unless you don’t like sausages. See the poster below. By The Year Eights MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC We are so happy to have the mobile dental clinic visit us for the first time. We have worked quite hard behind the scenes to try to get it to come here, rather than us travel one family at a time into town for their appointments. It is lovely to have dental nurses, Ricky and Katie spreading their positivity in the staffroom and keeping the experience for our tamariki a happy one.

The mobile dental clinic

BASKETBALL & NETBALL TRAINING- shoes please The children in the basketball and netball teams will need to bring suitable footwear for their training sessions. Thanks to Theresa Lord who is taking the netballers for training on Tuesday lunchtime, and Hannah Lord who is taking the basketballers on Friday. FOR SALE: 2 SEATER AND 4 SEATER CHAIRLIFT CHAIRS. Owhango School PTA is selling the old chairlift chairs to fund the school skiing. These make a great swing for the garden. These will be sold on a first-in basis. Two seater chairs $75 Four seater Chairs $100 Please contact the office to place your order. Payment to PTA Westpac 030 426 015620500 RAINCOATS We will be going to the hall regularly this term, so if rain is in the forecast can the children please wear a raincoat to school?

CAUGHT BEING GOOD AWARDS

This fortnight’s award recipients are: Lewis Wheeler for effort in reading, Lane O’Donnell also for effort in reading, Jayden Menefy for putting in a good effort into staying on task, and Charlie Walton for his progress in reading RIPPA RUGBY TOURNAMENT- juniors The junior Rippa Rugby tournament is on Tuesday 28th May. The whole class will be attending this competition. Please return the slip at the end of this newsletter. RIPPA RUGBY TOURNAMENT- seniors The senior Rippa Rugby tournament is on Tuesday 11th June. The whole class will be attending this competition. Please return the slip at the end of this newsletter. T42 EVENT Congratulations to the students that entered the T42 event this year. It was great to see so many of you participating. It was a busy morning with the hockey and netball teams competing in Taumarunui on the same morning.

Renee Kieselbach, Shiah Gavegan, Finn Bryan, Nairin Higgie and Cody Bryan line up at the front of the start of the race.

Elise Frampton with her medal after completing

the T42 race WAIMARINO TOUGH KID CHALLENGE This is to be held on Friday 31st May at Raetihi Showgrounds. It is a fun 1.5km obstacle course for year 3-8 students. They can either enter as individuals or as a team of two boys and two girls. If your child is interested in participating please fill in the form below. Parent transport and supervision is required on the day. Event is scheduled from 10am to 1:40pm (approx.). Entries cost $3.00 per child and $5 per person if unable to provide transport. Each school is also required to provide two course marshalls. There is also a teacher/parent dress up race at 1pm that Mrs Smith would love to do with some parents. Please fill in the permission slip below if you would like to enter. MINIBALL BASKETBALL -Begins tomorrow. Draw: Friday 10 May Ct2 5.45pm: Owhango Dunkers v. Turaki Thunder NETBALL Draw: Saturday 11 May Ct1 9am: Owhango Rockets v. Te Pihinga Ct3 11am: Owhango Mountaineers v. Turaki Kakariki Ct4 1pm: Owhango Mountaineers v. St Pats Breakers

HOCKEY - Draw 15 May 3.45pm: Owhango A team Manunui Turkeys

YEAR 1-4 & 5-8 SOCCER Transport arrangements for Thursday 16th May and Friday 17th May are attached separately to this email. SCHOLASTIC ORDER #3 Issue #3 orders to be returned to the office by Tuesday 31 May or you can order online at bookclub.scholastic.co.nz 2019 OWHANGO SCHOOL TERM DATES Term 2 - 29 April to 5 July Term 3 - 22 July to 27 September Term 4 - 14 October to 20 December Thanks to our sponsors for this year:

Fence battens for the playground: Farmlands Our garden sponsor: D.V. Bryant Trust Pool Chlorine & Netball Fees: Veolia Our Duffy Books in Schools sponsors: Midwest Helicopters, DG & R Brown Contracting, Doyle Valuations, B & C O’Donnell, Owhango Motors.

PAYING BY INTERNET BANKING DETAILS:

Stationery/sports/trip fees: 03 0426 0141783 00 Uniform purchases: 03 426 0141783 03

PTA: 030 426 0156205 00

T42 entrants for Owhango School

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Year 3-8 WAIMARINO TOUGH KID 2019 Where- Raetihi Showgrounds

When- Friday 31 May, depart 9am, race starts 10am

Family name ____________ My child/children ___________________________________________________ would like to take part in the Waimarino Tough Kid challenge. I ______________________________ am able to be one of the two marshalls that each school must provide- this job can be shared, to share the load. I am able to assist on the day, and provide transport to Raetihi : YES / NO Transport of $5 pp if not providing a car. Signed _____________________

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Apple bobbing

Nail hitting

Gumboot throwing

Egg catching

2019 Harvest Festival Monday 13th May

All day at Owhango School

Free sausage

sizzle lunch

Races

Three-legged race

Fadge race

Carrot race

Plank walking

Egg & spoon race

Made at school:

Potato Prints

Carrot Sculptures

Competitions- bring

from home

Biggest pumpkin

Biggest vegetable

Biggest fruit

Vegetable jewellery made

at home.

Organised by the Year 8s

House Points to be won

RIPPA RUGBY PERMISSION AND TRANSPORT SLIP - Junior Tournament Year 1-4 Tuesday 28 May - Senior Tournament Year 5-8 Tuesday 11 June

Taumarunui Domain

Family name ____________ My child / ren _______________________ may attend the Rippa Rugby Tournament TRANSPORT Please tick your choice I am able to provide smokefree, seatbelted transport for ______ children, in a registered and warranted vehicle that will be driven by a fully licensed driver who adheres to all traffic regulations. OR I am unable to assist with transport and enclose $2 each transport cost. I will be sending a booster seat for my child YES / NO If you are assisting with transport: Name of driver _______________________ Car Registration Number ______________ Cell phone number if taking one _______________ I enclose $ ____________ (transport costs) Signed ____________________