3 April 2019 No.9 Coming events Kia ora koutou/Greetings

Principal Message

Farewells It is with sadness at the end of the term, two highly valued staff are leaving us. Jenny Gray has been teaching recently in our Year 1 class and Cody Stewart, who has been teaching at OPS for the past three years. Cody and his whanau are moving back home to the Bay of Plenty. We thank Jenny and Cody for the support and considerable contribution they have made to our tamariki and staff at Ohakune Primary. We wish them all the best. We welcome for next term Ms Morvern Duncan into Room 6 and Miss Sophie Turney into Room 11. Both teachers are joining us from Wellington and are very excited to join our team.

Congratulations Well done to the many participants who were involved in the various inter school events last week. We had two smaller teams who went to Whanganui for swimming and with great results. Our inter school athletics team represented us to a high level and it is always great to get feedback on their enthusiasm, support of each other and the positive representation of our school. We wish the Ruapehu inter-school team travelling to Hunterville this Friday the very best of luck. This team will be combining with Raetihi School to represent as the Ruapehu team.

Snow-sports We have received our pricing from RAL for our Term 3 snow sports programme. The expectation is that all our classes have four possible opportunities to participate in class skiing/boarding. Each child is to purchase a season pass for $69 unless they have a season pass or life pass already. The cost for each day will be $20 and this will include the lesson and rental as the base price. If you child has already got gear the price remains the same. As we ran the Fun Run last year, proceeds for this will go towards transport costs. All up the estimated cost will be $150. The children can also use the season pass at any time. Many of our families have automatic payments already set up so please see Donna or Michelle if you would like to take up this option.

Lockdown As you can appreciate, since the Christchurch tragedy, we have comprehensively reviewed our Lockdown procedures. From our review, we have identified the needs to create classroom kits, so that every class has the basic necessities to support

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Friday 5 April Gumboot Day. Children to wear gumboots. Gold Coin Friday 5 April Singing Assembly Friday 12 April End of Term One Monday 29 April Term Two Begins. Powhiri 9am Thursday 9 May Mothers Day High Tea Wednesday 15-21 May Bookfair Friday 31 May Tough Kids Challenge Monday 3 June Queens Birthday School Closed Friday June 7 BoT Election Day. Poll Closes 12 noon Tuesday 11 June School Photos Wednesday 12 June Venture Lodge Monday 24- Friday 28 June Production Week Thursday 4 July Senior Social Friday 6 July End of Term Two Monday 22nd July Term Three Begins. Powhiri 9am

Morning Tea with the Principal Week 10

Room 6: Ethan Peake Room 7: Harper Evans Room 8: Pavle Vasic Room 9: Elise Drinkwater Room 10:Cooper Graham Room 11: Mali Chester- Freeman Room 12: Elizabeth Campbell Room 14: Charlette McGuigan-Smith S. Block: Olivia Gray, Rose Soverel and Ambrose Demchy.

Morning Tea with the Principal Week 9 Sam Barlow, Logan McGiven, Evan Thornton, Rose Martin, Eveiana Hansen, Ashton Wilson and Cullum Coutts. Obscured Serenity Thompson.

our children and staff during a lockdown. Every teacher has the ability to communicate so that we can maintain internal communication with each other. In the unlikely event that we would ever need to go into a lockdown, we would inform you via Facebook, Skooloop and text. If you have any other questions relating to our lockdown procedures, please feel free to contact me. End of term The term has been very long and we have had many illnesses floating around. As our cooler months creep up can you please ensure that your child has a named polar fleece. All lost property items will be donated to hospice at the end of this term.

2019 Great Kiwi English, Mathematics and Science Competitions

The University of Canterbury is offering your child the opportunity to participate in the Great KIWI English,

Mathematics and Science competitions. These competitions take place annually and are designed by New Zealand teachers for New Zealand students based on the New

Zealand Curriculum. The competitions are open to all Year 5-10 students in

English, Mathematics and Science. Students can enter in one or more subjects.

The supervised online tests will take place in the last 3 weeks of Term 2. All participating students will receive a certificate

and prizes will be awarded to top students. Each exam costs $9 to enter.

Students will have bought the notice home in the last few days.If you require a form or more information, please contact Rose Martin.

Entries need to be returned with the entry fee by Friday 3 May. (Week 1, Term 2) Junior Squash

Ohakune Squash Club is offering the Kiwi Squash Programme again this year. Cost is $20 per child to Sarah please Wednesday’s (30 min group lessons from 3:30pm – 4:30pm) for Term 2. Dates: 1st May-3rd July. Information and registration forms can be collected from the school office or emailed. Please return

a completed form to sarahgdrinkwater@gmail.com or send a pxt of form to 021615581 or to Sarah Lind Drinkwater in FB messenger by April 12th. This squash coaching is run on a volunteer basis and spaces available can be limited by time/coach/space constraints. Spaces will be allocated on a ‘first in, first served’ basis. and communities. Soccer

Starts week 1, term 2 Groups 5-7yrs, 8-10yrs and 11-13yrs. Thursday games after school at Waiouru. Practice at Ohakune Primary on a Tuesday straight after school. Parent participation is required with transport etc. If there are any parents with coaching skills, please come along to first practice on 30th April. If your child is interested in playing soccer this year, please register at the office or text Jude 0274993697.

Snowsports Chocolate Fundraiser Chocolate sales will be an option again in Term 2 for those who

would like to fundraise to support their snowsport programme in Term 3. Children who would like to fundraise must remember they can only

take out ONE box at a time. Updated information to follow.

Gumboot Day -Friday 5 April! We're asking you, our teachers and our parents to wear gumboots to school in support of

Gumboot Friday. Put your gumboots on and bring along a gold coin donation . All funds raised on the day will help provide free counseling to kids who need it. Gumboot Friday is a new initiative by New Zealander of the Year, Mike King, and ‘I Am Hope’. We're aiming to raise $2million for

kids who need some mental health support. You can find out more about Gumboot Friday at www.iamhope.org.nz/gumbootfriday. Please NOTE: This is NOT a mufti day just a gumboot day

Room 9 show us their Turangawaewea

“Where We Stand”

The fairplay principles are an awesome teaching and learning resource that can help our learners to manage themselves and set up expectations for safe and fair game play.

We have been exploring the princoples in our classrooms recently and will continue to use this

language in interacting with our learners.

• Respect the rules • Respect the players • Respect the referees • Respect the equipment

• Everyone has the opportunity to participate

The MusicRoom -Junior Brass Band

Room 9 students show us “where they stand” through their beautiful artwork from the big

carrot, Mt Ruapehu, their home and family and where they were born.

Pictured left: Will Barlow and Jasper Jackman with the Trombone and Cornet. Waimarino Junior Brass members will be performing at 5pm on Monday 8 April in St Johns Church, Ayr Street, Ohakune. The performance will last approximately half an hour and features students from Waiouru, Ohakune and National Park Schools. Come along and see how far these young musicians have come in a very short time as they prepare to play at Ohakune’s ANZAC Day service on 25 April. Admission is by a gold coin donation, proceeds going towards getting a drum kit for the junior band in Ohakune. Enquiries to Kathy on 021  689 005.

The Ohakune Primary School Board of Trustees 2019 Election Day is Friday 7 June. Nomination forms will be sent out

to all eligible parents and caregivers before May 10 2019, OR feel free to pick one up from the Principal or Returning

Officer. If you wish to have a form emailed to you please email the Returning Officer at dreynolds@ohakune.school.nz

What is a school Board of Trustees?

Every state and state-integrated school in New Zealand has a board of trustees. Boards bring families, communities and schools together to work for a quality education for our children. The board of trustees is a Crown entity. It is the employer of all school staff and sets the school's overall strategic direction. The school's principal is the board's 'chief executive' and manages the school operations in line with the board's policies. What does a Board do?

Each school board of trustees has a very important role in making sure every child at their school is able to reach their highest possible standard in educational achievement.

Here are some of the things Boards do:

Ø Work with the principal and consult with staff, students and the community Ø Set the educational goals and strategic direction of the school Ø Monitor progress and inform parents on how the school is progressing against its annual targets and on the

development of the students Ø Decide how the school's funding will be spent Ø Select the school's principal and support the development of all staff Ø Ensure the school is a physically and emotionally safe place for all students and staff, and is inclusive of and

caters for students with differing needs Ø Oversee the management of staff, property, finances, curriculum and administration.

How do I become a Trustee?

There should be information about who is on the board and how to make contact on your school's website. You can also ask your school about going along to a board meeting to see how it works. The board chair or any other board member can also answer questions about what the board does. Contact your school if you want to find out about standing for election, nominating someone else or voting in the election - they will be happy to help.

Value of the Week Determination

This value is based around persevering in new learning, new relationships, and taking on new experiences. We support our learners by giving them the opportunities to develop the skills through targeted experiences and classroom learning and they are amazing.

Nga mihi. Lisa Clark. Principal

Police Vets The New Zealand Police Vetting Service provides criminal history checks and other relevant information on potential and current employees, volunteers and vocational trainees to Approved Agencies that provide care to children and vulnerable members of society. If you would like to participate in a supporting role within Ohakune Primary we are required to have evidence of a current police vet or submit one for you. Vetting forms are available from the Police Station, online, in enrolment packs, or you can pick one up from the front office. They do take a little time to process (up to 25 days) so if you are keen to participate in the school snow-sports programme in Term 3, please make sure your police vet is up to date (expires every 3 years). You will need to bring with you two forms of identity. We recommend a driver’s licence and passport. All police vets are treated as strictly confidential. The cost is $11.