Principal: Adrian Smith School Phone 432 7891 20 November Issue: 37/2014 Chairman: Denis Garner Email: [email protected] Mobile: 021 2685219 Kia ora parents and caregivers, The seniors can put a big tick of success next to their science expo based around their studies of volcanoes. It was fantastic to see all of them so engaged in their learning and sharing it with other students and their families. I have never seen so many volcanoes erupting at one time. The prize for the eruption that went highest goes to AJ and Ryan. They managed to spray red food colouring right up under the eaves in the quad. It was fantastic! The juniors can put the big tick next to their athletics rotations. It was great to see all these kids really enjoying the athletic events. Our interschool team of 8 year olds + are off to Waipu to represent OTP today. We wish them luck. We run a really active school here with plenty of sporting and outdoor opportunities. We do it because most children really love it, it is great from a health and socialisation point of view and it will leave wonderful memories that will impact on them and their choices in the future. A reminder that the Year 4 and 5/6 camps are only a week and bit away. Please work with your children on the organisation required of them for this event. Children should be starting to assemble the gear they need, checking it off against the gear list provided by the school. As parents/caregivers it is important you know when to have children at school by and when they need picking up. Every year we have one or two families who arrive late at school to pick up children from the Ruapehu trip. We will ring school with an ETA on the Friday so if you need to know what’s going on ring or text Val in the office. In the next week we will be formulating draft class lists for 2015. We are all involved in this process to ensure that your children’s placement is based on all the information available. We put a lot of effort into placing every child in the room and with the teacher we think they will be most successful with. If you have had a change of circumstance and know that your children will not be attending OTP School next year and we are not aware of it, please let us know. Back to School time is fast approaching once again and this year we will be doing things a little differently. Processing and packing stationery orders has always been a time consuming and labour intensive task for the school. To free up some of our time and resources at the beginning of the year our stationery can be purchased through OfficeMax and will no longer be available at our school. This will benefit our school in both freeing up our resources and earning our school Rewards when families purchase their stationery supplies through OfficeMax. We believe being able to acquire all your children’s stationery needs in this manner will also be an easy and time saving task for you at a busy time of year. All class stationery lists will be available to view, download and order from on the myschool.co.nz website from 1st January 2015. See the letter coming home with the newsletter today. Regards, Adrian Smith Whole school assembly this Friday 1.30pm. Peer mediators, Tech support, librarians and road patrol monitors will be getting their certificates for services to the school. Principals Awards - Jack McCully, Petra Currie, Georgia Moodie, Taimania Kiwikiwi, Lua Stuart, Blake Newey, Charlotte Cowley, Candice Schutt, Cadan MacDonald. Well done to these students and good luck in the book draw at tomorrow’s assembly. Super Students - Rm 6: Te Atirau Menary and Moana Henare. Rm 7: Sebastian Wackrow, Mako Joass, Matthew Prinsloo, Katana Berry, Joaquin Hayward. They will receive their badges and certificates at Friday’s Assembly, starting at 1.30pm. All Library books need to be returned to school now for the end of year stocktake. The library has closed early this year as it is being spruced up ready for next year as Mrs Robson’s class has moved into one of the new rooms. Can you help? - The Ruakaka Christmas Parade is on Saturday 20 December and we need someone to provide a truck or vehicle with a long trailer for our school float. Please see Miss Reynolds, Room 4 or Mrs Robson, Room 5 if you can help. Head Lice are very common. Brushing your child’s hair well after school each day may help to prevent eggs being laid. Check all the people in your house as well. Wet comb their hair once a week. Tell your children not to use anyone else’s brush or comb and only wear their own hat. Vicious Volcanoes by Odin Dalkie and Finn Innes Christmas Toy Donation Appeal 2014 Christmas is a time for relaxing with family, enjoying life and for some, receiving presents on Christmas Day. However, for many in our community, this time of year can highlight and add to the financial pressure they find themselves under. Orrs Unichem Pharmacy Ruakaka, alongside Life Point Church, Bream Bay Community Trust, Plunket, Ruakaka Food Bank (Des Olney) are asking the families of One Tree Point School to reach out to others and donate toys, books etc that they no longer use so that they can be gifted to families who will greatly appreciate them. Donated toys can be dropped into Orrs Unichem Pharmacy Ruakaka at the Ruakaka Town Centre. All we ask is that they are clean and in working condition. Unfortunately we are unable to take soft toys. Skids Holiday Care - end of the year care available for 18th & 19th December 8am-6pm please contact Esther. We are looking at running a January Holiday Programme if you are interested either contact Esther txt/call on 021609156 or visit our website www.skids.coz.nz. This will be confirmed once we know how many parents are interested in using this service. Oscar subsidies are available. This service is available to any child needing care for the ages 5-13 years old. Pulse dance studio - taking enrolments for 2015 New classes available Limited spaces. Jazz, contemporary, conditioning and lyrical classes. Boys team also. Ph 0223542651 or email [email protected] The sack race and obstacle activity at the Junior Athletics Rotation yesterday. Winner of @200 Supervalue voucher is Faye Brears - Consultation Project. PTA NEWS Sushi day is again on Tuesday next week. Order forms will be with the newsletter today. Please return them on Monday morning. Final sushi day for the year will be on Tuesday 8th December. MEETING - PTA are meeting tonight at 7.30, at school in the staffroom. All welcome. THANKS & DONATIONS - Thanks again to everyone behind the scenes who made our Guy Fawkes night such a great success. Final profits and updates on our donations from our fundraising this year will the finalised soon. Abandoned Clothes - we have an extraordinary large amount of clothing in the foyer which has been left around the grounds over the last few weeks. Come in and have a sort through before we hand it on to a local charity. If all items of clothing waere named it would cut down on this problem. New Lifejackets for Old With summer on our doorstep Coastguard is so excited to bring their latest boating safety initiative the ‘Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade’ Campaign to your community. You’ll see the Coastguard lifejacket upgrade van laden with brand new lifejackets visiting your local boat ramp this weekend at Marsden Marina Saturday Nov 22 from 6.30am – 9.30am and then from 3.00pm – 5.30pm! Anyone who owns a lifejacket is able to upgrade their current one for a brand new, ‘fit for purpose’ lifejacket, with a competitive trade in discount. You can find more information on the campaign at www.coastguard.org.nz or you can get in touch with the team at Coastguard on 0508 RESCUE (737 283) or email [email protected]. Free to a family who would use it. A quarter size child’s violin, with case, in good condition but bow needs a new string. Leave a note for Lyn at the office if you are interested. Up and coming events….. 20 PTA Meeting in staffroom 7.30pm - all welcome 21 Assembly 1.30pm - presentations to our Librarians, Patrollers, Tech support etc 1 Dec Yr 3 Beach and Water Skills Day 3-5 Yr 4 Manaia camp 1-5 Yr 5/6 Ruapehu Camp 15 Year 6 dinner 16 Prizegiving 17 Last day for 2014 - finish at 12 noon 2 Feb First day of school for 2015