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Welcome to term 1, 2018 at Ōpāwa school
Our Term 1 focus is RESPECT/MANAAKITANGA.
- The Ōpāwa School Team wishes you all a safe and relaxing holiday.
- Our Year 5-8 CROSS COUNTRY will be at the beginning of Term 2. We will inform you of the new date and time as soon as we can.
- Last day of school for term 1 - Friday 13th April
- First day of term 2 - Monday 30th April
Open Night for High schools
Below is a selection of high schools and their respective open afternoons and evenings for this year. We have said to our Year 8 students that it is good to have an open mind and check out as many of the high schools as possible, to compare what each school has to offer the individual. Selecting high schools is an important part of their next step in their education.
Useful information and enrolment forms can be found on each high school’s web page. Be sure to check the closing dates for applications. Avonside Ph 389 7199 Thursday 24th May www.avonside.school.nz Ring to confirm time. Linwood College Ph 982 0100 Thursday 10th May www.linwoodcollege.school.nz 6.00-7.30pm Shirley Boys Ph 375 7057 Thursday 24th May www.shirley.school.nz 6.30pm-8.30pm Hagley College Ph 379 3090 ext 884 Tuesday 8th May www.hagley.school.nz 4.30pm start OR 5.30pm start Christchurch Girls High Ph 348 0849 www.cghs.school.nz Ring to confirm date and time. Christchurch Boys High Ph 348 5003 Tuesday 22nd May www.cbhs.school.nz 4.00-7.00pm Riccarton High Ph 348 5073 Thursday 17th May www.riccarton.school.nz 7.00pm Haeata Campus Ph 930 0110 www.haeata.school.nz Ring to confirm date and time. Cashmere High Ph 332 9129 Tuesday 22nd May www.cashmere.school.nz 4.00-6.00pm Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Ph 377 7773 Tuesday 29th May tours@aotawhiti.school.nz 7.00-9.00pm Marian College Ph 385 8449 Monday 28th May www.mariancollege.school.nz 1.00-3.00pm Hillmorton High School Ph 338 5119 Thursday 24th May www.hillmorton.school.nz 6.30 – 8.30pm Catholic Cathedral College Ph 982 1690 Thursday 24th May www.cathcollege.school.nz 6.30 – 8.30pm |
Out of school success!
Volunteers Required
Room 11, 13 & 14 swimming sports '18
Year 6 cycle safety '18
Year 7/8 Living springs camp '18
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2018 Term Dates
TERM 1:
PLP’s (Personal Learning Plan Meetings) Thursday 1st and Friday the 2nd February
Class begin on Wednesday the 7th February
Term 1 ends Friday 13th April - please note that Easter falls during term time and on the following days school will be closed:
Good Friday (30th March)
Easter Monday (2nd April)
Easter Tuesday (3rd April)
Classes begin again on Wednesday the 4th April – Friday 13th April.
TERM 2:
Monday 30th April - Friday 6th July
TERM 3:
Monday 23rd July - Friday 28th September
TERM 4:
Monday 15th October - Wednesday 19th December
surfing champ
Big breakfast '17
cultural festival performance '17
Wearable Arts '17
cultural festival '17
food allergies and intolerances
The Opāwa Home and School Committee would love to ensure we cater for all Opāwa students at our events. If your family has any food allergies/intolerances you are welcome to identify this to the committee by emailing jessie@onthegophysio.co.nz with your child’s name, year and food allergies/intolerances. We will collate a list and aim to have some options available at our events so that your family can relax and your children don’t need to miss out.
Community Consultation Feedback
Firstly, on behalf of the Board of Trustees and the school management, we would like to thank everyone who contributed to our community consultation process. We had 104 responses to the survey which means that over 40% of families in our school community had their say, making this the most successful consultation process we have had at Ōpāwa School for many years. It was even more pleasing the see the care and consideration that went into these responses; you provided thoughtful and insightful feedback that will provide a wealth of information to inform decision making and guide the future direction of our school.
While in any process there will be differing opinions, we were encouraged to see that there were some clear themes that came through in both our areas of strength and in identifying opportunities for improvement.
Areas of Strength
The quality of the staff was by far the most consistently commented on strength of our school; with respondents describing our staff as "amazing”, “welcoming”, “hard-working”, “dedicated”, “fantastic” and “supportive”. 'Staff are approachable and accessible' was also the highest rating survey question with 89% of respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing with this statement. The Board gives our sincerest thanks to all the staff at Ōpāwa School for the dedication and passion that they bring every day to support our young voyagers.
A wide range of other things were identified as being valued and strengths of the school including:
· A strong community spirit
· Lovely grounds
· An inclusive and welcoming environment
· Our Te Reo and cultural programme
· Students that are keen and enthusiastic to come to school
Opportunities for Improvement
As is to be expected, while there are many areas of strengths, this community consultation process highlighted a number of areas where there is room for improvement. These key areas have been identified as:
· Condition of the school’s buildings, paths and hard courts
· Behaviour management
· Communication, in particular around how parents/whānau are kept informed of their child's progress
Over the coming month’s this feedback will be used in the development of the school’s strategic plan and in the process of renewal of our school’s buildings. Later in term 3 we aim to be in a position to share a draft strategic plan which will show how we will address these improvement areas. There will be an opportunity in this process for you to give feedback on these strategic plans. We will also continue to keep you updated on the renewal plans.
Thank you again for taking the time to engage in this process and helping to shape the future of our children’s education at Ōpāwa School.
Ngā mihi hui ki a koutou,
Ōpāwa School Board of Trustees
While in any process there will be differing opinions, we were encouraged to see that there were some clear themes that came through in both our areas of strength and in identifying opportunities for improvement.
Areas of Strength
The quality of the staff was by far the most consistently commented on strength of our school; with respondents describing our staff as "amazing”, “welcoming”, “hard-working”, “dedicated”, “fantastic” and “supportive”. 'Staff are approachable and accessible' was also the highest rating survey question with 89% of respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing with this statement. The Board gives our sincerest thanks to all the staff at Ōpāwa School for the dedication and passion that they bring every day to support our young voyagers.
A wide range of other things were identified as being valued and strengths of the school including:
· A strong community spirit
· Lovely grounds
· An inclusive and welcoming environment
· Our Te Reo and cultural programme
· Students that are keen and enthusiastic to come to school
Opportunities for Improvement
As is to be expected, while there are many areas of strengths, this community consultation process highlighted a number of areas where there is room for improvement. These key areas have been identified as:
· Condition of the school’s buildings, paths and hard courts
· Behaviour management
· Communication, in particular around how parents/whānau are kept informed of their child's progress
Over the coming month’s this feedback will be used in the development of the school’s strategic plan and in the process of renewal of our school’s buildings. Later in term 3 we aim to be in a position to share a draft strategic plan which will show how we will address these improvement areas. There will be an opportunity in this process for you to give feedback on these strategic plans. We will also continue to keep you updated on the renewal plans.
Thank you again for taking the time to engage in this process and helping to shape the future of our children’s education at Ōpāwa School.
Ngā mihi hui ki a koutou,
Ōpāwa School Board of Trustees
Year 4 Dictionary presentation '17
effective praise for children
This article can be found in the Southern View, Tuesday - May 2nd 2017 issue.
Food for thought
Garden show preparation '17
WATER - 'Think to drink, drink to think' strategy
We are continuing with the 'Think to drink, drink to think' strategy with all of our students. This is part of the 'Juniors Settling In and Learning Strategies Project', that we are working on with the University of Canterbury. All students received a named water bottle to keep in class. Raesha, Kathleen and Lee from the University of Canterbury gave all students and teachers a presentation this morning about this strategy. Click here for parents/whānau information.
Ngā mihi,
Sally
Ngā mihi,
Sally
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