Kia ora, talofa lava everyone,

Thank you for your ongoing support with drop off and pick up. In the morning our children are starting the day very settled and calm and ready for learning. It is a great team effort to make this happen. We are currently exploring ways to support these ongoing settled starts that will continue to meet the needs of all of our school community. Once we know when we will be moving to Level one we will let you know what this will be. Finally, Louisson Place is now open for use. We will send out information in a separate school-links email tonight, about using this entrance from tomorrow - Thursday. Later this term all children will receive a written report which is typical at this time of the year. This report will be slightly modified, as teachers have not had adequate time to complete the usual assessments that they would use to inform some of their decisions about how children’s learning is going. In Week 5 of Term 3, we will have learning conferences. At this time, all the usual assessments will be completed and the conversation between each student, teacher and whānau will include the outcomes of these assessments to help explain how the learning is going for your child. Thank you for your understanding and patience as we do our best to keep you and your children informed with the progress of your child(ren). Our teachers are working hard to ensure that classroom routines and learning are familiar, focussed and meaningful. Some of the learning at the moment is directly related to the pandemic and this includes Health, Physical Education and Sport. We have decided that when a staff member is present, children can engage in activities that involve physical contact - for example a game of basketball. This would mainly occur during formal learning time, but may also involve a staff member led / supported activity at morning tea or lunch time. Strict hygiene practices (sports equipment being cleaned and students washing and sanitising before and after all contact activities) are being adhered to at all times. With a little over four weeks of this (interrupted) term to go, we are hoping that we can re-enter and use the Administration block, Library and Whaea Tracy’s room from the start of Term 3. It is awesome to be able to see the renovated buildings (Rooms 9-14) from the road now! Fingers and toes crossed that we get some sunshine so the grass on the top field starts to grow and we are able to get the fencing down before christmas! Ngā mihi, Sally

ŌPĀWA SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Term 2, Week 8 of 12

3rd June 2020

30 Ford Road, Christchurch

Telephone: 332 6374

Cell: 022 319 1181

Email: admin@opawa.school.nz

Website: www.opawa.school.nz

BOT 25th June

2020 TERM DATES

Term 2 28th Apr-Jul 3rd

Term 3 20th Jul-25th Sep

Term 4 12th Oct-16th Dec

DATES FOR THE DIARY

Welcome to our new students and their

families: Quade, Asha, Leon and Lillie

Rm1 and Monroe Rm5.

Welcome back to Valentine Rm8 and

Florence Rm12.

The road near the corner of Newbery Street and Kitchener Place is

wearing out due to excessive use. It has already been patched up by the

CCC once and now there are holes again. Our neighbours are an

important part of our school community and out of respect to them. Let's

try our best to use alternative turning options when we can do so safely

Our three suppliers of our uniform are:

The Warehouse, Eastgate

Mainland Uniforms, 189 Peterborough Street, City, Telephone 377-6771

Little One, 4/132 Opawa Road, (second hand uniforms)

Uniform/Dress Students are expected and encouraged to take pride in their general appearance.

Our uniform is available from: Mainland Uniforms, 189 Peterborough Street - Telephone 377-6771

The Warehouse, Eastgate

Secondhand uniforms are sold at a local shop called ‘little one; which is located at 132 Opawa Road.

Please see http://www.opawa.school.nz/uniform.html for the full Ōpāwa School uniform.

The uniform should be clean, tidy and named.

Only the long sleeved Ōpāwa School undergarment (gunmetal grey) should be visible under the Ōpāwa polo shirt.

Socks/tights - plain navy, black or white.

Shoes must be black, brown or predominantly white trainers, leather shoes or sandals.

School sun hats must be worn in Terms 1 and 4. Plain black or beige bucket/wide brimmed hat or cap.

No nail polish and/or makeup to be worn at school.

Coloured hair is not appropriate.

Hair accessories: plain black, nave or orange headbands, ties, ribbons, bows or clips. Ties, ribbons, bows or clips to be no longer than 8cm in diameter.

Drawing on skin and tattoo transfers are not acceptable.

One piece swimming togs are recommended.

No jewellery should be worn except watches and ear studs or sleepers. No other earrings. Any other jewellery, including rings and necklaces can be a safety hazard and are not to be worn at school. All jewellery must be removed for sport. Variations due to cultural or religious beliefs are allowed on written request from parents/caregivers.

The final decision on all matters relating to the uniform resides with the principal

Subway Every Tuesday – have you tried online

ordering?

With online ordering there’s no need for

envelopes, however this option is still

available

To place an order for your child,

simply log on to online system, and

follow the instructions below to

pace an order before 9am each

Tuesday. Please note that you can

order days beforehand if you wish.

Visit www.subway.co.nzschools and select

SUBWAY School Lunch Programme –

Ferrymead Branch.

Either create an account or login by

following the prompts

Lunch online/Sushi Lunches can be ordered using lunch online.

This is an online service where

parents/caregivers set up their own

account, order lunch and pay online. The

lunch is then delivered to school on a

Wednesday in time for our lunch break.

To view the menu or to set up an account

is simple; all you need to do is register at

www.lunchonline.co.nz and follow 4 easy

steps to get started:

1. Register an account

2. Add member/s including your

child’s name, school and

classroom

3. Make a payment so you have

funds in your account before you

order

During level 2 only online orders are accepted