ŌRĀTIA DISTRICT SCHOOL - NEWSLETTER

Week 3 - Thursday 08 August 2024

MESSAGE FROM MS LINDA

Tēnā koutou katoa. Nau mai ki te whānau o te Ōrātia. Malo e lelei. Zdravo. Talofa lava. Kia orana. Ni hao. Namaste. Kamusta. Greetings Ōrātia whānau.

Despite the chilly starts to the days we are really enjoying the sunnier weather this week. Our netball teams are playing diligently every week no matter what the weather is, our rugby team has participated in a second match against Henderson Valley this week, and our flippaball teams play every weekend. We have gymnastics set up in the school hall and the bike track is still being used regularly. On Friday we have our school Olympics Day, so I hope your child comes ready to participate in their own country's colours or the colours of the country they have been assigned for the event. It is a fun event with fun team activities planned and a parade of nations to start the day off. Your class teachers should have let you know more details about the day if you are hoping to come and observe the festivities. We would love to have you join us.

Please note we have our whānau hui on August 15, 6.30 start. All families are invited to attend. We will have cultural performances to start the time and then a chance for us to talk and gather some feedback from you all. We would love to have all of you attend, so please save the date. I will speak briefly about our ERO report and a summary of the parent survey. We will share some kai and have a good get together. Please RSVP to michellem@oratia.school.nz if you are attending to assist with numbers for catering.

A reminder that our PTA Quiz night is happening on 31st August in the hall. Tickets can be purchased on Kindo for this event which promises to be a fun and entertaining evening out.

Take care and stay safe.

Kia kaha, kia atawhai.

Ngā mihi nui, Ms Linda

LIBRARIAN GRADUATES

Jess our Librarian would like to congratulate four student librarians this week - Reuben Mudgway and Raed Qureshi for receiving Bronze Certificates, Shaan Kestle Fenning for receiving Silver and Mahli Hogan for Gold. Mahli has been doing a great job of teaching others with her bubbly enthusiasm. Well done everyone, you have all worked so hard, and are a great asset to our school library!

THANK YOU - THANK YOU - THANK YOU

A huge thank you to the Walton- Hannay family for donating an amazing array of books and a huge box of lego to add to our library play area. The books will now be catalogued so that the Oratia children can enjoy them in their new home!!

COOKIE DOUGH FUNDRAISER

It's our last fundraiser of the year and it's for a great cause. So get in quick and do your bit to help raise funds to build a new playground in the middle school.

This time we're selling Cookie Dough and there are three flavours to choose from. An email has been sent home with details on how to order through RaiseIt. If you don't have the email/link then please contact michellem@oratia.school.nz All sales through RaiseIt link to your child's fundraising page so jump on in and order up large !

WINTER SPORTS FESTIVAL PRACTICE

Last week our Tuakana students took advantage of the good weather to practice their ball skills ahead of the upcoming Winter Sports Festival which takes place on Tuesday 20 August. The Winter Sports Festival is a Western Zone Event and covers Football, Netball, Rugby, Hockey and Kiwisport.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB - CLOSING FRIDAY 09 AUG

Last chance to order your books from the Issue #5 Scholastic Book Catalogue.

They have a fantastic promotion to get up to 3 FREE books with this issue!

All sales directly benefit our school library, so thank you in advance for any purchases made, as this enables us to purchase new resources for our library. Orders are made directly with Scholastic (via the link below) and delivered to the school for your child to collect. Please place your orders by FRIDAY 9TH AUGUST. https://mybookclub.scholastic.co.nz/Parent/Login.aspx

GARDEN TO TABLE NEED YOUR POTS

If you have any of these small pots at home, our Garden To Table team will gladly take them off your hands.

They only need the small size shown in the picture. If you have any you'd like to donate, please drop them in to the school office. Thanks.

THE HENDERSON VALLEY v ORATIA ANNUAL RUGBY CHALLENGE

Our school rugby team faced Henderson Valley School on Wednesday in a tough game. Henderson Valley's dominance in the rucks allowed their impressive backs to shine, leading to a challenging match for our side. Despite the loss, I was impressed with the step-up from our new players, including some big hits by Ava and Kyle. Manaia, one of our captains, played the full 60 minutes and inspired the team with his resilience. Lachlan scored a hat trick and earned Player of the Day from the Henderson Valley coaches. Although we have lost the first two games in the series and will hand over the Valley Shield, our team will come back stronger for the final game in Week 7. We're proud of the team's resilience against a very good Henderson Valley side.

Coach: Matua Ben