We hope you all enjoy your time with us.

We have invited Pam Fleck, Principal Adviser to come along to school on Friday 11th June at 5pm to talk about these roles and responsibilities.

All are welcome to attend this informal meeting in the school staffroom - look forward to seeing you all there.

SAUSAGE WEDNESDAYS

Every Wednesday $2 a sausage if you would like to purchase.

SMILE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMME

Where: Otautau School - Multi-purpose room

When: Mondays

Time: 3:30-4:20 ⇒ Children yr 1-4

4:30 - 5:30 ⇒ Children yr 5-8

ABSENCES

Please contact the school if your child is going to be away. The easiest way is through the School App or you can phone the school office 225 8320.

If there is no reason given for a child's absence they will be marked as truant!!

BUS CODE OF CONDUCT

These forms need to be returned to the school office please. If the forms are not returned by the end of Term 2 then students will not be able to access the bus service in Term 3. If you have lost your form or did not receive one please contact the school office.

VESTS

Please remember to make sure your child has a vest on them when they leave home each morning. We will do the same at the end of each day before they leave to go home.

On the 29th of May the Year 8s went up to Dunedin to go to National Young Leaders Day. When they first got there, the year 8s went to Moana Pool for a swim. After that they went to Dunedin Holiday Park to put the bags and rest of their gear away before going to the buffet for tea. After they had their delicious meal, they went back to the Dunedin Holiday Park to spend the night.

On the second day in Dunedin they went to the Dunedin Town Hall in the Octagon to the NYLD. There were a lot of schools there. The theme was “Ehara taku toa I te toa takitahi engari he toa takitini.” “My strength is not due to me alone, but due to the strength of many.”

The Year 8s got to see a little message from Jacinda Ardern about what a leader is. The speakers at the NYLD were Cam Calkoen, Brooke Neal, Shay Wright, Georgia and Benny Tipene. Cam was the first speaker and then after him was Brooke, next was Shay, then Georgia and last but not least was Benny Tipene

At the end of NYLD Benny Tipene performed 2 of his songs. After that the Year 8s went home.

The quotes of the speakers

Cam Calkoen said “ Listen to the people who say you can.”

Then Brooke Neal said “I’m a duck- I look calm on the outside but my legs are going crazy in the water."

Georgia said, “You don’t let your age stop you.”

Shay said, “You have a super power.”

Benny Tipene said, “Study other people's music." and "You are allowed to change your dream.”

Thanks to Kelly, Mel, Paul, Brent and Miss Dickson for taking cars up there and making it possible.

Bailey will have her poem published in a magazine to celebrate her win.

Stargazer

I have always been a stargazer,
Looking up at the clear midnight-blue sky
My cold faint breaths, the only sound
As I squint my tired eyes at the moon
The only lights alive are the stars
Scattered over the heavens

Nine stars shine brighter than the rest

Matariki has begun

Constellations and star clusters litter the night sky
The moon’s red appearance
Deceives the world into thinking that
A red ring of fire devours it

The star Ururangi blows across the

Craters and valleys of the moon’s surface
From the top of the Matariki cluster

The star Waipuna-a-rangi causes
The grass to be covered in a soft dew

from the gentle, evening showers and rain

The winds of Ururangi whisper replacing the

Quiet chatter of the birds in the trees as

They pick the fruits and berries that

Tupuarangi has nurtured to life from afar,

With the help of Tapuaenuku who

Cared for the sustenance of the soil

The reflections of the star Waiti shine off the waters,

Rivers, ponds, creeks, streams and mighty moana

Plankton deep down shine their own light

Fish circle, swimming around their prey,

Hunting and the hunted

Fisher people catch and cook kai for their families

Memories about our treasured people who have passed

Are kept alive by the star Pohutukawa

“Lest we forget”

As our confidence grows, Matariki shines brighter

Giving small hope to the world below

With promise and expectations of a great future

And a happy and healthy life

The stars form sights

Like no other

People gather to see the constellations

Crowds flock to see the shining star clusters of Matariki

We join together

Like the star Matariki joins together

Connecting with the other eight stars

Silently, breathtakingly, to display her beauty

And wonder to the world

And to me

I have always been a stargazer.

• 11th June - Western Cross Country
• 11th June - School Assembly 2pm
• 14th-17th June - Year 8 Technology Winton
• 15th June - Board of Trustees meeting 3.30pm
• 25th June - School Assembly 10.30am
• 25th June - Southland Cross Country
• 5th-8th July - Year 7 Technology Winton
• 9th July - School Assembly 10.30am
• 9th July - END OF TERM
• 26th July - TERM 3