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JOANNE ROBERTS
We welcome Joanne Roberts to OSG Nelson campus. She will be taking over from Mrs Suthers, teaching in the junior school Year 3-6. Joanne has over 12 years primary school teaching experience in a variety of year levels, recently with Grovetown school in Marlborough. She holds a master’s degree in education specialising in language and literacy. In her spare time, Joanne enjoys hiking, distance running (completing a marathon last year), travelling (last trip was hiking to Everest Base Camp) and spending time with her children Gemma and Isaac and their pet dog Pepper.
BRENDAN DOYLE
We also welcome Brendan Doyle to OSG Nelson campus. Brendan is originally from the Waikato but settled in a Nelson three years ago. He will be filling the position left by Mr Suthers. Brendan has a master’s degree in Sport and Leisure Studies and will be teaching part-time, predominantly boys PE and the Year 3-6 students. He is returning to the education sector after a few years exploring other options in the sport and recreation industry. Brendan has a passion for maintaining a healthy and supportive environment where all can achieve personal success. Brendan has over 12 years’ experience to draw on working in schools in New Zealand and overseas. Currently he is working part time at the Waahi Taakaro golf club in the Maitai Valley. Brendan has experience in coaching basketball, rugby, cricket, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, hockey, weight training. His own interests range from the traditional team sports such as rugby, cricket, basketball and volleyball to individual pursuits such as golf, table tennis, mountain biking, tramping and kayaking.
JOSHNA MAHARAJ
We welcome Joshna to the West Coast teaching team. Born and raised in a little town called Durban, South Africa. Hailing from a family of priests a strong value and moral system was instilled. Honesty, gratitude, kindness and sharing are just some of the values that’s deeply imprinted with Joshna. She will be teaching predominantly with the Y7 and 8 students and the Y3-6 students. Joshna has a Bachelor of Education. Ever since she started teaching at primary school level five years ago Joshna has been committed to three things: maximizing individual learner performance, inspiring learners to have that spark for learning and instilling a sense of self-worth. She has a talent for connecting real world scenario to subject content in order to effectively engage all learners and foster a learning environment that is fun and sparks their curiosity. Joshna has an encouraging and patient nature that allows for individual attention and extracurricular support for learners that are struggling with learning concepts.
WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST - FRIDAY 30 AUGUST
Important points to remember:
- Full school uniform for exams and tutorials
- Black and blue pens in a clear plastic bag – no correcting fluid
- No paper of any kind
- Water in a clear plastic bottle only (no food)
- No watches of any kind (best to leave at home)
- Learn how to clear your calculator so it can be shown as cleared to the supervisor
- Arrive well before the start times of 9am and 2pm
We are less than 2 weeks away from the Colour Run on Thursday 15th August 2019!
Please visit www.uscevents.net for all the information about the day including the smartsheet to sponsor the students.
It is now official and the 5th season of the Global House Cup is complete! Throughout the years this program has grown tremendously and this is the first full season where all of OSG participated in all six months!
Would the Green Warriors defend their Season two, three, and four wins? Would the Yellow Raiders remind everyone that they were the Season one winner and they want their title back? Or would the Red Troopers, who have been so close to winning, finally claim the top spot?
The students in North America, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Europe, and the UK competed for six months from January 1st to June 30th. During this time frame we had a record 143,572 submissions by teachers showcasing how our students went above and beyond in displaying the OneSchool Values of Care and Compassion, Commitment, Respect, Responsibility, and Integrity.
Here is a breakdown of the OSG Global House Cup points this season:
Care and Compassion: 14,319
Respect: 17,175
Responsibility: 36,509
Integrity: 19,204
Commitment: 56,365
Even with 143,572 submissions the competition was very close and only separated by a few hundred points! Without further ado...
- Red Troopers – 48,024
- Green Warriors – 47,812
- Yellow Raiders – 47,736
Way to go Red Troopers! It has been a great season and CONGRATULATIONS to all teams and good luck in Season 6 (July 1 – December 31st)!
Thank you to the staff for taking the time to recognize our students, our parents for positively reinforcing this recognition, and for the students for consistently going above and beyond expectations!
Last term we held an Upper South Photo Competition for all year 9’s and 10’s at Marlborough, Tasman and West Coast. There was an impressive array of photos entered in to the competitions the three categories. All entries were of a high standard, providing a difficult challenge for the judges. The winners are listed below under each category and their prizes with be presented at a future assembly.
LANDSCAPE
PORTRAIT
FREE CHOICE
YEAR 3 - 6
Room 1 have been studying Ancient Egypt. Here are some examples of our art work.
YEAR 7 - 8
In Term 2 and the beginning of Term 3 West Coast and Blenheim Year 7 - 8 students have been reading The Incredible Journey novel and completing activities along the way. We have now finished reading and completing activities related to the novel. We are going to watch The Incredible Journey movie and complete a comparison between reading the story and viewing the movie. It will be interesting to hear their views after watching the film.
Here are some published activities from both the Blenheim and West Coast Yr 7&8 class.
I have seen great engagement in the novel and they have produced some outstanding power points which demonstrates their learning through the story.
Well done to you all.
BLENHEIM CAMPUS FARM PARK
Dash, an orphaned lamb, from Mrs Muir's farm has recently visited us. The students enjoyed looking after and feeding Dash for a couple of days.
Jett Clifford also bought his pet rabbit Russell in for a day. Russell manage to escape the enclosure the students made for him but he was captured again and put under tighter security!
YEAR 3 - 6
The wonderful creativity of the Nelson Campus juniors was on display during the final week of Term 2 when they held their art exhibition. This was the culmination of two terms of work around the theme, “Change”. The students had found inspiration from their visits to Motueka Sandspit in Term 2. With the expert support and encouragement of Nelson artist Tina Hanrahan, they experimented with a number of techniques and media including collage, charcoal, pastel, acrylic paint and model making. With huge support from parents, especially Nicola Malcolm, Tina curated and framed the work then finally hung the art for viewing by school and community.
YEAR 7 - ALGEBRA MATHS
YEAR 9 - 10
On Thursday 4th July, the Year 9 - 10’s helped the local Tasman District Council plant trees in the estuary next to our campus. This was organised by Doug Brooks, our Horticulture and Science teacher here at Tasman.
As part of Health & Safety each Campus has a Traffic Management Plan. These are currently getting reviewed but we would like to remind everyone of a few things that have come up:
- Please reverse into all designated parks on school grounds.
- The pick up/drop off area is for that only - please do not park there for extended periods of time.
- Speed is kept at 10kmph.
- Before and after school is a busy time, always expect the unexpected.
- Don't rush, as it's is only a few seconds you are saving.
- Have consideration for others.