Sports Teams
At Ōpiki we currently offer children the opportunity to represent the school in Football (4 teams), Hockey (3 teams), Touch (8 teams) and Basketball (1 team). If we are short we try to combine with other cluster schools to create teams, eg in 2022 where we combined with Tokomaru to make a netball team. Any child may participate, providing they show our school values of:
Respect. Show respect to their coach, team-mates and opposition
Communication: Communicate appropriately
Life Long Learning: Are organised and ready to play.
Contribution: Attend trainings
Self Worth: Try their best
EPro8 (Engineering, Problem Solving and Innovation)
Who: Year 5-8
When: Term 2
Where: Various locations
Participants: Each class will hold their own ePro8 competition. The best 4 participants will be selected by teachers. Selection will be based on;
Ability to work well in a team
Skills to work with hands on equipment
Ability to think creatively, especially with a focus on engineering and electronics
Mathematics ability
Previous experience in an ePro8 team
Mathex (Maths)
Who: Year 5-8
When: Term 3
Where: Awapuni Racecourse
Participants: Each class will hold their own Mathex competition. The best participants will be selected by teachers. Selection will be based on;
Mathematical ability
Ability to work well in a team
Previous experience in a Mathex team