School Notices 6 May 2022
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Monday 9 May |
Collegiate Hockey at Whangarei |
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Tuesday 10 May | EOTC Senior Mixed Volleyball 8.30am - 5.30pm | |
Wednesday 11 May |
EOTC Clay Target Shooting in Whangarei Board of Trustees meeting 6pm in the school staffroom |
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Thursday 12 May | EOTC Surfing at Ahipara 4am - 4pm EOTC Yr 9-13 Squash in Whangarei 8am - 4.30pm |
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Friday 13 May | EOTC Hospitality to MIT 6.30am - 4.30pm | |
Monday 16 May |
Year 7 and 8 Rotation 2 starts |
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Tuesday 17 May | EOTC Year 9 & 10 Turbo Touch 8am - 4.30pm | |
Wednesday 18 May |
EOTC Mid week football Boys and Girls |
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Friday 20 May |
PINK SHIRT DAY |
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View our full School Calendar here |
Students had a great day snorkelling at Goat Island on Thursday with Mr Baker. The group have been studying about marine conservation and eco-tourism.
Students enjoyed snorkelling in the marine reserve and saw lots of snapper, maomao and stingray.
COVID News: We remain at the Orange traffic light setting and I am pleased to see attendance rates returning to pre COVID levels. A reminder that masks are no longer required to be worn at school, but all students aged 12 years or over, who do not have an exemption, must continue to wear a face mask when travelling on the bus to or from school. The isolation rules also remain in place, which means anyone testing positive will need to isolate for at least 7 days while you recover. Day 0 is the day your symptoms started or when you tested positive, whichever came first. You do not need another test to leave isolation. If you do, the result would likely show as positive but that does not mean you are infectious. If you are still sick, stay home until you are well and for 24 hours after your symptoms resolve. Household contacts need to isolate from the day the person with COVID-19 tests positive or their symptoms started — whichever comes first. Household contacts also need to get a test for COVID-19 on day 3, and on day 7. If your child has to be picked up from school because they are sick, we have free RATs (Rapid Antigen Tests) available for you to take home with you. At Orange, we can resume activities with large numbers of students indoors which means full school assemblies will resume most Wednesday mornings. |
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Basketball success: Congratulations to Isaiah Pere who recently attended a four day under 14 New Zealand basketball camp in Rotorua. Isaiah has also made the Northland under 15 basketball team! Their upcoming games will determine who will qualify for Nationals in July. Hard work and practice are the secrets to success and Isaiah is an excellent example of that. Well done Isaiah! |
Parent Teacher Interviews: Our parent teacher interviews were held on Wednesday. These were postponed from last term while we remained at the Red traffic light setting. I was delighted with the turnout, the highest we have ever had at Otamatea High School, even when roll growth is factored in. With so many students new to our school, new teachers to meet, and a very disruptive term 1 behind us, the parents and caregivers I spoke to found the afternoon very useful. Having our Learning Support Coordinator and our RTLB teacher on hand meant any parents with concerns about their child's learning could immediately talk to these specialist teachers to access support. Academic Mentoring: All senior students have completed their 2022 academic and personal goals, and term 1 NCEA assessments, if not already marked and moderated, are going through that process now. A reminder that on Wednesday 18th May we host our very popular and successful 20 minute parent/student/teacher conferences, and invitations have been sent out to parents/caregivers for these three way meetings. This will be an important opportunity to find out how your child is progressing overall with their NCEA studies. ANZAC Day: Staff and prefects were represented at each of the four local ANZAC day services held on the 25th April (Waipu, Matakohe, Manugaturoto and Hakaru). Our prefects were dressed in their uniforms and layed beautiful wreaths on the day. They represented our school with pride. Staff Only Day: Monday 9th May is the first of four Ministry of Education staff only days allocated for the year. These days are set aside to support the implementation of changes to NCEA, and the wider strengthening of curriculum, progress and achievement practice. Learning Support: I have attached the Te Manawa Tahi Community timetable for term 2. This is an opportunity to discuss with Learning Support and the RTLB service any significant concerns you may have about your child's learning, such as difficulty with speaking, hearing or seeing, and to gain appropriate support. Additional information about this service is also attached. |
Ngā mihi
Dirk Smyth
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Free Dental Treatment for years 9 – 13 (under 18 years old) Marsden Cove Dental Clinic mobile dental clinic on-site to Otamatea High School.Enrolment forms will continue to be sent home this week. If you wish for your child to be seen at the school, please return these forms to Traci Moring at Student Support Centre as soon as possible. We will then organize appointment times during the school day. If your child is turning 18 soon please email us on info@marsdencovedental.co.nz. |
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