School News

Athletics year 7 and 8 result correction

My apologies to Elizabeth Bull who won the 400m year 7 girls race. Please see the correct results below.

400m

Elizabeth Bull

Molly McCarthny

Esme Worsfold

1.19.80s

Tauraroa Exchange

Friday 17 November saw Tauraroa Area School year 7 and 8 students visit Otamatea High School. 

Rippa Rugby Team: fought hard against Tauraroa and ended up winning 16 to 4.  Massive thanks to Nathan Allen and Liam Asuncion who umpired the game, with great skill and professionalism. 

Volleyball: the team played well together and represented OHS with pride. They were positive to each other and to Tauraroa. Some excellent serving from Tyler; at one stage the coach took him off the serve because Tauraroa could not return the ball. Final score was 25/13, 25/10, 25/15 to Otamatea.

Basketball: A closely fought game with a final score of 56-48 to Otamatea. A huge thanks to the students who ran this event - Oscar Longdon (coach), Miah Fraser and Jade Ferrari (referees), Dion Sheppard and Luka Fairburn (scoring officials).

Netball: It was an extremely hot day during the netball exchange. All teams played phenomenally well. Otamatea came out on top in all their games. Otamatea dug deep, had great sportsmanship which showed with their smiles and red faces. Well done to all that participated. 

Hockey: Tauraroa showed their skills gained from attending AIMS games this year for hockey. With the Otamatea team only having had a few training's they played really well and we look forward to seeing them build as players next year. A huge thanks to Aimee Harrison for coaching the team on the day and Bruce Alison for umpiring.

Football: The game was played in good spirits with Otamatea gaining a substantial lead by half time. Tauraroa played a stronger game in the second half but were unable to compete with our team's greater fitness, enthusiasm and skills. Our highest scorer for the day being Leo Fenny and our strongest and most consistent defender being Elizabeth Bull.
Final score was Otamatea High School 13 goals to Tauraroa 5 goals.
A huge thank you for all the work that was put into make this event possible. Richard and Lij did multiple mowes then put in new field markings. The quality of the field was appreciated by players and coaches. Tina for your awesome organization both on the day as well as the weeks before, organising and encouraging the players to participate and Elizabeth Bull for providing the much appreciated juices at half time.

Fast 5 Netball Tournament Whangarei

The day started off a little overcast, all the students were ready to go. All games were played with sportsmanship and a whole lot of laughs as this was the first time for some of the junior teams. The day ended up being super hot. All the teams had a fantastic day.

Inspiring the Future

Seven role models from the community, one from as far as Kerikeri, met with our Year 8’s on Thursday 16 November for an Inspiring the Future event. The format was developed by the Tertiary Education Commission who is responsible for career education and guidance in New Zealand, since the former CareersNZ was de-established.
The role models came in casual clothes and students asked them Yes, No and Maybe questions until they could guess their careers. Rather quickly the students guess that Paul McCarroll was a farmer, Taniele Roux a chef and Ms Reynolds, an actor, apart from being a teacher. It took them a little longer to figure out that Gabriella Seager was a prop designer and Natalie Blandford a project manager in construction. 
Then the role models went out and put on clothes or brought in props to reveal their occupations. This was when Denise Hopkins, a compliance officer from the Kaipara District Council and Ms Katrina Fleming’s former career in family and relations work explained what they did.
Students were then divided into groups to speak to the role models and ask them more questions. As part of the initiative there were some pre-event activities in class and at home as well as some post-event activities. Thank you letters, were written and sent to the role models. 
Year 8 students will have the opportunity to choose some rotation subjects soon and it was a good time for them to start thinking about the directions they might be interested in. Thank you to parents who supported their children in the activities and are talking to them about their aspirations and subject choices. Any questions can be directed to me.

 Elizabeth van den Berg, Careers Adviser     

   

Year 10 Waitangi Trip     

This week our Year 10 students have been undertaking day trips up to the Bay of Islands to explore Aotearoa New Zealand's history in more depth. Since studying the Treaty of Waitangi in Term 1, we've all been excited about the weather warming up so we can get the students out for a day of more hands-on learning. The first stop for any such trip must of course be the Treaty Grounds, where the friendly staff guided us through the site, including the Busby House, the Treaty Museum, the site of the signing, and the mighty waka Ngātokimatawhaorua. From here we took the ferry across to Kororāreka Russell, getting a closer look at Pompallier House and Christ Church, the burial place of notable figures such as Tamati Waka Nene and the first European born in this country. From there we caught the ferry to Paihia, where we boarded the bus to go to the magnificent pā site at Ruapekapeka, built by Kawiti to draw British forces away from key settlements in what became the last major battle of the Northern Wars. Many students reported that one of their favourite stops was the final stop in Whangārei, where students were able to purchase a well-deserved dinner of McDonalds, Pizza Hutt, Thai, or KFC. It has been wonderful for us to spend this time with our students learning about the history of our country, and we commend them on their great attitude and enthusiasm for getting stuck into the learning.    

Syndicate News

This term the syndicate has been focussing on different cultures around the world. Students had to pick one culture and study its traditions, way of life, and compare it to other cultures.

Students are in the process of creating an artifact for their culture and choosing a traditional recipe from their chosen culture. Here are some pictures of one of the cultural shared meals. This ranged from a delicious Greek moussaka, Brigaderio ball from Brazil, Butter chicken from India, even a Loco Moco Hawian masterpiece- and many many more. 

IMPORTANT DENTAL INFORMATION FOR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS OF YEAR 8 STUDENTS

Kia ora, if your child is in year 8 this year they will be bringing home a dental form, this is to register them for FREE dental treatment that covers them from year 9-13. On the form you will need to indicate which dental provider you wish them to be registered with or you have registered them with (white form), and complete the attached Enrolment for Adolescent Oral Health Services form.  Please complete this form even if your child has had recent dental treatment with the Dental Van currently at school. Completed forms can be handed in to the student centre at school.  Any questions please phone the school on 0800 682 628.