Te Pānui o Otamatea
School Notices 1 July 2022
Calendar of Events |
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| Saturday 2 July |
Year 7 - 13 MotorCross at Ruakaka |
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| Sunday 3 July |
L2/L3 Tourism trip to Rotorua leaving 9am Sunday returning 5pm Tuesday |
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| Monday 4 July |
Yr 8 Consumers and producers in the school hall from Period 4 Monday - end of day Tuesday |
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| Tuesday 5 July |
Yr 8 Consumers and producers in the school hall from Period 4 Monday - end of day Tuesday |
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| Wednesday 6 July |
L3 Hospitality trip to MIT leaving 6.30am - 4.30pm |
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| Thursday 7 July |
EOTC Year 9-13 Boys basketball at Bream Bay College 3.30pm - 6pm |
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| Friday 8 July |
Last day of Term 2 |
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| Monday 25 July |
First day of Term 3 |
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View our full School Calendar here
Principal's News
Farewell: Today we say goodbye to Sandra Sears, our head cleaner, who is retiring after 16 years at Otamatea High School. All the best Sandra! You have been a kind, supportive and hard working member of our team, and you will be missed.
Parent Teacher Interviews: Please put Wednesday 3rd August into your diaries. We will be hosting our second parent teacher interviews at school this afternoon and strongly encourage all parents/caregivers to attend.
Band Visit: On Thursday, Tauraroa Area School brought their junior and senior jazz bands to our school for performances in the hall. All year 7 and 8 students as well as all Y9-13 music students were in attendance. The performances were incredible and our students were very appreciative of the visitors musical talents, with many now wanting to know when we will start our own school band. Watch this space!
School Social: Last night's social was a great success. Over 150 students enjoyed the music and dancing in the school hall, and I was very impressed with how they behaved themselves. It was really lovely seeing everyone enjoying themselves. The hotdogs, hot chips and drinks were very popular and everyone seemed to have a great time with all funds raised going to our kapa haka group.
Poetry Cafe: Our year 7s were wonderful hosts on Monday as we held our annual Poetry Cafe in A-block. Parents, caregivers and whānau who attended were well looked after, with plenty to eat and drink. Well done to all students who were brave enough to recite their poems in front of everyone. There were some delightful poems and I was very pleased to see so much talent on display.
Attendance: Our attendance rates continue to rise, with average attendance last week at 88%. However, the flu and COVID are still in our communities so please continue to keep your child at home if they are sick. If your child develops flu/COVID symptoms during the school day, we will contact parents/caregivers to please collect them from school. Students and staff are encouraged to continue wearing masks when at school. Remember all students 12 years and over need to continue wearing masks when travelling on the school buses.
Open Day: Our annual Open Day is coming up quickly next term - the 11th August. We have started promoting this day to our feeder schools so please mark this date in your calendars if you have children intending on coming to Otamatea High School next year. Open Day is a fun, interactive day that showcases many of the exciting subjects that we offer here, and is very popular with our visiting primary school students.
Ngā mihi
Dirk Smyth
Sports News
Hockey - Otamatea won 3 - 1 against Bream Bay Hockey Club girls
Northland Cross Country Top results
Year 7 and 8 Girls 6th Jaimee McCarthny
Year 7 and 8 Boys 6th Harry Wood
Year 9 and 10 Girls 9th Tennessee Brewer
Year 9 and 10 boys 6th Dean Sheppard 8th Reagan Brookes
Year 11 - 13 Boys 11th Casey Brookes
Year 11 - 13 Girls 5th Alicia Moir 12th Monique Sheppard
Boys Football vs Tauraroa Area School semi finals - Otamatea won 6 - 4 making it into the finals to be played the first week back next term.
Kaipara Basketball Intermediate Competition Finals - Otamatea Blue won by default against Ruawai Otamatea Green won against Mangawhai Beach School 26 - 17
Boys year 9 - 13 Basketball match vs Bream Bay College - Bream Bay won this week's match. The boys are looking forward to playing the second match at Bream Bay next Thursday.
Squash Teams - Our boys Cup team came runners up in their division. Congratulations Liam van Harlingen, Aaron Westlake and Connor Alcock
Tina Holst, Sports Co-ordinator
School Notices
Parent Teacher Interviews – Wednesday 3rd August starting 1pmAll parents are encouraged to attend. The online booking app opens at 10am Friday 8th July and closes at 12pm on Tuesday 2nd August. To book appointments parents/caregivers should log on to: www.schoolinterviews.co.nz the event code is vdnc5. Those families who do not have internet access, are encouraged to ring the school office and we will make the bookings for you. Buses will run at 12.30pm on Wednesday 3rd August |
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WORK EXPERIENCE DAY 11 AUGUST 2022On the 11th of August all Year 10’s go out on a work experience day organised by parents. In the careers programme students have been exploring the challenges in the world they would like to tackle one day. This day is an excellent opportunity for students to get to know people who work in the fields they are interested in, see what they do from day to day and ask them about the training they did for the work they do. Please watch this video about work shadowing. It clearly explains seven steps to take, from deciding who to approach, how to behave and what to do afterwards. If you could start talking to your child about what the possibilities are that you can manage, it would be great. On Tuesday all Year 10 students and parents will receive a letter explaining the details for our day. We are building on the success of the first Work Experience Day last year. We could see a difference in students’ attitudes to learning afterwards and in the uptake of Gateway opportunities by year 11 students this year. Please get in contact with Elizabeth van den Berg elizabeth.vandenberg@otamatea.school.nz if you have any questions. We are very excited about the day and hope you will see the benefits of your efforts. |
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Community Notices
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USED BOOK FAIR! Hundreds of books – fill a shopping bag in return for a gold coin koha! Maungaturoto Public Library needs to make space for new books, so all these must go. Great selection of fiction and non-fiction – there are bargains here for everyone! The USED BOOK FAIR is being held during the next school holidays, from Wednesday 13th July to Saturday 16th July inclusive from 10am – 1pm. Location: Footprint room behind Holy Trinity Anglican Church at 132 Hurndall Street East. (Look out for the roadside banner.) |
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