Otahuhu College Newsletter Friday 6 July 2018 From our Principal We have come to the end of a very busy and constructive term. Our winter Sports teams have achieved some pleasing results and many sit near the top of their respective competitions. The academic achievement at all year levels is either ahead or at a similar standard to last year. Our Arts students (Dance, Drama and Music) have continued to excel in many different shows and performances. This week we had the pleasure of receiving a phone call from a member of the public whom was walking her dog in the Hunua Ranges, while 70 of our Year 11 PE students were on their 4hour tramp. She complimented the school on how respectful and well behaved our students were. Well done to our PE students and PE staff for being great ambassadors of Otahuhu College. On Wednesday evening we also had our first ever University Expo. Over 100 parents and students came into school to gain first-hand information about what the Universities can offer them when they leave school. Feedback from the University staff was really positive and our students, and their families, gained some valuable knowledge to help them with their academic aspirations. It has been great to see so many students making the most of the opportunities afforded them at Otahuhu College. These valuable learning experiences can only happen due to the hardworking teachers and staff that we have at our school. I wish all the students and teachers a safe and enjoyable holidays and hope that you all come back refreshed and ready to tackle the challenges of Term 3! Kia Tamatane! Mr. Roberts Acting Principal Important Dates 10 July Pacific Education Summit, 6.30pm-9.30pm 16-18 July University Week for all Years 11-13 23 July Start of Term 3 30 July - 3 August Cook Island Language Week 6 - 17 August Smilecare 16-17 August Year 11 Leadership Camp Our Commitments Our commitment is to be supportive: Let others learn; focus discussion on the work Know when to be quiet and when to listen Support each other in your learning Curriculum and Study News Health and Physical Education On Tuesday 3rd July, three Year 11 Physical Education classes went on a day tramp through the Hunua Ranges to as part of their achievement standard on safety in the outdoors. After a chilly start, the sun broke through the fog and it was a beautiful day. It was a great opportunity to experience the outdoors, and the students all rose to the challenge. Sports News SPORTS DRAW FOR THE WEEK ENDING 8th JULY 2018 DAYS TEAMS VS VENUE TIME RESULTS MONDAY GIRLS RUGBY AORERE OC 4.00PM 24-22 win 02/07 PAVILION TUESDAY U19 BOYS BYE BYE BYE BYE 03/07 BASKETBALL WEDNESDA 1st XIII RUGBY MT OC 4.00PM 12-4 lost Y LEAGUE ALBERT PAVILION 04/07 SNR BOYS ALFRISTO 4.00PM 1-1 draw SOCCER N OC LOWER JNR BOYS WAIUKU FIELDS 4.00PM 4-2 win SOCCER OC LOWER SNR GIRLS MACLEAN FIELDS 4.00PM 1-0 lost SOCCER S MACLEANS THURSDAY U17 GIRLS AORERE BRUCE 6.00PM 05/07 BASKETBALL PULMAN 4 SATURDAY 1ST XV NO NO GAMES NO 07/07 U15 GAMES GAMES U14 BLUE NETBALL GAMES Y9 A Y9 B Y9 C Y10 A Y10 B SNR A SNR B SNR C SNR D RUGBY NEWS 1st XV pulled off a much-needed win against a very spirited Onehunga High School side. After a narrow loss last week to Tamaki College a win against Onehunga High school was needed to keep the dream of making the top 4 alive. Defence was key in securing this win. A tough game but Otahuhu College managed to win 10-0. Under 15s suffered their first loss of the season going down in a tight match against Avondale College 9- 5. U15s had the opportunity to win the game but missed a vital conversion and penalty which could have sealed victory. Under 14s travelled across to Southern Cross Campus but went down 22-0. However, this team has shown great improvement over the last couple of weeks and still remain 5th in their pool. Girls 10s played at home in a very tough match against Aorere College, the girls raced out to a 12-0 lead at half time but Aorere College came bac at the start of the 2nd half and scored 4 quick tries to lead 22- 12. The girls fought back well and to score an unconverted try and with just 2 minutes to go attacked from deep in their half to score and convert to win the game 24-22. RUGBY REPRESENTATIVES Congratulations to Vili Fangupo who has been selected in to the Blues U17s and will go in to camp over the holidays. Congratulations also to Seutatia Tomasi who has made the wider training squad for the Auckland U15s Girls team. Otahuhu College will be hosting the Auckland U14 South and Auckland U16s South skills day at the Memorial fields on Monday July 16th. These players have been selected by their schools to trial for this year's representative teams. University Entrance University Evening A big thank you to all parents and students who attended evening. Great feedback from Universities who enjoyed meeting all students and parents. It was successful evening for our students to explore the different options available at University. If you have any feedback or suggestions about evening please feel free to email Tali at [email protected]. Thank you again for taking the time to attend event, we hope this evening has inspired our students to pursue further studies at University level. Scholarship/University Applications With scholarship applications opening up, during first week of school holidays I will be working with any Year 13 students who would like support with applications. My office hours are from 9pm – 3pm. Students welcome to come in anytime, within these hours. In addition, we will begin our enrolments for Universities. Term 2 University Trips Throughout the Term, our Year 13 students have had the opportunity to explore different University campuses, from AUT Sports campus, University of Auckland Business school and Arts to the Waikato University Open Day. Below are a few photos from our trip. Library News Get Lit Book Club Excited to announce our new book for Term 3 'The lie tree' by Francis Hardinge and will continue to eat – read – laugh every Thursday lunchtime in the reading room with Suzie from Mangere East Library. Feel free to join us 1st week back of Term 3 Chess Club Meet every Monday from 3-4pm. Good practice happening in prep for chess challenge with De La Salle College in Term 3. Join us if you know a move or two! Upcoming events – Term 3 Public library visits: 23 July – 27 July De La Salle Chess Challenge: 30th July Cook Island Language Week: 30th July – 3rd August Poetry week: 6th August – 10th August Get Lit Book Club: Every Thursday lunchtime Chess Club: Every Monday 3-4pm Community News Pacific Education Summit An invitation from the Ministry of Education We want you to have your say on the future of education in New Zealand. You are invited to the Pacific Education Summits. Come along and tell us what things are important to you and your family. What kind of education system do you want for your children and your grandchildren? What kind of future do you want to help shape? The Honourable Jenny Salesa, Associate Minister of Education will be at the Pacific Education Summits to hear from our Pacific families and communities. Smaller community meetings are happening now throughout Auckland and we will be coming together for the Auckland Pacific education summits on: Tuesday 10th July at Otahuhu College, Otahuhu, South Auckland. From 6:00PM – 9:30PM, And Wednesday 11th July at Kelston Boys High School, Kelston, West Auckland. From 6:00PM – 9:30PM. Our Pacific Education Summits are part of the ongoing education conversation and will give our Pacific communities the unique opportunity to have their say. .