Kia ora koutou,
It has been very timely and important in so many ways that students in all year groups have been able to attend the college, since last week's PPTA decision.
Students like to be at school, interacting with their classmates and friends from other year levels. Orewa College does not function optimally without all students from all year groups being present. Staff fortunately have now got the opportunity to most effectively continue and complete current units of work with their students, before the end of Term 2 on Friday.
With regards to academic catch-up opportunities for students in the senior school, please note the following;
- Wednesday 28 June 12.30pm - 4.30pm in the Library
- Monday 10 July 9.00am - 4.00pm, in the Library
Please recommend attendance at these 2 sessions. In addition to this a number of departments are offering 'Learning hubs' at the college in the 2nd week of the term break. Details of these will be on the college's website by the end of this week.
I am very confident that despite the various challenges we have all encountered this term, that students at the college remain positive and on track in terms of academic progress and attainment.
Hosting the 'Matariki Cultural Festival' in the Arts and Events Centre on Friday is an ideal way to end the term and provides a reset for the challenges that undoubtedly lie ahead for the remainder of the 2023 school year.
Keep well and safe.
Ngā mihi
Greg Pierce
Principal
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2023 AIMES Ross Finlayson Award
Alumni Jannik Wittgen (Head Boy, Joint Dux 2019) ROSS FINLAYSON AWARD, Sponsored by Alvarium Wealth
A legacy award honouring the Founding President, Ross Finlayson. This special award is presented annually to a talented young person highlighted by the judging panels as having strong leadership qualities.
Jannik Wittgen was Emerging Talent Winner in 2021.
This year Jannik was awarded the 2023 AIMES Ross Finlayson Award and will be participating in an Outward Bound course.
Jannik hopes to continue the legacy of Ross Finlayson and says that his long term aim is to create positive change through his leadership.  |
Matariki FestivalKa puta Matariki, ka rere Whānui, ko te tohu o te tau.
Matariki appears as Whānui flees; this is a sign of the New Year.
Orewa College is hosting the Matariki Festival this year with local secondary schools, Whāngāparaoa College, Mahurangi College and Kaipara College.
Friday 30 June 12.30-4.30pm
Orewa Arts and Events Centre
We look forward to welcoming you and your whānau to the festival to watch the performances.
We will have kai available to purchase, cash only, which will be used for fundrasiing for school extra-curricular activities.
There will be food, drinks, a sausage sizzle, seafood chowder and fried bread!
We do not have an eftpos facility available so cash only please.
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 | | Level 1 Drama NCEA ProductionLevel 1 Drama NCEA Production evenings are Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th June, at 7pm in the Orewa Arts & Events Centre.
This year’s offerings are a range of New Zealand short plays, each focusing on illuminating aspects of relationships we have with others at different times in our lives, under a range of circumstances.
Tickets are $5 on the door. CAUTION – as in all relationships, there is some bad language! |
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Reminder - School Bus Information for 28th & 30th JuneDue to the PPTA Union Meeting (28/06) and Matariki Festival (30/06) school will finish at 12pm on these dates.
Students that catch the 040A, 040B & 050 (Millwater / Silverdale), 204 (Waitoki) , 205 (Tahekeroa) and 216 (Puhoi) buses will need to find alternative transport to get home.
Supervision will be available on site for those students required to remain until the 3.15pm buses arrive. All other buses will be coming at 12pm to pick up students. If you have any questions/queries please email [email protected] |
Sports News - "Off the Bench"
Please CLICK HERE for all up and coming sports events, registrations, draws, results, tournaments and zone day information. |
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New Zealand Experience
Te Hana Te Ao Marama Cultural Centre The International Students taking New Zealand Experience visited Te Hana Te Ao Marama Cultural Centre and participated in the powhiri.
They then toured the 17th Century replica village. A great day out to help along their journey to learn and experience more about Aotearoa New Zealand.  |
Uniform Shop - Term 3 Opening HoursPlease cIick HERE for the opening hours in Term 3 (17 July to 22 September)
Thursday, 29th June 2023 is the last day of trading for Term 2, 2023
Please note that the shop is open for one day in the first week of the school holidays:
Saturday, 8th July: 10:00am – 2:00pm School Ball 2023Last Saturday, on the 17th of June, the 2023 Senior Orewa College Ball took place.
Senior students across Years 12 and 13 gathered at the Ellerslie Racecourse for an evening full of joy, music and celebration. This year’s theme for the ball was “One Way Ticket”, with the inspiration of representing the different journeys and destinations that our future lives will take/behold us after school. Close to 400 students attended the ball, and alongside the venue, every single person looked phenomenal.
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 | | Decorations as pictured, were designed and produced by senior members of the ball committee, who worked tirelessly to complete and execute the event to a high standard. Alongside them, teachers including; Mrs Boshard, Mrs Wilding, Ms Reihana, and Mr Appleby were pivotal in ensuring the event was a success.
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A particularly special moment was shared, with the performance of the 2023 Leavers Leader's dance, choreographed by Senior Prefects; Holly Briggs-Lynne, Madeline Russell, Cameron Gibson and Inge-Mari Lewis. A celebration of one last dance together. Alongside this, many laughs were shared amongst our peers as a result of the final ball awards ceremony, where students were given the opportunity to vote for their peers for awards, such as Cutest Couple, Dynamic Duo and the Royals/Celebrities.
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We are so thankful to have the fantastic photographer Jeremy Hill and DJ Kieran Bell, who made the night even more memorable. A great way to begin the final chapter of our high school journey alongside our valued peers and teachers. Year 7 Catch Up Boostrix VaccinationBoostrix catch up immunisations will take place on Tuesday 27 June 2023 for consented Year 7 students who missed these.
Parents/caregivers of these students have been contacted by email. Enrichment Retirement Village Visit | | Once a week the Enrichment Group of Year 7 students go with Mrs Knight to Maygrove Lifecare.
The Enrichment Group plays board games with the elderly and sometimes go for walks in Maygrove Park with them. Each student has got their own elderly buddy.
My buddy is Gilbert. He is one of the funniest people I know. He is the joker of the retirement village. Gilbert loves gardening and beekeeping but says he can’t garden because if he falls over he will turn into a garden gnome because he can’t get up. He loves telling me about beekeeping.
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What I have learnt is very interesting. I have learnt about when it's the best time to take honey from beehives, that bees do little dances to tell the other bees the exact location of a flower field, and how far away it is.
I feel that going to the Retirement Village is amazing because it means that we can connect with our community and they also tell us about what it was like when they were kids and when they had to bike everywhere and when movies were black and white.
Article by Zackary Barnes (Year 7) Term 3 Buses - Route ChangesBUS 004 MERGING INTO 006 from first day of Term 3From the first day of Term 3 2023 (17th July ) , The 006-school bus service in the morning and afternoon will be extended to cover the Gulf Harbour area, this will stop at all stops as it currently does. This service has been extended due to the removal of the 004 (AM and PM)
The new departure time will now be 7.35 for morning service and 3.25pm for the afternoon service. ROUTE
BUS 007 IMPORTANT NOTICE: From the first day of Term 3 2023 (17th July ) , The 007 bus service in the afternoon will now finish on Jean Place (Stop ID 4748) - it will not serve stops at Waiora Rd (4757) and Brightside Rd/Whangaparaoa Rd (4759) . There is no change to the departure times. |
Year 7 & 8 Table Tennis Zone Day Clockwise from top right: Rhiana Hay, Piri Pihema, Cayden Bloom, Coby Kayes, Otto Chandler, Joe Tran & Charlie White
(Yusra Rashid not in photo) On Tuesday June 20th, a group of eight students from Orewa College, consisting of Years 7 and 8, attended the Annual Table Tennis Zone Day at the North Harbour Table Tennis Stadium.
The event included 13 games for all players, and everyone included had a fantastic time.
Special congratulations to Otto Chandler and Charlie White, who made it to the quarter-finals, and a special thank you to Mrs Kerryn White, our parent-helper who drove the students to the North Harbour Table Tennis Stadium, and gave up her day to look after all the students.
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School Closing EarlyPlease note that school will be closing at 12pm on Wednesday 28 June (PPTA Union Meeting) and Friday 30 June (Matariki Festival). |
Lost Property / Confiscated ItemsPlease name your child’s uniform. We happily return named items, but we are unable to store unnamed items. Each Term, at the end of Week 10, we send all unclaimed unnamed items to charity.
Please encourage your child to check the lost property cupboard in student reception if they have lost an item.
Confiscated items such as Jewellery may be collected from Administration Reception on the last week of term.
Year 9 Readers Cup Competition On Thursday evening of Week 9, a team of 4 new Year 9 students returned to the Readers Cup Competition for 2023 at Te Manawa library.
During the weeks of Term 2, Georgia Sparks, Bhavitha Kotra, Bhumi Patel, Brody Sutherland, Benji Amuimuia and Eva Miseriaux read a selection of 6 books, spending a mix of their own personal time, lunchtimes and meetings taking and sharing notes while quizzing each other.
There was a struggle towards the end since two of their team members couldn't make it to the competition, meaning they would have no substitutes for the rounds. They were the smallest team in the competition and were at a disadvantage, but pushed through and ended up placing 7th out of the 11 schools that participated.
Special thanks to Mrs Ellis who coached, mentored and motivated this amazing bundle of bookworms!
Although it was for a competition, we all really enjoyed reading the selection of books. Here are the names in case you are interested in checking them out: Falling into rarohenga by Steph Matuku The Goldfish boy by Lisa Thompson Rebound by Kwame Alexander We were liars by E. Lockhart No fixed address by Susin Nielsen Refugee by Alan Gratz
Article by Eva Miseriaux (Year 9) TrophiesCan students please arrange for their prize giving trophies from 2022 to be returned to Mrs Brits in the main admin office. House Master Chef  The last two Fridays we had Masterchef for Juniors and Seniors.
Another year based in the commercial kitchen with all the flash bells and whistles. This gives our chefs all the tools they need to deliver three amazing meals.
Big thank you to the food tech department and especially Mrs Stuchbury for helping support and grow this event over the years.
Like many events in the house system the level of skill increases every year and this year was no different. Students delivered entrees, mains, desserts, cakes and biscuits of the highest skill level, exceptionally presented and of delicious taste.
Not only do the students have the pressure of cooking all these meals but they need to do it under a certain time. Cooking is hard enough as it is without a massive flashing countdown clock and Mr Dickinson reminding the teams that they have 2 minutes to get it finished.
Over the hour and half students fried, boiled, stressed, grilled and baked their way through this competition, we even had a few injuries but they all battled through. Regardless of the obstacles all houses delivered amazing meals and the judges found it very hard to score.
This year the winners of House Masterchef 2023 were Nepia for Master Chef Junior and Sheppard for Master Chef Senior.
It's been a hectic but amazing term of house events, thank you to everyone who got involved and supported the house system.
One more term to go and it's anyone's game. Here are the current points and standing; Sheppard - 49
Nepia - 48 | | Blake - 46
Batten - 45 | | McLaren - 44 |
 Manaaki Values Awards Nominations now open to recognise those individuals who epitomise our core values of respect for one self, respect for others and the environment.
Click on the links for the full criteria and nomination form. Winners will be announced in Term 3. Year 9 Sushi Making Year 9 students made sushi during their Japanese time. They learned Japanese manners as well as how to roll sushi. Rolling the sushi is difficult to perfect and a few students’ filling came out. However, they all said it still tasted “Oishii “ (delicious). Careers HubDuring the upcoming holidays students are encouraged to do some work experience or have conversations with employers - Ministry of Education research from 2021 says: Connections with the world of work are important for young people to help them ‘Discover, Explore and Connect’ to their future of learning and work.
All Year 13 students should have had a Career conversation in the Careers Hub by the end of this term.
As a result of most having had conversations last year, we have seen an improvement in students having an overall better idea about their future pathway. We will begin appointments with Year 12 students next term and alongside discussing their thoughts & options, we will look at their courses for next year if they are coming back to school.
Vocational & Pathways Evening - next term on 9th August in the OAEC Term DatesThe last day of Term 2 is Friday 30 June.
Term 3 begins on Monday 17 July to Friday 22 September. We wish you a happy and safe holiday. SGCNZ/Ida Gaskin Shakespeare Essay CompetitionCongratulations to Maria Walker-Kinnell, who won second prize in the prestigious SGCNZ/Ida Gaskin Shakespeare Essay competition.
Maria submitted a response to the analytical essay option “Write an essay on the issue of ‘the importance of timing’ in one of Shakespeare’s plays of your choice” and was awarded her prize of $200 at the SGCNZ Sheilah Winn National Shakespeare Festival in Wellington over the Kings Birthday Weekend.
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Maria is one to watch in this competition, as she travels to Wellington again at the end of September to take part in the National Shakespeare Schools Production (NSSP), a week
long intensive course with workshops, rehearsals and culminating performances.
Maria was awarded direct entry into this after directing and starring in a scene from Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale at the regional competition in April.. School ReportsMiddle School and International Reports will be available on the Web portal late Friday (30/06) afternoon. Te Herenga Waka o Orewa Marae warmly invites the Orewa Community to this special Matariki event. This event will be held rain or shine and will begin promptly at 6.00am. We recommend that you wear warm clothes and bring rain gear and a seat if you wish to be comfortable. We will provide a sausage sizzle, hot drinks, and soup.
For catering purposes, if you are interested in attending the event please use this link to register: Matariki Registration Form Auckland Transport - Free / Reduced Fares from 01 July 2023Changes to fares on public transport from 01 July 2023 - click HERE for full information. Community NoticeOkura Bush Community Planting Day - FLYER
- Where: Entrance to Okura Walkway. Meet at 1 A Duck Creek Road, Stillwater.
- When: Sunday 2 July. 10 am until about mid-day.
- Who: All who enjoy looking after our environment and leaving a living legacy. Family groups welcome.
- What to bring: Gumboots, suitable weather gear, and lots of enthusiasm. Some spades and gloves provided but bring your own if you can.
Refreshments will be provided.
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