Kia ora koutou,

It is hard to believe but we are now in the final week of the 2022 school year. 

Despite some challenges throughout the year, including Covid, I am very pleased with the current state of Orewa College. 

It is important to be constantly evaluating the college’s effectiveness and your feedback regarding this is extremely valuable and much appreciated. 

2023 promises to be an exciting year, due to the following: 

• Fully staffed

• College roll increasing to 2000

• 70 International Students starting in 2023

• New classroom block being built

• Introduction of Academic Conferences 

Currently the Board of Trustees is exploring avenues of sponsorship which will support our students to fulfil their potential in the extracurricular areas of the college.  If you are interested in providing sponsorship or discussing this further, please let me know.  Further opportunities regarding this will be communicated at the start of the 2023 school year. 

I look forward to seeing you at the Year 7-10 prizegivings this week, as we celebrate the achievements of our students. 

Thank you for your ongoing support this year which has been much appreciated. 

I wish you a relaxing and enjoyable summer break and look forward to seeing you again in 2023

Ngā mihi

Greg Pierce
Principal

Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Video Competition

This competition honours the legacy of famed Māori soldier Te Moana-nui-a-kiwa Ngarimu who gave his life in service during the Second World War. 
Congratulations to Maria Walker-Kinnell who placed 2nd in the Bilingual Competition Category.
A wonderful achievement which was rewarded with prize money of $1500 for Maria and $450 for the College.

Murals - Manaaki for our Library

This term 7KGT worked on murals for the Orewa College Library. Mrs Ellis and Mrs Smith-Pilling asked 7KGT to create the murals because they were impressed by the artwork they made for the junior tuckshop. 7KGT created 6 pieces of artwork to put above the windows around the top of the walls.
All of 7KGT participated in creating the murals. The main designs on the boards are Native New Zealand flowers, trees, weta and butterflies. The people who sketched the outline of the tree trunks were Mia True, Neve Oliver and the students that painted the tree trunks were Kaylin Senekal and Ella Vokes. The designer of the manuka was Emma Garrett. 
The painter of the manuka flowers included Sofia Dontschenko . The designer of the kowhai was Neve Oliver. The painters of the kowhai flowers included Ryan Yallop, Maia Pretsell and Peter Leng. Painters of the background were Ethan Fear, Ishvin Singh, Evangeline Ulugia, Jamie Bycroft and Ryan Kumar. 
The designer of the Brazilian pepper tree was Ella Vokes. The designer of the weta was Bruno Poly and it was painted by Chrisna Escretor. The students that painted then tui were Xavier Worters, John Wood, and Sam Jenkins.The designer of the karaka tree berries was Kaylin Senekal and the painters of the berries included Xavier Worters, John Wood and Willem Thomson. 
The students that drew the outline of the butterflies included Evangeline Ulugia, Kaitlin Page, Tane Prestwood and Jonathan Liu. The butterflies were painted by Mia True, Moana Wilson and Lena Dwight. The paint managers were Moana Wilson and Bruno Poly. The students that painted the Indian ink outlines were Jay Maassen, Millie Hull and Piper Dodson. 
When we brought the murals to the library Mrs Ellis and Mrs Smith-Pilling were “ Blown away by the colour and the creativity put into them.” 
We are all so proud of these murals and the effort we have put into them.

Article written by Neve Oliver and Moana Wilson 7KGT

Ethically Kate Visit

Earlier this term we had Ethically Kate come to speak to us about food waste. She provoked thought on how we throw out so much food without even realising it. 
She challenged her audience to a challenge. To come up their own ideas on how to reduce food waste. Students were given 3 weeks to complete the task. Last Monday, the winners were announced. 
Congratulations to all who entered, especially the following place winners:
1st Place - Maria Walker-Kinnell (Year 9) for her video entry on 'Food Foraging'. Prize: $500 Prezzy card 
2nd Place - Shiray and Valrey Kruger (Years 12 & 10) for their practical tips and recipes on how you can easily use all parts of the food. Prize: $200 Prezzy card 
3rd Place - Hollie Johnson (Year 9) for her informative slideshow on food waste, carbon and solutions. Prize: $100 Prezzy card

Year 7, 8, 9 Prizegivings and Year 10 Graduation

Year 10 Graduation - Wednesday 07 December at 7.00pm.  
Students are to wear their school uniform.

Year 7, 8, 9 Prizegivings - Thursday 08 December
Year 7 at 09:30am    Year 8 at 11:30am    Year 9 at 1:00pm
Year 7, 8 and 9 Prizegivings are approximately 45 to 65 minutes long and Parents/Caregivers are welcome to attend.

The school year finishes for the students immediately at the end of each Prizegiving ceremony.

The school Canteen will be closed on Thursday 08 December.

Year 7 & 8 Auckland Athletic Championships

Congratulations to the 9 athletes who qualified at the North Harbour Athletics Zone Day to then go on and qualify for the Auckland Athletics championships at Massey Park, Papakura last Thursday.

It was a great day with some amazing results for Orewa College with all the athletes competing to their full potential alongside some tough competition.

Results as follows:
Emma Chambers - 1st in the 200m & 400m final, also 3rd place overall in the Year 7 girls Long Jump.
Charlie Harrison also had a great run in the 800m final coming  2nd place overall.
Isabella Pickering came 4th overall in the 1500m.
Emma Chambers, Charlie Harrison, Savannah Fitzpatrick and Emma Pienaar then went on to finish 3rd place in the 4x4 relay.
Julius Chivell just missed out on the 100m finals, but  finished 7th place in 200m finals & 5th in the 4x4 relay final with Chase Carrothers, Denzel Emile and Charlie Tobin.

It was a fun day and a great experience for all who participated.
A big thanks to Julius & Chase’s dad Lee for taking the Orewa College Team to the event.
Written with the help of Julius and Chase.

Year 9 Japanese Class

The students learned how to make sushi/rice balls and had to practise Japanese table manners. Freshly cooked rice was Oishii (yummy) !

Middle School Reports

Reports for Year 7 - 10 students will be available on the web portal after Prizegivings on Thursday 08 December.

Middle School Sports Prize Giving Awards

Congratulations to the following students on their success this year.

Year 9 & 10 Activity Day

Wednesday 7th December is Activities Day for Years 9 and 10.

Students have selected two activities for the day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. 
Please note the following:

• The day will run to the usual times, with school, starting at 8:40am in form class. It will be a non-uniform day. 
• Students should bring their own lunch. The canteen will be open for lunch, but has a limited selection at this time of the year.
• Students should remember to bring sunscreen and a hat if they are involved in outdoor activities.

Absences on the day should be reported as per usual via attendance

Term Dates for 2023

Term 1
Students who are new to Orewa College start on Wednesday 01 February 2023.
All students attend from Thursday 02 February 2023.
Last day of Term 1 is Thursday 06 April.

Term 2
Wednesday 26 April to Friday 30 June.

Term 3
Monday 17 July to Friday 22 September.

Term 4
Monday 09 October to Thursday 07 December

Community Notices

2023 Outward Bound Courses - Fully Funded for Disabled Teens
An adapted course for secondary school students with physical disabilities.  Courses are fully funded except for medical clearance and transport to Picton.
Please CLICK HERE for more information.