Nau mai, Haere mai! Welcome Back to ŌC 2026 Let's have a wonderful year together!
Kia ora,
Welcome back!
This site will be used to help support students with their learning in English Level 1 and to help parents, caregivers and whanau communicate with me as their kaiako / teacher. I hope to meet more of you later in the year. Feel free to email me if you or your family have any questions, concerns or would like to meet up sooner.
Stay well,
Ms Valerie Lees
Humanities, English and Social Sciences teacher
vls@otakicollege.
school.nz
+64 06 3648204
Tools that can help you improve skills and have fun at the same time.
Typing.com: Learn to touch type (without looking at the keys - improve speed and accuracy)
Vocabulary.com (logo is protected) word building fun and games, check it out! Helps with novels and content subjects too (science, math, social sciences, music, art,...)
Read Theory: Improve reading comprehension with short reading quizzes. Use the correction tips to improve.
Kahoot: Game based quiz games
Useful Links: Frequently Used links