Ōtaki College Newsletter
Ōtaki College Newsletter
23 October 2020
23 October 2020
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From the Principal:
From the Principal:
News and Events
News and Events
Blues were awarded to - from left to right: Kaia Pollock, Letisha Royal-Meyer Strawbridge, Donald Hall, Damien Doyle, Kiri Winiata-Enoka, Cadence McHugo
Absent: Pounamu Mackay, Kaahurere Mackay
Ōtaki College Sports Prizegiving
Ōtaki College Sports Prizegiving
Our Sports Prizegiving was held on 21st October to a packed College Hall. Over the course of the evening our top sports stars were recognised in many different sporting codes.
This year we were privileged to have Mr Ben Sigmund as our key-note speaker. Ben, a professional football player with the Wellington Phoenix for 8 years, played for New Zealand 35 times and was a member of the 2010 Fifa World Cup Side. Ben spoke about the need for determination and hard work in everything you do. His message was “never give up doing what you love, even when things don't go your way”.
Sports Prizegiving is a chance for us to recognise our top of code sportspeople who were nominated in the College Sport Wellington “Spoty Awards”. Our Top Team for 2020 - Male, went to our Youth Football Team. Our Top Female Team for 2020 was our Senior Girls Football Team, coached by Kimbal McHugo and managed by Julie McHugo. Kerry Bevan received an award for Coach of the Year for his efforts with our youth football team. Keira Johns was awarded the Gym Club Cup for sportsmanship in year 7 and 8. Jess McArley is our nominee for the Service to School Sport award. Jess also won the Ōtaki Volleyball Cup for MVP, Outstanding Contribution to Volleyball Cup and took out our top award Outstanding Contribution to Sport Cup in recognition of many years of service to sport at Ōtaki College.
Over the course of the evening 120 awards were given out to students who participated in 23 different sporting codes, contributed to sport through coaching, reffing or officiating. Congratulations to all winners.
Principal, Andy Fraser, is presented with a cheque by Norman Young of the Ōtaki Commercial Growers Trust
Our thanks to ...
Our thanks to ...
Ōtaki Commercial Growers Trust
The Ōtaki Commercial Growers Trust have donated funds to the College as part of their disestablishment. This donation will be used to support student wellbeing within the College and I am sure that our students will join me in a heartfelt thank you for this generous donation.
Kāpiti Rotary Club
Sincere thanks to Vic Hewson and fellow Rotarians for providing funding for three of our students to attend Spirit of Adventure and one student to attend Outward Bound. Congratulations to Tiana Housiaux-Roderique who will be attending Outward Bound and to Aleisha Blakeley, Rawiri Rikihana and Quinn Straker who will be taking a Spirit of Adventure voyage.
Civil Trim Plant Hire
A big thank you to Steve Forsyth and Civil Trim Plan Hire for the Outward Bound Scholarship which will be awarded at Prizegiving this year.
Thanks also to all of the many companies and individuals who continue to provide scholarships and awards at our annual Prizegivings. Your continued support of our students as they prepare to step out into the world is of tremendous value and is hugely appreciated.
Congratulations to:
Congratulations to:
Deep Patel, newly elected Student Representative on the Ōtaki College Board of Trustees.
Kiri Winiata-Enoka and Jessica McArley for their netball coaching and commitment. The following email was received by the Principal:
"Good morning Andy,
I’m just writing a quick note to commend two of your senior students that coached my granddaughter Summer for netball this last season.
Kiri and Jess were absolutely amazing, patient, supportive and dedicated. Not only did they train twice a week but at the end of the season they gave them a fun day in the school gym on the first day of the school holidays. All the kids came home with a team photo and a personal blurb on the back from each coach about how amazing they are, as well as a little goody bag.
These two lovely girls made the netball season really enjoyable and gave the kids an understanding and appreciation for the sport.
So well done to the school for having this initiative for the senior students to mentor the younger ones."
College Notices:
College Notices:
Important Dates to Diary
Important Dates to Diary
Full details can be found on the school website calendar.
Senior Prizegiving - Year 11, 12 & 13 : Wed 11 November at 7.00pm in the Hall
The last day of scheduled classes for all year 12 and 13 students, and Year 11 students with 3 or more externals, will be 11 November. All other year 11s will have individualised programmes set up on a case by case basis after week 5 - details will be emailed home. If year 12 and 13s have unfinished internals, a letter will be emailed home with times when they may come into school to complete work.
Friday 13 November - ALL students must have completed the sign-out process
- November 17th - National NCEA Teacher Only Day - College closed on this date
Early December - a Leavers' Dinner is being organised - date and venue to be confirmed - all Year 13 Parents are invited to attend with their children
Year 9&10 Prizegiving, College Gym: Thursday 3rd December in the morning, time t.b.c.
Year 7/8 Prizegiving, College Gym: Thursday 3rd December in the afternoon, time t.b.c.
Takiri o te Ata: Friday 4th December - parents welcome
End of Year Date: Monday 07 December
Years 7-11 will finish on Monday 07 December
- 2021 Dates
Monday 1st Feb: New Enrolments and Heads of School Training
Tuesday 2nd Feb: Senior Course Counselling
Wednesday 3rd Feb: New Students meet Homeroom and Kaiarahi Teachers
Thursday 4th Feb: Pōwhiri and full school return
College will be closed on 17 November for a National NCEA Teacher Only Day.
College will be closed on 17 November for a National NCEA Teacher Only Day.
Survey for University Research
Survey for University Research
Rachel Zakaria, a postgraduate student studying towards a Master of Speech and Language Pathology degree at the University of Canterbury, is asking any parents who satisfy the criteria below to complete a survey to assist in her research.
She says: "I am currently undertaking a research project that is looking into parents’ perspectives on their children’s language learning in New Zealand. The target participants of this research are parents/caregivers who:
live in New Zealand right now
were born overseas/abroad
speak another language (or more) that is not English, Te Reo Māori, or New Zealand Sign Language, and
have one child or more who is at preschool or school. "
The survey should take approximately 10-13 minutes and it is completely anonymous. "
Survey link: bit.ly/nzparentsurvey
Introduction to Trade Course 2020 - Applications sought for 2021
Introduction to Trade Course 2020 - Applications sought for 2021
A group of Year 11 Ōtaki College students recently completed an Introduction to Trade course which they have participated in one day a week during terms 1 - 3, at UCOL in PN and Levin.
The course is designed to give students an introduction to some of the trades, so they can learn more about them and they can make informed choices about what careers they may like to follow in the future. The trades included automotive engineering, mechanical engineering and construction.
In addition to the five unit standards related to the trades, the students also completed a career unit standard called "Explore Career Options and their implications", throughout the year. Practical activities were also utilised throughout the course.
One student's feedback from this year's course: "Intro to trades was a fun experience that I highly recommend people should do. It has a nice variety of subjects and projects that makes each day there fun and exciting. It has also helped me think about what I want to do in the future and has provided me with the support I need".
Information about this course has been given to Year 10 students last week to take home. Applications are required in order to be considered for this course in 2021. A maximum of 12 students will be accepted. Please contact Steph Putt for further information: spt@otakicollege.school.nz.
Noel Leeming Friends and Family Deals 1.pdfNoel Leeming Friends and Family Deals 2.pdfTe Anamata Flyer.pngEva Hakaraia and Ella Kirby from Kāpiti Coast District Council have been actively leading a group of senior students from ŌC in Te Whare Hui and have been meeting every Friday this year to talk about matters that pertain to our youth e.g. the Elections, Climate Change, Black Lives Matter etc.
“Te Anamata is a youth-led community based initiative supported by the council. It aims to facilitate youth-led initiatives and projects, Te Anamata’s main role is to provide a space where young people can openly talk about issues that are relevant to them. Te Anamata can serve as a direct link to the Kāpiti Coast Youth Council and is for rangatahi to support rangatahi. We follow the guidelines of Ahau, Hapori, and the Ao - where we aspire to do what we can for ourselves, our community, and the world. Our approach embeds Te Ao Māori and tikanga as we weave our kaupapa into our projects with Ōtaki young people.
Driver Licences
Driver Licences
It seems that the ID required when students wish to sit their Learner Licence is a barrier to many. I therefore wanted to clarify this for students and whānau.
The identification required is as follows:
Option 1: Current NZ passport OR
Option 2: Original 1998+ NZ birth certificate plus a current photo ID in the same name as their birth certificate (this could be their school or UCOL ID) OR
Option 3: Original 1998+ NZ birth Certificate, DL26 form, plus proof of address (eg.bank statement, IRD letter).
Ōtaki College provides $50 towards the cost of any driving licences or defensive driving courses. Bank account details and evidence of their licence can be sent to Mrs Putt to activate this. Students are also able to gain NCEA credits for the licences that they achieve. Students can see Mrs Putt or Mr Wood about this.
Community Notices:
Community Notices:
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