Month: May 2020

WELCOME BACK Check out digital resources in preparation for Samoan language week that starts this Sunday 24th May – Saturday 30th May.  The theme for Samoan Language week is “Prepare yourself a gift for travels”.  Even with events in the library being postponed till it is safe, we encourage you to check out the links below and try practice a phrase or… Read More

Our year 9s have been learning Ecology and some classes this week have been making up their own organism, creating adaptations for their organism to live in certain habitats. Here are some pictures of their awesome organisms from Mrs Swartz 😊 Mr Vijayakumar’s class worked in groups and have put their unique organisms into a food chain and then into a food… Read More

The science department will he holding tutorials regularly from next week onwards for all science classes. The aim of these tutorials is to try and catch students up with the course and to practice exam style questions to prepare student for the mid and end of year exams. These tutorials will be from  3-4pm on the day that they have their science/biology/chemistry/physics… Read More

Thanks, from the library hub for taking part in our Get Lit video series during lockdown.  Check videos out by logging into our school library app https://nz.accessit.online/OTH01/#!dashboard   Resources can also be requested using our school library app (above) or by emailing aaholelei@otahuhucollege.school.nz for more information.  Here are shots from our 3rd video featuring our school community getting literature ready for first week back of school.     … Read More

Join the comp and send in a collage of your top 10 NZ albums for house points and go in the draw to win a mystery prize J   Entries close – Wednesday 27th May 12pm  One entry per person   Create a collage of your top 10 NZ albums  Send to ‘Aholelei aaholelei@otahuhucollege.school.nz  Here’s an example – My pick… Read More

Welcome back.  As sports may start in the next month, we will continue taking registrations.  If you are interested in playing the following winter sports, please register at the Sports office M5a    Boys and Girls Rugby  Netball  Boys and Girls Basketball  Boys and Girls Soccer   Rugby League   We look forward to working with the students in our… Read More

The Social Sciences Department would like to acknowledge the following students for their hard work, commitment and consistent effort in terms of their online work during the first five weeks of this term. Each student displayed great time management, disciplined effort into completing each task set out by the Social Sciences Department.    A letter of congratulations and certificate… Read More

It has been wonderful to have the students walk back through our doors this week. They have been an absolute credit to themselves in the manner they have returned, refocused and committed to catching up on their studies. I know the English teachers have missed their students! If your son/daughter has still not returned to school, please… Read More

All students who were allocated a school or Ministry of Education laptop, will need to return the laptop back to school on Monday 18th May. … Read More

Regular attendance means attending school at least ninety percent of the time.  Like other top schools we expect all our students to be at school on time each day. Students who are late three times in a week will be given a detention.  Students should be at school by 8:30am and it is their responsibility… Read More