Important Dates

September 2024Monday 2 September to Friday 6 September - Winter Tournament Week

Saturday 7 September to Friday 13 September - AIMS Tournament Week
Wednesday 4 September - Out of Zone Enrolments Close
Friday 6 September - Saturday 7 September - Dance Festival Show
Wednesday 11 September - Enrolment Ballot Date
Wednesday 11 September - Music Gala Concert
Thursday 12 to Friday 13 November - Numeracy & Literacy Exams (Year 10)
Thursday 12 September to Friday 13 September - DCAT Level 2/3 Exams

Year 10 Co-Requisite Exams - Numeracy and Literacy

Next week, on Thursday 12 September and Friday 13 September invited students will have the opportunity to complete the Literacy and/or Numeracy Co-Requisite exams. Students will receive invitations this week. Please see the schedule.

Details:

• Year 10 students will go home after completing the exams on the relevant days.
• There will be a Literacy and Numeracy workshop on 12 September in Harvey Block before the Numeracy Co-Requisite.
• Form time, workshops and Co-requisite exams will be in Harvey Block.
• The OAEC will be available to students who are not going home or are waiting for buses.
• Monday 16 September will be the catch-up day for Co-Requisites in the Library from 9.00-10.15am
• OAEC will also be a StudyHub during the day on Thursday and Friday.
• Should you have any questions, please contact Mr Coetzee (f.coetzee@orewacollege.nz)

Manaaki Values - Award Nominations for Term 3

Seeking nominations for Manaaki Champions!

We are looking for individuals who truly embody our manaaki values: respect for oneself, respect for others, and respect for the environment.

We are calling on parents and our wider school community to have their say on who they believe has made the school community a better place through their actions.

To become a successful recipient of a Manaaki Values Award the nominees will have been judged to have shown:

• Demonstrated leadership on a school issue that enhances the Orewa College community
• Developed a significant initiative which has brought about positive change to school life

• Inspired others through their actions to be viewed as a role model.

Here are the full criteria for the Manaaki Values Awards

Here is the nomination form. You can nominate more than one candidate by filling the form out more than once.

Thank you to our sponsors Northern Union and Hoyts Whangaparāoa.

Reminder: Student Road Crossing Safety

The safety of our students at the pedestrian crossing outside the school is a top priority. While the presence of lollipop patrols has significantly increased safety, we kindly remind all drivers not to stop their vehicles to drop off students directly at the crossing when it is not in use.

Instead, please pull over safely further down on the left side to let students out. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our school community safe!

Road Closures and Detours on Pine Valley Road - from 2 September 2024

A marked detour will be in place via Kahikatia Flat Road and Dairy Flat Highway.

Details and updates are listed on AT’s website here, under the Pine Valley Road tab.

Students and caregivers that use this road to travel to and from school will need to anticipate different traffic flow and potentially need to leave earlier to be at school on time.

209 Bus - PINE VALLEY ROAD DETOUR from Monday 2/9/24

(Week 7)

Students that usually get picked up along Pine Valley Road will need to now be picked up / dropped off at the corner of Kahikatea Flat Road and White Hills Road.
This might add a small amount of time to the trip so the timetable might change slightly.
Here is a map indicating the new route (in green) and where the road works is taking place (in red).

Click on the map for an enlarged version.