"Whaia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei" "Seek that which is most precious, if you should bow let it be to a lofty mountain"

E te Whānau Ngākau Aroha

Tēnā koutou katoa

We invite you to our first Whānau Hui for 2018 on Monday 26 February from 5 to 6pm. We will have kai and kōrero. Come and celebrate our girls' flying start to 2018 with us in the school. Our Head Prefect Ella Rooney and our Kāhui Kōrero (Māori Student Council) leaders will open the hui. All welcome.

Look out for our new Facebook page: OGHS Te Whānau Ngākau Aroha at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1810221012384403/ and sign up for our OGHS school app to receive updates.

Kāhui Kōrero Māori student council

The Māori student council has been operating officially since last year and is made up of students from each year level. Students are versed in leadership skills, karakia, whakatauki, waiata and how to chair meetings. The Council aims to lift the profile of things Māori and to raise Māori achievement through mentoring and homework groups. This year brings the introduction of the new school haka. There are exciting days ahead.

Wairua Pūhou 

https://wairuapuhou.weebly.com/

This years focus is on Nationals which will be held in Palmerston North from June 29 until July 7. Returning as head tutor is Te Rina Keogh and while we lose Kaharau Keogh this year we are very lucky to welcome Thomas Arepo Morgan who will tutor the boys. The kaupapa will be based around the Kai Tahu iwi and we will be telling their stories through song and haka. It will be intensive but we are determined to do well.

"Whaia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei" "Seek that which is most precious, if you should bow let it be to a lofty mountain"

He Pitopito Kōrero - Mirai Tekie, Level 3 Reo Māori

Ko te Kura Kōhine o Ōtākou, kua tū i te tau 1871 , hei kura tuarua ā-pāpori mō ngā kōtiro o te rohe nei. Ko OGHS te tino kura tuauki pēnei i Aotearoa, i te Tauakoi Tonga anō hoki. Ko te aria o tō mātou kura I aua wā, kia tuku he mātauranga ōkawa ki ngā kōtiro o Otākou, hei whakaritenga mō te mātauranga matua

Mini book review – Gabby Liddell

Aotearoa – the story of New Zealand by Gavin Bishop

Kia ora, I read about this book and saw some photos of Gavin Bishop on the internet. Whaea Joe got the book out of the school library to share with her Social Studies class and they liked it so much that she bought her own copy. Come and read it in K17. It’s really a cool way to tell our story. It’s full of great artwork too. There is a copy available in the library for borrowing.

You can find out more about Gavin Bishop and this amazing book here: https://www.thesapling.co.nz/single-post/2017/09/29/Gavin-Bishops-Voyages-of-Discovery

Māori Education Trust 2018 Secondary Scholarships

The closing date for 2018 secondary scholarships is fast approaching. Applications for the 2018 Secondary Scholarship round must reach us no later than 4.30 pm, Friday, 2 Poutū-te-rangi (March) 2018.

Secondary scholarships comprise the following:

Year 9 – 13 - Sister Anne Henry Scholarship

Year 12 – 13 - RJ Graham Scholarship

Year 13 - VW & LM Rosier Scholarship.

Secondary application forms can be obtained from the website http://maorieducation.org.nz/ Alternatively, application forms can be posted. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Maori Education office on (04) 586 7971.

Joe Hunter, Dean of Māori Students

joe.hunter@otagogirls.school.nz 027 222 1073