Te Whakawhiti | The Exchange

8th April 2022

Te Whakawhiti is the cross-over, interchange, exchange or intersection point on a journey. In a school like OJC where learning is life and life is learning, it is a fitting symbol of navigating and sharing learning, life and new experiences as we reflect on what has taken place and set our sights on events and opportunities on the horizon. Te Whakawhiti | The Exchange is our pānui (newsletter/notices exchange) to keep our whānau and our wider OJC community up to date on College events, activities, news and important dates.

This edition has been a few weeks in the making, as we promised the many good news stories that were happening were worthy of air time over and above our rising (and then falling) COVID cases, but we wanted to present these in a digital friendly format, as many of these stories are told in pictures. It's been a massive few weeks, a massive day today with Spirit Day (and what a treat it was - there will be some tired eyes at home tonight!), and now we look toward another massive one ahead with the final week of term ahead. There's lots to take in here -

With the end of term almost upon us, we have seen so much happen across our school during this very challenging period for everyone. However, while we have all faced obvious challenges, here at school we can still find so many things to celebrate! From outstanding TAIP launches, early sporting successes, another production getting underway, new MACs settling in, and Kāinga and Spirit Day preparation/activities anchoring our recent week, there is much to enjoy as we look back on a hard, but amazing term. Look at all we have done!

This is the publication for our entire OJC community. If you have a story worth sharing, be sure to let us know.

Ngā mihi mahana,

Luke, Viv, Ryan & Makia

Leaders of Learning

ORMISTON JUNIOR COLLEGE