Important Dates and Reminders for Term 3
Updates on lunches, dress code, arrival times, key events and expectations for the rest of the term at North West College.
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Sport | Rock Climbing
Students challenged themselves on the climbing walls, testing their strength, focus and determination.
Bottle Top Art Turning Waste into Creativity (Part 1)
Students transform reclaimed bottle tops into unique art pieces while learning about recycling, upcycling, and environmental responsibility.
Picture Books | Creating and Illustrating Our Stories
Students are progressing through writing, illustrating, and digitising their stories, aiming to have drafts ready by Friday.
Animating Stories and Building Digital Fluency
Students have been using Canva to create animated stories, developing skills in design, collaboration, and digital citizenship.
Strengthening Writing Skills Across Years 7–9
From targeted writing pathways to poetry and novel studies, students are developing their skills in structure, vocabulary, and literary analysis.
Building Skills in Rational Numbers and Statistics
This term begins with Rational Numbers, followed by Statistics, with the e-asTTle test set for Week 7. Regular practice is encouraged.
Animating a Sustainable Earth with Adobe Fresco
Students have been mastering animation in Adobe Fresco, from spinning earths to trees changing with the seasons, all tied to the theme of sustainability.
Every Day Counts
Principal Michelle Randles welcomes students and whānau to Term 3 and encourages strong attendance, reminding us that each school day matters.
Crafting Children’s Picture Books
Students are brainstorming ideas, studying audience and structure, and storyboarding picture book drafts with care and creativity.
Practical Application with Google Workspace
Students harness Google Slides and Sheets to build real‑world projects: creating house slideshows and managing term‑timetable data to grow digital fluency.
Building Treasure Chests
Students are hands-on in the workshop, turning raw timber into crafted boxes, and picking up real-world skills along the way.
Trampolining in Sport
Students get bouncing into a trampoline session, building fitness, coordination and confidence in a fun, social environment.
Exploring Sustainability, Memoirs and Verse
Years 7–9 English students begin Term 3 by exploring sustainability, memoirs and verse narratives. They develop writing strategies through focused lessons.
Messages from the Founders
Message from the Founders: Sherida Penman Walters and Ken Pemberton Greetings North West College Families Over the last few weeks our school roll has continued to grow rapidly. Many new families indicate they became aware of us through really positive Facebook...
Message from the Principal
Term 2 wrap and showcase praise. Back Monday 21 July 2025. Attendance 95% reminder, plus a note on WhatsApp use and online safety via Netsafe.
Term 2 Showcase at Corban Estate
On 19 June we filled The Cellar and Theatrette at Corban Estate with colour and energy. Parents and caregivers wandered through a pop-up gallery of paintings, digital animations and photography, stopping to chat with students as they explained their inspiration. In...
Kokedama with Janna
Wow, what an amazing morning learning about different native plants. Thank you Janna, for sharing all of your knowledge and teaching us the art of how to create Kokedoma. We chose our own plant and made a mixture of soil to embed our plant roots.We lay the plant on a...
Mosaic Mirrors Workshop
Students designed and made mosaic mirrors, choosing colours, breaking tiles, gluing, grouting, polishing. Hands on skills and one of a kind pieces.
Hell’s Pizza Kitchen Visit
This week a group of our students spent a morning at Hell Pizza. They watched dough being mixed and stretched, learned how the team builds and folds the boxes and took turns working behind the till. Along the way they saw why timing matters, how everyone needs to...
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