--- title: 'Year 9 Orientation' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2025/year-9-orientation' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2025/year-9-orientation.md' date: '2025-01-28' description: 'Year 9 students and their whanau were warmly welcomed with a pōwhiri on Day 1 (Thursday 30 January) of their Orientation/Start-Up days. Students spent the day with their Form class, setting up Google classroom accounts and getting ready to begin the school year. Today (Friday 1 January) Year 9 stud…' --- Year 9 Orientation Pōwhiri and Blessings ![H Block Blessing](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/b/f/9/0/8/bf9081cefb590e1970ccd25d4c4ebd30e20b119a-h-block-blessing2025.jpg "H Block Blessing") # Year 9 Orientation Tuesday, 28th January 2025 at 11:15am Year 9 students and their whanau were warmly welcomed with a pōwhiri on Day 1 (Thursday 30 January) of their Orientation/Start-Up days. Students spent the day with their Form class, setting up Google classroom accounts and getting ready to begin the school year. Today (Friday 1 January) Year 9 students (only) started their day in Form class, before spending the rest of the day meeting subject teachers and following Monday's timetable - to give them an idea of who to see and where to go when all students will be at school. On Monday all students are to go to their FORM CLASS at 8.40am. Earlier this week, Green Bay High School's 2025 student leaders, and a gathering of staff, were part of an early morning blessing (Tuesday 28 January) for the opening of our new 12-classroom 'H Block' led by Matua Hare Paniora. A separate gathering of Green Bay High School's 2025 student leaders and staff soon followed, as we welcomed new staff into the GBHS whānau with a staff pōwhiri. Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 1 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2025.md) - Previous: [Year 9 Literacy](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2025/year-9-literacy.md) - Next: [Year 13 Photos](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2025/year-13-photos.md)