Week 2 - Term 2 - 2025

 Nā Matariki te karaka tono, kia korokoro

Ka tīmata te kake i ngā awa ki te whānau i o rātou nei tamariki

When Matariki calls,

the lamprey begin their ascent of the river ways to give birth to their young

Week 2 5 Haratua - 9 Haratua ODD week Timetable Building Evac - p5 Mon 5 Cross Country CGHS Event at Hagley- Tues 6 Year 12 & 13 Careers evening - Tues 6 GEO301 FT to Franz Josef - Wed 7 - Fri 9 Otago Maths Competition - Wed 7 Pink Morning Tea (staff) - Wed 7 (please bring a plate (Any food or PINK food if you like!!) and/or a financial donation to participate in the Morning Tea. You can donate with cash or scan the QR code that will be on posters around the room that day.) Careers Expo Wolfbrook - Thurs 8 - Fri 9 LEF's due - Thurs 8 Musical Mania - Thurs 8 9ZOO FT to Orana Park - Fri 9 Badminton - Canterbury - Sat 10 Equestrian - Cant ODHT - Sun 11	Week 3 12 Haratua - 16 Haratua EVEN week Timetable GEO201 FT p3 Mon 12 ERO @ CGHS Tues 13 - Thurs 15 GEO101 (CMR) to Quake City - p3&4 Tues 13 Athletics - Canterbury Road Race - Tues 13 Winter Sports Start - Wed 14 MAO101 Wānanga Reo FT - Thurs 15 GEO101 (ROJ) Quake City FT - Fri 16 Pink Shirt Day - Fri 16 Year 13 Formal - Sat 17 TOU301 FT leave for Queenstown/Wanaka Sun 18
Assembly -  Mon - Year 9 (Gym) Year 12 (PAC Wed - NZ Sign Language week and NZ Music Month	Assembly -  Mon - Year 10 (Gym) Year 13 (PAC) Wed - Boarders Week
Meeting  Mon: L&T Tues: Learning Area Thurs: PCT	Meeting  Mon: Staff Meeting - ERO and Building updates Tues: TWH Thurs: Nil

Information for Staff

1. The following extract was from the recent newsletter from the International Coalition for Girls' Schools (ICGS). A thought provoking video that could be of use in classroom discussions.

Show Her What It Means to Choose Herself: New Short Film Sparks Reflection and Dialogue 

 

Girls are constantly navigating unspoken expectations about who to be and how to show up.

 

All the World’s a Stage, a powerful new short musical film by Sarah Bierstock and Desiree Abeyta, explores the pressure to perform and the courage it takes to choose authenticity instead.

 

Set in a golden era nightclub, a songstress bids to satisfy the audience's various expectations. Despite altering her appearance and behavior, she is left to what appears to be an empty audience. A young girl emerges, witnessing both the songstress's bidding as well as her ultimate choice of self-agency.

 

The film offers a moving reflection on the unrealistic expectations society places on girls and women—and a powerful reminder that girls are always watching. What will they learn from what we model?

 

All the World’s a Stage is a creative entry point for classroom conversations around identity, agency, and societal pressure. Use it to spark meaningful dialogue with your students about what it means to be truly seen.

2. For Google Gemini users - Google Gems is a new addition that you are able to customise to become an expert on any topic.

A couple of the ready made gems include 'brainstormer, Coding Partner and Writing editor. You can also create your own 'gems' for your often used prompts.

I had a go creating a new 'gem' for a Text Simplifier. The instructions were "This gem will be used to rephrase complex articles or texts to suit different reading levels for New Zealand Secondary school students."

You can then attach an article and enter a prompt - in this case it was "Using the attached reading, put it at a reading level for a 15 year old".

The output was amazing and was at the level needed for students to access the relevant information.