Monday, 30 June 2025

Week 1 - Term 3 - 2025

 Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua 

‘I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on my past’


Week 1
14 Hūrae - 18 Hūrae

Mon 14 - Day starts with Ako at 8.30am
P1: 9 - 9.55am
P2: 9.55 - 10.50am
P3 - 5 as per normal

10DVC to Hagley Park - Wed 16 and Fri 18

DRA201 Performance - Thurs 17

STA201 Assessment p 2 - 4


Week 2
21 Hūrae - 25 Hūrae

International Week (all week)

Dance New Zealand - Mon 21

Music L1 Performance - Tues 22

Swimming - New Zealand Champs Thurs 24 & Fri 25

LEF's Due - Thurs 24

TOU201 Field Trip to Mt Hutt - Fri 25

Last day for alterations to 2026 Curriculum Handbook  - Fri 25


Assembly - 

Mon - Nil

Wed - Welcome Back
Assembly - 

Mon - Year 12 - PAC
Year 13 - Gym

Wed - International

Meeting 

Mon: Junior HoD

Tues: Department

Thurs: Wellness Portrait drawing in E111 (for those interested)
Meeting 

Mon: TWH

Tues: Staff (Te Tiriti and Literacy)

Thurs: Nil

Information for Staff:

1. Welcome back to term 3. Welcome back to Sue BKS after her Term 2 refreshment leave. Thank you to all of the Technology staff who had classes moved around and stepped up while she was away.
We will have a new part-time Art teacher in place.
A very big thank you to all of you who applied for the 'Culture of Learning' Positions. We look forward to the next steps and how we can continue to improve outcomes for all of our wonderful ākonga.

2. This term we will be sending out our newly formatted LEF reports. This will now have attendance graphically shown with an overall attendance rate.


Additionally, the recognitions that staff are adding when LEF's are being completed will also be displayed on the report sent home. This allows parents to get a summary of the recognitions. This is still in addition to the email that is sent home, but families now have a record of these.

A couple of reminders - 
  • please do not give out more than one recognition to a student in any one cycle
  • Please do give out recognitions and don't get into the trap of just awarding 3's - there are staff who have not yet awarded any! We have had questions after the parent teacher interviews, where comments were really positive as to why a 'recognition' has not been given and they would love to engage in the positive feedback sooner rather than just at the end of term 2.
  • We are looking at a system of what an overall 'total' of positive recognitions might mean for the end of the year - more information to come around this.
3. You may have seen the recent email from the Teaching Council re the move from 6 to 8 Teaching standards from 2026. These will be part of our Professional Growth Cycle from 2026.

If you are yet to have a look, the standards and the relevant focus areas can be seen HERE.
If you look at 6.4 on the table, you will see how the new template developed above alongside the live reporting helps with the communication to parents/whānau around progress, strengths and areas for development.







Thursday, 12 June 2025

Week 8 - Term 2 - 2025

 He rā whatiwhati kō 

A day of hard work

Week 8
16 Pipiri  - 20 Pipiri

Māori and Pasifika students Otago presentation - Tues 17

Matariki Event - Tues 17

Manu Korero regionals - Wed 18 - Thurs 19

Women in Defence Forces @ Lunchtime - Wed 18

DARE Otago Day - Wed 18

Year 11 Drama Performance - Wed 18 & Thurs 19

Jane Austen Essay - Thurs 19

LEF's Due - Thurs 19

Matariki - Friday 20

Week 9
23 Pipiri  - 27 Pipiri

TOU Field Trip to airport - Mon 23

French Yr 11 - 13 Immersion day at UC - Mon 23

Year 9 production Showcase - Mon 6pm

Senior Parent Teacher interviews - Tues 24

Spoken Word in PAC - Tues 24

Year 12 Māori Students UC experience - Tues 24

PHY301 FT to UC - Wed 25

Dance Showcase - Wed 25

Australian Music Exchange - Thurs 26

Junior Speech Competition  - Thurs 26 p4

Senior Parent Teacher Interviews - Fri 27

Last Day Term 2 - Friday 27

Assembly - 

Mon - Year 9 Values awards (Gym)
Year 11 (PAC)

Wed - Rangatiratanga & Matariki

Assembly - 

Mon - Year 10 Gym
Year 13 PAC

Wed - Whanaungatanga - sports awards

Meeting 

Mon: L& T

Tues: Staff

Thurs: PCT's
Meeting 

Mon: Junior HoD

Tues: Nil - Parent Teacher Senior

Thurs: Nil

Information for Staff

1. Thank you to everyone who has allowed your colleagues into your junior classes as the Literacy team has looked to identify great practice that is occurring across our Kura. We will look to share the summary reflection with you next term.

Thought this was a great reminder to look at the resource that was created by CGHS Staff a couple of years ago, where different strategies were shared: See Google Slides HERE.

2. Matariki: There is lot's on to celebrate next week, both at school and beyond. Remember to come along to the gym on Tuesday for our celebration with our neighboring schools.







Thursday, 5 June 2025

Week 7 - Term 2 - 2025

 Ka mahi ngā kanohi tīkonga a Matariki

The ever-alert and protruding eyes of Matariki

This proverb is said of a person who is awake and alert at night.

Week 7
9 Pipiri  - 13 Pipiri

International FT to Willowbank and Gondola - Tues 10 and Wed 11

New Course Proposals for 2026 to BLS - Wed 11

Non-Uniform Day - Thurs 12

Literacy Walk-Throughs - Thurs 12 - Fri 13

Year 12 Formal - Sat 14

Week 8
16 Pipiri  - 20 Pipiri

Māori and Pasifika students Otago presentation - Tues 17

Matariki Event - Tues 17

Manu Korero regionals - Wed 18 - Thurs 19

Women in Defence Forces @ Lunchtime - Wed 18

DARE Otago Day - Wd 18

Jane Austen Essay - Thurs 19

LEF's Due - Thurs 19

Matariki - Friday 20


Assembly - 

Mon - Year 12

Wed - Manaakitanga

Assembly - 

Mon - Year 9 Values awards (Gym)
Year 11 (PAC)

Wed - Rangatiratanga & Matariki

Meeting 

Mon: TWH

Tues: Learning Area

Thurs: Nil
Meeting 

Mon: L& T

Tues: Staff

Thurs: PCT's

Information for Staff

1. Here is a free Google Course introducing AI to Educators.
https://grow.google/ai-for-educators/

Generative AI for Educators
"As a teacher, we know your time is valuable and student needs are broad. With Generative AI for Educators, you’ll learn how to use generative AI tools to help you save time on everyday tasks, personalize instruction, enhance lessons and activities in creative ways, and more."

2. As mentioned in briefing this morning we will start learning a new Karakia for briefing, you may already be familiar with it - if you want a head start: