Week 4 - Term 2 - 2026

 He iti hau marangai e tu te pāhokahoka

A little storm and then a rainbow appears

One worries over little things but eventually all will come right

Week 4 11 Haratua - 15 Haratua Pasifika Fono - Mon 11 CGHS Open Day - Tues 12 LEFs due - Wed 13 Pink ribbon morning tea - Wed 13 Inter-School Senior Debating - Thurs 14 ENW201 Research Trip - Thurs 14 Cantrices Camp - Fri 15 - Sat 16 HoLA Meeting p 1 - 3 - Fri 15 in 126 Staff V Prefects Multisport - Fri 15	Week 5 18 Haratua - 22 Haratua Year 13 Biology Camp - Various classes out over the week Whānau Hui - Tues 19 Reading CAA - Wed 20 Rockquest Heats - Fri 22 - Sat 23 Writing CAA - Fri 22 Manu Kōrero Day Wānanga at CGHS - Sat 23
Assembly -  Mon - Year 9 - Gym Year 11 - PAC Wed - Aroha / 40 Hr Challenge Year 12 - PAC	Assembly -  Mon - Nil - All students in Ako Wed - House
Meeting  Mon: Nil (HoLA postponed to Fri 15 p 1 - 3) Tues: Learning Area Thurs: Nil	Meeting  Mon: Junior HoD meeting Tues: Learning Area Thurs: PCT

Information for Staff

1. Gemini has some new features that you might like to explore:

• Create Music - There are some existing options or you can ask for something specific, such as music for studying, and then choose the option you like. All music is copyright free.

2. Just a reminder that you might find it easier to use your mobile to take your roll at assemblies and when you are at offsite at things like the recent cross country rather than juggling your laptop.

Instructions on what to do can be found HERE.

Week 3 - Term 2 - 2026

 E tūtaki ana ngā kapua o te rangi kei runga te Mangōroa e kopae pu ana

The clouds in the sky close over, but above them spreads the Milky Way

Look on the bright side

Week 3 4 Haratua - 8 Haratua Otago University and Polytechnic Open Day - Sun 3 - Mon 4 Canterbury Road Race - Tues 5 Careers Evening at CBHS - Tues 5 Senior Parent Teacher Interviews - Tues 5 Year 13 Emerging Futures - Tues 5 Late Start p2 - Wed 6 DRA101 Trip - Thurs 7 MAO101 Te Reo Māori Trip - Thurs 7 Careers Expo - Thurs 7 - Fri 8 Year 13 Formal - Sat 9	Week 4 11 Haratua - 15 Haratua Pasifika Fono - Mon 11 CGHS Open Day - Tues 12 LEFs due - Wed 13 Inter-School Senior Debating - Thurs 14 Cantrices Camp - Fri 15 - Sat 16 HoLA Meeting p 1 - 3 - Fri 15 in 126
Assembly -  Mon - Year 10 - Gym Year 13 - PAC Wed - NZ Sign Language Year 11 - PAC	Assembly -  Mon - Year 9 - Gym Year 11 - PAC Wed - Aroha / 40 Hr Challenge Year 12 - PAC
Meeting  Mon: PL Embed Tues: Nil Thurs: PCT	Meeting  Mon: Nil (HoLA postponed to Fri 15 p 1 - 3) Tues: Learning Area Thurs: Nil

Information for Staff

1. Dylan Wiliam is widely regarded as a leading authority on formative assessment, and in this piece, 'Formative Assessment and Its Impact on Education' he highlights two key insights about feedback that genuinely drives learning forward: 

• First, real gains come from continuous, moment-by-moment assessment. The most effective formative assessment isn’t something that happens every few weeks—it occurs every 6–10 minutes during a lesson. Teachers need to regularly check for understanding and adapt their teaching in real time. The takeaway is that engagement is built through frequent cycles of thinking and feedback, not just end-of-lesson reviews
• Second, following on from our PLD session on Tuesday this week, it’s essential to gather evidence from every student. Depending on volunteers or asking “any questions?” provides a distorted picture of understanding. Effective teaching requires insight into all learners, not just the most confident ones, because instructional decisions are only as strong as the evidence behind them. This makes strategies like mini-whiteboards or whole-class response techniques fundamental rather than optional.

2. On Monday it is PL Embed time, a place to try something new, or put something back into one of your lessons that may have slipped off your radar. Here is a bit of a reflection tip called the 5/5/5.

This is a quick reflection framework that can be used after any PLD, inquiry, PT Interviews etc.

• Five things that worked
• Five things that didn't and 
• Five ideas to try next time.

Week 2 - Term 2 - 2026

 Ko te kai rapu, ko ia te kite

He who seeks will find

Don’t sit back, have a go and experience it

Week 2 27 Paenga-whāwhā - 1 Haratua ANZAC Day observed - Mon 27 DVC201 Software Course - Tues 28 9ZOO Field trip - Tues 28 GEO301 Field trip - Wed 29 - Fri 1 Canterbury Secondary Schools Show Jumping competition - Wed 29 CGHS Cross Country - Thurs 30 Inter-School Debating - Thurs 30 World Vision Conference - Thurs 30 Student Coaching Course - Fri 1	Week 3 4 Haratua - 8 Haratua Otago University and Polytechnic Open Day - Sun 3 - Mon 4 Canterbury Road Race - Tues 5 Careers Evening at CBHS - Tues 5 Senior Parent Teacher Interviews - Tues 5 Year 13 Emerging Futures - Tues 5 Late Start p2 - Wed 6 DRA101 Trip - Thurs 7 MAO101 Te Reo Māori Trip - Thurs 7 Careers Expo - Thurs 7 - Fri 8 Year 13 Formal - Sat 9
Assembly -  Mon - Nil Wed - ANZAC awareness Year 12 - PAC	Assembly -  Mon - Year 10 - Gym Year 13 - PAC Wed - NZ Sign Language Year 11 - PAC
Meeting  Mon: Nil (ANZAC observed) Tues: Professional Learning Thurs: NIL	Meeting  Mon: PL Embed Tues: Nil Thurs: PCT

Information for Staff

1. Our professional learning session on Tuesday will have 2 parts to it. The first half is linked to the observation data that was synthesied to help create our CGHS 'Culture of Learning'. The team have chosen to do a half our session on 'Checking for understanding'. This will be an interactive session that will have some new strategies for some of you, or a chance to reconnect with why you might do what you do to help engage all learners in the topics you are covering. If you would like some prior reading - and may not have heard of the phrase 'hinge questions' - Dylan Wiliam has a good summary 

The second half, is based on presentations created for the Talanoa Ako PLD that a group of staff participated in during the recent break.

Both topics are linked to our strategic goals.

2. An education worth having... 

Colleen O'Rourke talks about the best use of AI in education, neural networks inspired by nature and using AI to meet specific needs. 

Week 1 - Term 2 - 2026

 Whaowhina te kete mātauranga

Fill your mind with knowledge, keep learning.

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Week 1 20 Paenga-whāwhā - 24 Paenga-whāwhā Equestrian Event - Canterbury Show Jumping - Wed 22 Year 12 Drama assessments - Thurs 23 DVC101 Field trip - Fri 24 ANZAC Day - Sat 25	Week 2 27 Paenga-whāwhā - 1 Haratua ANZAC Day observed - Mon 27 DVC201 Software Course - Tues 28 9ZOO Field trip - Tues 28 GEO301 Field trip - Wed 29 - Fri 1 Canterbury Secondary Schools Show Jumping competition - Wed 29 Otago Junior Mathematics Competition - Wed 29 CGHS Cross Country - Thurs 30 Inter-School Debating - Thurs 30 Student Coaching Course - Fri 1
Assembly -  Mon - 8.30 Ako for all - Connect Wed - Anzac Day Year 10 - PAC	Assembly -  Mon - Nil Wed - NZ Music Month Year 12 - PAC
Meeting  Mon: TWH Tues: Staff Meeting Thurs: PCT	Meeting  Mon: Nil (ANZAC) Tues: Professional Learning Thurs: NIL

Information for Staff

1. Welcome back to Term 2. 

You can now explore the new pages on our website that show a snapshot of some of the key moments of our Kura's history. The future section will contain photos and updates of our rebuild and we will work on relevant communications around this. Check it out at https://www.cghs.school.nz/past-present-future/.

2. When posting announcements in Google Classroom, you can now add a voice recording, video recording or a recording of your screen.

Make the Stream of your Google Classroom an interactive space by checking the settings (in the settings cog, top right) so that students can post and comment.

Week 9 &10 Term 1 - 2026

 

• Tē tōia, tē haumatia
• Nothing can be achieved without a plan, workforce and way of doing things

Week 9 23 Poutū-te-rangi  - 27 Poutū-te-rangi Summer Tournament Week - All Week Maadi Cup - All week NZ Volleyball Champs - All week NZSS Futsal Champs - All week Satellite Volleyball Champs - Mon 23 - Thurs 26 South Island Waterpolo - Mon 23 - Tues 24 South Island MTB Champs - Wed 25 - Sat 28 Year 11 Drama Assessments - Various groups out all week Otago Junior Maths Comp - Mon 23 BUS201 Trip - Wed 25 Year 9 Taonga Hunt - Thurs 26 and Fri 27	Week 10 30 Poutū-te-rangi  - 2 Paenga-whāwhā IEL Botanic Gardens Walk - Mon 30 Prefects v Monitors Football @ CBHS - Mon 3 Year 9 Taonga Hunt - Mon, Wed and Thurs Year 9 Zoology Tip - Mon 30 Canterbury Swimming Champs - Tues 31 Junior Parent Teacher Interviews - Tues 31 Late Start p2 (9.20am) - Wed 1 DRA301 Major Production - Wed 1 Last Day of Term - Thurs 2
Assembly -  Mon - Year 10 (Gym) and year 13 PAC (Hine Rehia) Wed - Academic Assembly Year 9 - PAC	Assembly -  Mon - Year 9 (Gym) and year 11 PAC (Hine Rehia) Wed - Easter Year  - 12 PAC
Meeting  Mon: Nil - Embed Tues: Nil Thurs: Nil	Meeting  Mon: Junior HOD Tues: Nil (Parent -Teacher - junior) Thurs: Nil

Information for Staff

1. Here's a 2 minute video outlining the Assessment and Data Analytics process on Education Perfect. The video highlights how to use Assessments on EP, the data generated, and how to compare assessments results across multiple assessments.

2. Beautify your slides!

This feature in Google Slides makes your slides look attractive and professional.

Go from this......

To this

With a click of the mouse.

Week 8 - Term 1 - 2026

• Mā mua ka kite a muri, mā muri ka ora a mua
  Growth is collaborative; experienced people mentor juniors, while juniors provide new energy and ideas to seniors.
  Those in front give sight to those behind; those behind give life to those ahead.

Week 8 16 Poutū-te-rangi  - 20 Poutū-te-rangi GAT201 Health and Safety Course - Mon 16 Canterbury Athletics Champs - Tues 17 Year 12 Geography Trip Wed 18 - Thurs 19 Ara Pasifika Student Visit - Wed 18 Canterbury SS Bowls Champs - Weed 18 Year 9 BASE9 Testing - Wed 18 Banqer High Training p1 - 4 (sign up sheet for time HERE) Maadi Cup - Fri 20 - Sun 29 Canterbury Athletics Champs - Finals - Fri 20 (Various sports teams leave Sat/Sun for Summer Tournament week - week 9)	Week 9 23 Poutū-te-rangi  - 27 Poutū-te-rangi Summer Tournament Week - All Week Maadi Cup - All week NZ Volleyball Champs - All week NZSS Futsal Champs - All week Satellite Volleyball Champs - Mon 23 - Thurs 26 South Island Waterpolo - Mon 23 - Tues 24 South Island MTB Champs - Wed 25 - Sat 28 Year 11 Drama Assessments - Various groups out all week Otago Junior Maths Comp - Mon 23 BUS201 Trip - Wed 25 Year 9 Taonga Hunt - Thurs 26 and Fri 27
Assembly -  Mon - Year 12  PAC (Hine Rehia) Wed - Polyfest  Year 9 out of assembly Wed - Base-9 then PAC	Assembly -  Mon - Year 10 (Gym) and year 13 PAC (Hine Rehia) Wed - Academic Assembly Year 9 - PAC
Meeting  Mon: TWH Tues: PL - Staff meeting with COL Thurs: Nil	Meeting  Mon: Nil - Embed Tues: Staff Meeting Thurs: Nil

Information for Staff:

1. Feedback on student work in Google Classroom in the comments area now has different options. You can still type into the comment box, but also leave a voice comment, a video comment, or you can record your screen. 

This option is useful for sharing a section of a YouTube video, or a slideshow with material which is relevant as feed forward on student work. 

2. If you haven't yet explored the new AI features in Google Classroom, you will find a range of tools in the Gemini tab on the left hand side of the Classroom menu.