Week 10 - Term 1 - 2018 ODD

Kaua e mate wheke mate ururoa

Don't die like a octopus, die like a hammerhead shark

Week 10 2 Paengawhāwhā - 6 Paengawhāwhā Easter Monday and Tuesday 2 - 3 12GAT ARA Visit - Wed 4 11Eco trip, p 2 - 4 - Wed 4 Equestrian Event CSS - Wed 4 Otago Uni Junior Maths - Wed 4 12/13 Drama Assessments - Thurs 5 - Fri 6 12DVC Software Course - Thurs 5 12GAT Avonmore - Thurs 5 Summer Sports Awards - Thurs 5 12/13 CST Christchurch Food Show - Fri 6 Sheilah Winn Shakespeare - Sat 7 - Sun 8	Week 11 9 Paengawhāwhā - 13 Paengawhāwhā 12/13 Drama Assessments - Mon 9 - Wed 11 Noho Marae Trip - Tues 10 - Wed 11 12GAT First Aid course - Tues 10 and Thurs 12 (All Day) Blood Donor Clinic - Tues 10 Otago University Visit - Tues 10 Late Start - Tues 10 (See meetings below) LEFs Due - End of school day - Tues 10  Music Concert - Thurs 12 @ 7pm in PAC - Gold Coin Donation Year 9 DIT Paparoa visit - Thurs 12 Senior Alison Harper - Fri 13 12GAT Riccarton - Fri 13 (p 1 and 2) 12DVC Software Course - Sat 14 Last Day Term 1 - Fri 13
Assembly - WED Year 9 Assembly (Peer Support Leaders) - Gym Year 11 Assembly - PAC	Assembly - WED Junior Assembly - End of Term Merit Awards - both Levels in Gym
Meeting  No meeting - Easter Tuesday	Meeting  Pedagogical Meeting - Late start time slot - Integration of STPs in Learning Areas. Learning Area meeting after school if needed.

Information for Staff

1. Thank you for your time and professionalism with parent - teacher interviews this week.

2. Standards for the Teaching Profession: The Pedagogical Meeting on Tuesday 10 April has been set aside as time for Learning Areas to look at evidence for the standards withing their own teaching context. The school wide document has been shared with staff to read through and comment on. (See Google Doc)

By adding learning area specific evidence, this will help individuals during end of year Attestation and Appraisal discussions.

3. At the recent year 12 Assembly, the students were asked to vote on a whakatauki that represents the year level. The winner out of the 3 is:

Kaua e mate wheke mate ururoa -Don't die like a octopus, die like a hammerhead shark

The explanation behind this whakatauki is that Octopus are renown for their lack of resistance when being captured, however a hammerhead shark will fight bitterly to the end, to the point that when you fillet it fresh, its meat quivers. Commonly used to encourage someone not to give up, no matter how hard the struggle is.

So if you have a year 12 class, you might want to remind them about not giving up!

4. Differentiated Teaching: 

Differentiated teaching refers to the methods teachers use to extend the knowledge and skills of every student in every class, regardless of their starting point.

Hattie (2012) found that differentiated teaching had an effect size of 1.07 as an intervention or impact on student learning and achievement. 

This strategy is effective when teachers use evidence of student learning readiness, their progress with regards to learning, student interest, and knowledge of our students as individuals. For this strategy to have such a high impact, Teachers need to 'make adjustments for individuals so all students experience challenge, success and improved learning'. (High Impact Teaching Strategies, 2017).

Teachers who differentiate effectively use information from formative tasks, such as what students know now, and what they are ready to learn next. For more information go HERE