Week 3 - Term 2 - 2018

Tangata ako ana i te whare, te turanga ki te marae, tau ana

A person who is taught at home, will stand collected on the Marae (meeting house grounds)

A child who is given proper values at home and cherished within his family, will not only behave well amongst the family but also within society and throughout his life.

Week 3 14 Haratua - 18 Haratua Year 9 Drama Festival - Mon 14 - Wed 16 12GRA CAD2 - Mon 14 LEF1 T2  due this week (TBC) NCEA Information evening for parents - Tues 15 Winter Sports Start - Wed 16 School Cross Country - Thurs 17  (p 3&4) Year 12 Tourism Trip - Akaroa - Fri 18 Pink Shirt Day - Friday 18 Breastcare Breakfast - Fri 18	Week 4 21 Haratua - 25 Haratua Technology Week Open Day - Tues 22 PAC Opening - Governor General - 1pm
Assembly - WED Year 11 Assembly - PAC Year 12 Assembly - Gym	Assembly - WED Year 12 and 13 joint Assembly - Gym Peer Support leaders in sessions with Year 9.
Meeting  Learning Area	Meeting  Student Support

Information for Staff

1. FYI information for year 12 and 13 form teachers - There is a combined assembly for year 12 and 13 in week 4. The senior Deans and Guidance staff have invited John Quinn, the Head of Guidance at Christs College to speak to our students on the  theme  of "Balance" - specifically, maintaining a healthy balance in our lives in the context of multiple and competing priorities and demands on us - academic - sporting - family - part-time jobs - relationships - leisure & fun - leadership - exams - health challenges and so on and so on....  When juggling so many commitments and internal/external expectations, what happens when something throws us off course, or we take a 'knock'?  How do we identify the things in our live that are protective and sustain balance?  How do we pay attention to our internal state so we know when we're more vulnerable to losing our balance? If other staff (without an Ako class) would like to attend this assembly during Ako time, please feel free to do so.

2. Sticks and Stones Bullying App. This was in the media recently, also in light of the information that has been sent out to staff, from Guidance, around Season 2 of 'Thirteen Reasons Why' this is an App that you might be interested to explore.

It is a free App and Web tool, that connects victims of cyberbullying to services wherever they are. Please read the article from stuff to find out more.

3. A New Role for Teachers: 

I came across the graphic below, based on the work of Michael Fullan and summarises some of the processes around 'Deep Learning' that schools throughout the world are implementing.

The graphic looks at the three ways teachers can think about their role to engage and propel the learning process in their classroom:

From: Fullan, Quinn and McEachen (2018) Deep Learning, Engage the World, Change the world.

Interview summary – if you would like to read more about Deep Learning and can be found here