Week 6 - Term 3 - 2018

He manako te koura i kore ai.

Crayfish are scarce when they are expected. 

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

Week 6 27 Ākuhata - 31 Ākuhata NCEA Progress report sent out - Mon 27 11DRA Production - Mon 27 - Thurs 30 12/13 Drama Assessments - Thurs 30 - Wed 5 LEF2 - T3 Due Wednesday 12.55pm National Big Sing Wellington - Thurs 30 - Sat 1 Senior Chirnside Competition - Thurs 30 Te Kura Practice Examinations - Fri 31 Cycling - Cuddon Marlborough - Sat 1 - Sun 2	Week 7 3 Hepetema - 7 Hepetema Winter Tournament Week 12/13DRA Assessments - Mon 3 - Wed 5 Football NZ - Mon 3 - Thurs 6 Hockey NZ 1st and 2nd XI - Mon 3 - Sat 8 SI Netball Champs - Mon 3 - Thurs 6 Basketball SI Champs - Wed 5 - Sat 8 Music Concert St Mary's - Wed 5 Rugby NZ Champs - Fri 7 - Sun 9 Late Start - Fri 7 Gymnastics NZSS Champs Sat 8 - Sun 9
Assembly - WED Year 12 Assembly - PAC	Assembly - WED Year 11 - 13 Senior Exam Assembly - Gym
Meeting  Wellbeing Feedback - Mon (optional) Learning and Teaching - Tues	Meeting  Department - Learning Area

Information for Staff

1. Extra meeting on Monday: In Term 2, staff were again asked to complete a wellbeing survey and provide feedback on this. On Monday 27 there will be an additional, voluntary staff meeting for interested staff who would like to hear and discuss the feedback

2. Alternative search engines:

a. DuckDuckGo - if you are looking for a search engine that does not track your use or search queries, and touts itself of not on-selling data. They you might like to explore DuckDuckgo as an alternative.

b. Carrot2 is a search engine that is great for student research. When you put in your search 'terms' it then groups or clusters websites that are similar as well as a more comprehensive search of the web which saves a lot of time.

3. How effective is your student feedback? The Education Hub have created a checklist for teachers to guide how effective their feedback to students is. They state "Research suggests that appropriate, constructive and assessment-based feedback is one of the most critical features of effective teaching and learning". If you would like to give yourself a quick audit go to their website and download the pdf and see which features apply to your practice.

4. Social Media Contract: This link takes to you to a site that has a contract for students regarding their social media use. Could be something to discuss with your Ako group, or use as a parent at home.