Week 10 - Term 3 - 2018

Whakapūpūtia mai ō mānuka, kia kore ai e whati. 

Cluster the branches of the mānuka, so they will not break. 

Together with a shared vision, we know which direction to go

Week 10  24 Hepetema - 28 Hepetema Sports and Cultural Photos - Mon 24 - Tues 25 - Gym 11PED MTB Camp - Tues 25 - Fri 28 French Trip - Tues 25 - Sun 14 Oct Mufti Day for World Challenge - Wed 26 Yr 10 Sci visit to UC - Wed 26 Level 1 Art marking - Thurs 27 - Fri 28 Junior English Speech Comp p3 - t Thurs 27 Year 12 Leadership Day - Thurs 27 Cycling - Road Race Nationals Fri 28 - Sun 30 Year 11/12 Technology Trip - Fri 28	School Holidays  29 Hepetema - 14 Ōketopa School Holidays Have a good break! via GIPHY Gym Bookings for the holiday break: Sunday 30/9 - Gym - rowing 12-5pm Wed 3/10 – Gym - volleyball 8-9pm – regular booking Thurs 4/10 to Sunday 7/10 -  Gym Antiques Fair 8.30am-8.30pm daily
Assembly - WED Junior Assembly (Yr 9 and 10) - End of Term awards - Gym Year 13 Assembly - PAC (note change from schedule)	Assembly - WED Nil
Meeting  Department Meeting	Meeting  Nil

Information for Staff

1. It is revision time again, and you might be interested in the following websites as you create revision around higher order thinking tasks.

The first site, is the Cornell-Note Taking technique. If you are running a revision session, where the girls' are required to take notes, have them set up their page, where key words are written down the side. Find our more at: http://lsc.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Cornell-NoteTaking-System.pdf

The second site - http://www.learningscientists.org/downloadable-materials/  can help teachers and students develop evidenced based strategies for revision. 

2. As our understanding of the changes to the Digital technologies curriculum and the impact that this will have on teaching and learning on schools increases, it is important to keep at the forefront the 'why' behind the introduction of the new strands .

The Minister for Education, Chris Hipkins said in 2018:

"The digital curriculum is about teaching children how to design their own digital solutions and become creators of, not just users of, digital technologies, to prepare them for the modern workforce."

The following clip is linked to Microsoft celebrating woman in Technology. Are our girls' able to name woman inventors? How are we helping them become change makers.....

3. Applications are open again for the Postgraduate Certificate in Digital and Collaborative Learning. Check out the link below, or have a chat with PIM, CAH and MAR who are currently completing the course.

How is your teaching practice adapting in this increasingly tech-enabled world?

Have you been given opportunities to adjust and evolve? 

Everything is changing – from how we access and share information, to how we communicate, collaborate and create. With the new digital curriculum now published by the Ministry, and global advances in technology affecting every part of our lives, we could all use some help staying ahead of the game.

Get on top of the changes the Digital Age is bringing to education, and start leading real change. All the tools and research-backed pedagogy you need can be found on our part-time, 32-week Postgraduate Certificate in Digital & Collaborative Learning.

Align your skills with the needs of your 21st century learners.

Applications are open for November!