Week 4 - Term 1 - 2019

"Hurihia tō aroaro ki te rā tukuna tō ātārangi kia taka ki muri i a koe"

"Turn your face to the sun and the shadows will fall behind you"

Week 4 18 Hui-tanguru - 22 Hui-tanguru Year 9 Camps - All Week Rowing NZ Champs - Tues 19 - Sat 23 ARA visit - Tues 19 Equestrian Canterbury Show Jumping - Wed 20 Music Choir Camp - Fri 22 (pm) - Sat 23 Touch Canterbury Champs - Sat 23	Week 5 25 Hui-tanguru -  1 Maehe School athletics Sports - Nga Puni Wai - Mon 25 Year 9 Parents Evening starting at 6pm - Tues 26 13DVC Architectural Research and Exploration (Year 13 Graphics trip) Thurs 28 - Fri 1 13BUS Dragon's Den - Fri 1 13BUS Kickstart - Fri 1 Tennis SI Champs - Fri 1 - Sun 3 Volleyball SI Champs - Fri 1 - Sun 3 Rowing CSS Regatta - Sat 2 - Sun 3 Volleyball SI Beach Champs - Sat 2 - Sun 3 Multisports SI Champs - Sun 3
Assembly - WED House Assemblies	Assembly - WED NIL
Meeting  Department - Tues 19 New Teachers - Thurs 14 @3.20	Meeting  No Meeting due to Year 9 Parent evening

Information for Staff

1. The Year 9 parent evening will follow the same format as last year. All teachers of Year 9's are expected to attend the evening with HOLAs/HODs there to support other staff if needed. At 6pm all parents will be in the PAC to be addressed by a number of different people.

Staff will be grouped in Learning Areas in the Arts block for parents to go an meet their daughter's teachers. Please make sure that you have your name badge on.

The PTA will be providing wine and cheese for the evening.

2. Delving Deeper 4, is a professional learning day where teachers share with teachers what's engaging our learners, is running this year on May 9th at Riccarton Park and they are now inviting teachers in schools to register a willingness to share their stories of successful practice. 

What - a one day sharing of 'stories around engaging learners' . They are looking for teachers to present their stories of success (and what hasn't gone so well) so that others can learn from their experiences.Here are two examples from Delving Deeper 3:

'Tama Tu, Tama Ora' is a literacy intervention programme that was trialled in 2017 with a focus on engaging our boys and improving their achievement. We particularly focused on our Maori and Pasifika boys who were neither engaged nor achieving. The programme created a boy friendly curriculum and removed a lot of their typical boundaries or escape routes. It was hugely successful and this workshop will simply explain what we did and how we did it.'

'A collaborative cross curricular experience at Secondary School. How can we work together collaboratively with teachers and learners? Last year we collapsed conventional timetables to work together across five curriculum areas at year 9 and 10. This presentation and discussion looks at one group from that experience, their successes and challenges and looks ahead to further collaborative practise.'

When – Thursday May 9th from 9am to 2.45pm

Where – Riccarton Park 

Why – to share our practice, grow collaboration and learn from each other.

Who – anyone in your school who would like to share what they are doing because it works. Because of the numbers our venue can hold, schools will be restricted to a maximum of 8 participants and this includes those presenting or attending. Presentations can be made by two teachers and involving students as a part of a presentation is encouraged.

How – After an opening provocation by Kaila Colbin, attendees will participate in four presentations offered - two in the morning and two in the afternoon, each of 45 minutes. Presenters may be asked to present one, two or three times depending on interest once teachers register their attendance - this process will occur once we have a list of presentation topics to share with schools. It is hoped that presentations will be two way and those attending are given an opportunity to ask questions. Technology will not be made available but presenters would be able to bring resources to support their presentation. 

Cost –  There is no cost for presenters for the day but any relief costs etc need to be covered by your school. The registration process will be on line once we get confirmation of presenters and the registration cost for delegates or those not presenting, will be $60. Further details will be sent to all schools once presenters areconfirmed.

Now!!! -They are now looking for teachers within our schools (Primary, Intermediate and Secondary) to share their stories of how they engage learners - what's worked and what hasn't. 

If you are interested in presenting, please register an interest by emailing Neil Wilkinson (wilkinson899@gmail.com) before March 8th giving details of your presentation. All emails will be acknowledged.