Week 8 - Term 1 - 2019

He moana pukepuke e ekengia e te waka

A choppy sea can be navigated

Week 8  18 Maehe - 22 Maehe Auckland University Visit - Mon 18 (Break 2) Massey University Visit - Tues 19 - (Break 2) Athletics Canterbury Champs prelims - Tues 19 12GEO Trip - Wed 20 - Thurs 21 1st XI Cricket Tournament - Wed 20 - Thurs 21 13MED Film Classification Course - Wed 20 Summer Sport Ends - Wed 20 CGHS Swimming Sports - Thurs 21 11DRA Assessment - Fri 22 Rowing Maadi Cup - Fri 22 - Sun 24 Touch SI Champs - Sat 23 - Sun 24 Athletics Canterbury Champs Finals - Sat 23	Week 9  25 Maehe - 29 Maehe Summer Tournament Week Rowing Maadi Cup - All Week Rugby SI Sevens - Mon 25 - Tues 26 Rutherfords Den Year 9 visits - At various times throughout the week. Sailing SISS Sunburst Champs - All week Tennis NZ Champs - All week Volleyball NZ Champs - All week Water Polo SI Champs - Wed 27 - Sat 30 Equestrian Event CSS Dressage - Wed 27 Peer Support P1 - Wed 27 Basketball NZ 3x3 tournament - Wed 27 - Fri 29 Canterbury University Visit - Mon 25 in PAC Year 11 Drama Assessments - Mon 25 - Wed 27 (pm) Triathlon NZ Champs - Fri 29 - Sat 30 Athletics SI Champs - Sat 30 Cycling SI Schools MTB Champs - Sun 31
Assembly - WED Scholars Assembly - Gym	Assembly - WED Year 11 Assembly - Gym Year 13 NCEA Assembly - PAC
Meeting  Learning and Teaching New Staff - Thurs 21 - Student Enhancement	Meeting  Department

Information for staff

1. Thank you again to Robin and her team for a great Athletics day. We all appreciate the hard work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure the smooth running of the event.

2. Due to the Academic Colours assembly on Wednesday 20, p1 and p2 will each be 5 minutes shorter. Students need to be in full school uniform with blazers. Bags are to be left in their p2 classes. This is so everyone can be seated by 10.20am, so please release them promptly from your class at 10.10am.

3. Further reminder to sign up to an inquiry group as these are needed for our first late start session if you have not already done so - https://goo.gl/forms/Nb3VJXW4XlyVRgej2

I had a query regarding whether this was an extra inquiry for staff or whether this will be the teaching as inquiry that is currently expected but now being completed under the umbrella of common themes. It is the latter where this will be your inquiry for the 2019/20 cycle.

When Teaching as Inquiry was included as part of our curriculum it was never intended to be something that is done in isolation - the table below gives a nice summary. By creating groups with common themes, this will gives us a chance to have conversations with a wider group of staff and increase collegiality across the learning areas, in order to improve learning for our students. . If you need further clarification please see me (BLS).

What Teaching as Inquiry is not intended to be:	What it was/is intended to be:
An approach to student learning	An approach to practice
A rigid sequence	An adaptable structure
A solitary endeavour	A basis for discussion and collaboration
A project for appraisal	A source of evidence for appraisal and ongoing professional learning.

Before the late start session on 4th April, please make sure you have sorted out your class specific planning data, having this available for the first session will help in the development of your inquiry questions.

Class specific planning includes things like previous years results, ethnicity, junior entrance data, any data from start of year surveys etc....