Week 6 - Term 2 - 2019

He maurea kai whiria! 

Ignore small matters and direct effort toward important projects 

This whakatauki encourages us to keep things in perspective, to not get bogged down by the small things, the little details, but instead to maintain our focus on the vision, on what is important. It could be used to keep people on track, and/or to remind us/people to maintain focus on what’s important even in the face of great complexity. 

Week 6 3 Pipiri - 7 Pipiri Queen's Birthday - Mon 3 LEFs Due this week Year 12PED Boyle River - Wed 5 - Fri 7 Big Sing - Thurs 6 - Fri 7 Year 12 Formal - Sat 8 Badminton Canterbury Champs - Sun 9	Week 7 10 Pipiri - 14 Pipiri Chamber Music - Wed 12 (morning) 12MAS Assessment (expt) Thurs 13, 12.20 - 4pm 13BUS Trip - Fri 14 Rockquest Finals - Fri 14 12GEO Fieldtrip - All Day - Fri 14 June
Assembly - WED House Assemblies	Assembly - WED Nil - (year 12 postponed to week 8)
Meeting  Staff	Meeting  Learning and Teaching

Information for Staff

1. You may be interested to read what a few schools in Auckland have put together as their response to the NCEA package. You can read their response HERE.

2. 2020 TEACHNZ Study Awards are now open. Go to https://www.teachnz.govt.nz/professional-development/study-awards-sabbaticals-and-study-support-grants/secondary-study-awards-sabbaticals-and-grants/secondary-teachers-study-award/ to find out more information.

3. Metacognitive tools - Mindmeister in Google Docs.

Mindmeister is an add-on that you can use easily in a Google doc. Mindmapping is a tool that allows students to organise and consolidate ideas. It enhances note taking and encourages students to make connections.

If you are looking for an easy add-on then: 

a. Open up your google doc, and click on 'Add-ons'.

b. Search up Mindmeister

c. Students may take notes or read and article and group their ideas under a series of bullet points.

d. Once the have completed their list, they highlight it, and click on 'Mindmeister' and it will generate the Mindmap in the google doc.