Week 6 - Term 3 - 2019

Tē tōia, tē haumatia 

Nothing can be achieved without a plan, workforce and a way of doing things 

This whakatauki speaks to the importance of having a ‘plan of attack’. It could be used to guide conversation or lead a discussion in the planning of an event or community initiative.

Week 6  26 Ākuhata - 30 Ākuhata 3 Morning Briefings start this week - Mon 26 (Tues Ako teachers meet with Deans) LEF Reports due this week. Senior Progress reports Te reo Moderation PLD - Mon 26 Te Kura Language examinations - morning - Tues 27 11DRA Major Production - Wed 28 Yr 12 Women in Leadership Breakfast @UC - Wed 28 12 &13 Drama Assessments - Thurs 29 - Wed 4 Late Start - Thurs 29 UC Classics Morning - Thurs 29 13ENG 3.5 Seminar Assessments - Thurs 29 Senior Chirnside Competition (Shakespeare) - Thurs 29 National Big Sing - Wed 28 - Sun 1 Middle Leaders - Coaching and Mentoring - Thurs 29 (2 - 4pm) Restorative Practice Training Day - Fri 30 Basketball Junior SS - Sat 31 - Sun 1 Cycling Southern School 2 day - Sat 31 - Sun 1	Week 7  2 Mahuru - 6 Mahuru Winter Tournament Week 12&13 Drama Assessments - Mon 2 - Wed 4 Basketball Junior SS - Mon 2 - Tues 3 Football - NZ - Mon 2 - Thurs 5 Hockey NZ 1st & 2nd XI - Mon 2 - Sat 7 Netball SI Champs - Mon 2 - Thurs 5 Basketball SI Champs - Wed 4 - Sat 7 St Mary's Music Concert - Wed 4 Rugby NZ Champs - Thurs 5 - Sun 8
Assembly - WED Year 9 - Gym Year 11 - PAC Year 13 -  Staffroom	Assembly - WED Year 9 Assembly - PAC
Meeting  Staff - Junior Curriculum - end of year feedback and next steps	Meeting  Learning Area/ Pedagogical

Information for Staff

1. Update on the NCEA Review: 

a. The 'Indicative' timeline of implementation - cabinet are still to sign off on this, but at this stage the plan is to have the draft Level 1 standards available to view. They will then be looking for about 40 schools to trial the standards in 2021, with a mixture of new and old at Level 1 in 2022.

b. All standards will be changing - there are currently about 1070 AS across all subjects, none of these standards will be available moving forward in their current form. The teachers who will be working on the redesign are being asked to go back to the NZ curriculum and look at what is the important learning in each subject and key concepts needed. The new standards are also incorporate the key competencies - front end of the curriculum into the learning - so a broader range of skills will be covered.

c. Literacy and Numeracy will be removed from the standards - these are assessed externally, and will no longer be attached to any achievement standard.

d. New ways of assessing the externals - this has been discussed and they are looking at Portfolios for other subjects rather than just arts and technology, additional CATs (that are marked outside the school but are assessed throughout the year, and will not be marked the class teachers) and demonstrations as other ways of external assessment.

e. Ministry NCEA review team are looking at how the 8TOD will be used, and it looks as if at least some of these will be 'Jumbo' days - the same as what was done with the initial implementation.

2. A quick short cut for those who like to use the snipping tool - If you have a Windows computer, you can use Shift and (Windows Key) and S to take a screen capture. You click and drag around what it is you would like to capture. The copy will go straight to your clipboard, then press CTRL V to paste the 'snip' where you would like. Quick and easy!

3. A reflection on perspective - sometimes we have to remember that we all think about things from different points of view and we need to stop and ask ourselves the following:
a. What do I believe about this.....
b. What assumptions have I made....
c. What do I believe and how could I be wrong.....
d. Do I confuse feeling right with being right....

This short snippet from the old T.V show featuring Ma & Pa Kettle illustrate the idea of everyone has a different perspective nicely!




Also a great image when you want to demonstrate complexity - how in an organisation, if one small piece stops, how this can alter the rest of the system - everything and everyone relies on each other.