Week 7 - Term 4 - 2020

 Ka mahi te tawa uho ki te riri

Well done you whose courage is like the heart of the tawa tree

Week 7 23 Noema - 27 Noema NCEA and Scholarship Examinations continue - all week SSIS Junior Volleyball - Mon 23 - Wed 25 Junior Prize winners due - Mon 23 Year 10 Camp Rotation Continues Junior EOY reports Completed - Wed 25 Badminton - SISS Junior Cup - tues 24 - Thurs 26 Tennis - Cant Junior Champs - Tues 24 - Wed 25 Junior Excursion Day - Wed 25 Waterpolo - SI Junior Champs - Thurs 26 - Sun 29 Puhoro Stem Academy - Thurs 26 Staff 1st Aid Course - Fri 27	Week 8 30 Noema - 4 Tihema NCEA and Scholarship Examinations continue - all week Cricket NZ - Mon 30 - Wed 2 Year 10 Camps continue  Junior Prizegiving - Fri 4
Assembly/Ako No Assemblies this week.	Assembly/Ako No Assemblies this week.
Meeting Learning and Teaching - 104 Te Whare Haora - S4	Meeting Learning Area meetings

Information for Staff

1. Following on from last weeks initial summary of the Year 13 Exit survey, I have collated some of the feedback into a summary. Further information can be found HERE

2.The Education Hub have summarised recent research on the impact of streaming, setting and attainment grouping on students. Worth a read - HERE

3. Grit - the power of Passion and perseverance

Week 6 - Term 4 - 2020

 

Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu

Adorn the bird with feathers so it may soar.

Whether you are young or old, there’s always room to grow. Learning a new skill, solving problems, and helping others are just some of the many “feathers” you can wear in order to soar high. The more strengths you have, the higher you’ll fly! Give your tamariki those feathers (experiences) so they may soar. 

Week 6 16 Noema - 20 Noema NCEA and Scholarship examinations begin - Mon 16 Year 9 & 10 Rank lists due - Mon 16 Year 10 Camp rotations begin - Mon 16 Summer Sports end - Wed 18 Teacher Only Day - MOE - Thurs 19	Week 6 23 Noema - 27 Noema NCEA and Scholarship Examinations continue - all week SSIS Junior Volleyball - Mon 23 - Wed 25 Junior Prize winners due - Mon 23 Year 10 Camp Rotation Continues Junior EOY reports Completed - Wed 25 Badminton - SISS Junior Cup - tues 24 - Thurs 26 Tennis - Cant Junior Champs - Tues 24 - Wed 25 Junior Excursion Day - Wed 25 Waterpolo - SI Junior Champs - Thurs 26 - Sun 29 Puhoro Stem Academy - Thurs 26 Staff 1st Aid Course - Fri 27
Assembly/Ako No Assemblies this week.	Assembly/Ako No Assemblies this week.
Meeting Learning Area	Meeting Learning and Teaching - 104 Te Whare Haora - S4

Information for Staff

1. Over the last couple of weeks, the Year 13 students were asked to complete an exit survey regarding their experience at CGHS over the last 5 years.

A number of questions have been asked - you may be interested in the first summary that has been downloaded from the survey tool 'Ask your team'. Students were asked to either disagree or agree with the statements. The percentages refer to the number who do agree. See the first section of the data HERE.
Further summaries of the written responses will be available over the next few weeks.

2. NZQA are looking for part-time moderators is a wide variety of areas. Check out the list on the NZQA website for subjects HERE.

3. A couple of infographics sent through from our Counselling Team.

Week 5 - Term 4 - 2020

 Poipoia te kakano, Kia puawai

Nurture the seed and it will blossom

Week 5 9 Noema - 13 Noema L2 Art Portfolio Marking - Mon 9 - Tues 10 Junior Maths Exam - Mon 9 Whanau and Pacifika farewell - Mon 9 Staff 1st Aid course - Tues 10 and Wed 11 Aukaha Tau 10 - UC with HUI - Tues 10 Year 10 French Akaroa Trip - Tues 10 Exeat Day (no school) - Thurs 12 Show Day - Fri 13	Week 6 16 Noema - 20 Noema NCEA and Scholarship examinations begin - Mon 16 Year 10 Camp rotations begin - Mon 16 Summer Sports end - Wed 18 Teacher Only Day - MOE - Thurs 19
Assembly/Ako No Assemblies this week.	Assembly/Ako No Assemblies this week.
Meeting Staff	Meeting Learning Area

Information for Staff

1. Wow, what a week it has been - how we have managed to fit in a Leavers Ball, Prizegiving and the final assemblies I do not know. A big thank you for all the work you have done getting our students to this point, exams will be over before we know it.

2. Pacific Values - you may wish to check out these clips about Pasifika Education.

Week 4 - Term 4 - 2020

 Mā te kimi ka kite, Mā te kite ka mōhio, Mā te mōhio ka mārama. Seek and discover. Discover and know. Know and become enlightened.

Week 4 2 Noema - 6 Noema School closes at end of p4 - Wed 4 Senior Prizegiving - 6pm start - Wed 4 (see outline HERE) Acland High Tea - Thurs 5 Volleyball - Canterbury Junior Champs - Fri 6 - Sun 8 Final Assembly for Seniors - See Below - Fri 6 Junior Chirnside - Fri 6	Week 5 9 Noema - 13 Noema L2 Art Portfolio Marking - Mon 9 - Tues 10 Junior Maths Exam - Mon 9 Whanau and Pacifika farewell - Mon 9 Staff 1st Aid course - Tues 10 and Wed 11 Aukaha Tau 10 - UC with HUI - Tues 10 Year 10 French Akaroa Trip - Tues 10 Exeat Day (no school) - Thurs 12 Show Day - Fri 13
Assembly/Ako Junior exam Briefing in Gym - Wed See last weeks post for Assembly structure on Friday	Assembly/Ako No Assemblies this week.
Meeting Learning and Teaching - 104 Te Whare Hauora - S4	Meeting Staff

Week 3 - Term 4 - 2020

 Mā te whiritahi, ka whakatutuki ai ngā pūmanawa o tāngata

Together we'll weave the realisation of potential

Week 3  26 Oketopa - 30 Oketopa Labour Day - Mon 26 Senior Grade Report - Tues 27 Senior Prizewinners and Year 13 Rank lists due - Tues 27 Special Awards due - Tues 27 Gillette Cup Cricket - Wed 28 - Thurs 29 Pink Day Carnival - Wed 28 Year 13 Leavers Function at Wigram - Sat 31	Week 4 2 Noema - 6 Noema School closes at end of p4 - Wed 4 Senior Prizegiving - 6pm start - Wed 4 Acland High Tea - Thurs 5 Volleyball - Canterbury Junior Champs - Fri 6 - Sun 8 Final Assembly for Seniors - See Below - Fri 6 Junior Chirnside - Fri 6
Assembly/Ako Wed - Year 9 - Gym Year 12 - PAC Friday - Sports Colours Assembly (P1 and 2 - 5 min shorter)	Assembly/Ako See below for structure of the day
Meeting Learning Area	Meeting Learning and Teaching - 104 Te Whare Hauora - S4

Information for Staff

1. The structure of the day for Seniors on Friday 6 November will be the following

Period 1 - Year 13 will be in NZQA Assembly in PAC 
Period 2 - Year 12 NZQA Assembly in PAC and Year 13 in GYM with ORC

Morning tea - Quad - Year 13 and Staff

Period 3 - Full School Assembly - Year 12 and 13 will leave at the end of the assembly.

Period 4 - Year 11 NZQA Assembly in PAC - they will then leave after this.

2. NZQA are looking for new School Relationship Managers - if you are interested in assessment - check out https://careers.nzqa.govt.nz/jobs/NZQA-2065SQAL

3. I have just recently listened to this podcast from 'Habits of Leadership. Episode 34, is on 'What can school Leaders learn from Learning through Covid19" - have a listen, and consider/ reflect upon the following as you move from exam prep and marking into planning for 2021.

a. What things did you consider changing post lockdown?
b. How many of these did you actually put in place?
c. What would you like to reconsider now?

4. An interesting article - Are we Measuring What matters?

5. Free book access "A Learner's Paradise - How New Zealand is Reimagining Education" by Richard Wells.

Description: Do you think education works? Does it meet the needs of future society, business and most importantly, the average school leaver? In this book, Richard Wells explains his amazement at how all the components of New Zealand education collaborate in creating an ever forward-moving system better prepared for the 21st century than any other. After teaching in the UK, Wells moved to New Zealand in 2006 to find there was no prescribed curriculum and teachers were trusted to run the whole system, including writing high school graduation assessments themselves. 
The Government is appreciated by teachers as a supportive aide to them as they hold each other to account in a positive and collaborative nationally networked system. In New Zealand, teachers are proud of the education system they operate and develop with their students, some being unaware of how lucky they are.
Wells explains each of the elements and organisations that jointly form the world’s leading 21st Century education system.  He describes the developments and decisions that were made in achieving this and how it is moving into a phase of using student-negotiated national assessments that few other countries’ educators could even contemplate. The book is filled with useful diagrams and posters to illustrate key themes and pedagogies. Wells paints a picture of what happens when young people are measured by their depth of thinking and understanding and can personalise their approach to doing so. The book introduces you to a country where the leading people and schools shape the future of world public education.