Week 7 - Term 1 - 2020

E tūtaki ana ngā kapua o te rangi kei runga te Mangōroa e kopae pu ana

The clouds in the sky close over, but above them spreads the Milky Way

Look on the bright side

Week 7 9 Maehe - 13 Maehe 11GEO Queenstown field trip - Mon 9 - Wed 11 Victoria Uni visit - Lunchtime - Mon 9 Fiafia evening - Tues 10 6pm in PAC 10ART - Museum - Tues 10 13DRA - Court Theatre - Tues 10 Whitebait media in meeting with some Yr 9's - Tues 10 Gateway health & Safety - Wed 11 Peer Support - Wed 11 p4 Rowing SISS Champs - Thurs 12 - Sun 15 CGHS Swimming sports Thurs 12 (9-11am) Year 13 History Speaker - Thurs 12 p4 Polyfest - Sat 14	Week 8 16 Maehe - 20 Maehe Gateway First Aid Course - Tues 17 - Wed 18 Babysitting Certificate - Tues 17 and Thurs 19 Canterbury Athletics Prelims - Tues 17 Year 11 Māori trip - Thurs 19 12GEO High Country Field Trip - Thurs 19 - Fri 20 Rowing - pre-Maadi camp #4 - Fri 20 - 22 Volleyball Canterbury Champs - Fri 20 - Sun 22 Canterbury Secondary Schools Triathlon - Fri 20 Turanga Writers Group Yr 12 - Fri 20 Canterbury Athletics Finals - Sat 21
Assembly  Wednesday -  No Assemblies - all classes in Ako Friday - March 15 Commemoration	Assembly -  Wednesday - Year 11 level assembly in PAC Friday - Polyfest Group Performance
Meeting  Department	Meeting  Staff

Information for Staff

1. A number of PLD opportunities have come in that you may be interested in attending:

a. Impacted Ako 2020 (see https://www.impacted.co.nz/impacted2020schedule) on Thursday 16 April. This course involves a number of sessions that support the implementation of digital technologies across the curriculum.

b. Delving Deeper: 38 presentations have been offered for Delving Deeper 4 on Friday March 27th this year at Riccarton Park and there are presentations for primary, intermediate and secondary teachers. The day will start at 9am and conclude by 3pm - morning tea and lunch will be provided.

Teachers  are invited to register for the event as a delegate. This can be done at the link below - $60 per delegate. 

event-7174-ad1a.lilregie.com 

When teachers register, they will be sent an email confirmation note that will ask the delegate to choose four of the presentations to attend. This selection will not be binding but will enable them to arrange appropriate sized venues. 

Schools are asked to restrict attendance to no more than eight teachers and registrations are asked for by Tuesday March 17th. 

Kaila Colbin is the guest speaker on the day and will be provoking attendees with a presentation focussed on being courageous in times of rapid change. You can find out more about Kaila at https://nz.linkedin.com/in/kcolbin. She is currently running workshops linked to Brene Brown's 'Dare to Lead'.

Full list of presentations can be found HERE

c. The Alliance is offering a fellowship of AUD10,000 to support outstanding educators from member schools to investigate topics or issues related to girls’ education. The Fellowship aims to:

• inspire new ideas, innovation, and excellence in girls’ education
• expand knowledge and expertise for the benefit of girls’ schools.

Design your own project: The subject and scope for projects is limitless — as long as a benefit to girls’ education is evident and the recipient is willing to share the knowledge gained through the Fellowship with the Alliance and its members.

I have been asked to share this information with any Christchurch Girls' High staff member who may be interested in applying for the Fellowship program.

Applications close 31 March 2020.

Read more about the Alliance Fellowship ...

2. The Importance of Grit:
Teacher Angela Duckworth realised that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. In this video, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success. Learning to persevere might be a key to success in life