Week 8 - Term 1 - 2020

Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toira

Let us keep close together, not wide apart

Friendships should be kept alive

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	Week 9 23 Maehe - 27 Maehe Canterbury Model UN event - Mon 23 - Tues 24 Rutherford's Den Yr 9 Science visits - at various times on Mon 23 - Wed 25 Whitebait Media - Yr 9s - Mon 23 Year 11 Māori Leadership Hui - Tues 24 - Wed 25 Babysitting Certificate - Tues 24 and Thurs 26 Mufti Day - Easter Charities - Tues 24 Equestrian Event CSS Dressage - Wed 25 Peer support - Wed 25 p5 Summer sport ends - Wed 25 Yr11 - 13 Drama assessments (Tournament only) - Wed 25 - Fri 27 Swimming - Canterbury Champs - Thurs 26 Cycling - SI Schools MTB - Fri 27 - Sun 29 13TOU (MEA) trip - p5 on Fri 27 Touch SI Champs - Sat 28 - Sun 29 Waterpolo - SI Champs - Sun 29
Assembly  Wednesday - Year 9 - 12 Clubs Roadshow Friday - Polyfest Group Performance	Assembly -  Wednesday - Year 12 (PAC) and Year 13 in Gym Friday - Academic
Meeting  Staff	Meeting  Learning and Teaching

Information for staff

1. The effects of streaming in the secondary school on learning outcomes for Australian students – A review of the international literature (Johnston and Wildy, 2016). A very good reading and discussion starter outlining the impacts of streaming on different students.

2. Accelerating Student Achievement:
There have been a few questions around the idea of 'Accelerating student achievement' and what this means. This was also a particular focus from the recent ERO, and they are required to report on our data to the Ministry.
Accelerated learning is described as a learner's progress showing a 'noticeably faster upward trajectory than their previous learning; and is progressing faster than the expected rate of progress. It is about working with students who are at risk of underachieving and increasing the rate of progress so that more than one curriculum progression can be achieved in a year. If you would like to explore this more go to:
https://www.ero.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Accelerating-student-achievement-synthesis.pdf

3.  Simon Sinek - Start with the Why - a good little example that uses the model created by Simon Sinek - linked to getting students to read.