Week 6 - Term 2 - 2020

He iti te mokoroa nāna te kahikatea i kakati  

Even the small can make a big impact on the big

Week 6 18 Haratua - 22 Haratua Teaching and Learning at CGHS resumes - Mon 18 Staff briefing at 8.30 in PAC - followed by extended Ako at 8.40 - Mon 18 Pink Shirt Day - Fri 22	Week 7 25 Haratua - 29 Haratua
Assembly/Ako Meet with Ako Class - Wed 20    Year 12 Academic Assembly	Assembly/Ako Ako Class - Wed 27 Year 13 Academic Assembly
Meeting  No meeting	Meeting  Staff Meeting

Information for Staff

1. Welcome back on site from Friday 15th May, it will be interesting adjusting back to our familiar spaces but with a new perspective. I had an email come in today regarding assessment in the junior program, with her daughter now anxious that she had a number of assessments that were going ahead next week. With that in mind I was reminded of the following quote "Just because you think you've taught something, doesn't mean that the learner has actually learned it". Perhaps something to discuss and reflect upon in your learning areas as you get together to plan the next few weeks. Find out where the students are at, where are the gaps in their learning and are they all ready for the assessment task.

2. The thing from the future - by Stuart Candy at Situation Lab

There may be learning areas that could find this 'Futures thinking Game' of use, where you are asked to use your imagination to create a 'thing' that exists in the future world and identify opportunities that you would not normally see. They provide a set of downloadable printable cards - lots of great prompts with many iterations