Week 2 - Term 4 - 2020

 Mai i te kōpae ki te urupa, tātou ako tonu ai.

From the cradle to the grave, we are forever learning.

Week 2  19 Oketopa - 23 Oketopa Senior School Examinations continued - Mon 19 - Tues 20 13DIT - DCAT examination - Tues 20 12DIT - DCAT examination Wed 21 Hockey Prizegiving - Wed 21 - 5pm in PAC 11DIT - DCAT examination - Thurs 22 Zonta Sports Awards - Thurs 22 Next round of Prefect Selection - Fri 23	Week   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
Assembly/Ako Wed - Year 11 - PAC Year 9 - Gym Friday - Cultural and Service Colours Assembly (P1 and 2 - 5 min shorter)	Assembly/Ako Wed - Year 9 - Gym Year 12 - PAC Friday - Sports Colours Assembly (P1 and 2 - 5 min shorter)
Meeting Learning Area/Department	Meeting Learning and Teaching - 104 Te Whare Hauora - S4

Information for Staff

1. Revision time - 

a. Here is a growth mindset goal setting framework that might be helpful for your Senior classes to set goals for the upcoming external examinations.

b. As we head towards school examinations, you might might want to highlight to ākonga why it is important to make an early start on revision. This video clip shows nine scientifically proven study tips, and this article discusses 10 smart study tactics that support how the brain actually works. Further information about planning for exam study can be found here

c. Use the ESOL online teaching strategies to plan revision lessons - start with the 'thinking and metacognition' section.

d. Also check out the '60 different revision ideas' - a collated collection of activities to help change up how revision is done each lesson.