Week 7 and 8 - Term 4 - 2021

 Ka mahi te tawa uho ki te riri

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

Week 7  29 Noema -  3 Hakihea NCEA Examinations continue - All week Year 10 Camps Continue HoLA Leadership Day - Thurs 2 Ako Report comments completed - Fri 3	Week 8 6 Hakihea - 10 Hakihea NCEA Examinations continue - All week Year 10 Camps Continue - Mon 6 - Wed 8 Junior Prizegiving - Fri 10 Last Day for Juniors - Fri 10 Staff Function - Fri 10
Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil	Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil
Meeting  L&T, TWH and Junior HODs	Meeting  Department

Information for Staff

1. For those of you who want some professional reading for the holidays, you may want to read the newly published EEF guidance report ‘Teacher Feedback to Improve Pupil Learning’. The link takes you to 6 recommendations, in addition to the full report and examples of some strategies. All developed by reviewing and using the best available international evidence.

2. ClassPoint is a great tool which can be used to make Microsoft PowerPoint interactive. You can add questions, polls, games and collect formative data on students' responses.

Click here to read all about ClassPoint and how you can use it in class.

Here is a video introduction to ClassPoint which gives an overview of its features.

Week 6 - Term 4 - 2021

 He kai kei aku ringa 

There is food at the end of my hands

Week 6  22 Noema -  26 Noema NCEA Examinations begin - Mon 22 Year 10 Camps Begin - Mon 22 Year 9 and 10 Clearance Begins - Wed 24 Junior Prizewinners including Specials entered into Kamar and Junior Ranklists to PWL - Thurs 25 Level 1 and 2 Art Portfolio Marking (Various days - go to E block to see the students work) NCEA TOD - Thurs 25 Junior Subject Reports completed - Fri 26	Week 7  29 Noema -  3 Hakihea NCEA Examinations continue - All week Year 10 Camps Continue HoLA Leadership Day - Thurs 2 Ako Report comments completed - Fri 3
Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil	Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil
Meeting  Learning Area	Meeting  L&T, TWH and Junior HODs

Information for Staff

1. Thank you for all of your help over the last few days from the re-rooming, the help with desks, the volunteers to hep marshal students into the exams - it is all now go for Monday! 

2. Kamar Tip - As a number of you are sorting your markbooks and junior grades - you may be interested in the following:

If you need to give someone who isn't an HoD access to a markbook so they can do things like filter for all students or add subject assessments, this is very simple and the instructions are below. This is usually for people who are in charge of courses and will need to be added by someone with access to the markbook i.e. an HoD/HoLA.

1. Go to a teacher who teaches the course (HoDs/HoLAs can see multiple staff). Go to Markbook set up for the course you want to add them. 
2. Click in the top left hand corner on the Access button. 
3. Scroll down to find the teacher's name you want to add. Click on their name. Sorry there is no way but to scroll down which is a little slow if you're at the end of the alphabet!
4. Click add.
5. To remove people, just click on their name, it will change from green to the same colour as everyone else.

 

Week 5 - Term 4 - 2021

 Inā kei te mohio koe ko wai koe, I anga mai koe i hea, kei te mohio koe. Kei te anga atu ki hea

If you know who you are and where you are from, then you will know where you are going

Week 5 15 Noema - 19 Noema Whanau and Pacifika Farewell - Mon 15 (from 1pm) Final Date for Level 3 Art Portfolio Submissions - Wed 17 T4 Evacuation Drill - P2 Thurs 18 Junior Chirnside Comp - Fri 19 Set up of Gymnasium for Exams - Fri 19	Week 6  22 Noema -  26 Noema NCEA Examinations begin - Mon 22 Year 10 Camps Begin - Mon 22 Year 9 and 10 Clearance Begins - Wed 24 Level 1 and 2 Art Portfolio Marking (Various days - go to E block to see the students work) NCEA TOD - Thurs 25
Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil	Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil
Meeting  Staff #HTGS (bring a pair of walking shoes)	Meeting  Learning Area

Information for Staff

1. PLD opportunities - for a group of 10 staff

We have a couple of staff interested in completing the Culturally Responsive PLD with Core Ed in 2022. It is for a group of 10 staff in total and is a 20 week program. If you are interested in participating, please send and email through to me (BLS). 

Check out the following link for more information: LINK is HERE

The second option is around the use of Te reo - again it is for a group of 10: LINK is HERE

2. If you are a user of CANVA - then please check out the guide to free templates for use in Canva

Week 4 - Term 4 - 2021

 ‘Mate atu he tetakura, ara mai he tetakura’ 

When one fern dies, another emerges

Week 4 8 Noema - 12 Noema 11DCAT Externa Exam - Mon 8 in S1 L3 Graphics Exhibition - Mon 8 NZQA Assemblies - Wed 10 (See below) Year 12 and 13 DCAT exams - Wed 10 Pink Day - Tues 9 Technology Portfolios due - Wed 10 Delta Level 2 Senior Prizegiving - Thurs 11 L2 Art Portfolios Due - Thurs 11 Seniors Last Day - Thurs 11 Show Day - Fri 12	Week 5 15 Noema - 19 Noema Final Date for Level 3 Art Portfolio Submissions - Thurs 17 T4 Evacuation Drill - P2 Thurs 18 Junior Chirnside Comp - Fri 19
Assembly -  Wed -  Year 11 NCEA (Ako) Friday - Nil	Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil
Meeting  Staff Meeting - Tues 9	Meeting

Information for Staff

1. Charlotte (PHC) ran a leadership assembly with the Year 12 group on Wednesday. Students were asked to brainstorm the qualities of a leader and the mentimeter tool provides a great summary of their ideas.

2. Creating a culture of thinking right from the start:

The video is 45 minutes, but there are lots of thought provoking and reflective steps for you to consider.

Week 3 - Term 4 - 2021

 He pai ake te iti i te kore

A little is better than none

Week 3 1 Noema - 5 Noema Otago Liaison Course Planning - Tues 2 MAT 101 Assessment p 5 - Thurs 5 Level 1 Art Portfolios Due - Fri 5	Week 4 8 Noema - 12 Noema 11DCAT Externa Exam - Mon 8 in S1 L3 Graphics Exhibition - Mon 8 NZQA Assemblies - Wed 10 (See below) Year 12 and 13 DCAT exams - Wed 10 Pink Day - Wed 10 Technology Portfolios due - Wed 10 Delta Level 2 Senior Prizegiving - Thurs 11 L2 Art Portfolios Due - Thurs 11 Seniors Last Day - Thurs 11 Show Day - Fri 12
Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil	Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil
Meeting  L&T - Mon 1 November Learning Area - Tues 2 Nov	Meeting  Staff Meeting - Tues 9

Information for Staff

1. Just a reminder about timing for the assemblies and Prizegiving's.

For the NZQA Assemblies Wed 10/11:

• Year 11 - Ako time
• Year 13 - Beginning of P4
• Year 12 - 2pm period 5

For the Graduation/Prizegiving on Thurs 11/11

• P1 and 2 - Year 13 + Ako teachers
• P4 - Year 12 (Prefects also announced)
• P5 - Year 11

2. For those of you who would like further instructions on how to access you COVID vaccination record - step by step instructions can be found HERE

Week 2 - Term 4 - 2021

 He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata

Goodwill towards others is a precious treasure

Week 2 25 Oketopa- 29 Oketopa Labour Day - Mon 25 Rugby SI sevens - Sat 30 - Sun 31 (TBC)	Week 3 1 Noema - 5 Noema Otago Liaison Course Planning - Tues 2 MAT 101 Assessment p4 - Thurs 5 Level 1 Art Portfolios Due - Fri 5 Volleyball Canterbury Junior Champs - Fri 4 - Sun 7
Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil	Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil
Meeting  Te Whare Hauora	Meeting  L&T - Mon 1 November Learning Area - Tues 2 Nov

Information for Staff

1. New NCEA Level 2 subjects
You’re invited to apply to be part of subject expert groups that will be established to develop NCEA Level 2 achievement standards and accompanying materials for new subjects in The New Zealand Curriculum as part of the review of achievement standards.
 
If you’re interested, send your CV and cover letter and an indication of the subject(s) you are interested in to ras.review@education.govt.nz by Tuesday 26 October.

2. EDEM685X(C) Semester One 2022 − Culturally inclusive pedagogies: Motivating diverse learners
UC would like to introduce to you EDEM685: a flagship course from the postgraduate suite or as part of our Masters of Education qualification. This course is run as a block wānanga course at selected Saturday intervals during Semester 1 2022. This EDEM685 Block Course has been in operation for two decades and across two universities providing kaiako with copious frameworks and strategies to meet the needs and challenges of today’s diverse learning settings across the sector. This course builds teachers as champions of practice led research, from recent graduates to the highly experienced teachers and educators as well as specialist teachers, psychologists, senior leadership teams including principals.
This Block Course is about the promise of diversity.

Check out the link above if you would like to know more.

3. 360schools is a unique immersive 360° / VR education service for teachers which provides access to a vast collection of over 350,000 stunning, high-resolution 360° panoramas of safe and educationally relevant historical, cultural. You can search for 360° panoramas by keyword or by using our interactive world map and share with your students.

You can also create Guided Tours with the very first version of the Guided Tour Editor. Guided Tours are interactive, immersive journeys featuring 360° panoramas from this unique collection.

Click here for more information