Week 4 - Term 1 - 2021

Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere.

Engari, ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao

The one who partakes of the flora and fauna, that will be their domain

The one who engages in education, opportunities are boundless.

Week 4 1 Maehe - 5 Maehe BIO 201 to Temple Basin - All week UC Students in classes observing - All week Victoria University Visit - Mon 1 Peer Support p3 - Wed 3 SISS Rowing champs - Thurs 4 - Sun 7 Polyfest Camp - Fri 5 - Sat 6 Canterbury Champs Dragon Boating - Sun 7 SI Multisport champs - Sun 7	Week 5 8 Maehe - 12 Maehe Athletic Sports - Mon 8 Gateway First Aid - Mon 8 - Tues 9 Auckland University Visit - Tues 9 Polyfest Fa'aliga Evening - Tues 9 at 6pm Geo 101 Trip to Queenstown - Wed 10 - Fri 12 CGHS Swimming Sports - Thurs 11 Lincoln University Visit - Thurs 11 Ugly Shakespeare - Thurs 11 p2 Rowing - pre Maadi camp  - Fri 12 - Sun 14 SI schools MTB champs - Fri 12 - Sun 14 Volleyball Canterbury Champs - Fri 12 - Sun 14
Assembly -  Wed - Year 9 PAC Year 13 - Gym Friday - House Assemblies	Assembly -  Wed - Year 11 Gym Year 12 - PAC (NCEA) Friday - Full School (Polyfest group will perform)
Meeting  PLG groups - see below for rooms	Meeting  Staff

Information for staff

1. How we can better prepare students to be thoughtful, responsible, and critical consumers and creators? Why and how to Use YouTube Video Essays in your Classroom. - the website explains how they can be used in the classroom.

2. Thank you for taking the time to choose your PLG for the year, the rooms for PLG groups on Tuesday at 2.50pm are:

Relational Culture - Staff - Staffroom

Relational Culture - Student - A201

Curriculum - 402

Timetable - 126

Assessment & Reporting - 217

3. Just in case you have missed the announcement - the NZ curriculum is undergoing an update - you can find out more from the latest Education Gazette - 'Curriculum refresh to enhance learning'. The Social Science Learning Area will the be the first to get a change to their achievement objectives, which will incorporate the new 'Histories' content that is mandated for 2022. The review to Mathematics, English and Science will occur in 2022 for implementation in 2023.