Week 6 - Term 1 - 2021

 He toa taumata rau

(Bravery has many resting places)

Week 6 15 Maehe - 19 Maehe UC Liaison Visit - Mon 15 Volleyball ends - Mon 15 Yr 9 Attitude presentation - Mon 15 p2 Cricket Regional Tournament - Tues 16 - Wed 17 Canterbury Athletics Prelims - Tues 16 Non-Uniform Day - Thurs 18 GEO201 trip to Cass Valley - Wed 17 - Fri 19 Peer Support p1 - Wed 17 Empower 2021 (Social Justice workshops) - Thurs 18 Prefects V Monitors Dodgeball - Thurs 18 Maadi Cup - Friday 19 - Sun 21 PLG Late Start - Fri 19 (classes start period 2) Canterbury Athletics finals - Sat 20	Week 7 22 Maehe - 26 Maehe Summer Tournament Week Futsal NZ Champs - All week Maadi Cup - All week Tennis - NZ and SI Champs - Mon 22 - Sun 28 Volleyball - NZ Champs - All Week Basketball NZ 3 x 3 Tournament - Wed 24 - Sat 27 Water Polo - SI Champs - Thurs 25 - Sun 28 9Soc Taonga Hunt - All Week - with different classes out each day.
Assembly -  Wed - Year 12 - Gym Year 13 NCEA assembly in the PAC Friday - Awards	Assembly -  Wed - Year 9 - PAC Year 10 Gym Friday - Easter Assembly
Meeting  Learning and Teaching Te Whare Haoura Junior HODs	Meeting  Learning Area Meeting

Information for Staff

1. Good luck to our Polyfest group who are performing tomorrow (Sat 13 March). A big shout out to both Angie and Maria for all of your hard work and dedication that has helped the girls get to where they are!

2.You may be interested to read the latest Education Gazette article - 'To Stream or not to Stream' 

3. Updated timeline for the Accord TOD - the next one scheduled will again be run through school. Information and resources when they become available can be found HERE.

3. How mistakes can be 'generative' for both teachers and students: Eduardo Briceño, co-founder of Mindset Works, provides four categories that are useful for classifying mistakes. He looks at an error’s potential for meaningful learning opportunities to distinguish between positive and negative mistakes.

4. How Josiah Tulamali’i went from abandoning to uplifting Pasifika people

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Aotearoa-New Zealand History Public engagement on the draft Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories curriculum content is now underway. The public consultation will run from 3 February to 31 May. Meanwhile some excellent resources continue to emerge to support  teaching, including Te Takanga o te Wā and RNZ's podcasts on the New Zealand Wars: stories of Tainui and stories of Waitara.