Week 9 - Term 1 - 2021

 Mēnā, ka whakapono koe, ka tūtuki koe.

If you believe it, you can achieve it.

Week 9  5 Āperira - 9 Āperira Easter Monday and Tuesday - No school Empower 2021 (Social Justice workshop) Thurs Academic Colours Assembly - Friday 9 - Period 1 and 2 will be 5 minutes shorter.	Week 10  12 Āperira - 16 Āperira Parent Teacher Interviews - Tues 13 in afternoon and Friday 16 Auckland Uni Visit - Wed 14 Otago Maths Competition - Wed 14 13ENL Museum Trip (p5) - Thurs 15 PLG Late Start - Fri 16 Water Polo - NZ Div 2- Sat 17 - Sun 20 School Holidays - Sat 17 - Sun 2
Assembly -  Wed - Year 12 PAC Friday - Academic	Assembly -  Wed - Year 9 and 10 Values awards in the Gym Friday - Nil
Meeting  Nil	Meeting  Nil

Information for Staff

1. Further information has come through for the TOD on Thursday 13 May. The day will focus on two of the seven changes to NCEA: Mana Ōrite mō te Mātauranga Māori and Strengthening Literacy & Numeracy and Te Reo Matatini me Te Pāngarau. 

This follows TOD 1 from November 2020 which introduced the NCEA Change Programme, and will be followed by TOD 3 in August 2021 which focuses on the Review of Achievement Standards (RAS).

A draft agenda for can be found HERE. We are currently exploring options as to how we want the day to be set up to enable the rich discussions, more information to follow.

2. British teens are having a #Me Too moment - very topical at the moment.

3. Thinking of giving feedback on the Level 1 RAS? Claire Amos talks through a possible way to go about it.