Week 5 - Term 2 - 2022

Ka hihiri ahau, ka WHAI

Ka wānanga ahau, ka AKO

Ka haratau ahau, Ka MAU

Ka huritao ahau, ka TIPU

When I perk up, I close in. When I deliberate, I learn. When I refine, I Grasp. When I reflect, I Grow.

Week 5 30 Haratua - 3 Pipiri Samoan Language Week  MAO101 to Ara - All Day - Mon 30 Otago Uni Liaison visit - Tues 31 Canterbury Cross Country - Thurs 2 Early Finish - Fri 3	Week 6  6 Pipiri - 10 Pipiri Queen's Birthday - Mon 6 Big Sing Regionals - Thurs 9 - Fri 10 Year 13 Drama Assessments - Thurs 9 - Fri 10 Non Uniform Day - Thurs 9 Rockquest Finals - Sat 11
Assembly -  Year 9 - Gym (Bullying Theme) Year 10 - PAC	Assembly -  Year 9 - Pac Year 13 - Gym
Meeting  Learning Area	Meeting  Staff

Information for Staff

1. ‘Assessment for learning' is best described as a process by which assessment information is used by teachers to adjust their teaching strategies, and by students to adjust their learning strategies’ (TKI 2022).  It could be described as a formative assessment strategy that is acted upon by teachers AND students to improve teaching and learning.

If you want a refresher, check out the following clip.

Week 4 - Term 2 - 2022

 He aha te kai ō te rangatira? He Kōrero, he kōrero, he kōrero.

What is the food of the leader. It is knowledge. It is communication.

Week 4 23 Haratua - 27 Haratua Open Day - p1 - 4 on both Tues 24 and Thurs 26 Life Education - Smashed - Year 10 p5 Tues 24 Otago Liaison for year 12 - Wed 25 Careers Expo Chch Arena - Thurs 26 - Sat 28 Rockquest Heats - Fri 27 - Sat 28 Waikato Uni Open Day - Fri 27	Week 5 30 Haratua - 3 Pipiri MAO101 to Ara - All Day - Mon 30 Otago Uni Liaison visit - Tues 31 Canterbury Cross Country - Thurs 2
Assembly -  Year 11	Assembly -  Year 9 - Gym (Bullying Theme) Year 10 - PAC
Meeting  Staff	Meeting  Learning Area

Week 3 - Term 2 - 2022

 I orea te tuatara ka patu ki waho

A problem is solved by continuing to find solutions

Week 3 16 Haratua - 20 Haratua Bio301 - Field Trip to Wainui - Various students out all week Junior Parent Teacher Interviews - Tuesday 2 - 5pm and Friday 9 - 2.30pm Otago Mathematics Competition Part 2 - Wed 18 p1 Winter Sports start - Wed 18 Cross Country - Thurs 19	Week 4 23 Haratua - 27 Haratua Open Day - p1 - 4 on both Tues 24 and Thurs 26 Life Education - Smashed - Year 10 p5 Tues 24 Otago Liaison for year 12 - Wed 25 Careers Expo Chch Arena - Thurs 26 - Sat 28 Rockquest Heats - Fri 27 - Sat 28 Waikato Uni Open Day - Fri 27
Assembly -  Year 12	Assembly -  Year 11
Meeting  Nil - P/T Interviews - Tues 17	Meeting  Staff

Information for Staff

1. At the L&T meeting on Monday the Junior Curriculum model for 2023 was discussed. Next year we will see the introduction at year 9 of a number of different course options. HoLAs are able to give you more information about this and make time in a department meeting to work on course proposals. The planning template can be found HERE. All new course proposals are due to me (BLS) by Monday 27 June. Arnika and Jackie from ImpactED are happy for further discussion around any ideas to be put forward so just let me know.

You may be interested in reading this blog around students taking control of learning and how to make this happen, with the teacher as "coach"

Students Thinking about their own Learning

2. Something of use for the classroom - Classroomscreen is a service that lets you create a homescreen on which you can place reusable countdown timers, stopwatches, noise meters, random name selectors, dice,  and other helpful classroom management tools. The noise meter lets you set a sensitivity level and have an alarm sound when the room gets too noisy. Here is an example - the different features are in a toolbar, which you can just drag on to the screen.

Week 2 - Term 2 - 2022

 Mā te huruhuru ka rere te Manu

Feathers allow the bird to fly

Week 2 9 Haratua - 13 Haratua Year 12 Drama Assessments - Mon 9 - Tues 10 Athletics - Canterbury Road Race - Tues 10 NCEA Teacher Only Day - Thurs 12 LEFs Due 8.30am - Fri 13	Week 3 16 Haratua - 20 Haratua Bio301 - Field Trip to Wainui - Various students out all week Junior Parent Teacher Interviews - Tuesday 2 - 5pm and Friday 9 - 2.30pm Otago Mathematics Competition Part 2 - Wed 18 p1 Winter Sports start - Wed 18 Cross Country - Thurs 19
Assembly -  Year 9	Assembly -  Year 12
Meeting  L&T, TWH and Junior HODs - Mon 9 Learning Area/Department - Tues 10	Meeting  Nil - P/T Interviews - Tues 17

Information for Staff

1. Here is a 22 day digital challenge to encourage teachers to use a different tool on 22 days in 2022. 

There is a tracker sheet to monitor your progress too. Departments might consider challenging staff to do this for the remainder of the year and submit their tracker sheet (with links to resources, lesson plans etc. where appropriate to share with others).

2. Derek Wenmoth has just release an 'Education Environment Scan'. This resource links together a wide range of research and outlines the internal and external drivers for change in schools. 

3. The latest edition of the Education Gazette is now available HERE. It is a special edition around Aotearoa New Zealand History.