Week 8 - Term 1 - 2023

 Ahakoa taku iti, he iti matā

Although I am small, I am razor sharp. Nā Te Rākaitauheke (Ngāti Kurī Rangatira)

Te Rākaitauheke was a short, hairy man. When his strength was questioned by Te Puehu and Te Aweawe, Te Rākaitauheke uttered this whakatauākī.

Week 8 20 Poutū-te-rangi - 24 Poutū-te-rangi Marg Thorsborne RP Training for all staff - Mon 20 - starting at 1pm School finishes at the end of p3 @ 12.05 Volleyball ends - Mon 20 Cricket - Regional Gillette - Tues 21 - Wed 22 Non Uniform day - Tues 21 Peer Support p1 - Tues 21 Cycling - Can. MTB champs - Wed 22 Summer Sport ends - Wed 22 LEF's due - Thurs 23 at 2.40pm Swimming - Canterbury Champs - Thurs 23 HoLA StEADA meetings - Thurs 23 (various) Rowing - Maadi - Fri 24 - 2nd Marg Thorsborne TP training for Deans - Fri 24	Week 9 27 Poutū-te-rangi - 31 Poutū-te-rangi Summer Tournament Week  Rowing - Maadi Cup - All week Volleyball National Champs - All week 9TAA SS Taonga Hunt - Mon 27 Brave Presentations - Mon 27 p3 - Year 13 p4 - Year 12 p5 - Year 11 9JEJ SS Taonga Hunt - Tues 28 MAO101 Marae Trip - Tues 28 DRA101 Assessment p4-5 - Tues 28, Thurs 30 and Fri 31 Volleyball Satellite Champs - Tues 28 - Thurs 30 Basketball - 3x3 Tournament - Wed 29 - Sat 1 9DEM SS Taonga Hunt - Wed 29 Cycling - SI Schools MTB - Thurs 30 Waterpolo - SI Champs - Thurs 30 - Sun 2 9CTG SS Taonga Hunt - Thurs 30 Otago Maths Comp -Thurs 30 p 3 & 4 South Islands Athletics - Fri 31 - Sat 1 HoLA Planning Day - Thurs 30
Assembly -  Mon 20 - Year 9 PAC  Year 10 - Gym Wed 22 - Prefect Led	Assembly -  Mon - Year 11 Gym Year 12 - PAC Wed 29 - Academic Scholar's (Blazer)
Meeting  All Staff PLD - Marg Thorsborne - Mon 20 Learning Area - Tues 21	Meeting  Learning and Teaching - Mon 27 Staff - Tues 28

Information for Staff

1. ChatGPT continues to be the 'hot topic' in education on a number of online platforms. You may be interested in this blogpost "100 Prompts for Teachers to Ask ChatGPT". 

Alice Keeler has made a quick video on how to use ChatGPT to enable differentiation of resources in a lesson. Another possible time saver for teachers which enables students at different levels to access the relevant information.

2. Digital Kete - a new website that has been released with digital resources for New Zealand Teachers. It includes some great resources for Aotearoa New Zealand Histories curriculum that support both kaiako and ākonga.

3. You may also like to explore the website He Kōrero - there are a number of videos that share NZ stories/ animations and resources to help learn about kaupapa Māori.