Kua hua te marama
Something has completed a full cycle
This whakatauki could be used to celebrate success/a project coming to term. It can also be used to reflect on the cyclical nature of things.
Week 6 29 Haratua - 2 Pipiri 9ZOO to Orana Park - Mon 29 Otago Law Seminar 3.30pm - Mon 29 UC Scholarship Talk - Mon 29 Year 11 Casio Competition - Tues 30 AR Team Wicked Rogain - Wed 31 Real Estate Careers Talk - Wed 31 Year 12/13 French Trip to Akaroa - Wed 31 Cross Country - Cant. Champs - Thurs 1 Year 12 rostered home - Thurs 1 (TBC) Estimated Credits and LEFs Due - Thurs 1 11-13 French Film Festival - Fri 2 Tuahiwi Marae staff PLD - Fri 2 | Week 7 5 Pipiri - 9 Pipiri King's Birthday - Mon 5 Spirit of Adventure trophy - Tues 6 - Sun 11 Police Careers Talk - break 2 - Tues 6 Year 10 Rostered home - Tues 6 (TBC) DRA101 Assessments p4 & 5 - Wed 7 and Thurs 8 BUS301 Pitch Event - Wed 7 AR team Wicked Rogaine - Wed 7 Lifesaving exam - Wed 7 Big Sing Regionals - Thurs 8 - Fri 9 GEO 201 Urban Field Trip - Thurs 8 Year 9 Rostered home - Thurs 8 (TBC) Camp America Talk - Fri 9 Pūhoro wānanga - Fri 9 Senior French Immersion UC - Fri 9 Waikato Uni Open Day - Fri 9 |
Assembly - Mon - Year 9 (PAC) Year 12 and 13 (Gym - Careers) Wed - Prefects | Assembly - Mon - King's Birthday - no session Wed - Manaakitanga |
Meeting Tues - Learning Area | Meeting Tues - Staff (AI) |
Information for Staff
1. Just a quick update from the team at NZQA moving forward into the SAC space.
In the Numeracy and Literacy (writing) exam, our students will be trialing 'Polly', The new text-to-speech tool. After a SAC review, through the use of focus groups, it has been found that the current system is seen to be mana-diminishing and disempowering, is unsustainable and out of step with NZQA's and schools vision around quality teaching, learning and assessment practice.
The new Co-requisites are intended to be as accessible as possible for all students and barriers are to be removed.
If the trials are successful, NZQA will look to roll this out to all digital examinations moving forward, taking away the need for a reader (and writer as exams are digital).
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is the preferred design framework that will be used with regard to assessment practice moving forward to meet the needs of our ākonga. As a school, we need to further explore how this can be applied as new standards come on board in 2024 to allow for flexibility and minimize barriers. More information can be found on the NCEA Education website - https://ncea.education.govt.nz/universal-design-learning-udl
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