Week 8 - Term 3 - 2023

 I orea te tuatara ka patu ki waho 

A problem is solved by continuing to find solutions 

This whakatauki refers to the need for creative thinking, adaptability and perseverance. In order to solve a problem you need to have all of these.

Week 8    4 Hepetemer - 8 Hepetemer Te Kura Practice exams - Mon 4 p 1 - 3 AUT Course Planning Break 1 - Tues 5 BOT Student Rep Election Day - Tues 5 Market Day - Wed 6 Senior Exams start - Thurs 7 - Fri 15 LEF Reports due - Thurs 7 UC Open Day - Fri 8 Senior SISS Korfball - Sat 9 - Sun 10	Week 9    11 Hepetemer - 15 Hepetemer Senior Examinations - All Week Level 1 MCAT - Thurs 14 Junior SISS Korfball - Thurs 14 - Fri 15 Get2Go Challenge - Fri 15 NZ Aerobic Nationals - Sat 16 - Sun 17
Assembly -  Mon - Yr 11, 12 and 13 - Exam Prep in Gym Wed - All School	Assembly -  Mon - Nil Wed - Nil - TBC for Juniors
Meeting  Mon: Te Whare Hauora Tues: Staff - Assessment and AI Tues: HoLA's and Deans - 104	Meeting  Tues: Learning Area if needed

Information for Staff

1. Staff meeting on Tuesday - Please bring your laptop. We will be looking at updating our assessment guidelines and making sure we are all using the same language with regards to how AI can and can not be used moving forward. 

2. AI could spark the most positive transformation education has ever seen...

Week 7 - Term 3 - 2023

 Whaiwhia te kete mātauranga 

Fill the basket of knowledge 

Like the whakatauki above, this one speaks to the importance of education and knowledge. It could be used to share/publicise educational events/workshops, to encourage people to fill their baskets with knowledge. It could also be used after a very informative/thought-provoking workshop to celebrate the filling of the collective’s basket with knowledge.

Week 7    28 Akuhata - 1 Hepetemer Winter Tournament Week The following teams will be out: Basketball - Junior SS and Senior SI Champs Equestrian - SI Sec Schools Football - NZ Champs Hockey 1st XI NZ Champs Hockey 2nd XI NZ Champs Ice Hockey - SISS Netball - SI Champs Rugby - SS Regional U18 Cup Inspiring Minds Writer - Mon 28 DRA201 Assessments - Tues 29 - Wed 30 (p4 - 5)	Week 8    4 Hepetemer - 8 Hepetemer Te Kura Practice exams - Mon 4 p 1 - 3 AUT Course Planning Break 1 - Tues 5 BOT Student Rep Election Day - Tues 5 Market Day - Wed 6 Senior Exams start - Thurs 7 - Fri 15 LEF Reports due - Thurs 7 UC Open Day - Fri 8 Senior SISS Korfball - Sat 9 - Sun 10
Assembly -  Mon - Year 9 (PAC) Year 10 (Gym) Wed - Charities	Assembly -  Mon - Yr 11, 12 and 13 - Exam Prep in Gym Wed - All School
Meeting  Mon: Junior HODs Tues: Learning Area	Meeting  Mon: Te Whare Hauora Tues: Staff

Information for Staff

1. On September 4th, The Education Hub will release a new research report exploring Aotearoa New Zealand teachers’ experiences of and perspectives on curriculum design and delivery at their school and their use of instructional materials. 

We will be holding an online panel discussion on September 5th at 7.30pm to explore the key ideas, questions and recommendations raised in the report. The panel will feature:
• Associate Professor Bronwyn Wood – Victoria University of Wellington
• Pauline Waiti (Te Rawawa) – Education consultant, Ahu Whakamua Limited
• Barbara Ala’alatoa – past principal of Sylvia Park School 
• Christine Parkinson and Seth Davies – Rangitoto College Auckland

You can register for the free webinar here. A copy of the report will be emailed the day before the webinar.

2. Using Edpuzzle for student projects

Here are some ideas.
 Give a TED Talk: Students become an expert on a topic and give their own TED Talk.

 Analyse a reading or speech: Students break down the text to identify techniques and thematic elements. 

 Demonstrate a maths problem: Have students solve a maths problem and explain their reasoning by recording themselves.

Here is how it works:

• Students can choose from videos that are clean of questions or record their own.
• By default, Student Projects are set to private for only you and the student.
• If you want to share and show off your student’s work, you can copy and assign it to your class.

For more information here is a quick video

and here are instructions on how to use it

Week 6 - Term 3 - 2023

 E kore a muri e hokia

What is done is done

Week 6    21 Akuhata - 25 Akuhata Sports/cultural photos - Mon 21 UC Course Planning - Mon 21 DRA101 Production Assessment - Tues 22 - Wed 23 Course Selection for 2024 closes - Wed 23 Rongohia Te Hau observation days - Wed 23 - Thurs 24 Estimated Credits due - Thurs 24 LEF Reports due - Thurs 24 Massey Uni Wellington Campus Open Day - Fri 25 Victoria University Open Day - Fri 25 Cycling - Southern School Day Tour - Sat 26 - Sun 27 Wellies for Wellbeing Walk - Sun 27 Basketball Junior SS - from Sun 27	Week 7    28 Akuhata - 1 Hepetemer Winter Tournament Week The following teams will be out: Basketball - Junior SS and Senior SI Champs Equestrian - SI Sec Schools Football - NZ Champs Hockey 1st XI NZ Champs Hockey 2nd XI NZ Champs Ice Hockey - SISS Netball - SI Champs Rugby - SS Regional U18 Cup Inspiring Minds Writer - Mon 28 DRA201 Assessments - Tues 29 - Wed 30 (p4 - 5)
Assembly -  Mon - Year 11 (PAC) Year 12 (Gym) Wed - Sport	Assembly -  Mon - Year 9 (PAC) Year 10 (Gym) Wed - Charities
Meeting  Mon: Learning and Teaching Tues - Learning Area	Meeting  Mon: Junior HODs Tues: Learning Area

Information for Staff

1. NCEA updates for 2024:

a. Literacy and Numeracy, Te Reo Matatini me te Pāngarau 

• Alongside the five dedicated standards, additional standards can be used to achieve the NCEA co-requisite in 2024 and 2025 only 
• This approved list of standards for 2024 & 2025 is now available on NCEA.education 
• The approved standards reflect skills and competency in te reo matatini, pāngarau, literacy, and numeracy

b. Developing the new Level 2 and 3 standards

•  The New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) Development -  in the process of developing NCEA Level 2. This includes Levels 2 and 3 Pacific Studies, and Levels 1-3 for 5 Pacific languages.
• Subjects are being developed in 3 groups: Groups 1 and 2 were developed in 2022 and are undergoing review. Group 3 commenced development in late May, with Subject Expert Groups meeting face to face between 15 May – 9 June 
• Te Marautanga o Aotearoa Development -  Level 3 Wāhanga Ako development is in progress for TMoA and Te Reo Māori NZC and Level 1 was reviewed in late May

2. Something to be aware of if you are speaking to a French speaker around the use of AI.....

Week 5 - Term 3 - 2023

 Tuia te rangi e tū iho nei
Tuia te papa e takoto nei

Join sky above to earth below, just as people join together 

Week 5    14 Akuhata - 18 Akuhata Subject choice afternoon - Mon 14 VUW Course planning Year 13 - Mon 14 Dance NZ Made @ BHS - Wed 16 Winter sport ends - Wed 16 GEO101 Earthquake Field Trip - Thurs 17 Basketball ends - Fri 18 Otago Uni Course Planning - Fri 18 Sports/ Cultural photos - Fri 18	Week 6    21 Akuhata - 25 Akuhata Sports/cultural photos - Mon 21 UC Course Planning - Mon 21 DRA101 Production Assessment - Tues 22 - Wed 23 Course Selection for 2024 closes - Wed 23 Estimated Credits due - Thurs 24 LEF Reports due - Thurs 24 Massey Uni Wellington Campus Open Day - Fri 25 Victoria University Open Day - Fri 25 Cycling - Southern School Day Tour - Sat 26 - Sun 27 Wellies for Wellbeing Walk - Sun 27 Basketball Junior SS - from Sun 27
Assembly -  Mon - Year 10 - camps with FRR Year 13 - Gym Wed - Prefects	Assembly -  Mon - Year 11 (PAC) Year 12 (Gym) Wed - Sport
Meeting  Tues -Staff (CRP - Rongohia te Hau)	Meeting  Mon: Learning and Teaching Tues - Learning Area

Information for Staff

1. Thank you to L-J and the team for putting together another entertaining evening of Lip-sync. If you missed the staff - you can check out their moves below:

2. MOE Bi-Monthly updates: Please have a read of the latest around the NCEA change program released from the MOE. It includes links/dates for Art, Drama and Language teachers of upcoming PLD or meetings. I will be attending both the Regional Change Plan Hui and the workshop so will keep you further updated regarding and new information.

We also have Joseph and Anna from the MOE attending the first part of our next L&T meeting on Monday 21 August. If you have specific questions or clarifications please let your HoLA know so this can be discussed then.