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