Week 9 - Term 2 - 2024

 I orea te tuatara ka puta ki waho

A problem is solved by continuing to find solutions

Week 9 24 Pipiri - 28 Pipiri  DRA201 Major Production - Mon 24 & Tues 25 PHY201 Fieldtrip to UC - Mon 24 & Tues 25 Kapa Haka Nationals - All week STA201 Experiment Assessments - Mon 24 - Thurs 27 Canterbury Regional Readers - Mon 24 Senior French Immersion day - Tues 25 Senior Dance and Drama Showcase - Wed 26 Junior Speech Competition - Thurs 27	Week 10 1  Hōngongoi - 5 Hōngongoi  DRA301 Major Production Aukaha - Yr 12 Māori to UC Senior Parent-Teacher afternoon - Tues 2 from 2pm - 6.30pm. School to finish @ end of P4 SI Brain Bee Competition - Tues 2 DRA301 Major Production - Wed 3 Matariki Kapa Haka Event - Thurs 4 Pūhoro Wānanga - Thurs 4 DRA101 Assessments - Thurs 4 Senior Parent Teacher - Fri 5 - All day. Last Day Term 2 - Fri 5
Assembly -  Mon -  Year 9 - Gym Year 11 - Staffroom Wed - Matariki	Assembly -  Mon -  Year 10 - Gym Year 13 - Staffroom Wed - Sports
Meeting  Mon:  Te Whare Hauora Tues: Learning Area Thurs: PCT	Meeting  Mon:  Nil Tues: Nil Thurs: Nil

Information for Staff:

1. ERO is looking at how the changes to NCEA Level 1 are going and wants to hear from schools about their experiences.

A report is being written to go to the Ministry based on the findings. They want to understand the views and experiences of implementing the NCEA Level 1 changes, and its impacts. The Minister of Education commissioned this review to help understand how things are going and our school’s responses can help inform future decisions about the qualification and school supports. If you can spend 5- 10 mins completing the survey - see link below.

• Teacher survey: for all teachers involved with NCEA Level 1 learning and assessment: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S3TQ2B3 

Week 8 - Term 2 - 2024

 Mā mua ka kite a muri, mā muri ka ora a mua 

Those who lead give sight to those who follow, those who follow give life to those who lead This whakatauki also speaks to the importance of working together. 

It acknowledges and values the importance of both the leader and the followers for both are essential and co-dependent

Week 8 17 Pipiri - 21 Pipiri  LEF Due - Wed 19 SAGA Movie Night Wed 19 HIS101 Fieldtrip to BCR speaker at CBHS - Thurs 20 Jane Austen Essay Competition - Thurs 20 40 hour challenge - Fri 21 9Kai for the Community Bake Sale - Fri 21 STA201 Experiment - Fri 21 Chamber Music Competition - Sat 22 Kapa Haka Nationals - Sun 23	Week 9 24 Pipiri - 28 Pipiri  DRA201 Major Production - Mon 24 & Tues 25 PHY201 Fieldtrip to UC - Mon 24 & Tues 25 Kapa Haka Nationals - All week STA201 Experiment Assessments - Mon 24 - Thurs 27 Canterbury Regional Readers - Mon 24 Senior French Immersion day - Tues 25 Senior Dance and Drama Showcase - Wed 26 Junior Speech Competition - Thurs 27
Assembly -  Mon - Nil Wed - Pride and Door Winners	Assembly -  Mon -  Year 9 - Gym Year 11 - PAC Wed - Matariki
Meeting  Mon:  Learning and Teaching Tues: Learning Area Thurs: Nil	Meeting  Mon:  Te Whare Hauora Tues: Learning Area Thurs: PCT

Information for Staff:

1. Timeline for the introduction of the updated curriculum:

We have just been sent through the updated timeline for the implementation of the curriculum. Schools Years 7 - 13 must teach the updated English and mathematics and statistics curriculum starting Term 1, 2026.

Years 11 to 13 will have a national curriculum that will be broken out into subjects to more clearly align with NCEA achievement standards and senior secondary programmes of learning.

We know that the NCEA change programme has been rephased to allow time to develop clear curricula for senior secondary level subjects before NCEA Levels 2 and 3 are further developed. This was announced by the Minister of Education in April this year.

Evidence-based teaching practices will be integrated into the national curriculum, providing clarity about what teaching and learning is needed at each year level, and the practices that work best.

The work already done on the draft common practice model and the Ako Framework will be put into a single document.

The new curriculum will retain and strengthen the ‘Understand, Know, Do’ model in the updated national curriculum, which has already been tested. It will also usie Mātauranga — Pūkenga — Whanonga (Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions) as the organising model in Te Marautanga o Aotearoa.

Progressions: 

There will be five phases of learning which progress students’ knowledge and understanding over time. These phases are Years 0-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-13. These will now be strengthened by a year-by-year sequence so teachers know what they need to cover in each year.

2. An interesting article about students refusing to complete work or hand it in, and the possible reasons behind it. Students who have more choice and autonomy are likely to be more engaged in their work. Students may experience a fear of failure and need a sense of belonging, These are the main takeaways and the article suggests ways of dealing with them.

You can access it HERE.

3. . Online webinar that was recorded for AP/DP's - You can watch the recording of the session here. 
The topics include
- Mātauranga Māori in Secondary Programmes.
- AI in Education: What Now? What Next? And What About Authenticity?
- NCEA & NZ Curriculum.

One of the links mentioned was to David Perkins on 'Lifeworthy Learning' - see https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/lifeworthy-learning

Week 7 - Term 2 - 2024

 Mauri tū, mauri ora 

An active soul is a healthy soul 

This whakatauki could be used to encourage people to be active participants in a project or initiative or to celebrate people’s involvement and participation in an activity

Week 7 10 Pipiri - 14 Pipiri  Chamber Music Competition - Tues 11 - Thurs 13 German - UC Immersion Day - Wed 12 New Course Proposals due to BLS - Wed 12 GEO201 Urban Fieldtrip - Thurs 13 International Student Fieldtrip to Willowbank - Thurs 13 Door Competition Ends - Fri 14 Year 12 Formal - Sat 15	Week 8 17 Pipiri - 21 Pipiri  LEF Due - Wed 19 SAGA Movie Night Wed 19 HIS101 Fieldtrip to BCR speaker at CBHS - Thurs 20 Jane Austen Essay Competition - Thurs 20 40 hour challenge - Fri 21 9Kai for the Community Bake Sale - Fri 21 STA201 Experiment - Fri 21 Chamber Music Competition - Sat 22 Kapa Haka Nationals - Sun 23
Assembly -  Mon - Year 9 - PAC Year 12 - Gym Wed - Academic	Assembly -  Mon -  Nil Wed - Pride and Door Winners
Meeting  Mon:  Nil Tues: Staff Thurs: PCT	Meeting  Mon:  Learning and Teaching Tues: Learning Area Thurs: Nil

Information for Staff:

1. As per the email send out this week, this is a push to have as many staff as possible complete the Te Aho o te Reo  course and staff need to register by no later than June 18^th.
Some options may not run if numbers are not viable. This is a pre-registration form only.
 
As you work your way through the correct link- options will drop down.
 

1. There are online options for levels 1-4 as well as well as face to face classes.

1. This could be the last semester for Te Ahu as we have no guarantee about any ongoing funding.

Level 1 Pre-Registration
https://forms.office.com/r/UmivRjZxw1
 
Level 2-5 Pre-Registration
https://forms.office.com/r/NnJkZGQhEi