Week 5 - Term 3 - 2024

 Whāia te mātauranga hei oranga mō koutou 

Seek after learning for the sake of your wellbeing 

This whakatauki refers to the importance of learning for it is key to your wellbeing. If you follow the path of learning, the world will be your oyster.

Week 5 19 Ākuhata - 23 Ākuhata Year 13 Dreaming Big Event - Mon 19 Subject Selection closes - Wed 21 (please remind students) Senior Production - Thurs 22 - Fri 23 Non-Uniform Youth Hub - Thurs 22 Rugby - 1st XV final - Sat 24 Wellies for Wellbeing - Sun 25	Week 6 26 Ākuhata - 30 Ākuhata Book Week - All week BOT student Nominees to Speak in PAC break 2 - Tues 27 Voting opens for BOT student Rep - Tues 27 Estimated Credits due - Wed 28 LEF Grades due - Wed 28 Pasifika Fono evening - Wed 28 Musical Mania - Thurs 29 (PAC A/S till 10pm)
Assembly -  Mon - Year 10 CAA Briefing (PAC) Year 13 - Gym Wed - Aroha	Assembly -  Mon - Year 11 (Gym) Wed - Book Week
Meeting  Mon: Nil Tues: Learning Area Thurs: PCT	Meeting  Mon: L&T Tues: Learning Area Thurs: Nil

Information for Staff

1. What a great summary behind 'Why a girls' school'!

2. Curriculum Timelines Changing:

The timeline for updating the National Curriculum has changed as part of a response to tackle maths achievement in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Schools and kura will now need to use the refreshed mathematics and statistics learning area from the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) and the pāngarau wāhanga ako from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa for Years 0-8 from Term 1 2025, no longer from the start of 2026.

National curriculum changes

To make sure teachers and kaiako have time to focus on maths and pāngarau, the Minister of Education has also agreed that the timeline for the new science and technology curriculum will be pushed out. These will now be available for use and open for feedback from Term 3, 2025.

• Teachers and kaiako in Years 7-13 for English and te reo Rangatira and in Years 9-13 for maths and pāngarau can still expect to see drafts of this material in Term 4 this year for feedback. 

Feedback will be invited on the draft maths learning areas and pāngarau wāhanga ako for Years 0-8 alongside the previously planned consultation on the draft Years 0-6 English learning area content and fast testing of te reo rangatira wāhanga ako materials.

A range of support, resources and further guidance will be made available to support these changes.

This will include:

• New teacher and student workbooks for every primary school and kura
• Professional learning and development in maths and pāngarau for teachers and kaiako
• Teacher-only day resources 

3. Guess the Odd one out- https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/odd-one-out/wAHNn4JsVTFOiw?hl=en

A Google tool that is part of Arts and Culture and lets you explore computer generated images against real one.