Monday 9 September 2024

Week 9 - Term 3 - 2024

 He tina ki runga, he tāmore ki raro.

To flourish above, one must be firmly rooted below.

Week 9
16 Hepetema - 20 Hepetema

Te Wiki o te reo Māori - all week


School Examinations 
All week for Year 12 and 13
Mon and Tues for Year 11

Hockey Prize Giving - Tues 17

International students city art tour - Wed 18

9KEM & 9MKA to Deans Bush - Thurs 19

International students to Gondola and Pier - Thurs 19

International Students Avon Kayaking - Fri 20

Year 10 Numeracy - Fri 20

Aerobics Nationals - Fri 20 - Sun 22



Week 10
23 Hepetema - 27 Hepetema

TOU301 Fieldtrip to Queenstown - Mon 23 - Wed 25

9SOC Taonga Hunt - Various year 9 classes out throughout the week.

French trip leaves - Tues 24 - till end of holidays

CGHS Film Festival (evening) - Wed 25

Junior Speech Comps - Wed 25

DRA101 Assessment - Wed 25

Lockdown/Building evac p1 - Thurs 26

External portfolios due for Art101 - Fri 27

Senior Writing Competition - Fri 27

Technology WOW/Weta Trip - Fri 27








Assembly - 

Mon - Year 9 - Values awards

Wed - Nil

Assembly - 

Mon - 

Wed - 

Meeting 

Mon: Nil

Tues: Learning Area

Thurs: Nil
Meeting 

Mon: L & T

Tues: Learning Area

Thurs: Nil


Information for Staff

1. Cast.org have released the latest version of their UDL guidelines. "The UDL Guidelines are a tool used in the implementation of Universal Design for Learning, a framework developed by CAST to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn." [Link]

2. You may have seen in the news recently about Hybrid Learning plans for a number of students at Hagley College/ Te Puna Wai o Waipapa, something that was bought to the table here after COVID. It wasn't right for us, but will be interesting to see how this goes.

Thursday 5 September 2024

Week 8 - Term 3 - 2024

 He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata

Goodwill towards others is a precious treasure

Week 8
9 Hepetema - 13 Hepetema

Cycling - Litolff/Dawe Cups - Wed 11

LEF Grades due

School Examinations begin - Thurs 12 - and Fri 13

Pūhoro Wānanga - Thurs 12

Year 10 Literacy Reading CAA - Thurs 12 (am)

Year 10 Literacy Writing CAA - Fri 13 (am)



Week 9
16 Hepetema - 20 Hepetema

School Examinations 
All week for Year 12 and 13
Mon and Tues for Year 11

Hockey Prize Giving - Tues 17

Year 10 Numeracy - Fri 20

Aerobics Nationals - Fri 20 - Sun 22






Assembly - 

Mon - Senior Assembly - Gym - Exam Prep

Wed - SADD

Assembly - 

Mon - Year 9 - Values awards

Wed - Nil

Meeting 

Mon: Nil

Tues: Learning Area

Thurs: Nil
Meeting 

Mon: Nil

Tues: Learning Area

Thurs: Nil


Information for Staff

1. You may be interested to read the latest report around ending streaming in schools - Kōkirihia. It looks at the progress made across Aotearoa.
It contains examples of research that has been happening as well as examples of what has happened in a couple of schools.
The link to where the report can be found - click HERE.

2. Just a quick tip that I heard the other day with regards to how schools are combating the use of AI in assessment. Moving forward, when handing out instructions for an assessment task, you might consider including a line/word/statement in 'white' writing and shrink the font to one. Students will not be able to see the text, but if it is copied into an AI tool, then this will alter what the answer that is created, making it easier to spot work that is not a students own.