Week 4 - Term 4 - 2024

 Me te rangi ka paruhi

Like a beautifully fine, calm day

Beauty is a pleasure to behold

Week 4 4 Noema - 8 Noema NZQA Exams begin - Tues 5 Please be aware of any room changes. The gym will be in use as well as the Mathematics rooms. More information to come.	Week 5 11 Noema - 15 Noema NZQA Exams cont. Teacher Only Day - Thurs 14 Show Day - Fri 15
Assembly -  Mon - Nil Wed - Nil	Assembly -  Mon - Nil Wed - Nil
Meeting  Mon: Nil Tues: Learning Area	Meeting  Mon: Nil Tues: Staff

Information for Staff

1. A big thank you to everyone involved in the Prizegiving - there is a lot of work behind the scenes and it all went very smoothly! A number of parents have sent through positive feedback and the seniors were amazing. Special thanks to Michael and the orchestra, along with Bina and Ingrid - amazing talent.

A few photos already:

2. Teacher Only Day - Just a reminder that the structure for the day (Thurs 14/11) is that the first hour will be with your Professional Learning Group. This is the replacement time from term 3. This is a good chance to continue the professional discussion from earlier in the year.

3. . We have also had to shift around some of the meetings this term due to the availability of the SLT. This means that we have swapped around the Learning Area and staff meetings in week 4 and 5 to accommodate this. Learning Areas also have the majority of the Thursday of TOD to cover anything needed. the updated meeting schedule for the remainder of the year can be found HERE.

Week 3 - Term 4 - 2024

 E hoa ma, ina te ora o te tangata

My friends, this is the essence of life 

This proverb is an exclamation which can be used when someone is surprised or satisfied.

Week 3 28 Oketopa - 1 Noema Labour Day - Mon 28 Rugby 7's Condor qualifier - Tues 29 Year 13 NCEA assembly p2 - Wed 20 Final full school assembly - Wed 30 School finishes at 1pm - Wed 30 Prizegiving - 6pm @CBHS Volleyball Canterbury Junior Champs - Fri 1 - Sun 3 Year 9 Dance trip to the RNZB - Fri 1 Year 11 NCEA Assembly - Fri 1 p4 Year 12 NCEA assembly - Fri 1 p5 Leavers Dinner - Fri 1 (evening)	Week 4 4 Noema - 8 Noema NZQA Exams begin - Tues 5 Please be aware of any room changes. The gym will be in use as well as the Mathematics rooms. More information to come.
Assembly -  Mon - Nil Wed - Sport and Year 13 Leavers	Assembly -  Mon - Nil Wed - Nil
Meeting  Mon: Nil Tues: Learning Area	Meeting  Mon: Staff Tues: Learning Area

Information for Staff

1. It is always a big couple of weeks with the wrap up of assessments, evenings out with prizegiving's and celebrations. Thank you to everyone for the little bit you have done to make all of these evenings a success.

2. Two weeks in, the students have been making good use of the furniture that has been placed in the common spaces on Level 2 and 3. A number of senior students have been using it for study as well as collaborative work.

Each time we go past, there seems to be a different configuration - different from what the original plan is. It will be interesting to track the changes over time.

Week 2 - Term 4 - 2024

 He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata

Goodwill towards others is a precious treasure

Week 2 21 Oketopa - 25 Oketopa L1 Art Exhibition - Mon 21 - Fri 25 Senior Clearance Begins - Mon 21 All internal grade, external practice examination grades with comments, (Set B) and derived grades (Set C) entered into markbooks - Mon 21 Year 13 Ranklists to BLS - Mon 21 Year 11 - 13 Prizewinners entered into Kamar - Tues 22 Rugby 7s warm up - Tues 22 Aiga/Whanau Farewell - 6pm Tues 22 Senior Special awards completed - Wed 23 LEF grades due - Wed 23 Acland High Tea - Thurs 24 Junior Writing Competition - Fri 25 Pink Day - Fri 25 Prizewinners notified - Fri 25	Week 3 28 Oketopa - 1 Noema Labour Day - Mon 28 Rugby 7's Condor qualifier - Tues 29 Year 13 NCEA assembly p2 - Wed 20 Final full school assembly - Wed 30 School finishes at 1pm - Wed 30 Prizegiving - 67pm @CBHS Volleyball Canterbury Junior Champs - Fri 1 - Sun 3 Year 9 Dance trip to the RNZB - Fri 1 Year 11 NCEA Assembly - Fri 1 p4 Year 12 NCEA assembly - Fri 1 p5 Leavers Dinner - Fri 1 (evening)
Assembly -  Mon - Year 10 - Staffroom (Camp org) Year 11 - Gym Year 12 - PAC Wed - Cultural and Service Colours	Assembly -  Mon - Nil Wed - Sport and Year 13 Leavers
Meeting  Mon: L & T & TWH Tues: Staff Thurs: Nil	Meeting  Mon: Nil Tues: Learning Area Thurs:

Information for Staff

1. Kamar Sign off sheet: If you are working through needing to have your Year 11 - 13's sign off their grades you are able to create a summary sheet  of all internal standards and derived grades. The instructions on how to do this can be found HERE.

2. The teachers toolkit is one of the most popular educational websites in the UK and has lots of resources which can be accessed for free if you make an account. They have just published their top 10 downloaded resources which are listed below.

This is a great resource to use in a range of subjects, and links well to the ‘thinking’ dimension of the GTT. 

1. The Question Matrix (over ½ million downloads!)

2. Pose, Pause, Pounce, Bounce 

3. The 5-Minute Lesson Plan (5+ million downloads in total!)

4. Questioning Templates

5. The Verbal Feedback Project & Findings 

6. A Practical Guide to Adaptive Teaching 

7. The 5-Minute Marking Plan 

8. Mark, Plan, Teach, Sketchnotes 

9. Resilience Assembly 10. Spaced Practice & Curriculum Sequencing