Week 3 - Term 3 - 2025

 He mango wai koia kia kore e whitikia

It is a big river indeed that cannot be crossed

Make light of difficulties and they will disappear

Week 3 28 Hūrae - 1 Akuhata QUAD Tournament - Mon 28 Young Writers workshop - Mon 28 PISA Testing - Tues 29 Building Evac p1 - Wed 30 MED301 Censor for a Day FT - Thurs 31 Lip Sync @ CBHS - Thurs 31 Squash NZ Champs - Fri 1 - Sun 3 International Students Ski Day - Fri 1 Year 11 Semi-Formal - Sat 2	Week 4 4 Akuhata - 8 Akuhata Teacher Only Day - Mon 4 Australian Maths Competition - Wed 6 Photos - Cultural and Sports - Thurs 7 - Fri 8 LEF's due - Thurs 7 Pūhoro wānanga - Fri 8Canterbury  Gymnastics - Sat 9 - Sun 10
Assembly -  Mon - None - Subject selection for Year 9 - 12 Wed - House Assembly - LipSync	Assembly -  Mon - None (TOD) Wed - Aroha
Meeting  Mon: Teaching and Learning Tues: Learning Area Thurs: PCT Meeting	Meeting  Mon: TOD - see below for outline Tues: Learning Area Thurs: Nil

Information for Staff

1. The outline for our upcoming TOD is as follows:

8.30 - 10.30: Strategic Planning for 2026 - 2028

11.00 - 1pm: Departments

1.40pm - 2.40pm: PLG groups

2. The article on Edutopia "Helping Students Overcome the Forgetting Curve" emphasises that human brains are naturally wired to forget new information unless it's actively reinforced. To counter this, Kaiako can implement three practical strategies:

• immediate recall through techniques like “brain dumps” that encourage students to retrieve and reframe knowledge right after learning; 
• personal reflection using tools like a “living wall” where students connect new concepts to real-life experiences, deepening memory through elaborative encoding; 
• and immediate use of new ideas in creative, authentic tasks that shift learning into long-term memory. These methods help students become active participants in their learning, transforming fleeting lessons into lasting understanding