Week 6 - Term 3 - 2026

      Mauri tū mauri ora

An active soul is a healthy soul

Week 6 24 Here-turi-kōkā - 28 Here-turi-kōkā Mon BOT meeting - finance  Year 12 Leadership Summit  Wed Aurora Festival  LEF's and EC's due  Market Day in the Quad  Thurs Aurora Festival  Dance Showcase  Te Kura Exams  Fri Aurora Festival  Big Sing Finale  Non-Uniform Day - Library Dress Up  UC Open Day  Tournament Week  Cycling 2 Day Tour (Sat & Sun)	Week 7 31 Here-turi-kōkā - 4 Mahuru Tournament Week  Mon BOT Meeting  Tues  SPACPAC Speeches  Tournament Week:  Junior SS Basketball (Sat-Tues)  Hockey Federation Cup - 1st XI (Sun-Sun) NZ Badminton Champs (Sun-Wed) SISS Equestrian (Sun-Fri)  NZ Football Tournament (Mon-Fri)  SISS Netball Tournament (Mon-Thurs) Canterbury SS Duathlon (Mon-Thurs) SI Basketball Champs (Wed-Sat)  NZSS Rugby Champs 1st XV (Thurs-Sat) SISS Climbing Event (Thurs & Fri)  SISS Ski & Snowboard Champs (Fri & Sat)
Assembly Mon - Year 13 Assembly (PAC) Wed - Book Week/Spoken Word/BOT nominations Assembly            Year 13 in PAC	Assembly Mon - Year 9 (PAC) and Year 10 (Gym)  Wed - Aroha Assembly             Year 11 in PAC
Meeting  Mon: TWH Meeting  Tues: Staff Meeting  Thurs: PCT Meeting	Meeting  Mon: PL (Embed)  Tues: Nil Thurs: Nil

Information for Staff

Listening for Learning

Tolhurst’s work on listening has been a recurring reference throughout my studies. Although her work primarily focuses on coaching and mentoring, the principles of effective listening she explores are relevant across all aspects of the teaching profession.

I have put together a slideshow highlighting some of the key insights and gold nuggets from her guide (apologies for the slightly blurry images). Let me know if you want me to share the entire reading with you.

New Zealand Assessment Institute

The New Zealand Assessment Institute (NZAI) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that promotes effective assessment practice across the education sector. Through professional learning, publications, research, conferences, and school collaboration, NZAI supports educators to strengthen assessment practice and improve learner outcomes (see the knowledge centre).

Please see the linked information for further details about NZAI, its resources, and opportunities to connect with its work. You can also follow NZAI on LinkedIn and Facebook for regular assessment insights and updates.

Question 6: Literacy 

What literary device is used in the sentence: "The wind whispered through the pōhutukawa trees."

A. Hyperbole
B. Personification
C. Simile
D. Onomatopoeia

Question 6: Numeracy

A phone plan charges $18 per month plus $2.50 per GB of data used. If someone uses 4 GB, what is the total cost?