Week 10 - Term 3 - 2019

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 10  23 Mahuru - 27 Mahuru Year 11 PED - MTB - All week Netball Club Sports Prize Giving - Mon 23 Sports/Cultural Photos - Mon 23 - Tues 24 in Gym Big Night Out - Wed 25 Level 1 Art Externals due - Thurs 26 German Cultural Tour - Year 11 - 13 Leaves on Thurs 26 Junior Speech Competition p4 - Thurs 26 Climate Strike - Friday 27 (pm) End of Term 3 - Fri 27	Holiday Break  28 Mahuru - 13 Ōketopa  In Holidays the following competitions are on: Cycling Road Racing nationals Basketball NZ Champs Netball NZ Champs Cycling National School Track events
Assembly - WED All Levels in Ako classes on Wed Full School Assembly - Fri 27	Assembly - WED Nil
Meeting  Department	Meeting  Nil

Information for Staff

1. Shaping a Stronger Education System with New Zealanders: The latest discussion document for the Education system has been released for feedback and outlines the long-term vision and objectives moving forward. These include a more inclusive, equitable, connected and future focused New Zealand learning system.

Click on the link HERE to read through what the objectives are and provide feedback

2. Applications are open for the 2020 Boma NZ Education Fellows, powered by Christchurch Airport—an amazing opportunity for Canterbury secondary school educators!

This is a free, year-long programme that will help 10 motivated educators bring exponential thinking, technology and innovative leadership into their schools. through immersive, hands-on learning experiences, such as:

• intensive workshops, 
• an overseas trip to the US visiting Stanford University's K12 Lab @ d.School and many other exciting organisations,
• monthly meet-ups/dinners.

All of these learning experiences will enable the Boma NZ Education Fellows to create hands-on projects in Canterbury secondary schools, resulting in tangible outcomes that can be scaled to others in the wider education community.

If you are interested in joining our 2020 cohort of Boma NZ Education Fellows, please check out the full programme detail (and our 2019 cohort) on our website: bomaedfellows.co.nz and send in your application ASAP.

Applications close 30 September 2019. Feel free to send any questions you have to nzfellows@boma.global

Week 9 - Term 3 - 2019

He iti te mokoroa, nāna i kati te kahikatea 

The mokoroa (grub) may be small, but it cuts through the Kahikatea 

This whakatauki reflects that small things can have a great impact. It encourages us to think big. Although numbers or resources may be small, like the mokoroa, it is possible to achieve great tasks/achievements.

 

Week 9  16 Mahuru - 20 Mahuru Senior Examinations - All Week Voices Festival - Mon 16 - Thurs 19 ICAS English - Tues 17 Orchestra Festival - Wed 18 and Sat 21 - Sun 22 Year 11 MCAT Examination - Thurs 19 Aerobics Nationals - Sat 21 - Sun 22 New Entrants' Test - Sat 21	Week 10  23 Mahuru - 27 Mahuru Year 11 PED - MTB - All week Netball Club Sports Prize Giving - Mon 23 Sports/Cultural Photos - Mon 23 - Tues 24 in Gym Big Night Out - Wed 25 Level 1 Art Externals due - Thurs 26 German Cultural Tour - Year 11 - 13 Leaves on Thurs 26 Junior Speech Competition p4 - Thurs 26 End of Term 3 - Fri 27 In Holidays the following competitions are on: Cycling Road Racing nationals Basketball NZ Champs Netball NZ Champs Cycling National School Track events
Assembly - WED Year 9 and 10 - Merit Award Assembly in Gym	Assembly - WED Full School Assembly
Meeting  No Meetings this week	Meeting  Department

Information for Staff

1. An interesting article about thinking.  Solving a problem is not just about getting the answer, but going through the process to get to the answer.


2. Thanks to Julie - ONJ - for the Brene Brown tip.

Week 8 - Term 3 - 2019

Week 8  9 Mahuru - 13 Mahuru Maori Language Week - All Week Guta Goldstein, Holocaust Survivor P2 PAC Alanna Mitchell Presentation - All Year 12s - p4 in PAC - Mon 9 Orion Health Tear 12/13 Digital Technologies Software Development Trip (p5) - Mon 9 Whanau Hui - Mon 9 CGHS Showcase 6pm Tues 10 Mufti Day - Tues 10 Barbershop competition - Wed 11 - Thurs 12 Get 2 Go Challenge - Wed 11 Year 9 - 12 Options Choice Closing Date - Wed 11 Senior Examinations Begin - Thurs 12 through to Fri 20 Swimming NZ Champs - Thurs 12 - Sun 15 Gymsports Rythmic NZSS - Sat 14 - Sun 15	Week 9  16 Mahuru - 20 Mahuru Senior Examinations - All Week Voices Festival - Mon 16 - Thurs 19 Ski and Snowboard SISS - Mon 16 ICAS English - Tues 17 Orchestra Festival - Wed 18 and Sat 21 - Sun 22 Year 11 MCAT Examination - Thurs 19 Aerobics Nationals - Sat 21 - Sun 22 New Entrants' Test - Sat 21
Assembly - WED Senior Exam Assembly	Assembly - WED Year 9 and 10 - Merit Award Assembly in Gym
Meeting  Staff Meeting - Monday 9 Learning and Teaching Meeting - Tues 10	Meeting  No Meetings this week

Information for Staff

As next week is Te Wiki o Te reo Māori here are a few resources that could be of interest:

1. Culturally responsive teaching is based on creating a culture of care and welcoming warmth in a classroom. A culture of care values each student of the class and the teacher regardless of their culture or way of being. The Educultural Wheel from Macfarlane, 2004, offers a framework for introducing culturally inclusive classroom strategies premised on five core values that underpin an Indigenous Māori world view.

You might find the statistics below from the recent Angus MacFarlane lecture of interest regarding teacher understanding of cultural ways of thinking, acting and believing....

2. It might be timely to revisit Tataiako - https://teachingcouncil.nz/sites/default/files/Tataiako_FINAL_web_mar16.pdf

3. As shared by the Teaching Council in their email yesterday, 'A case study of culturally responsive practice at Rotorua Girls' High School.

Week 7 - Term 3 - 2019

Whatungarongaro te tangata, toitū te whenua 

As people disappear from sight, the land remains 

This whakatauki speaks to the importance and permanence of land. While people come and go, the land remains. As humans we rely on the land. We must think long-term and see the big picture to ensure the sustainability of the land.

Week 7  2 Mahuru - 6 Mahuru Winter Tournament Week 12&13 Drama Assessments - Mon 2 - Wed 4 Basketball Junior SS - Mon 2 - Tues 3 Football - NZ - Mon 2 - Thurs 5 Hockey NZ 1st & 2nd XI - Mon 2 - Sat 7 Netball SI Champs - Mon 2 - Thurs 5 Basketball SI Champs - Wed 4 - Sat 7 St Mary's Music Concert - Wed 4 Rugby NZ Champs - Thurs 5 - Sun 8	Week 8  9 Mahuru - 13 Mahuru Maori Language Week - All Week Guta Goldstein, Holocaust Survivor P2 PAC Alanna Mitchell Presentation - All Year 12s - p4 in PAC - Mon 9 Orion Health Tear 12/13 Digital Technologies Software Development Trip (p5) - Mon 9 Whanau Hui - Mon 9 CGHS Showcase 6pm Tues 10 Mufti Day - Tues 10 Barbershop competition - Wed 11 - Thurs 12 Get 2 Go Challenge - Wed 11 Year 9 - 12 Options Choice Closing Date - Wed 11 Senior Examinations Begin - Thurs 12 through to Fri 20 Swimming NZ Champs - Thurs 12 - Sun 15 Gymsports Rythmic NZSS - Sat 14 - Sun 15
Assembly - WED Year 9 - PAC	Assembly - WED Senior Exam Assembly
Meeting  Learning Area/ Pedagogical	Meeting  Staff Meeting - Monday 9 Learning and Teaching Meeting - Tues 10

Information for Staff

1. Week 8 is Māori language week with the theme this year being 'Kia Kaha te reo Māori' - Let's make Māori language strong. 

TKI have created a number of resources that you can use:

http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-resources/National-events-and-the-NZC/Maori-Language-Week

2. The Greater Christchurch Schools’ Network is conducting research into the perceptions of education by distance, and online learning. To assess current knowledge of education by distance and online learning, as well as determine what aspects work well or could be improved, an online survey has been created for teachers and school leaders.

This survey will help inform the Greater Christchurch Schools’ Network on how to best support providers to offer a wide range of subjects to students through online or distance learning.

By completing the survey you may enter the draw to win a $50 supermarket voucher. The survey can be taken by following this link, and will be open until September 27th:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GCSNChchGirlsTeachers

3.Education Counts have just released some of their latest interenational research around teaching in New Zealand. The list includes articles on feedback, student 'choice and voice' in a lesson, mixed ability groupings, connecting with students prior knowledge etc. To find out more to to  https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/teaching-in-new-zealand?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it

Week 6 - Term 3 - 2019

Tē tōia, tē haumatia 

Nothing can be achieved without a plan, workforce and a way of doing things 

This whakatauki speaks to the importance of having a ‘plan of attack’. It could be used to guide conversation or lead a discussion in the planning of an event or community initiative.

Week 6  26 Ākuhata - 30 Ākuhata 3 Morning Briefings start this week - Mon 26 (Tues Ako teachers meet with Deans) LEF Reports due this week. Senior Progress reports Te reo Moderation PLD - Mon 26 Te Kura Language examinations - morning - Tues 27 11DRA Major Production - Wed 28 Yr 12 Women in Leadership Breakfast @UC - Wed 28 12 &13 Drama Assessments - Thurs 29 - Wed 4 Late Start - Thurs 29 UC Classics Morning - Thurs 29 13ENG 3.5 Seminar Assessments - Thurs 29 Senior Chirnside Competition (Shakespeare) - Thurs 29 National Big Sing - Wed 28 - Sun 1 Middle Leaders - Coaching and Mentoring - Thurs 29 (2 - 4pm) Restorative Practice Training Day - Fri 30 Basketball Junior SS - Sat 31 - Sun 1 Cycling Southern School 2 day - Sat 31 - Sun 1	Week 7  2 Mahuru - 6 Mahuru Winter Tournament Week 12&13 Drama Assessments - Mon 2 - Wed 4 Basketball Junior SS - Mon 2 - Tues 3 Football - NZ - Mon 2 - Thurs 5 Hockey NZ 1st & 2nd XI - Mon 2 - Sat 7 Netball SI Champs - Mon 2 - Thurs 5 Basketball SI Champs - Wed 4 - Sat 7 St Mary's Music Concert - Wed 4 Rugby NZ Champs - Thurs 5 - Sun 8
Assembly - WED Year 9 - Gym Year 11 - PAC Year 13 -  Staffroom	Assembly - WED Year 9 Assembly - PAC
Meeting  Staff - Junior Curriculum - end of year feedback and next steps	Meeting  Learning Area/ Pedagogical

Information for Staff

1. Update on the NCEA Review: 

a. The 'Indicative' timeline of implementation - cabinet are still to sign off on this, but at this stage the plan is to have the draft Level 1 standards available to view. They will then be looking for about 40 schools to trial the standards in 2021, with a mixture of new and old at Level 1 in 2022.

b. All standards will be changing - there are currently about 1070 AS across all subjects, none of these standards will be available moving forward in their current form. The teachers who will be working on the redesign are being asked to go back to the NZ curriculum and look at what is the important learning in each subject and key concepts needed. The new standards are also incorporate the key competencies - front end of the curriculum into the learning - so a broader range of skills will be covered.

c. Literacy and Numeracy will be removed from the standards - these are assessed externally, and will no longer be attached to any achievement standard.

d. New ways of assessing the externals - this has been discussed and they are looking at Portfolios for other subjects rather than just arts and technology, additional CATs (that are marked outside the school but are assessed throughout the year, and will not be marked the class teachers) and demonstrations as other ways of external assessment.

e. Ministry NCEA review team are looking at how the 8TOD will be used, and it looks as if at least some of these will be 'Jumbo' days - the same as what was done with the initial implementation.

2. A quick short cut for those who like to use the snipping tool - If you have a Windows computer, you can use Shift and (Windows Key) and S to take a screen capture. You click and drag around what it is you would like to capture. The copy will go straight to your clipboard, then press CTRL V to paste the 'snip' where you would like. Quick and easy!

3. A reflection on perspective - sometimes we have to remember that we all think about things from different points of view and we need to stop and ask ourselves the following:
a. What do I believe about this.....
b. What assumptions have I made....
c. What do I believe and how could I be wrong.....
d. Do I confuse feeling right with being right....

This short snippet from the old T.V show featuring Ma & Pa Kettle illustrate the idea of everyone has a different perspective nicely!




Also a great image when you want to demonstrate complexity - how in an organisation, if one small piece stops, how this can alter the rest of the system - everything and everyone relies on each other.