Week 5 - Term 4 - 2020

 Poipoia te kakano, Kia puawai

Nurture the seed and it will blossom

Week 5 9 Noema - 13 Noema L2 Art Portfolio Marking - Mon 9 - Tues 10 Junior Maths Exam - Mon 9 Whanau and Pacifika farewell - Mon 9 Staff 1st Aid course - Tues 10 and Wed 11 Aukaha Tau 10 - UC with HUI - Tues 10 Year 10 French Akaroa Trip - Tues 10 Exeat Day (no school) - Thurs 12 Show Day - Fri 13	Week 6 16 Noema - 20 Noema NCEA and Scholarship examinations begin - Mon 16 Year 10 Camp rotations begin - Mon 16 Summer Sports end - Wed 18 Teacher Only Day - MOE - Thurs 19
Assembly/Ako No Assemblies this week.	Assembly/Ako No Assemblies this week.
Meeting Staff	Meeting Learning Area

Information for Staff

1. Wow, what a week it has been - how we have managed to fit in a Leavers Ball, Prizegiving and the final assemblies I do not know. A big thank you for all the work you have done getting our students to this point, exams will be over before we know it.

2. Pacific Values - you may wish to check out these clips about Pasifika Education.

Week 4 - Term 4 - 2020

 Mā te kimi ka kite, Mā te kite ka mōhio, Mā te mōhio ka mārama. Seek and discover. Discover and know. Know and become enlightened.

Week 4 2 Noema - 6 Noema School closes at end of p4 - Wed 4 Senior Prizegiving - 6pm start - Wed 4 (see outline HERE) Acland High Tea - Thurs 5 Volleyball - Canterbury Junior Champs - Fri 6 - Sun 8 Final Assembly for Seniors - See Below - Fri 6 Junior Chirnside - Fri 6	Week 5 9 Noema - 13 Noema L2 Art Portfolio Marking - Mon 9 - Tues 10 Junior Maths Exam - Mon 9 Whanau and Pacifika farewell - Mon 9 Staff 1st Aid course - Tues 10 and Wed 11 Aukaha Tau 10 - UC with HUI - Tues 10 Year 10 French Akaroa Trip - Tues 10 Exeat Day (no school) - Thurs 12 Show Day - Fri 13
Assembly/Ako Junior exam Briefing in Gym - Wed See last weeks post for Assembly structure on Friday	Assembly/Ako No Assemblies this week.
Meeting Learning and Teaching - 104 Te Whare Hauora - S4	Meeting Staff

Week 3 - Term 4 - 2020

 Mā te whiritahi, ka whakatutuki ai ngā pūmanawa o tāngata

Together we'll weave the realisation of potential

Week 3  26 Oketopa - 30 Oketopa Labour Day - Mon 26 Senior Grade Report - Tues 27 Senior Prizewinners and Year 13 Rank lists due - Tues 27 Special Awards due - Tues 27 Gillette Cup Cricket - Wed 28 - Thurs 29 Pink Day Carnival - Wed 28 Year 13 Leavers Function at Wigram - Sat 31	Week 4 2 Noema - 6 Noema School closes at end of p4 - Wed 4 Senior Prizegiving - 6pm start - Wed 4 Acland High Tea - Thurs 5 Volleyball - Canterbury Junior Champs - Fri 6 - Sun 8 Final Assembly for Seniors - See Below - Fri 6 Junior Chirnside - Fri 6
Assembly/Ako Wed - Year 9 - Gym Year 12 - PAC Friday - Sports Colours Assembly (P1 and 2 - 5 min shorter)	Assembly/Ako See below for structure of the day
Meeting Learning Area	Meeting Learning and Teaching - 104 Te Whare Hauora - S4

Information for Staff

1. The structure of the day for Seniors on Friday 6 November will be the following

Period 1 - Year 13 will be in NZQA Assembly in PAC 
Period 2 - Year 12 NZQA Assembly in PAC and Year 13 in GYM with ORC

Morning tea - Quad - Year 13 and Staff

Period 3 - Full School Assembly - Year 12 and 13 will leave at the end of the assembly.

Period 4 - Year 11 NZQA Assembly in PAC - they will then leave after this.

2. NZQA are looking for new School Relationship Managers - if you are interested in assessment - check out https://careers.nzqa.govt.nz/jobs/NZQA-2065SQAL

3. I have just recently listened to this podcast from 'Habits of Leadership. Episode 34, is on 'What can school Leaders learn from Learning through Covid19" - have a listen, and consider/ reflect upon the following as you move from exam prep and marking into planning for 2021.

a. What things did you consider changing post lockdown?
b. How many of these did you actually put in place?
c. What would you like to reconsider now?

4. An interesting article - Are we Measuring What matters?

5. Free book access "A Learner's Paradise - How New Zealand is Reimagining Education" by Richard Wells.

Description: Do you think education works? Does it meet the needs of future society, business and most importantly, the average school leaver? In this book, Richard Wells explains his amazement at how all the components of New Zealand education collaborate in creating an ever forward-moving system better prepared for the 21st century than any other. After teaching in the UK, Wells moved to New Zealand in 2006 to find there was no prescribed curriculum and teachers were trusted to run the whole system, including writing high school graduation assessments themselves. 
The Government is appreciated by teachers as a supportive aide to them as they hold each other to account in a positive and collaborative nationally networked system. In New Zealand, teachers are proud of the education system they operate and develop with their students, some being unaware of how lucky they are.
Wells explains each of the elements and organisations that jointly form the world’s leading 21st Century education system.  He describes the developments and decisions that were made in achieving this and how it is moving into a phase of using student-negotiated national assessments that few other countries’ educators could even contemplate. The book is filled with useful diagrams and posters to illustrate key themes and pedagogies. Wells paints a picture of what happens when young people are measured by their depth of thinking and understanding and can personalise their approach to doing so. The book introduces you to a country where the leading people and schools shape the future of world public education.

Week 2 - Term 4 - 2020

 Mai i te kōpae ki te urupa, tātou ako tonu ai.

From the cradle to the grave, we are forever learning.

Week 2  19 Oketopa - 23 Oketopa Senior School Examinations continued - Mon 19 - Tues 20 13DIT - DCAT examination - Tues 20 12DIT - DCAT examination Wed 21 Hockey Prizegiving - Wed 21 - 5pm in PAC 11DIT - DCAT examination - Thurs 22 Zonta Sports Awards - Thurs 22 Next round of Prefect Selection - Fri 23	Week   26 Oketopa - 30 Oketopa Labour Day - Mon 26 Senior Grade Report - Tues 27 Senior Prizewinners and Year 13 Rank lists due - Tues 27 Special Awards due - Tues 27 Gillette Cup Cricket - Wed 28 - Thurs 29 Pink Day Carnival - Wed 28 Year 13 Leavers Function at Wigram - Sat 31
Assembly/Ako Wed - Year 11 - PAC Year 9 - Gym Friday - Cultural and Service Colours Assembly (P1 and 2 - 5 min shorter)	Assembly/Ako Wed - Year 9 - Gym Year 12 - PAC Friday - Sports Colours Assembly (P1 and 2 - 5 min shorter)
Meeting Learning Area/Department	Meeting Learning and Teaching - 104 Te Whare Hauora - S4

Information for Staff

1. Revision time - 

a. Here is a growth mindset goal setting framework that might be helpful for your Senior classes to set goals for the upcoming external examinations.

b. As we head towards school examinations, you might might want to highlight to ākonga why it is important to make an early start on revision. This video clip shows nine scientifically proven study tips, and this article discusses 10 smart study tactics that support how the brain actually works. Further information about planning for exam study can be found here

c. Use the ESOL online teaching strategies to plan revision lessons - start with the 'thinking and metacognition' section.

d. Also check out the '60 different revision ideas' - a collated collection of activities to help change up how revision is done each lesson.

Week 1-Term 4-2020

 

He iti hau marangai e tū te pāhokahoka

Just like a rainbow after the storm, success follows failure

Week 1 12 Oketopa - 16 Oketopa 9 and 10 LEF reports emailed this week School Examination Briefing for 11 -13 - Ako time - Tues 13 Senior School Examinations - Wed 14 - Tues 20 Summer Sport starts - Wed 14 L1 Art Portfolio marking - Thurs 15 - Fri 16 2021 Y9 Entrance Test (Fri pm) Rugby - SI 7s Sat 17 - Sun 18	Week 2  19 Oketopa - 23 Oketopa Senior School Examinations cont - Mon 19 - Tues 20 13DIT - DCAT examination - Tues 20 12DIT - DCAT examination Wed 21 Fire evacuation p4 - Wed 21 Hockey Prizegiving - Wed 21 - 5pm in PAC 11DIT - DCAT examination - Thurs 22 Zonta Sports Awards - Thurs 22 Next round of Prefect Selection - Fri 23
Assembly/Ako No assembly on Wed or Friday	Assembly/Ako Wed - Year 11 - PAC Year 12 - Gym Friday - Cultural and Service Colours Assembly (P1 and 2 - 5 min shorter)
Meeting Learning Area/Department	Meeting Learning Area/ Department

Information for Staff

1. The end of the term has come around incredibly quickly - here are a couple of quick reads for the holiday break that could be of interest:

a. How can teachers and school leaders improve educational outcomes for marginalised students? Nina Hood from the Education Hub has written a summary article based on Russell Bishop's book - Teaching to the North-East; Relationship-based learning in practice (2019)

b. Derek Wenmoth has just released his new blog post - "The case for re-invention" - he states  "As we settle back into school and the routines we are used to there, what are we doing to address the deep-seated racial, ethnic and cultural prejudice that fashioned the assumptions that underpin our current model of education?"

2. Cheryl Doig has shared information regarding Learning Days next term. Details from her email are copied below:

We are excited to share Learning Days that are being held 12-18 October, i.e. the first week of next term. Our initial programme is launched and much of the programme is very pertinent to secondary schools. This includes:

• Challenging Racism and Homophobia in Secondary Schools
• Digital Equity
• A number of workshops on gaming and technologies
• COVID Recovery and the Future of Learning - Joanna Norris

An overview of events that are currently listed can be found HERE. Note that Learning Days is a growing programme so please check out the website for regular updates.

 https://learningcitychristchurch.nz/learning-days/

3. Applications for the 2021 Boma NZ Education Fellows are NOW OPEN for Waitaha Canterbury secondary school educators! Head to http://bit.ly/bomanzEF to find our more - applications can be made at https://www.bomaedfellows.co.nz/become-a-fellow