Week 2 - Term 1 - 2021

 I orea te tuatara ka patu ki waho 

A problem is solved by continuing to find solutions 

This whakatauki refers to the need for creative thinking, adaptability and perseverance. In order to solve a problem you need to have all of these.

Week 2 15 Hui-tanguru - 19 Hui-tanguru Tennis - Canterbury Senior Champs - Mon 15 - Tues 16 Year 9 Camps - All Week Volleyball starts - Mon 15 Year 9 Attitude presentation p2 - Mon 15 Prefect Meeting - Tues 16 p4 Art101 to Wigram - Tues 16 Wednesday Summer Sport begins - Wed 17 Rowing NZ Champs - Fri 19 - Sat 20 Touch Canterbury Champs - Sat 20	Week 3 22 Hui-tanguru - 26 Hui-tanguru Canterbury University Visit - Mon 22 13DVC Research Trip - Wed 24 Canterbury Show Jumping - Wed 24 Peer Support p2 Wed 24 T1 Evacuation Drill p2 Thurs 25 Volleyball - SI Champs - Fri 26 - Sun 28 12TOU trip - Akaroa - Fri 26
Assembly -  Wednesday - Year 10 PAC Friday - Prefect run assembly	Assembly -  Wednesday - Year 11 NCEA Assembly in PAC Friday - House Assemblies
Meeting  Learning and Teaching Te Whare Hauora Junior HOD's	Meeting  Learning Area Meeting

Information for Staff

1. 

Achieved Course Endorsement available from 2021 onwards

This change is an outcome of the NCEA review.
All school courses that meet existing eligibility criteria will be able to be endorsed at the Achieved level from the start of 2021 onwards. This is in addition to the Merit and Excellence course endorsement awards already recognised by the Ministry of Education.

The purpose of the change is to acknowledge that students who attain 14 or more credits at an Achieved grade or higher, have demonstrated a sound level of skill and understanding in the subject matter of that course. The award will read, for example: English endorsed with Achieved at Level 1.

The existing eligibility criteria for Course Endorsement can be found here.

See NCEA Mythbuster 10 for more information about courses and programmes.

2. Mote - is a Chrome Extension that is integrated into Google Docs, Slides and Sheets, for easy recording and feedback to students. 

Students are also able to use mote to connect with their teachers, by adding voice comments or questions into their shared documents.

3. An article that is well worth a read - How Empowering Girls to Confront Conflict and Buck Perfection Helps Their Wellbeing.

4. The Education Hub has a number of free webinars coming up on topics such as 'Unleashing the Science of Learning in your classroom', and 'What is learning by scientific design'.

Week 1 - Term 1 2021

 Ka mate kāinga tahi, ka ora kāinga rua 

(When one door closes another will open/ have a back up plan)

Week 1 8 Hui-tanguru - 12 Hui-tanguru Waitangi Day Observed - Mon 8 Powhiri - 9am in Gym - Tues 9 Timetabled classes begin - p3 Tues 9 Peer Support - Year 9 Wed 10 p1 Women in Defence Forces - Wed 10 School Photos - Thurs 11 - Fri 12	Week 2 15 Hui-tanguru - 19 Hui-tanguru Tennis - Canterbury Senior Champs - Mon 15 - Tues 16 Year 9 Camps - All Week Volleyball starts - Mon 15 Year 9 Attitude presentation p2 - Mon 15 Prefect Meeting - Tues 16 p4 Art101 to Wigram - Tues 16 Wednesday Summer Sport begins - Wed 17 Rowing NZ Champs - Fri 19 - Sat 20 Touch Canterbury Champs - Sat 20
Assembly -  Friday - Leadership	Assembly -  Wednesday - Year 10 PAC Friday -
Meeting  Learning Area Meeting	Meeting  Learning and Teaching Te Whare Hauora Junior HOD's

Information for Staff

1. Tuahiwi Education Workshops - We have been sent through possible dates for the the Tuahiwi Education workshops held at Tuahiwi Marae. Possible dates for staff include 

August 20

September 17

October 1

If your learning Area, or a group of staff would be interested in attending, please let me know so we can organise bookings.

2. A quick read and clip from Pedro Noguera:

Good Teaching is like good cooking - they always come back wanting more!

3. 75 Different online Learning tools to support formative assessment in the classroom. This blog post has a fantastic comprehensive list of online tools. Many that you will no doubt be using already, but there are few others that you may wish to explore.

January 2021 - Start of Year

 Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi 

With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive

This whakatauki talks to community, to collaboration and a strengths-based approach. It acknowledges that everybody has something to offer, a piece of the puzzle, and by working together we can all flourish.

Week   1 Hui-tanguru - 5 Hui-tanguru Start of Year Intro and Welcome back - Staff - Mon 1, 9am - 11am in Staffroom Year 10 – 13 New Student and New International Student Orientation, 10 - 11.30am  - Mon 1 Year 9 begins 9am in PAC - Tues 2 Prefect Leadership Orientation Day - Tues 2 Year 11 - 13 re-enrolment  - Wed 3 Year 10 Enrolment (9am -2pm) - Thurs 4 Year 9 Parents Evening - Thurs 4 Teacher Only Day - Fri 5 Waitangi Day - Sat 6	Week 1 8 Hui-tanguru - 12 Hui-tanguru Waitangi Day Observed - Mon 8 Powhiri - 9am in Gym - Tues 9 Timetabled classes begin - p3 Tues 9 Peer Support - Year 9 p1 Women in Defence Forces - Wed 10 School Photos - Thurs 11 - Fri 12
Assembly -  Nil	Assembly - WED Friday - Leadership
Meeting  Department/ Learning Area - Mon 1 @ 11.30 and Tuesday 2nd at 2pm Teaching and Learning - Mon 1 @ 2pm Te Whare Haoura - Mon 1 @ 2pm	Meeting  Learning Area Meeting - Tues 9

Information for Staff

1. Welcome back for 2021. Hope you have all had a fantastic break. There have been a few changes onsite at CGHS over the break, most notably the gym and it is looking amazing.

On Monday, we will start with a welcome in the staff room at 9am, with meeting scheduled throughout the day. As our Teacher Only Day is on Friday, the welcome back lunch will be on Friday - so just a heads up.

Agenda:

• Welcome back
• New Staff Introductions
• Goals, Directions and Updates - ONC
• Start of Year Survey
• Powhiri and Waiata 

A big change you will see, is the updated Kamar platform - I suggest you all watch the tips and tricks video before you login as there is definitely new learning for everyone.

You may also be interested in the following presentation, which is about tidying up your GSuite.

2. Links to the annual Secondary Examinations NCEA and Scholarship Teacher Survey for 2020 is available. 
Scholarship survey link: https://nzqa.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Y39XbQ4vknACAl
NCEA survey link: https://nzqa.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6F44sbboayeiyAB
The surveys close on 27 February 2021.

3. Resubmissions: With the NCEA review, there will be an updated Assessment Rule on 1 Feb 2021. From this point forward, schools will only be able to offer a resubmission opportunity to students only when a minor error prevents them from reaching an 'Achieved' grade.

The only change in grade boundary available for resubmissions is from 'Not Achieved' to 'Achieved'. On this basis, the highest grade that can be awarded as a result of a resubmission of an internal assessment is limited to 'Achieved'.

We are to continue to offer only one resubmission for each assessment event against an Assessment Standard.

More information can be found in this NCEA mythbuster #4

Week 7 - Term 4 - 2020

 Ka mahi te tawa uho ki te riri

Well done you whose courage is like the heart of the tawa tree

Week 7 23 Noema - 27 Noema NCEA and Scholarship Examinations continue - all week SSIS Junior Volleyball - Mon 23 - Wed 25 Junior Prize winners due - Mon 23 Year 10 Camp Rotation Continues Junior EOY reports Completed - Wed 25 Badminton - SISS Junior Cup - tues 24 - Thurs 26 Tennis - Cant Junior Champs - Tues 24 - Wed 25 Junior Excursion Day - Wed 25 Waterpolo - SI Junior Champs - Thurs 26 - Sun 29 Puhoro Stem Academy - Thurs 26 Staff 1st Aid Course - Fri 27	Week 8 30 Noema - 4 Tihema NCEA and Scholarship Examinations continue - all week Cricket NZ - Mon 30 - Wed 2 Year 10 Camps continue  Junior Prizegiving - Fri 4
Assembly/Ako No Assemblies this week.	Assembly/Ako No Assemblies this week.
Meeting Learning and Teaching - 104 Te Whare Haora - S4	Meeting Learning Area meetings

Information for Staff

1. Following on from last weeks initial summary of the Year 13 Exit survey, I have collated some of the feedback into a summary. Further information can be found HERE

2.The Education Hub have summarised recent research on the impact of streaming, setting and attainment grouping on students. Worth a read - HERE

3. Grit - the power of Passion and perseverance

Week 6 - Term 4 - 2020

 

Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu

Adorn the bird with feathers so it may soar.

Whether you are young or old, there’s always room to grow. Learning a new skill, solving problems, and helping others are just some of the many “feathers” you can wear in order to soar high. The more strengths you have, the higher you’ll fly! Give your tamariki those feathers (experiences) so they may soar. 

Week 6 16 Noema - 20 Noema NCEA and Scholarship examinations begin - Mon 16 Year 9 & 10 Rank lists due - Mon 16 Year 10 Camp rotations begin - Mon 16 Summer Sports end - Wed 18 Teacher Only Day - MOE - Thurs 19	Week 6 23 Noema - 27 Noema NCEA and Scholarship Examinations continue - all week SSIS Junior Volleyball - Mon 23 - Wed 25 Junior Prize winners due - Mon 23 Year 10 Camp Rotation Continues Junior EOY reports Completed - Wed 25 Badminton - SISS Junior Cup - tues 24 - Thurs 26 Tennis - Cant Junior Champs - Tues 24 - Wed 25 Junior Excursion Day - Wed 25 Waterpolo - SI Junior Champs - Thurs 26 - Sun 29 Puhoro Stem Academy - Thurs 26 Staff 1st Aid Course - Fri 27
Assembly/Ako No Assemblies this week.	Assembly/Ako No Assemblies this week.
Meeting Learning Area	Meeting Learning and Teaching - 104 Te Whare Haora - S4

Information for Staff

1. Over the last couple of weeks, the Year 13 students were asked to complete an exit survey regarding their experience at CGHS over the last 5 years.

A number of questions have been asked - you may be interested in the first summary that has been downloaded from the survey tool 'Ask your team'. Students were asked to either disagree or agree with the statements. The percentages refer to the number who do agree. See the first section of the data HERE.
Further summaries of the written responses will be available over the next few weeks.

2. NZQA are looking for part-time moderators is a wide variety of areas. Check out the list on the NZQA website for subjects HERE.

3. A couple of infographics sent through from our Counselling Team.