Week 7 - Term 1 - 2021

 Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa 

Let us keep close together, not wide apart 

This whakatauki speaks to the importance of keeping connected, of maintaining relationships and dialogue so that we can keep moving forward together. 

Week 7 22 Maehe - 26 Maehe Summer Tournament Week Futsal NZ Champs - All week Maadi Cup - All week Tennis - NZ and SI Champs - Mon 22 - Sun 28 Volleyball - NZ Champs - All Week Basketball NZ 3 x 3 Tournament - Wed 24 - Sat 27 Water Polo - SI Champs - Thurs 25 - Sun 28	Week 8 29 Maehe - 2 Āperira Year 10 Social Studies trips to Antarctic Centre - All week (various classes out on different days) 11DRA Assessments - Tues 30 - Thurs 1 Whanau Hui - Tues 30 @ 6.00pm Minister for Woman Visit - Tues 30 @ 9am - Year 13 to go to the PAC p1. Staff Feedback from 'Ask your Team' Survey - prompt 8.20am start (for 20mins) - No Ako time - Tues 30 Gateway Health and Safety - Tues 30 HoLA Leadership Day 1 - Wed 31 Swimming Canterbury Champs - Wed 31 Peer Support p5 - Wed 31 Good Friday - Fri 2
Assembly -  Wed - Year 9 - PAC Year 10 Gym Friday - Easter Assembly	Assembly -  Wed - Year 11  - PAC Friday - Nil
Meeting  Learning Area Meeting	Meeting  Staff Meeting

Information for Staff

1. "Transform your Google Slide shows into interaction whole class lessons using Peardeck.  You can insert questions for understanding and see everyone's responses, insert surveys and polls, and much more.

Click here to find out more about the Peardeck Add-on.

2. If you are interested in a bit of professional reading, the Education Hub have put together an article on the "Role of memory, knowledge and understanding in Learning"

3. And a little something that Christine sent through around teamwork......

Week 6 - Term 1 - 2021

 He toa taumata rau

(Bravery has many resting places)

Week 6 15 Maehe - 19 Maehe UC Liaison Visit - Mon 15 Volleyball ends - Mon 15 Yr 9 Attitude presentation - Mon 15 p2 Cricket Regional Tournament - Tues 16 - Wed 17 Canterbury Athletics Prelims - Tues 16 Non-Uniform Day - Thurs 18 GEO201 trip to Cass Valley - Wed 17 - Fri 19 Peer Support p1 - Wed 17 Empower 2021 (Social Justice workshops) - Thurs 18 Prefects V Monitors Dodgeball - Thurs 18 Maadi Cup - Friday 19 - Sun 21 PLG Late Start - Fri 19 (classes start period 2) Canterbury Athletics finals - Sat 20	Week 7 22 Maehe - 26 Maehe Summer Tournament Week Futsal NZ Champs - All week Maadi Cup - All week Tennis - NZ and SI Champs - Mon 22 - Sun 28 Volleyball - NZ Champs - All Week Basketball NZ 3 x 3 Tournament - Wed 24 - Sat 27 Water Polo - SI Champs - Thurs 25 - Sun 28 9Soc Taonga Hunt - All Week - with different classes out each day.
Assembly -  Wed - Year 12 - Gym Year 13 NCEA assembly in the PAC Friday - Awards	Assembly -  Wed - Year 9 - PAC Year 10 Gym Friday - Easter Assembly
Meeting  Learning and Teaching Te Whare Haoura Junior HODs	Meeting  Learning Area Meeting

Information for Staff

1. Good luck to our Polyfest group who are performing tomorrow (Sat 13 March). A big shout out to both Angie and Maria for all of your hard work and dedication that has helped the girls get to where they are!

2.You may be interested to read the latest Education Gazette article - 'To Stream or not to Stream' 

3. Updated timeline for the Accord TOD - the next one scheduled will again be run through school. Information and resources when they become available can be found HERE.

3. How mistakes can be 'generative' for both teachers and students: Eduardo Briceño, co-founder of Mindset Works, provides four categories that are useful for classifying mistakes. He looks at an error’s potential for meaningful learning opportunities to distinguish between positive and negative mistakes.

4. How Josiah Tulamali’i went from abandoning to uplifting Pasifika people

5. 

Aotearoa-New Zealand History Public engagement on the draft Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories curriculum content is now underway. The public consultation will run from 3 February to 31 May. Meanwhile some excellent resources continue to emerge to support  teaching, including Te Takanga o te Wā and RNZ's podcasts on the New Zealand Wars: stories of Tainui and stories of Waitara.

Week 5 - Term 1 - 2021

 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 5 8 Maehe - 12 Maehe Athletic Sports - Mon 8 Gateway First Aid - Mon 8 - Tues 9 Auckland University Visit - Tues 9 Polyfest Fa'aliga Evening - Tues 9 at 6pm Geo 101 Trip to Queenstown - Wed 10 - Fri 12 CGHS Swimming Sports - Thurs 11 Lincoln University Visit - Thurs 11 Ugly Shakespeare - Thurs 11 p2 Rowing - pre Maadi camp  - Fri 12 - Sun 14 SI schools MTB champs - Fri 12 - Sun 14 Volleyball Canterbury Champs - Fri 12 - Sun 14	Week 6 15 Maehe - 19 Maehe UC Liaison Visit - Mon 15 Volleyball ends - Mon 15 Yr 9 Attitude presentation - Mon 15 p2 Cricket Regional Tournament - Tues 16 - Wed 17 Canterbury Athletics Prelims - Tues 16 Non-Uniform Day - Tues 16 GEO201 trip to Cass Valley - Wed 17 - Fri 19 Peer Support p1 - Wed 17 Empower 2021 (Social Justice workshops) - Thurs 18 Prefects V Monitors Dodgeball - Thurs 18 Maadi Cup - Friday 19 - Sun 21 PLG Late Start - Fri 19 (classes start period 2) Canterbury Athletics finals - Sat 20
Assembly -  Wed - Year 11 Gym Year 12 - PAC (NCEA) Friday - Full School (Polyfest group will perform)	Assembly -  Wed - Year 12 - Gym Year 13 NCEA assembly in the PAC Friday - Easter Assembly
Meeting  Staff	Meeting  Learning and Teaching Te Whare Haoura Junior HODs

Information for staff

1. Going forward for all of the review of achievement standards updates, information will be posted on https://ncea.education.govt.nz/

Information is available re the next Teacher Only day on the 13th May - it looks as if the focus will be on the literacy and numeracy standards plus Mana Ōrite. There is no further information at this stage - https://ncea.education.govt.nz/page/teacher_only_days

2. We have access to Edpuzzle Pro free of charge until the end of July. A perfect opportunity to explore this programme which allows you to add questions and activities to videos from YouTube, National Geographic, Khan Academy, Ted Talks etc. You can also edit videos to show only the part you need.

Once the students have completed an activity you can access the report to see their responses - easy data collection. They can also see their responses and the correct answers if they were wrong.

• Use this URL to sign in to your account (or sign up if you don't have one) to get automatically upgraded: https://edpuzzle.com/schools/join/u9pu24
  
• Check out the YouTube tutorial for getting started with Edpuzzle!

Week 4 - Term 1 - 2021

Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere.

Engari, ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao

The one who partakes of the flora and fauna, that will be their domain

The one who engages in education, opportunities are boundless.

Week 4 1 Maehe - 5 Maehe BIO 201 to Temple Basin - All week UC Students in classes observing - All week Victoria University Visit - Mon 1 Peer Support p3 - Wed 3 SISS Rowing champs - Thurs 4 - Sun 7 Polyfest Camp - Fri 5 - Sat 6 Canterbury Champs Dragon Boating - Sun 7 SI Multisport champs - Sun 7	Week 5 8 Maehe - 12 Maehe Athletic Sports - Mon 8 Gateway First Aid - Mon 8 - Tues 9 Auckland University Visit - Tues 9 Polyfest Fa'aliga Evening - Tues 9 at 6pm Geo 101 Trip to Queenstown - Wed 10 - Fri 12 CGHS Swimming Sports - Thurs 11 Lincoln University Visit - Thurs 11 Ugly Shakespeare - Thurs 11 p2 Rowing - pre Maadi camp  - Fri 12 - Sun 14 SI schools MTB champs - Fri 12 - Sun 14 Volleyball Canterbury Champs - Fri 12 - Sun 14
Assembly -  Wed - Year 9 PAC Year 13 - Gym Friday - House Assemblies	Assembly -  Wed - Year 11 Gym Year 12 - PAC (NCEA) Friday - Full School (Polyfest group will perform)
Meeting  PLG groups - see below for rooms	Meeting  Staff

Information for staff

1. How we can better prepare students to be thoughtful, responsible, and critical consumers and creators? Why and how to Use YouTube Video Essays in your Classroom. - the website explains how they can be used in the classroom.

2. Thank you for taking the time to choose your PLG for the year, the rooms for PLG groups on Tuesday at 2.50pm are:

Relational Culture - Staff - Staffroom

Relational Culture - Student - A201

Curriculum - 402

Timetable - 126

Assessment & Reporting - 217

3. Just in case you have missed the announcement - the NZ curriculum is undergoing an update - you can find out more from the latest Education Gazette - 'Curriculum refresh to enhance learning'. The Social Science Learning Area will the be the first to get a change to their achievement objectives, which will incorporate the new 'Histories' content that is mandated for 2022. The review to Mathematics, English and Science will occur in 2022 for implementation in 2023.

Week 3 - Term 1 - 2021

 Whāngai i tō tāua tuahine, hei tangi i a tāua 

Let us nurture our sister and she will mourn for us

This whakataukī encourages people to nurture, love and care for whānau members, as they will do the same for you, even after death. Embedded within aroha is the idea of collective responsibility which emphasises the importance of whānau to the emotional and physical wellbeing of an individual. 

Week 3 22 Hui-tanguru - 26 Hui-tanguru School Closed after 1 minute silence at 12.51pm - Mon 22 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	Week 4 1 Maehe - 5 Maehe BIO 201 to Temple Basin - All week Victoria University Visit - Mon 1 Peer Support p3 - Wed 3 SISS Rowing champs - Thurs 4 - Sun 7 Polyfest Camp - Fri 5 - Sat 6 Canterbury Champs Dragon Boating - Sun 7 SI Multisport champs - Sun 7
Assembly -  Wed - Year 11 - PAC Year 12 - Gym Friday - Full School	Assembly -  Wed - Year 9 PAC Year 13 - Gym Friday - House Assemblies
Meeting  Learning Area Meeting	Meeting  PLG groups - rooms to be advised

Information for Staff

1. Removal of streaming at CGHS - FYI - this is the information and links that we are putting in our school newsletter, please take a moment to read. If you do have queries coming your way, this is a document that you can refer parents to. Interesting today, there is an article that has come out in Education HQ - 'Conscious cruelty': ability streaming in schools sustains covert structural racism.

You may also be interested in 'Edcuation isn't complicated - it's complex'.

2. Screencastify is now integrated with Google Classroom allowing students to be given a video assignment and submit their work.

There is a free version. The paid version allows unlimited student videos.

https://www.screencastify.com/blog/google-classroom-assignments-in-submit