Week 6 - Term 4 - 2022

 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 6 21 Whiringa-ā-rangi - 25 Whiringa-ā-rangi NCEA examinations continue - All week Volleyball - SI Junior - All Week Year 10 Camps - 10ASJ & 10BOJ (Mon - Wed) and 10BRJ &SVP - (Wed - Fri) Junior Prizewinners entered into Kamar and rank lists sent to PWL - Mon 21 by 2.40pm Junior Reports completed - Wed 23 by 2.40pm Canterbury Junior SS Tennis Champs - Tues 22 - Wed 23	Week 7 28 Whiringa-ā-rangi - 2 Hakihea NCEA examinations continue - All week Teacher Only Day - Accord - Mon 28 Teacher Only Day - Accord - Tues 29 Paid Union Meeting (PPTA) 9 - 11am Year 10 Camp - 10CLJ and MOS
Assembly -  Nil	Assembly -  Nil
Meeting  Staff	Meeting  If Departments need on Tuesday

Information for Staff

1. A number of HoLAs this week got to have a look at EdPotential, the system we will use to analyse data moving forward. We will look to run further sessions with staff in the last week of term. I will send out more information about this closer to the time.

2. Professional Growth Cycle 2022 

As we near the end of the school year, there are a number of actions it is necessary for teaching staff to take to complete their professional growth cycle.

It is important staff complete do the following in order to meet the Standards for the Teaching Profession (Teaching Council), Attestation requirements for salary increments, and the Professional Standards (STCA).  

• Complete the Annual Professional Learning and development summary
• Have your final meeting with your Kaiārahi, where you discuss improvements to your pedagogical practice and their effectiveness across 2022.  Discussions should be linked in with the Teacher Profile, Course/Subject Evaluations, Student Data to date, Professional Learning and Cultural Competency around STP 1.
• The Kaiārahi completes a section at the bottom of the form. Please include your observation date.
• HoLAs will need to collate all of the department forms and give them to the SLT designate for the Learning Area, no later than Tuesday 6 December

Please make sure you make a copy of the document you want to use and save it into your drive before you start writing in it.

Thanks for all your efforts to improve your pedagogical practice this year.  Our efforts make a difference to the students we teach and also support the great culture we have here at Christchurch Girls' High School/ Te kura o Hine Waiora.

3. The learning pages on Google Arts and Culture have had a refresh.

Click here for the teacher guide which was created to help teachers make the most of the resources, with information about how to navigate the site, an overview of the content and tips to help you use the ready-made activities.

Week 5 - Term 4 - 2022

 Whāia te mātauranga hei oranga mō koutou 

Seek after learning for the sake of your wellbeing

Week 5 14 Whiringa-ā-rangi - 18 Whiringa-ā-rangi NCEA examinations continue - All week Whanau farewell - Mon 14 (6pm) Year 10 Camps - 10ANP and 10HOC (first half) and 10LR and 10JAC second half Summer Sport Ends - Wed 16 Junior Chirnside - Thurs 17 Year 9 Parents evening (2022) - Thurs 17 All internal NCEA grades for 2022 to be entered - Fri 18.	Week 6 21 Whiringa-ā-rangi - 25 Whiringa-ā-rangi NCEA examinations continue - All week Volleyball - SI Junior -= All Week Year 10 Camps - 10ASJ & 10BOJ (Mon - Wed) and 10BRJ &SVP - (Wed - Fri) Canterbury Junior SS Tennis Champs - Tues 22 - Wed 23
Assembly -  Nil	Assembly -  Nil
Meeting  Education Potential training - Mon 14 Learning Area - Tues 15	Meeting  Staff

Information for Staff

1. Why aren't our children going to school (click on title for link) - A couple of interesting quotes/graphs from the recently released report from ERO.

"Older learners (year 11-13) are less engaged in school and more likely to want to miss school because they aren’t interested in what is taught. Learners in low decile schools are more likely to think it was important to go to school every day. However, parents of learners in low decile schools face more challenges with transport or their children not having all the equipment/resources they need to go to school. While learners in high decile schools have higher attendance, they are less motivated to go to school if they have more enjoyable things to do at home." 

"More days of non-attendance is associated with worse wellbeing outcomes, including schoolwork-related anxiety, decreased sense of belonging, fewer friendships with peers, exposure to bullying, and feeling like your teachers is being unfair. The relationship between non-attendance and wellbeing works both ways – poor wellbeing leads to poor attendance, and poor attendance leads to poor wellbeing."

"A group of learners are not finding school engaging. Just under one in five learners are not interested in what is being taught at school or want to avoid certain school activities. Māori learners and disabled learners are less likely to want to go to school because curriculum, teaching, and learning are preparing them for the future. A number of school leaders agreed that schools face the ongoing challenge of making teaching and learning more personalised, engaging, and relevant."

Week 4 - Term 2 - 2022

 

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini

My success is not my own, but from many others

Week 4 7 Whiringa-ā-rangi - 11 Whiringa-ā-rangi NZQA examinations begin - Mon 7 Junior Speech Competition Thurs 10 - p4 Canterbury Anniversary Day (Show Day) Fri 11	Week 5 14 Whiringa-ā-rangi - 18 Whiringa-ā-rangi NCEA examinations continue - All week Whanau farewell - Mon 14 (6pm) Year 10 Camps - 10ANP and 10HOC (first half) and 10LR and 10JAC second half Summer Sport Ends - Wed 16 Junior Chirnside - Thurs 17 Year 9 Parents evening (2022) - Thurs 17 All internal NCEA grades for 2022 to be entered - Fri 18.
Assembly -  Nil	Assembly -  Nil
Meeting  L&T/ Junior HOD/ TWH - Mon 7 Staff - Tues 8	Meeting  Education Potential training - Mon 14 Learning Area - Tues 15

Information for Staff

1. Our staff meeting on Monday is where You'll be asked to give feedback on the Literacy Profile. Then we'll be discussing how to make the Profile a reality across our junior school. 

2. We have been sent the preliminary PISA results from the 80 students who completed this earlier this year. The full feedback report can be found HERE. The report covers learning experiences during COVID, Wellbeing, Mathematics, Creative Thinking and social and emotional characteristics.

Please take the time to read it as there is some interesting data that are worthy of discussing and exploring further.

3. Reflection time now the seniors have left.... which of the 'blobs' represents who you are now?

Week 3 - Term 4 - 2022

He kokonga whare e kitea, he kokonga ngākau e kore e kitea 

A corner of a house may be seen and examined; not so the corners of the heart

This whakataukī indicates that where we can visibly see the corners of a house, we do not have the ability to see the inner thoughts or feelings of a person. This reminds us to take care when engaging with others, as we are not aware of what may be happening for them or in their lives.

Week 3 31 Ōketopa - 4 Whiringa-ā-rangi Level 3 Design, Photography, Printmaking and Painting folios summative submission - Mon 31 Prizegiving - 6pm Mon 31 Last Day Seniors - Tues 1 NZQA Briefings - p1 (Yr 13), p3 (Yr 12) and p4 (Yr 11) - Tues 1 Staff first aid course onsite - Thurs 3 - Fri 4 Fire evacuation - Thurs p4 Gym Set up for examinations - p5 - Fri 2	Week 4 7 Whiringa-ā-rangi - 11 Whiringa-ā-rangi NZQA examinations begin - Mon 7 Junior Speech Competition Thurs 10 - p4 Canterbury Anniversary Day (Show Day) Fri 11
Assembly -  Year  10 - Camp organisation (Gym)	Assembly -  Nil
Meeting  Learning Area	Meeting  L&T/ Junior HOD/ TWH - Mon 7 Staff - Tues 8

Week 2 - Term 4 - 2022

 E huri tō aroaro ki te rā,

tukuna tō ataarangi ki muri i a koe

Turn and face the sun and let your shadow fall behind you.

Week 2 24 Ōketopa - 28 Ōketopa Labour Day - Mon 24 DIT201 - DCAT examination 1 - 4pm - Tues 25 DIT301 - DCAT examination 1 - 4pm - Wed 26 DIT101 - DCAT examination 1 - 4pm Thurs 27 Level 2 Art Panels due - Thurs 27 GRA301 Exhibition - Thurs 27 Pink Day - Thurs 27 Zonta Sports Awards - Thurs 27 Colours Assembly - Full School p2 - Ako Fri 28 Junior Writing Competition - Fri 28 Year 13 Leavers Dinner - Sat 29	Week 3 31 Ōketopa - 4 Whiringa-ā-rangi Level 3 Design, Photography, Printmaking and Painting folios summative submission - Mon 31 Prizegiving - 6pm Mon 31 Last Day Seniors - Tues 1 NZQA Briefings - p1 (Yr 13), p3 (Yr 12) and p4 (Yr 11) - Tues 1 Year 13 Graduation assembly - p2 in Gym - Tues 1 Staff first aid course onsite - Thurs 3 - Fri 4 Fire evacuation - Fri 4 p2 Gym Set up for examinations - p5 - Fri 2
Assembly -  Year 9 - Gym (Wed) Full School - Fri 28 - Gym p2	Assembly -  Year  10 - Camp organisation (Gym)
Meeting  Staff	Meeting  Learning Area

Information for Staff

1. Have a fantastic long weekend everyone. There are a few things going on over the next week as we get ready to farewell our year 13s.

End of Year Dates and Information:

a. Year 13 Leavers Dinner - Saturday 29 from 6:30pm - 10:00pm

Te Pae The Christchurch Convention Centre

b. Senior Prizegiving - Mon 31, starts at 6pm at CBHS. Please remember to collect your regalia prior.

c. Last days at school before exam leave.

NZQA assemblies - Year 12 period 3 and Year 11 period 4 on Tuesday 1 November in the gym. Year levels will be able to leave after their NZQA assembly. Students will be receiving their exam entry slips at these meetings so they must attend. If they are unable to, they must see me (BLS) prior. If Ako teachers can please attend to help out the information if you are not teaching please.

Year 13's will have their NZQA in the PAC p1 on Tues 1. For period 2, there will be a full school assembly for the year 13 Graduation. This will be in the gym, and all staff to attend. This will be followed by a small morning tea for students and staff to farewell the year 13s.

The year 13 group will then have their own farewell moment with Charlotte in the PAC during p3. Year 13 Ako teachers are welcome to attend.

Examination leave will begin on Wednesday 2 November, and examinations begin on Monday 7 November.

2. And just because the RAS and assessment is in my mind at the moment, with rumors that we could be hearing some changes....

Week 1 - Term 4 - 2022

 Mātai aho tāhūnui,                                       Lay the kaupapa down      

Mātai aho tāhūroa                                        And sustain it                   

Hei takapau wānanga                                  The learning here

E hora nei                                                      Laid out before us

Week 1 17 Ōketopa - 21 Ōketopa Term 4 begins - Mon 17 Year 13 Dress up week - All week Rock climbing team trip - Mon 17 'Prank Day' - Wed 19 Summer Sports start - Wed 19 Head Prefect Interviews - Thurs 20 Sports Assembly p2 - Ako Fri 21	Week 2 24 Ōketopa - 28 Ōketopa Labour Day - Mon 24 DIT201 - DCAT examination 1 - 4pm - Tues 25 DIT301 - DCAT examination 1 - 4pm - Wed 26 DIT101 - DCAT examination 1 - 4pm Thurs 27 Level 2 Art Panels due - Thurs 27 GRA301 Exhibition - Thurs 27 Pink Day - Thurs 27 Zonta Sports Awards - Thurs 27 Colours Assembly - Full School p2 - Ako Fri 28 Junior Writing Competition - Fri 28 Year 13 Leavers Dinner - Sat 29
Assembly -  Year 13 (budgeting) - Staffroom (Wed) Full School - Fri 21 - Gym p2	Assembly -  Year 9 - Gym (Wed) Full School - Fri 28 - Gym p2
Meeting  Learning Area	Meeting  Staff

Information for Staff

1. Curriculum Refresh - see karakia above

The new draft curriculum framework can be found HERE

CGHS is being sent relevant information for staff to discuss and unpack the refreshed curriculum document. We will look at holding a staff meeting in T4 to explore the new ideas further.

2. Curriculum and assessment activity forward planner - Term 4

With a lot of change happening, we know there is a lot to unpack and plan for. To support schools and kura with planning curriculum and assessment activities, the Ministry have developed a new forward planner which lays out these activities:

• Action required: Must-do actions. 
• Get involved: Opportunities to get involved in. 
• Resources and support: Further details including where to find them.

Available each term from Term 4 2022, you will find the new forward planner as a printable poster here:

Term 4 2022 Forward Planner (PDF)

Week 9 - Term 3 - 2022

 Kaua e mate wheke mate ururoa

Don't die like a octopus, die like a hammerhead shark

Octopus are renown for their lack of resistance when being captured, however a hammerhead shark will fight bitterly to the end, to the point that when you fillet it fresh, its meat quivers. Commonly used to encourage someone not to give up, no matter how hard the struggle is.

Week 9 19 Mahuru - 23 Mahuru Senior School examinations - All Week National Reader's Cup - Tues 20 Year 10 Numeracy Exam - Fri 23 in the Gym period 1. Students will be returning to class throughout period 2.	Week 10 26 Mahuru - 30 Mahuru Queen's Memorial Day (No school) - Mon 26 Commonwealth Youth NZ - Tues 27 Tou201 and 301 trip to Akaroa - Tues 27 Year 12 Drama Production Day - Wed 28 - Thurs 29 Level 1 Art Portfolios due - Thurs 29 Muslim Parents Hui - Thurs 29 Senior Writing Competition - Fri 30 End of Term 3!!!!!!
Assembly -  Year 10 - PAC	Assembly -
Meeting  Learning Area	Meeting  Learning Area (if needed)

Information for Staff

1. To end Te wiki o Te Reo Māori I have gone with the whakatauaki " Kaua e mate wheke mate ururoa". As the marking sets in, just remember we are nearly there. I have worked out that I have only 11 lessons left with my seniors!

2. Being Resilient - Characteristics of Resilient Schools - Derek Wenmoth has just released his new paper which  "provides guidance for school leaders as they seek to work with their staff and communities to design the systems, structures and processes required to ensure they are able to continue providing high quality learning experiences for their students in the wake of any disruption they experience, be that short or long-term, impacting all or some of their staff and/or students.

The paper addresses three key areas; culture, practice and structure, which are further broken down into nine sections that are intended to provide a provocation for further inquiry and action as you work towards becoming a more resilient organisation."

3. Lunch Break PD - short sessions to help you upskill
This session will take you through a range of Google Suite Add-ons in Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Forms that support learners of all ages. You will: - Learn about a range of different add-ons from within Google Docs, Slides and Forms - Create by taking time to play with some add-ons that may enhance learning for your ākonga - Then take action as you challenge yourself by choosing an add-on you could use with your learners - And give it a go! Access the slides here