Intro and Week 1 - Term 1 - 2022

He waka eke noa
A canoe which we are all in with no exception

Week  31 Kohitātea - 4 Huitanguru Start of Year Intro and Welcome back - Staff - Mon 31, 8.30am - 12.30pm in PAC Year 10 – 13 New Student and New International Student Orientation, 1.15pm  - Mon 31 Year 9 begins 9am in Gym - Tues 1 Prefect Leadership Orientation Day - Tues 1 Year 11 - 13 re-enrolment  - Wed 2 Year 10 Enrolment (9am -12pm) - Thurs 3 Timetabled Classes begin Please note that this is a Day 10 Friday i.e. the Friday of week 2 in the timetable - Fri 4 Waitangi Day - Sun 6	Week 1 7 Huitanguru - 11 Huitanguru Waitangi Day Observed - Mon 7 Junior Allison Harper Competition - Wed 9 - Thurs 10 Rowing Camp #3 - Fri 11 - Sun 13
Assembly -  Nil	Assembly -  Nil
Meeting  Department/ Learning Area - Mon 31 @ 1.15pm and Tuesday 1nd at 2.30pm Teaching and Learning - Mon 31 @ 2.30pm Te Whare Haoura - Mon 31 @ 2.30pm	Meeting  Staff - Tues 8 (TBC)

Information for Staff

1. Welcome back for 2022. Hope you have all had a fantastic break. 

On Monday, we will start with a welcome in the PAC at 8.30am, with meetings scheduled throughout the day. (See the start of year booklet attached to the email)

Agenda:

• Welcome back
• New Staff Introductions
• Goals, Directions and Updates - ONC
• Covid Planning for 2022
• Graduate Profile update
• Wellbeing model
• Restorative refresh
• Risk protocols - from our Guidance team.

2. Resilience Planning for Schools: in an age of COVID-19 - from Derek Wenmoth. Worth a read as it outlines possible scenarios that we might need to consider.

3. As we start to look at the integration of the new ANZ History curriculum into schools, there will be a New Zealand History fact for the week:

On the 9th February 1770 saw the arrival of the Endeavour at Cape Turnagain, halfway between Hawke Bay and Cook Straight, completed James Cook's circumnavigation of the North Island and confirmed that it was not part of the 'mystery continent', Terra Australis Incognita ('unknown southern land')

Week 7 and 8 - Term 4 - 2021

 Ka mahi te tawa uho ki te riri

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

Week 7  29 Noema -  3 Hakihea NCEA Examinations continue - All week Year 10 Camps Continue HoLA Leadership Day - Thurs 2 Ako Report comments completed - Fri 3	Week 8 6 Hakihea - 10 Hakihea NCEA Examinations continue - All week Year 10 Camps Continue - Mon 6 - Wed 8 Junior Prizegiving - Fri 10 Last Day for Juniors - Fri 10 Staff Function - Fri 10
Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil	Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil
Meeting  L&T, TWH and Junior HODs	Meeting  Department

Information for Staff

1. For those of you who want some professional reading for the holidays, you may want to read the newly published EEF guidance report ‘Teacher Feedback to Improve Pupil Learning’. The link takes you to 6 recommendations, in addition to the full report and examples of some strategies. All developed by reviewing and using the best available international evidence.

2. ClassPoint is a great tool which can be used to make Microsoft PowerPoint interactive. You can add questions, polls, games and collect formative data on students' responses.

Click here to read all about ClassPoint and how you can use it in class.

Here is a video introduction to ClassPoint which gives an overview of its features.

Week 6 - Term 4 - 2021

 He kai kei aku ringa 

There is food at the end of my hands

Week 6  22 Noema -  26 Noema NCEA Examinations begin - Mon 22 Year 10 Camps Begin - Mon 22 Year 9 and 10 Clearance Begins - Wed 24 Junior Prizewinners including Specials entered into Kamar and Junior Ranklists to PWL - Thurs 25 Level 1 and 2 Art Portfolio Marking (Various days - go to E block to see the students work) NCEA TOD - Thurs 25 Junior Subject Reports completed - Fri 26	Week 7  29 Noema -  3 Hakihea NCEA Examinations continue - All week Year 10 Camps Continue HoLA Leadership Day - Thurs 2 Ako Report comments completed - Fri 3
Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil	Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil
Meeting  Learning Area	Meeting  L&T, TWH and Junior HODs

Information for Staff

1. Thank you for all of your help over the last few days from the re-rooming, the help with desks, the volunteers to hep marshal students into the exams - it is all now go for Monday! 

2. Kamar Tip - As a number of you are sorting your markbooks and junior grades - you may be interested in the following:

If you need to give someone who isn't an HoD access to a markbook so they can do things like filter for all students or add subject assessments, this is very simple and the instructions are below. This is usually for people who are in charge of courses and will need to be added by someone with access to the markbook i.e. an HoD/HoLA.

1. Go to a teacher who teaches the course (HoDs/HoLAs can see multiple staff). Go to Markbook set up for the course you want to add them. 
2. Click in the top left hand corner on the Access button. 
3. Scroll down to find the teacher's name you want to add. Click on their name. Sorry there is no way but to scroll down which is a little slow if you're at the end of the alphabet!
4. Click add.
5. To remove people, just click on their name, it will change from green to the same colour as everyone else.

 

Week 5 - Term 4 - 2021

 Inā kei te mohio koe ko wai koe, I anga mai koe i hea, kei te mohio koe. Kei te anga atu ki hea

If you know who you are and where you are from, then you will know where you are going

Week 5 15 Noema - 19 Noema Whanau and Pacifika Farewell - Mon 15 (from 1pm) Final Date for Level 3 Art Portfolio Submissions - Wed 17 T4 Evacuation Drill - P2 Thurs 18 Junior Chirnside Comp - Fri 19 Set up of Gymnasium for Exams - Fri 19	Week 6  22 Noema -  26 Noema NCEA Examinations begin - Mon 22 Year 10 Camps Begin - Mon 22 Year 9 and 10 Clearance Begins - Wed 24 Level 1 and 2 Art Portfolio Marking (Various days - go to E block to see the students work) NCEA TOD - Thurs 25
Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil	Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil
Meeting  Staff #HTGS (bring a pair of walking shoes)	Meeting  Learning Area

Information for Staff

1. PLD opportunities - for a group of 10 staff

We have a couple of staff interested in completing the Culturally Responsive PLD with Core Ed in 2022. It is for a group of 10 staff in total and is a 20 week program. If you are interested in participating, please send and email through to me (BLS). 

Check out the following link for more information: LINK is HERE

The second option is around the use of Te reo - again it is for a group of 10: LINK is HERE

2. If you are a user of CANVA - then please check out the guide to free templates for use in Canva

Week 4 - Term 4 - 2021

 ‘Mate atu he tetakura, ara mai he tetakura’ 

When one fern dies, another emerges

Week 4 8 Noema - 12 Noema 11DCAT Externa Exam - Mon 8 in S1 L3 Graphics Exhibition - Mon 8 NZQA Assemblies - Wed 10 (See below) Year 12 and 13 DCAT exams - Wed 10 Pink Day - Tues 9 Technology Portfolios due - Wed 10 Delta Level 2 Senior Prizegiving - Thurs 11 L2 Art Portfolios Due - Thurs 11 Seniors Last Day - Thurs 11 Show Day - Fri 12	Week 5 15 Noema - 19 Noema Final Date for Level 3 Art Portfolio Submissions - Thurs 17 T4 Evacuation Drill - P2 Thurs 18 Junior Chirnside Comp - Fri 19
Assembly -  Wed -  Year 11 NCEA (Ako) Friday - Nil	Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil
Meeting  Staff Meeting - Tues 9	Meeting

Information for Staff

1. Charlotte (PHC) ran a leadership assembly with the Year 12 group on Wednesday. Students were asked to brainstorm the qualities of a leader and the mentimeter tool provides a great summary of their ideas.

2. Creating a culture of thinking right from the start:

The video is 45 minutes, but there are lots of thought provoking and reflective steps for you to consider.

Week 3 - Term 4 - 2021

 He pai ake te iti i te kore

A little is better than none

Week 3 1 Noema - 5 Noema Otago Liaison Course Planning - Tues 2 MAT 101 Assessment p 5 - Thurs 5 Level 1 Art Portfolios Due - Fri 5	Week 4 8 Noema - 12 Noema 11DCAT Externa Exam - Mon 8 in S1 L3 Graphics Exhibition - Mon 8 NZQA Assemblies - Wed 10 (See below) Year 12 and 13 DCAT exams - Wed 10 Pink Day - Wed 10 Technology Portfolios due - Wed 10 Delta Level 2 Senior Prizegiving - Thurs 11 L2 Art Portfolios Due - Thurs 11 Seniors Last Day - Thurs 11 Show Day - Fri 12
Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil	Assembly -  Wed -  Nil Friday - Nil
Meeting  L&T - Mon 1 November Learning Area - Tues 2 Nov	Meeting  Staff Meeting - Tues 9

Information for Staff

1. Just a reminder about timing for the assemblies and Prizegiving's.

For the NZQA Assemblies Wed 10/11:

• Year 11 - Ako time
• Year 13 - Beginning of P4
• Year 12 - 2pm period 5

For the Graduation/Prizegiving on Thurs 11/11

• P1 and 2 - Year 13 + Ako teachers
• P4 - Year 12 (Prefects also announced)
• P5 - Year 11

2. For those of you who would like further instructions on how to access you COVID vaccination record - step by step instructions can be found HERE