19 October 2015

Newsletter Articles

Principals supporting Principals… Principals supporting Principles!

Kia Ora

This week’s email update…..

Please note the close off date for having something included in the Monday Mailing is 3:00 PM on the preceding Thursday.

Kind regards

Pat

WPA Dates

2015	October	29	Thursday	Catch Up Day
	November	20	Friday	WPA Principals Dinner 2015
2016	April	9	Saturday	Road Trip – Singapore April 9 -15 2016
	May	31	Tuesday	NZPF – APPA Conference – Auckland May 31 – June 3 2016

WPA Principals Dinner

The WPA Principals dinner is on the evening of Friday November 20. Time and venue to be conformed, but make sure you book this date in your calendar!!!

Catchup Day October 29

Teacher Registration Ceremony and Dinner

All registering teachers (Primary and Early Childhood) are invited to take part in the NZEI Registration Ceremony on Friday 27th November 2015, to be held at the Academy of Performing Arts, University of Waikato at 6.30 pm, followed by dinner at a cost of $45.00 per person. Registering Teachers are a guest of the branch and do not pay for their dinner. The cost of this dinner has been subsidised by the Waikato Branch to ensure that it is affordable for all to attend.

Queries to nzeiwaikato1@xtra.co.nz

Michelle Ryan, Event Coordinator

AP DP Association

AP/DP Meeting Tuesday 27 October 1.00 pm Endeavour Primary School Endeavour Ave Flagstaff

Come and enjoy hearing about the pedagogy of an Innovative Learning Environment.

We will also hold our AGM - this will be brief.

See you all there.

Regards

Debbie Simon
Deputy Principal
Whitiora School
07 839 5579 dsimon@whitiora.school.nz

Gillingham Multi Sensory Language Course

Many teachers struggle with the right approach to teaching their dyslexic students to read and write. There is much research which indicates a multi sensory language approach is the most effective way to raise the achievement and literacy capability of these learners. We are hosting an Orton Gillingham multi sensory language course in January (18 - 22nd in Te Awamutu). Please see the attached flyer for further information.

Carla McNeil
Principal

Korakonui School
734 Wharepuhunga Road
R D 3, Te Awamutu
Ph: 07 8722769
Fax: 07 8722763
principal@korakonui.school.nz

Life Care First Aid and CPR Courses

Complete an on-site First Aid & CPR course with Life Care Consultants Limited prior to Monday December 14th 2015 .

Train 15-staff in for the price of 10

Potential SAVING upto $950 ex GST

Contact:
John Arand (Waikato Account Manager)
on 07 834 9667 DDi
or
john.arand@lifecare.co.nz

Rant - Funding…

Is it within the domain of sanity for the Government to base school funding on National Standards results? What madness is this? While I acknowledge there are financial inequities in the current decile funding system that need tweaking, the goal is laudable – place resources where they are most needed.

The Government may not be aware of it, but many children entering lower decile schools bring significantly less to their learning than children in higher decile schools. For example, they score significantly lower on assessment tasks in SEA. Lower decile schools need additional resourcing to accelerate the learning of their children.

Perhaps the Government is planning to base the funding on proven acceleration of children along the farcical National Standards achievement trail; fund schools where a significant number of children move from ‘below’ to ‘at’. Wow! This would see a tremendous boost to NS results. The Government would look very good, being able to trumpet the success of their NS policy. Wouldn’t be so good for schools where the majority of children are already ‘above standard’… can’t accelerate them so funding would suffer!

Give extra funding to the schools who least need it, and take from those who have a proven need?

Nope. This is madness.

Have a look at this week’s reading…

Peachgrove Intermediate School Invitation

Dear Principal Colleagues

We invite you to visit Peachgrove Intermediate School. We would like to share with you the recent changes that we have made to our curriculum, pedagogy and learning spaces in order to meet the learning needs of our emerging adolescent students. Principals, DPs/APs, teachers and other interested professionals are welcome. Students from many of the Hamilton and Waikato primary schools attend Peachgrove and our year 8 students enrol in all of the Hamilton and some rural Waikato secondary schools.

We would also welcome opportunities to visit your schools or learning institutions so that we can continue to learn and to assist our learners to better meet their learning needs.

WHEN: Tuesday 24 November 9.15am to 12.30pm
RSVP: Friday 20th November, please phone 8557596
NO COST: Morning tea will be provided
PARKING: Will be available on site

PROGRAMME:

9.30am Powhiri and Presentation
11.00am Morning Tea with staff and students
11.30am School Tours hosted by staff and students

Please feel free to make contact with us if you need further information and/or visit our school website.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards

Louisa Barham
PRINCIPAL

Peachgrove Intermediate School
PO Box 1344
Hamilton
New Zealand

p: +64 7 855 7596 ext. 804
f: +64 7 855 5399
m: +64 27 4820 322
e: lbarham@peachgrove.school.nz
w: http://www.peachgrove.school.nz

Hmmm…

Health & Happiness

Reading

GERM that kills schools: Pasi Sahlberg at TEDxEast -

Quote from the TED talk: Accountability is what is left when responsibility is taken away.

A Thought

And a Laugh

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