6 February 2017

Newsletter Articles

Principals supporting Principals… Principals supporting Principles!

Kia Ora

Welcome to term 1 2017! And a very special welcome to Principals who are new to the job this year. Please do not hesitate to contact me – or any other Principals – if you have queries or concerns. We are here to support each other.

Have a great year!

Please find this week’s Monday Mailing below.

You can access all Monday Mailings by clicking here or going to http://www.wpa.ac.nz/1/newsletter_sets/1-monday-mailing/years/2016 in your web browser.

WPA Dates

The Institute of Professional Learning: Te Whai Toi Tangata

The Institute of Professional Learning: Te Whai Toi Tangata offers a wide range of professional learning opportunities tailored to the specific needs of educators and individual learning settings. Our Direct to Schools support, workshops and conferences provide powerful and engaging professional development opportunities and each year we offer a wide selection of workshops, symposia, and conferences to thousands of principals, teachers, trainers, and administrators.

Our Ministry accredited team of facilitators takes pride in our intensive and collaborative approach to professional development which is designed to support educators’ unique needs and curriculum requirements.

Examples of how IPL can help you include:

• Making a PLD proposal to the Ministry of Education
• Leadership Appraisals
• Designing PLD that’s meets your specific needs

Our partnership with the Ontario Principals Council allows us to offer the International Certificate of School Leadership and the opportunity to join our 2017 exchange programme.

If you are interested in post graduate study towards a PG certificate, PG Dip or Master in Educational leadership, please contact Jan Martin 027 286 1114 and she will link you with the right contact.

To find out more about IPL, workshops and conference options and for our full range of professional learning opportunities please visit the Institute of Professional Learning: Te Whai Toi Tangata website or phone Michelle 07 8384458 for further information

Beginning the 2017 School Year

Some practical activities to select from, from Bruce Hammonds.

Hi all,

Welcome back for 2017.

(That didn’t take long at all.)

As a long term Sponsor of your Waikato Principals Association I would appreciate if you would pass the attached BTS Art and Craft price list to the appropriate person in your school.

Or buy online @ the link below

As a Sponsor of WPA all we ask is the opportunity to quote for your business.

Regards

Neil Ferguson
Managing Director
Mob: (027) 224-0557
Email: neil@totaleducation.co.nz

88 Taradale Road
Onekawa Napier 4110
P.O. Box 2622 Stortford Lodge Hastings 4153
Phone: (06) 843-1300 - Fax: (06) 843-1302
Email: sales@totaleducation.co.nz
Website: www.totaleducation.co.nz

Free Shelving

Anyone interested in this shelving free of charge please contact mark@hamwest.school.nz.

Mark Penman
PRINCIPAL - Hamilton West School
07 839 4911
0274810432

Furniture Needing a Home…

Horotiu School have around 30 blue plastic chairs, 8 brown swivel chairs and 50 blue desks that we are wanting to find a new home for. All are in pretty good condition. We are happy to accept a small koha in return, or negotiate with a school in real need.

Principal
Leo Spaans
Horotiu School
Phone 07 8299892
Mobile: 0212223508
Email: principal@horotiu.school.nz

SENCO Opportunity

The beginning of the year is a busy time at school. It is an ideal time to be putting quality systems in place for the year. If you are a school SENCO or aspire to be one I encourage you to come along to our workshop in March.

Further, develop your knowledge and practice as a key leader in your school:

• Develop an understanding of key terms within a COGNITIVE assessment, and the implications of these for learners.
• Develop awareness of suitable evidence-based practices.
• The importance of mapping progress and the how of doing so.
• Become part of a COMMUNITY of SENCO working together to achieve great things for learners who find literacy challenging.

Kind regards

Carla McNeil
Director Learning Matters
Consultant and Specialist Educator
562 Bank Street Te Awamutu
www.learningmatters.co.nz
027 555 8693

Quality te reo Māori me ōna Tikanga Workshops

Kia ora koutou,

The Jeanne Gilbert Consultancy will continue to offer the popular Quality te reo Māori me ōna Tikanga series of three workshops per term in terms 1 and 2 in 2017.

Dates for Quality Te Reo Māori workshops 2017

The workshops will be advertised again early in 2017. Please feel free to register now and confirm numbers in the new year.

Meri Kirihimete me ngā mihi o te tau hou.

Nā Jeanne Gilbert

Jeanne Gilbert Consultancy
Pre- and In-service Teacher Educator
Ph 07 8255728
Mobile: 027 29 42178
jeanne.gilbert.consultancy@gmail.com

Language exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides. --Rita Mae Brown

New Bilingual Resources for 2017

Start 2017 off with a commitment to more te reo in the classroom with these new bilingual resources.

Arahia Books are user-friendly for teachers and engaging for students. This new series is published by local author and publisher, Sharon Holt, well known for her multi-award winning Te Reo Singalong books. The author, Alice Patrick, is a Māori Language adviser who oversaw the writing of the Māori Language curriculum guidelines.

These resources will help teachers to meet the requirements of PTC 10 – working in a bicultural context, by incorporating Māori language and tikanga. Order now for delivery of your Term 1 resource packs in January and payment in February.

STA Principal Appraiser

I have been working as a Leadership and Assessment Facilitator for University of Waikato for the past three years. I have been a Principal of two U1 schools and have worked with First Time Principals and principals implementing assessment and school based curriculum in mainly small rural schools in a coaching and mentoring role.

My rate for appraisal would be between $1800 and $2000 for an initial performance management agreement set up meeting with the BOT and the Principal then 4 or 5 on site visits during the year to view evidence and conduct surveys with staff. Then a final visit to present the final report and recommendations.

My email contact is edgarjanway@gmail.com

My cell phone is 0277277106

Regards
Jan Edgar

Golf!!

We have some more golf programs that might interest the teachers around Hamilton.

If you could pass it on it would be much appreciated.

Regards,
Andrew Noble
Riverside Golf Club, Hamilton
Email: andrew@riversidegolf.co.nz
Ph: 07 843 6287 Mb: 027 700 7548

Hmmm…

Seth Goodin – Attitude

The choice

Attitude is the most important choice any of us will make. We made it yesterday and we get another choice to make it today. And then again tomorrow.

The choice to participate.

To be optimistic.

To intentionally bring out the best in other people.

We make the choice to inquire, to be curious, to challenge the status quo.

To give people the benefit of the doubt.

To find hope instead of fear in the face of uncertainty.

Of course these are attitudes. What else could they be?

And of course, they are a choice. No one does these things to us. We choose them and do the work (and find the benefits) that come with them.

Hauora… Health & Happiness

Leadership…

A Thought…

This is all about values… an important message for boys in our school.

A Laugh

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