6 March 2017

Newsletter Articles

Principals supporting Principals… Principals supporting Principles!

Kia Ora

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/2017 in your web browser.

Help!! – Financial and Property Management Policy

A Principal has requested a Financial and Property Management Policy.

Do you have a policy? Please email it to principal@deanwell.school.nz and I will pass it on.

Help!! – Policy re Payments and Donations

A Principal has requested a policy about school donations and payments from parents. Ministry of Education Circular 2013/6 outlines regulations re payments and donations.

Do you have a policy? Please email it to principal@deanwell.school.nz and I will pass it on.

WPA Dates

Catch Up Day Term 1

Please find the programme attached.

Important 1:

• The venue has changed. DO NOT GO TO TE RAPA. The Catch Up Day is at the Claudelands Events Centre. Click here for a map.

Important 2:

• The Catch Up Day is on Monday next week, not Thursday.

Maori Achieving Success as Maori.

These fantastic workshops are being facilitated by David Bradford and Allan Bull. We would be happy to run them for a COL as well for a negotiated rate.

Quality Te Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga Workshops

Kia ora koutou,

Are you wondering how to implement or review your te reo Māori programme? How are you building for sustainability in te reo Māori teaching and planning for seamless learning across the school? How are you bench-marking against the curriculum? How are you supporting teachers who do not feel confident about these things? If you are looking for answers to these questions, come to the workshops, along with your lead / pilot team for 2017.

The Jeanne Gilbert Consultancy is offering the popular Quality te reo Māori me ōna Tikanga series of three workshops per term, in terms 1 and 2, again in 2017. Registrations for term 1 have been slow this year, so please register straight away if you wish to participate. Registrations for term 2 are also open.

These interactive workshops progress from big picture thinking and planning, to team collaborative planning and upskilling of teaching methodologies, to a focus on learning activities.

Workshop 3 would also be suitable for teachers new to schools that have already worked in-depth with Jeanne and have been able to support these teachers into the teaching and learning of te reo Māori me onā Tikanga.

Dates for Quality Te Reo Māori workshops 2017

If there are schools that would also like to discuss in-depth, in-school PLD please fill out the expression of interest doc, also on the registration link above.

Looking forward to working with many of you in this coming year. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.

Mā te wā,
Ngā mihi nui,
Nā Jeanne

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

Gaye Byers 3 day Written Language

There is a Gaye Byers 3 day Written Language Course being held directly after Easter in the April school holidays.

All details are on the brochure and Schools need to register as soon as possible to ensure their teachers have a spot on this fantastic course.

Ngaa Mihi
Di

Dianne Pollard-Williams
Tumuaki Principal
Melville Primary School
101 Ohaupo Road
Melville
Hamilton
021 021 7 1824

WaiMiE - Waikato Men in Education - Golf Extravaganza

Thursday 27 April - Ngaruawahia Golf Course.

Only $10 for 18 holes of golf. Free BBQ and rehydration support around the course.

Connect, Collaborate and Celebrate, being ‘Men in Education’ through competition and comradery. Fantastic opportunity to establish networks with a wide range of male educators across the Waikato.

Please forward this information to any male educators in your school that might be interested in playing.

Mid-morning tee off. Food and prize giving at the19th at the end of the day.

Email Craig Pentecost for more details: principal@taps.school.nz

We have some fantastic sponsors that will be supporting us throughout the day.

Further competition format will be emailed to all once registrations have closed.

All players must register using the below Google Form link by Friday 7th April.

Club Hire

$25.00

Trundler Hire

$5.00

Golf Cart Hire

$35.00

Hmmm…

Hauora… Health & Happiness

Important 3

It is time you called in to see your neighbouring Principal for a chat; or rang up school leader who is new to Principalship to offer your congratulation or support. Make contact today!!!

A Reading…

Excellent article from one of our sponsors, Core-Ed. School leaders should read it every November, prior to setting targets!!! There’s a few COLs around the country to whom it might be useful too.

TBH – MĀORI BOYS’ WRITING MAY NOT BE YOUR TARGET!

Leadership…

Five simple questions… from Harvard Business Review.

A Thought…

A Laugh

Only in the Waikato!! ...You will not believe what just happened..! I had just pulled into the gas station and as I walked up to the door I noticed 2 Police Officers looking at a woman who was smoking while fuelling up. I saw her & was like .. hmm what an idiot, with the police right there too! So I went in to pay for my gas. As I was walking out I heard someone screaming. I look outside & that woman's arm was on fire! She was tossing & waving her arm around & just going crazy! I went outside to see if I could help & the officers had put her on the ground & were putting the fire out with an extinguisher. The officers put hand cuffs on her & were about to put her in the police car. I was thinking what in the world???!!!, so being the concerned citizen that I am, I asked them what they were arresting her for, figuring that catching her arm ablaze would be punishment enough & the rookie officer looked me dead in my eyes & said .. 'waving a FIRE-ARM'

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