Tumuaki' message
Kia ora whānau
At the end of last term, our staff gathered with the staff of Holy Cross, St Patrick’s, and Clifton Terrace School for the first of 4 professional development sessions on Te Mātaiaho | The New Zealand Curriculum. Our focus for this one was an introduction to the Mathematics and Statistics Curriculum, with us unpacking the learning structure and sequence of progress. The curriculum is broken down into clear steps for each year level, and we have seen how these are grounded in research. We explored the key messages and how to engage all our learners effectively. Our next steps in our learning is to talk about more actively connecting Mathematics to the other aspects of the curriculum and invoke curiosity and engagement.
We also had non-uniform day to end the term, and we say tena koutou (thank you) to the number of whānau whose donations well exceeded a gold coin. As we said, these donations will be going to Caritas whose work is focused on being ‘on the ground’ in the countries most in need.
Our school-wide focus this term is I am Beauty | Ko au te ātaahua and we have been exploring beauty throughout the various curriculum areas. With art, we are looking at sculpture, and over the past two weeks our students have created their own sculptures using modelling clay and then natural materials as their medium. We have seen some excellent creativity and form, so please enjoy!
