5. Show leadership that contributes to effective teaching and learning


Tuesday, May 3, 2016


Leadership that contributes to effective teaching and learning Criteria and Indicators

Criteria 5. show leadership that contributes to effective teaching and learning Indicators i. actively contribute to the professional learning community ii. undertake areas of responsibility effectively
March 2017 - Took over as Acting Principal at Kio Kio School.
Refer to Meeting Minutes/Daily Panui/School Newsletters for examples of effective leadership that contributes to effective teaching and learning within our school


Week 9, Term 1 2017: Development of a google doc to coordinate the upcoming terms events...........

Term 2 Calendar

Camp Waitawheta.............2017

Camp Waitawheta March 7-10 2017 - 42 children from 2 classes
18 parents and 2 teachers
4 day camp
Newsletter # 1 Permission/Outline of Planned camp
Newsletter # 2 Gear list/Food items to bring/Details to remember


Camp Parents Meeting Notes..................

Waitawheta Camp – 2017:  Parents Meeting       Approx numbers: 42 children/20 adults tbc
1. Purpose/Goals of the camp
*to experience an enjoyable learning experience outside of the classroom.
*to develop confidence, independence and responsibility together with social skills in a group situation.
*to gain understanding of local environment and history and learn about Change in the Waihi context.
2. The Role of adults on camp
            *to support/assist ALL children to keep on task with their learning
            *to talk with children throughout the activities and assist when necessary
            *to assist with Duties around camp ….. cooking/cleaning….
3. As per camp goals ….it is envisaged that all children will have a go/try all activities.
4. Food list.  Camp Newsletter # 2 will come home this week.  This will include a gear list and a food list.  The menu has been divided up so that everyone attending camp will have a number of food items to bring on the morning of the camp (7th March).  These food items need to be in a sturdy named box or chilly bag.  If there is a problem with any items on your list, please let us know asap.
5. There will be no need for children to eat in cars.  Likewise, could drivers please refrain from stopping to buy treats.
6. There will be lots of opportunities for incidental learning which parents can help with.  Eg Paeroa’s bottle/Why are towns by a river?
7. Medication             *All medication needs to be handed to a teacher on arrival at school on the 7th.
*All medicine needs to arrive clearly named with instructions clearly visible.
8. Information Needed today………..
 *Camp Nurse/First Aider                  *Camp Cooks                         *Trailers, Chilly Bins
*Donations eg sausages for BBQ lunch, mince for first night, Cheese, Apples  ……
9.  If there are unforeseen changes for adults/cars attending camp, please let teachers know asap.



Tuesday, January 31, 2017



PD Meeting Wednesday 1st February 2017

Seesaw - Karen has asked for a quote re paid Seesaw to see if it is worth it (Seesaw disappears after the year if on the free seesaw app) To discuss at our next meeting How can we use e-tap effectively to collate/monitor/enable us to cater for the learning needs within our class? Catering for individual and targeted learners - Who have we got? New students? Needs? Christian Boyt - dyslexia Nurse to come to provide information re Leyton and his diabetes Larna and Joan to do Early Words. Larna away in week 3 Joan 9-12 (12.30?) PE equipment - gear to disappear if stuff out. There will become less and less in the blue bin. To become class bins once sorted ....will need PE monitors in your classes Brain Break No gear/Top field run around/ Order class gear through James before school or before session...a table to be added into the Panui Student Books Black pens to write in Teachers to give feedback in different colour Highlighters Work dated in some way Short date in Maths/longer one in other books Use books sequentially No scribbling in covers of books One line through errors Correcting above Buddy Reading - Tuesday and Thursdays 10 minutes Reading Eggs and Mathletics ..... Da'C and Zyila to be added NZEI Rep - Suze Teachers to be assigned to leadership roles Responsibilities Gifted and Talented - (with HT,CP,JW) Assessment 6 year testing Girls welfare Literacy Arrival time at school ...... 8.15am Dress Code ...... jandals / Code of Conduct Job Description Whanau Community Picnic Evening 5.30 - 7.30pm BBQ available/pool open/games out Class Newsletter out by Tuesday next week






Tuesday, May 3, 2016


ALL Planning Days

Event: ALL Intake 1 - Yr 1 Planning Days & Yr2/3 Evaluation & Self Review Day & Planning Workshop Date: Tuesday 5 & Wednesday 6 April 2016 Venue: Holiday Inn Rotorua Location: 10 Tryon St, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua 3043 Times: Day 1 : 9.00am - 3.15pm (tea and coffee will be available from 8.30am) Day 2 : 8.30am - 3.15pm I attended these two day workshops as the Lead Teacher from Kio Kio School for our inclusion in the ALL (second year of the programme). Our staff has changed majorly since taking part in ALL in 2015. Our Lead Teacher has left so I have taken over this role. The workshops were about.... *updating information and key messages about Programmes for Students (PfS) based on the 2016 ALL Theory of Action to ensure clarity and understanding during the 'deeper thinking' and 'embedding' phase of ALL. *reviewing successes and challenges from the year 1 of the programme(2015) *Considering further innovations in teaching for acceleration *beginning to design and plan the roles of the ALL lead teacher and the SIM (Supplementary Inquiry Team) in transferring learnings wider across the school *Discussing effective curriculum and achievement planning I found the days very motivational and although I attended the first day on my own (second day with the Principal), I gained a lot of ideas to try and questions that I went away to ponder. 2 key ideas/questions from the first day included 1/ the introduction of Quick Writes in our school to ......support our reluctant writers in particular boys/give writing more of exposure in our school 2/ the idea of using the funding to support our teachers through releasing TEACHERS to mentor other teachers rather than paying teacher aides as per 2015. Leading on from these workshops will be 1/a presentation/staff meeting back at school with All teachers to update and get them on board with ALL for 2016 2/further professional development based on ALL eg for collecting targeted learners information etc









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