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Welcome to the June 2019 edition
Kia ora koutou,
We hope you are all staying warm and dry now that Winter is upon us.
Continuing with our focus on taha hinengaro (mental and emotional wellbeing) this term, be sure to have a go at our activity where we focus on dealing with winning and losing in a constructive way through a game called Kicking It. We also have articles around dealing with winning and losing that could be shared with parents; a collection of equipment and activity ideas for centres; as well as an update on the successful Wainuiomata dance festival that was held recently.
Have a great rest of the term!
Ngā mihi
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May Lead Teachers Forum asks teachers to explore leadership
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Why do people do something one way and not another – or not do it at all? What do you do as a leader when you’re not getting the outcomes that you want?!
Teachers attending the Sport Wellington Sport Start Lead Teachers Forum earlier in the term, at Ngati Toa School considered these questions, as they practised how to listen effectively and ask quality questions to help prepare them for difficult conversations.
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Inaugural Wainuiomata Primary Schools Dance Festival
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Dancing with the Stars took on a whole new meaning with the introduction of a new event to the Wainuiomata Primary Schools Sport Calendar for 2019 - A dance festival!
On Friday afternoon 17th May, the Wainuiomata Community Hall was buzzing with excitement as families turned out en mass to support their tamariki. A total of 127 dancers across 23 groups from five schools - Arakura, Fernlea, Konini, St Claudines and Wainuiomata Primary - participated in this inaugural event.
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Taha Hinengaro (Mental and Emotional Wellbeing) – Kicking It
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Taha hinengaro is about coherent thinking processes, acknowledging and expressing thoughts and feelings and responding constructively.
The focus for this activity in relation to taha hinengaro is how to be a good winner and loser. We have chosen the game ‘Kicking It’ to help practise this.
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10 reasons why winning and losing are important
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Winning and losing. Someone has to be a winner, and someone has to be a loser. It can be the end of the world for some kids, but for many the focus on an outcome can also discourage them from sport all together. So, how can we change a ‘winning at all cost’ perspective in children and also in parents?
Active Auckland have put together a great article on ’10 reasons why winning and losing are important’.
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Talking to your young child about winning and losing
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Young children don’t have the ability to express all their feelings or understand some of their emotions. They may cry and get upset, or run around the house screaming, “I won, I won.” This is just part of the learning process. Eventually, they should improve their reactions to winning and losing in different situations, but this doesn’t come without help from you!
Pathways have put together some easy tips to help your child learn how to process their feelings about winning and losing.
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Equipment and activity ideas for Early Childhood Centres
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‘We have all of this equipment but have no idea what to do with it’, is a sentence we often hear from educators. This equipment is often stored away unused because they are unsure of what activities could be done with it.
One idea could be to get the equipment out and just let the children explore and create their own way of using it. We have put together this document that includes common equipment found in centres and a list of activity ideas you could do with it. We hope you find this useful.
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For children to have their taha hinengaro (mental and emotional wellbeing) recharged each day parents and caregivers and the children need to ensure they are getting enough sleep.
Establishing a regular routine at night allows a child to know when it is time for bed and what needs to happen before the light goes out.
We have teamed up with our Child and Whānau team to share with you some ideas for night time routines, as well as including the Ministry of Health’s guidelines around sleep.
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In this edition, Libby shares some of the results from the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) Insights report. Specifically, she talks about some of the results that link to our hauora theme of taha hinengaro (mental and emotional wellbeing). Libby also highlights the upcoming national PENZ conference which is to be held in Wellington this July.
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Lower Hutt Primary Schools Sports Association comings and goings
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The last few weeks have seen a mix of emotions as we farewell some staff and welcome a new staff member at the Lower Hutt Primary School Sports Association (LHPSSA).
It is with sadness that we farewelled Tania Lister (Director of Sport) and Megan Bailey (Sports Convenor). We now welcome Ken Allen as the new Director of Sport for the remainder of 2019. This is what the LHPSSA Governance Group had to say:
“Tania [Lister] has done an outstanding job in her role and we wish her all the best in her future endeavours…
We'd like to thank Megan for the wonderful work she has done in this role and congratulate her on her new role as sports-co-ordinator at St Oran’s College.
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Ken comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience, most recently as the Volunteer Senior Advisor at Sport Wellington. He will be a huge asset to our team. Ongoing support will be provided to Ken by the LHPSSA Governance Group and Zsofi Szamosi from HCC.
You will be able to reach Ken on the DoS email which is lhprimarysport@gmail.com.”
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Upper Valley Primary Schools Cross Country open qualification process gains huge interest
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On a beautiful Upper Hutt Sunday, 240 girls and 260 boys took part in the Inter Primary Schools Cross Country event at Harcourt Park. Well over 1500 parents and supporters were there to cheer them on.
In Upper Hutt there is no qualification to run so for many of the children taking part and simply finishing was what the day was all about.
Read on to find out who supported this event and the results.
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As part of the Wellbeing Budget delivered on 30 May 2019, the Government is investing $47.6 million over four years on a new initiative called Healthy Active Learning. It’s all about supporting schools, kura, and early learning settings to improve child and youth wellbeing through healthy eating and quality physical activity.
Healthy Active Learning is a joint initiative from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Sport New Zealand. It will provide all schools and early learning settings with new resources ranging from new guidelines to health promotion staff and physical activity advisors.
Blurb written by: Activity & Nutrition Aotearoa
Article written by: SportNZ
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School zone and interzone sport calendar
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If you want to know what’s happening for schools in regards to inter-school sporting events view our continuously updated calendar on our Sport Wellington website.
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Learning through sports events
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Sport has been proven to be an inspiring medium to teach through using an integrated approach. Often we look for the major events such as the Commonwealth Games and Olympics but there are many more interesting sports that may interest your students.
Local events coming up:
Check out the international events coming up in the next few months
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