Ahiahi marie
It was a privilege to attend the Polyfest Competition at the Memorial Hall today. Our QPS kapa haka were outstanding during their performance. They presented themselves beautifully and made us all proud. They received many certificates and the boys received a trophy for Manukura Tama ( leading boys). Thank you to Ms Moana Thorn for preparing these students so well.
Thank you for your cooperation during the week whilst the staff attended Paid Union Meetings (PUMs) along with others in the Wakatipu. Teaching is a highly technical profession these days. I observe our teachers spending long hours in and out of school preparing for your children to experience and engage in programmes that are interesting and challenging. More and more is being asked of teachers and principals from the Ministry of Education, with little or no support or acknowledgement. Our teachers are currently completing individual student reports that are the culmination of analysed assessments throughout the year. These take hours and cannot be completed during school hours. On top of that these are some of the tasks required of them;
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Planning for 2023.
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Organising for Camps and EOTC.
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Communicating to parents regularly.
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Attending weekly meetings.
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Collating curriculum information into files to follow your child to their next class.
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Preparing class lists.
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Ensuring your children are engaged until the end of the year each day for precious learning time.
Schools are busy places. Our school seems to be humming with activity and looming excitement. I am so fortunate to work with happy students and happy staff. You would never know the ‘load’ some are carrying, yet they all turn up every day with a smile on their faces and a spring in their steps! They rock!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone! I am off for a walk up Sawpit Gully, one of my favourites!
Nga mihi nui
Fi Cavanagh
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