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Rāmere, te 26 o Noema 2021 Hauora/Learner Support As it is compulsory to wear masks at school (year 4+), we can support our staff and students by having helpful, friendly posters and messages around to remind us of our ‘new normal’.  Here are some examples of correct ways to wear non medical and medical masks, […]

Rāmere, te 19 o Noema 2021 Hauora/Learner Support As we physically go back to school, of course there will be excitement but also anxiety.  Anxiety is our natural preparation response to facing situations we don’t feel confident or comfortable about – often for a very valid reason.  When Anxiety becomes heightened or prolonged, it becomes […]

Rāmere, te 12 o Noema 2021 Hauora/Learner Support As we prepare to return to school, despite the joy of seeing friends again, students and staff will face the challenge of readjusting to the school environment, sticking to a timetable, social interactions and not being able to go to the fridge whenever they want. There will […]

Rāmere, te 5 o Noema 2021 21st Century Learning/Ako Ināianei Tonu Formative assessment must be part of any conversation when discussing transforming 21st-century instruction. Scott, 2015 Good assessment is frequent assessment. It can be too easy to over-react and “remediate” students who may be banging against the limits of the assessment’s design rather than their […]