Staff Meeting Week 3

3:30 - 4:15

Lynn, Roger, and Vic (Chairperson) discussing the Fairfield Project.

Known as the Bankwood gully, this project started with the idea that the people of the community wanted to save/restore the area to use for environmental education and community. The trust have six guiding principles. Educational/contemplation spaces will be set up. Concepts of the educational center have been drawn. Significant funding has been given by the Bryant trust and the Hamilton City Council as well as the Waikato River Cleanup.

Community Garden Aims

- connections to the curriculum

- connections to the community

- community connections to the land

Gully restoration has begun with 1000 trees already planted by the year 9's; kumara, potato and other vegetables have been planted by the community; Waikato Dio have also started planting in their part. The Tongan community have planted kumara.

Kukutaruhe is the Gully guardian; giant Kukuhu live and breed down there. 

Benefits for the school include a significant point of difference to other schools; student learning opportunities; new pathways to tertiary education and employment; access to significant to new funding; community engagement; restore and preserve the College environment; provide a legacy for future generations.

Think-Pair-Share

Staff were asked to think/pair/share ideas about the use of the FFP for staff/students and the community.

In terms of Textiles - I would like to see flax and lavender planted to use for sustainability projects

4:15 - 4:30

Learning Advisory - SAT

PD3 will be aimed at informing staff of what LA 2018 will entail. 

Reading from The Little Prince - pp (the long winded approach!)

"It is my responsibility to fill my kete with things that will help me, and to share the things in my kete that  will help others. Together we can make the world a better place."

Virtues and what they may be in 2018 - Goodness; kindness; 

Designing booklets for senior and junior students to use. Will they be differentiated? projects: murals; paintings; sculptures; flags; books; fables; vamping up the library.

Reflection on learning and moral development.

Break into small groups to discuss and design the booklet to use as a resource for Learning Advisory. Trying to build relationships through responsibility and consideration to the individual.

Mountain spirit: Must used connectedness to maunga to make the advisory count.

Administrative 'things' need to be covered - could be in the booklet so it's like a manual.
Week 5 on Tuesday school will finish early for the next PD session.

4:30 - 4:45
Timetable - RCR
School will start at 9am for students - it is believed that this will be better for students.
Staff briefing will be 8:35-8:50 - 10 mins time will be given for lesson prep. 
Learning Advisory will be counted as contact. Because of the rotating assembly times we may be asked to step into other roles.