Sunday, May 8, 2016
Spirals of Inquiry
In our staff pld session next week we will be looking at starting a spiral of inquiry. The first step is to decide on a "hunch" which we are doing at the moment.
Rubrics for pedagogy
These rubrics for pedagogy were developed in mid 2015 by combining the summary of findings from the OECD research into Innovative Learning with the Microsoft rubrics for 21st century learning. This term we are working with Core Education on spirals of inquiry and we are using this rubric as a guide for what we want to achieve (double click on the image for a clearer view).
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Young Catholic Leaders Day
Students from year 7 & 8 travelled to St Joseph's in Timaru today to meet with their peers from St Patrick's Waimate, St Joseph's Temuka, St Joseph's Timaru and the Sacred Heart.
They spent the day considering what it means to be a Catholic leader. During the day we shared two liturgies with each school taking a part. Our students were a bit nervous about taking the stage to sing "Awesome God," but did it really well.
Student leaders from Roncalli College talked about their leadership journeys. Head boy, Jacob Mulholland explained that the key to being a good leader is being true to yourself and taking every opportunity that comes your way.
Josh South from WAVE was an inspirational speaker telling about his battle with cancer as a 12 year old which resulted in him losing his leg and how he went on to become a paralympic swimming gold medalist. He explained that the major thing that got in his way when when he failed to achieve at his swimming was his own attitude. He needed to focus on the swimming and not get distracted by ego.
Everyone also had the chance to take part in two workshops with a choice of ki o rahi, fun prayers, digital prayers, art, and a student workshop where each school shared their leadership opportunities.
They spent the day considering what it means to be a Catholic leader. During the day we shared two liturgies with each school taking a part. Our students were a bit nervous about taking the stage to sing "Awesome God," but did it really well.
Student leaders from Roncalli College talked about their leadership journeys. Head boy, Jacob Mulholland explained that the key to being a good leader is being true to yourself and taking every opportunity that comes your way.
Everyone also had the chance to take part in two workshops with a choice of ki o rahi, fun prayers, digital prayers, art, and a student workshop where each school shared their leadership opportunities.
Term 2 Science Inquiry
Term
2.2016 Science Inquiry
BIG
QUESTION: God gave us the earth and all that is in it. Our job is to look after the earth. How do we look after our earth?
We are using a traditional inquiry model with a SOLO twist to help us support the children's independence
First 3 weeks
Third 3 weeks
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