Upcoming Teacher Only Days

ŌTŪMOETAI COMMUNITY OF LEARNING / KĀHUI AKO
TEACHER ONLY DAY – 10 MARCH 2023

Our nine Ōtūmoetai Community of Learners / Kāhui Ako Schools will be holding a simultaneous Teacher Only Day on Friday 10th March 2023, this term. This is an Ōtūmoetai Community of Learners / Kāhui Ako initiative to bring all the teachers and staff who work directly with students together for professional development.

This Teacher Only Day will ensure all our teachers across the nine schools are focussing on our Ōtūmoetai Community of Learners / Kāhui Ako achievement challenges in addition to addressing student wellbeing. The schools in our Ōtūmoetai Community of Learners / Kāhui Ako are:

· Ōtūmoetai College, Te Wharekura o Mauao, Ōtūmoetai Intermediate School, Ōtūmoetai Primary School, Pillans Point School, Matua School, Bellevue School, Brookfield School, Bethlehem School. We also have twenty-seven Early Childhood Centres in our Ōtūmoetai Community of Learners / Kāhui Ako.

The Ōtūmoetai Community of Learners / Kāhui Ako achievement challenges are:

• Student Hauora / Well-being: ECE through to Year 13 - With a focus on self-efficacy, sense of belonging, growth mindset and resilience.
• Oral Language development / Kōrero: ECE through to Year 13 in Te Reo and English.
• Literacy with main focus on Writing/ Tuhituhi: Year 4 through to Year 13.
• Priority Learners: ECE through to Year 13.
• Mathematics/Pangarau ECE through to Year 13 in Te Reo and English.

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CURRICULUM REFRESH
TEACHER ONLY DAY – 24 APRIL 2023

This is one of two days for 2023 prescribed by the Ministry of Education at the end of 2022. The Ōtūmoetai Community of Learners / Kāhui Ako Schools are co-ordinating this date to be less disruptive to our community.