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IMPORTANT BITS AND REMINDERS
Free Event
Thursday 23rd February, Te Papa are having their Bug Lab open for free! Check out the link for
more information on the Bug Lab!
Contractors Contacting Kindergartens
Sometimes you may get contractors contacting your kindergarten directly to use their
services. There have been some instances where air conditioning contractors have been
fraudulent but are contacting the kindergartens to undertake maintenance work. The only
companies we use for our air conditioning units are Abode, Hot Chilly and B.W O’Brien and
Company If you are unsure of the validity of any contractor you can contact Lorraine at the
office to check.
WINZ Subsidies
These subsidies are effective the day the application form is received by the WINZ office. If you
have a parent that is making application to WINZ for an Early Childhood Subsidy you can email
the application form from the kindergarten direct to [email protected]
WINZ will use this email as the date the application is received. This will mean that, if eligible,
the payments will be made from the date the email is received rather than the date the
application form is received through the post. If you have any questions please contact
[email protected]
MAORI WORD OF THE WEEK
Parahutihuti ana te
haere!: They went flat
out!
NZCT Grant
Just an update to last week’s information about the grant Jan is applying for to NZCT. NZCT
cover certain areas and some Kindergartens will not be eligible for this grant. This is a list of the
areas that NZCT cover:
Kapiti Coast District
Porirua
Wellington City
Apologies to those Kindergartens outside their funding area. Just a reminder the grant is for
educational resources only. You will need to provide Jan with two quotes for the
resources. Catalogue pages are not acceptable.
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IMPORTANT BITS AND REMINDERS
Regional Staff Meeting Venue Changes
Please note the change of venues for these Regional Staff Meetings.
Wellington City, South & East RSM
15 March: 3:30 – 5pm @ West Plaza Hotel
Porirua Regional Staff Meeting
16 March: 3:30 – 5pm @ Plimmerton Boating Club
Agenda will becoming out in the next Korero
Learning Support Pilot Project Starting Soon!!!
We are ready to start our exciting Learning support Pilot Project, we are starting small and will be building on the project over the
next two years.
Initially we will be working with 7 teachers with an Early Intervention/Specialised teaching (EIT) qualification and a cluster group of
4 kindergartens from one of our regions. The intention is for the cluster work with kindergartens to take place over two terms and
then a new cluster group will begin.
The planning of this project has been carefully thought out to ensure that we provide support to teachers who have completed
Early Intervention/Specialist Training. This will then assist them in supporting the teams in their geographical area.
To support sharing of information across the Association a number of Regional Network Meetings will be held and the expectation
is that at least 1 teacher from each team will attend these meetings. These meetings will include sharing of working being
undertaken by EIT teachers and the cluster group, and will include a PLD element.
Annette Collings (ST) will be contacting the teachers and teams concerned over the next week
Hutt ECE Sustainability Network
Celebrate Sea Week at the Common Ground Community Arts festival
Wednesday 1st March 3.30-5pm
(Where: Common Ground Hub, Lower Hutt CBD - 49 Queens Drive. Here's a map. It is in walking distance from the bus stops at
Queensgate and car parking outside the Dowse and in Myrtle St, if you can't get on Queens Drive and Knights Rd. Another option
is the Riverbank car park. These are 5-10 minute walk. There is a parking charge of around $4 depending where you park.)
Please note change of date. We have been given the opportunity to link in with the Common Ground festival.
All Hutt ECE teachers are invited to share ways to celebrate the Sea Week, find out all about the Common Ground arts festival:
Groundwater - and the way artists are engaging with our water ways; and unpack the ECE Enviroschools resource Drains are for
Rain. How can our tamariki take action to protect our water ways?
Please RSVP [email protected] to help us with catering
Physical Development Workshop
Amanda Taylor from Sport Wellington is providing a series of free workshops:
‘Learning through Movement’ at Totara Park Kindergarten
Dates are March 29th, May 24th and June 21st 3:15pm – 4:30pm
Please enrol on HRNET and contact Monica at Totara Park if you would like more details
[email protected]
STAFF APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS
Congratulations to the following people on their appointments!
Sharon Coulton — K4 Team leader at Whanau Manaaki Kindergartens
Nic Fitzgerald — Head Teacher at Ascot Park Kindergarten
Jan Hamill — .4 Teacher at Cottle Kindergarten
Natalie Golding — Teacher at South End Kindergarten
We say farewell to the following and wish them the very best in their future endeavours!
Bridie Green — Teacher at Tai Tamariki Kindergarten
Maria Ioannou — Support Staff at Owhiro Bay Kindergarten
Di Rudge — Itinerant Reliever
Alan Rudge — Teacher at Parsons Avenue Kindergarten
Sandra Tukukino — Teacher at Hataitai Kindergarten
Stephanie Keggin — Teacher at Hataitai Kindergarten
Carna Laing — (Note: Carna will be taking up the Itinerant Reliever position made vacant by Di
Rudge)
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Teacher Certification Induction and Mentoring meetings:
Saturday 25th February for all PCTs and their Mentors
We are looking forward to seeing all Provisionally Certificated Teachers and their Mentors at the planned
Seminar on Saturday 25th February at Silverstream Kindergarten.
Please enroll on HRNET asap so that your enrolment is confirmed (we need numbers so that we have enough
food, chairs and resources for everyone – thanksJ)
It is expected that all provisionally certificated teachers (PCT’s) attend as it is an important part of the Induction and
Mentoring programme. Please bring your Induction/Appraisal portfolio.
The programme for 25th February is outlined below.
Please contact Catha ([email protected]) or your Senior Teacher if you have any questions.
Date:
Saturday 25th February 2017
Time:
9.30am – 1.00pm for all Provisionally Certificated Teachers and their Mentors
Venue:
Silverstream Kindergarten, Kiln Street, Upper Hutt
February Seminar Outline
9.30 - 9.45
9.45 - 10.30
10.30 - 11.00
Welcome and overview of the day
Mentors: Q &A session, Educative
Mentoring – Hard Conversations:
Catha Ritchie
PCT’s Yr 1 and Yr2: Using the New Kit,
PD opportunities, Q and A session:
Annette Collings
Morning tea- everyone
PCT and Mentor attend together 1 of the workshops, either:
11:00 – 12:00
Appraisal and Evaluation : Paula Hunt
or
Aspects of Te Manawa and the PTC: Lyn
Wright
Mentor and PCT work together– focusing on the workshop you attended. Reflection, Feedback
and Feed forward
Reflection: - PCT reflects on the workshop and shares (a) key messages that resonated with
them from the workshop and (b) questions/concerns/points for clarification that arose for
them from the workshop
12.00 - 1.00
Feedback: - Mentor shares their feedback with PCT on the PCT’s involvement/engagement
with the workshop material and their responses to the Reflection point above
Feedforward: - Mentor and PCT collaboratively determine future actions/next steps to
support the PCTs growing practice in relation to the workshop content
Mentor and PCT identify criteria that are relevant to the PCT in relation to the workshop and
discuss:
What might they look like in practice?
What can be included as evidence for these criteria and what commentary will turn the artefact
into evidence
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CALENDAR
Saturday, 25 Hui-tanguru
9:30am - 1pm
Induction and Mentoring
Silverstream Kindergarten
Wednesday, 8 Poutū-te-rangi
3:30pm - 5pm
Storypark Workshop
Johnsonville West
Saturday, 18 Poutū-te-rangi
9:30am 3:30pm
Full Day Kindergarten Workshops
Head Office
Wednesday, 29 Poutū-te-rangi
3:15pm 4:30pm
Learning Through Movement
Khandallah Kindergarten
Wednesday, 26 Paengawhāwhā
9:30am 12:30pm
Carrying The Tapa
Head Office
Wednesday, 26 Paengawhāwhā
9:30am - 3pm
Leadership Hui
Upper Hutt Cossie Club
Thursday, 27 Paenga-whāwhā
9:30am 12:30pm
Dispositional Workshop
Head Office
Thursday, 27 Paenga-whāwhā
1pm - 3pm
Induction Workshop (Workshop
Unpacking, Social Competency)
Cossie Club—All Certificating
teachers and Mentors
Thursday, 27 Paenga-whāwhā
9:30am 12:30pm
WMK Social Competency Strategy
Cossie Club—All Certificating
teachers, Mentors and any other
teachers welcome.
Thursday, 27 Paenga-whāwhā
9:30am 12:30pm
Te Manawa Revisited
Johnsonville Club
Thursday, 27 Paenga-whāwhā
9:30am 12:30pm
Te Manawa Revisited
Greytown Library
Friday, 28 Paenga-whāwhā
9:30am 12:30pm
Priority Learners
Aotea Lodge
Friday, 28 Paenga-whāwhā
9:30am 12:30pm
Storypark Workshop
Arohanui
Friday, 28 Paenga-whāwhā
9:30am 12:30pm
Working with Under 3’s
Paraparaumu Library
KAPA HAKA CALENDAR
Thursday, 23 Hui-tanguru
3:15pm 4:45pm
Kapa Haka
Totara Park Kindergarten
Thursday, 2 Poutū-te-rangi
4pm - 5:30pm
Kapa Haka
Head Office
Thursday, 9 Poutū-te-rangi
3:15pm 4:45pm
Kapa Haka
Totara Park Kindergarten
Thursday, 16 Poutū-te-rangi
4pm - 5:30pm
Kapa Haka
Greytown Kindergarten
Thursday, 30 Poutū-te-rangi
4pm - 5:30pm
Kapa Haka
Head Office
Thursday, 6 Paenga-whāwhā
3:15pm 4:45pm
Kapa Haka
Totara Park Kindergarten
Thursday, 12 Paenga-whāwhā
4pm - 5:30pm
Kapa Haka
Greytown Kindergarten
Thursday, 4 Haratua
4pm - 5:30pm
Kapa Haka
Head Office
Thursday, 11 Haratua
3:15pm 4:45pm
Kapa Haka
Totara Park Kindergarten
Thursday, 18 Haratua
4pm - 5:30pm
Kapa Haka
Greytown Kindergarten
Thursday, 1 Pipiri
4pm - 5:30pm
Kapa Haka
Head Office
Thursday, 8 Pipiri
3:15pm 4:45pm
Kapa Haka
Totara Park Kindergarten
Thursday, 15 Pipiri
4pm - 5:30pm
Kapa Haka
Greytown Kindergarten
Thursday, 6 Hōngongoi
TBC
Combined before Conference
TBC
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Head Teachers Meetings
Term 1 2017
Kapiti and Horowhenua
16 Feb 3pm @ Otaki Kgtn
Porirua City
7 Feb 3pm @ Papakowhai Kgtn
Wellington City North
9 Feb 3pm @ Campbell Kgtn
Sharon and Tania
Sharon and Andy
Sharon and Paula
Arohanui
Betty Montford
Fanau Pasifika
Ngahina
Otaki
Paraparaumu
Parsons Avenue
Raumati Beach
Raumati South
Taitoko
Te Timatanga Hou
Waikanae
Adventure
Ascot Park
Awatea
Brian Webb
Discovery
Katoa
Maraeroa
Moira Gallagher
Nuanua
Papakowhai
Paremata
Plimmerton
Pukerua Bay
Tairangi
Tawa Central
Titahi Bay
Toru Fetū
Tui Park
Waitangirua
Bellevue
Campbell
Churton Park
Johnsonville Main
Johnsonville West
Karori
Khandallah
Newlands
Ngaio
Northland
Onslow
Paparangi
Sunshine
Wadestown
Wellington City, South and East
14 Feb 3pm @ Matairangi Kgtn
Upper and Lower Hutt
15 Feb 3pm @ Petone Kgtn
Wairarapa
8 Feb 3pm @ South End Kgtn
Sharon, Lyn and Jane
Sharon, Annette and Lynette
Sharon and Catha
Berhampore
Brooklyn
Hataitai
Island Bay
Lyall Bay
Matairangi
Miramar Central
Miramar North
Newtown
Owhiro Bay
Piko Piko
Seatoun
Strathmore
Wellington Sth
Birchville
Brown Owl
Cottle
Doris Nicholson
East Harbour
Heretaunga
Irmgard Ritchie
Matariki
Petone
Petone Beach
Silverstream
Totara Park
Trentham
Upper Hutt
Carterton
Greytown
Kahurangi
Lansdowne
Manaia
Martinborough
Masterton West
Meta Riddiford
South End
Una Williams
York Street
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Regional Staff Meetings
Term 1 2017
Kapiti and Horowhenua
Porirua City
Wellington City North
3:30-5pm @ Southwards
22 March Tania and Helen S
3:30-5pm @ Plimmerton Boating Club
16 March Lynette and Andy
3:30-5pm @ Johnsonville Club
23 March Lyn and Paula
Adventure
Ascot Park
Awatea
Brian Webb
Discovery
Katoa
Maraeroa
Moira Gallagher
Papakowhai
Paremata
Plimmerton
Pukerua Bay
Tairangi
Tawa Central
Titahi Bay
Tui Park
Waitangirua
Bellevue
Campbell
Churton Park
Johnsonville West
Karori
Khandallah
Newlands
Ngaio
Northland
Onslow
Paparangi
Sunshine
Wadestown
Upper and Lower Hutt
Wairarapa
3:30-5pm @ Silverstream Retreat
21 March Annette and Lynette
3:30-5pm @ Carterton Event
Centre
14 March Catha and Annette
Arohanui
Betty Montford
Fanau Pasifika
Ngahina
Otaki
Paraparaumu
Parsons Avenue
Raumati Beach
Raumati South
Taitoko
Te Timatanga Hou
Waikanae
Wellington City, South and
East
3:30-5pm @ West Plaza Hotel
15 March Helen and Sharon C
Berhampore
Brooklyn
Hataitai
Island Bay
Lyall Bay
Matairangi
Miramar Central
Miramar North
Newtown
Owhiro Bay
Piko Piko
Seatoun
Strathmore
Tai Tamariki
Wellington Sth
Birchville
Brown Owl
Cottle
Doris Nicholson
East Harbour
Heretaunga
Irmgard Ritchie
Petone
Petone Beach
Silverstream
Totara Park
Trentham
Upper Hutt
All-Day and Pasifika Kgtns
All-Day Kgtns
13 March 6:30-8pm @ Toru Fetu
Kgtn
Andy and Jane
20 March 6:30 to 8pm @ ASB Arena
Jane and K4
Nuanua
Toru Fetū
Matariki
Carterton
Greytown
Kahurangi
Lansdowne
Manaia
Martinborough
Masterton West
Meta Riddiford
South End
Una Williams
York Street
Johnsonville
Tai Tamariki
Owhiro Bay
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