Pat Poland
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Monday, 5 November 2012 5:14 p.m.
WPA Monday Mailing
InfoSheetSpecialistTeacherOutreachService.pdf; Regional networking day for
Waikato GATE Coordinators.docx; DRAFT programme for Waikato GATE
networking day 23.11.12.docx; Professional Development 2013.docx; 2012-10
National Standards Template Guidelines.doc; NAG Changes.pdf; 2012-10 National
Standards Template Guidelines PDF.PDF; 2012 National Standard DataTemplate.xls;
Listener editorial 10 Nov 2012.pdf; Relevance.pdf
Kia Ora This week’s email update for November 5 2012.... Kind regards Pat Principal’s Dinner The WPA Principal’s dinner is only three weeks away – register now! The dinner if free for Principal
When: Friday November 16 6PM Where: Rugby Park, Hamilton Cost: $0 for Principals Register today! $60 for partners What: Dinner, drinks, band, and other entertainment! Register at http://www.wpa.ac.nz/1/online_stores/4‐2012‐wpa‐end‐of‐year‐dinner‐16th‐november
11pm/categories/5‐2012‐wpa‐end‐of‐year‐dinner‐show‐dance. Important: 1. If your partner is attending, please be sure to register him or her as well. 2. Last year, some Principals registered but did not attend. This incurs a significant cost for t
register and then find you cannot attend, please let me know!!! 1
Catch Up Day November 15 Kia ora Please find attached the programme for the Catch Up Day on Thursday November 15. Angi Edward … will introduce the world of Dyslexia and how we can help make our lea
Dyslexia friendly Perry Rush Perry is currently the Principal of Island Bay School in Wellington. He has within the education world including the founder of the renowned Discove
of Christchurch where he started his work around Child Centred Learning. about school leadership and utilising Teacher Lead Inquiry to get results in
Perry has many practical tips in school leadership and being the lead learn
NZEI / NZSTA (TBC) John Law, Kate Lethbridge Industrial issues, advice, and updates. Dr Peter Lind New Zealand Teacher Registration Council An update on where things ar
review of the Teachers Council and how the Registered Teachers Criteria a
Register now at http://www.wpa.ac.nz/1/online_stores/14‐wpa‐catch‐up‐day‐15th‐november‐2012
wpa‐catch‐up‐day‐15th‐november‐2012 (CTRL‐click to follow the link).. Dates 2012 Catch Up Day November 15 Principal Association Dinner November 16 2013 Catch Up Day March 14 Catch Up Day May 16 NZPF Conference – Hamilton July 9‐12 Catch Up Day August 15 Catch Up Day November 14 Condolences
Peter Hunt, from Hunt4lunch – canteen suppliers for schools – passed away yesterday. He supplied
supplies for several years. A very nice man – our respect and best wishes to his family. Murray McDonald Aberdeen School
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Hmmmm
Enrolling Five Year Help! Olds Policy – Students who are a danger to themselves Help! I am interested to hear how other schools are managing the enrolment of 5 year olds. Do any schoo
when 5 year olds can start school. e.g on their birthday, or once a term or twice a year. Responses to [email protected] and I will pass them onto the requesting school. Please respond if you can help ‐ Principals helping Principals!!! From a colleague: Do any schools have a procedure on students who are a danger to themselves. I recently had a stud
about suicide and cyfs told me I needed to refer to my policy!!! Please send responses to [email protected] and I was forward them on. 3
Hmmm…
Something doesn’t add up. On one hand we have the Minister and the Secretary of Education tellin
doing a good enough job… on the other hand we have the article below!! Now, who has an agenda
the media? New Zealand first in world for education ‐ global survey http://www.3news.co.nz/New‐Zealand‐first‐in‐world‐for‐education‐‐‐global‐
survey/tabid/423/articleID/275056/Default.aspx#ixzz2BHSLxVEz Lester Flockton wrote (cited by Bruce Hammond): So Lesley Longstone, the Ministry of Education chief imported by the Government from Engl
a senior education bureaucrat in a system that does not shine, is going around saying NZ do
world class education system! Why ‐ because of the poor record of Maori and Pacific achiev
relate to long standing issues of equity, etc. ‐ issues that can override what schools do! This another, along with other international surveys, that clearly ranks NZ as one of the top in th
class"). Indeed, if all 196 countries were included in international surveys instead of the top Maori and Pacific students would rank high. Clearly, Longstone is intent on reinforcing the lo
interpretations being parroted by PARATa whenever she gets the opportunity. A message fo
you honestly want to address the Maori/Pacific issue ‐ the starting place is NOT schools! Ho
you have to be told that?
And for a really alternative view that has a positive future‐focus that does not defend the sh
current system, have a read of this: http://leading-learning.blogspot.co.nz/2012/10/developing-twenty-first-century_29.html
GATE – Waikato See attached from Anne Easter at University of Waikato: 
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Regional networking day for Waikato GATE Coordinators.docx DRAFT programme for Waikato GATE networking day 23.11.12.docx 4
Annual Reports 2013 Via Tony at Te Kowhai: Here I was trying to be helpful and the MoE changed the 'rules'. I have this morning been in contact
Education. The 'final' position on school requirements for Annual Reports is based on the informatio
link is http://www.minedu.govt.nz/Boards/SchoolPlanningAndReporting/Planning/NationalStandardsTem
I have attached the Table that must be used in reporting; note, we have to now report against Year I have also attached the MoE Guidelines that have only just gone on line. The headings I provided re the written commentary still remain. I have received a few emails and phone calls re "Is it not a requirement now to compare the data ov
last year and this year?" The answer is "the progress will be in the commentary. No need to report both the school and the Ministry already have it." Sorry about any confusion, but I am pleased to get to the bottom of this through a Ministry contact
Regards Richard Clarke Education Consultant 9 Shiraz Place Rototuna HAMILTON 3210 Email: [email protected] Phone: 027 2411 556 See attachments: 2012‐10 National Standards Template Guidelines.doc NAG Changes.pdf 2012 National Standard DataTemplate.xls 2012‐10 National Standards Template Guidelines PDF.pdf Many thanks to Richard for sharing this info with WPA members! Specialist Teacher Outreach Service Would you like support with your ORS funded students? The Specialist Teacher Outreach Service (previously Specialist Educator Itinerant Teacher SEIT) is an
scheme that enables mainstream schools to access a specialist Teacher for ORS funded students uti
additional specialist teacher staffing component. Patricia Avenue School, Hamilton North School and Goldfields School are currently providing this se
within their areas. If you would like further information to explore this possibility for 2013 see the attached flyer or co
Roberts, Principal ‐Patricia Avenue School, Tony Kane, Principal ‐ Hamilton North School or Gary Qu
Goldfields School. InfoSheetSpecialistTeacherOutreachService.pdf PD 2013 Anne Grady has worked with us at Deanwell School for three years. She is great! See the attached f
Development 2013.docx 5
League Tables Damage In the UK many educationalists – and maybe the Government – are waking up to the threat of Leagu
Interesting article provided by David McNair at Gordonton School http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9640875/Ofsted‐taking‐the‐soul‐out‐of‐sch
warns.html
Underachievement From Nevan at Nelson Park School… In case you haven’t seen the latest Listener editorial, I have attached a copy for you to read. You m
use of some of it with your staff or community. It also balances out some of the Herald reporting las
editorial 10 Nov 2012.pdf I have attached NZ Herald link in case you didn’t see the Lesley Longstone article http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10844483 I wonder… I wonder when our Government will finally listen to the experts, both in NZ and overseas. Principals have pointed out the flaws in National Standards, the perils of league tables, the reasons achievement (poverty) gap in schools… but they no listen!! Perhaps the Government should have properly consulted the professionals – Principals – before the
implementation of National Standards, Novopay, class size flip flops, and the Christchurch schools d
The damage this government is doing to education in NZ is huge.
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Happiness! 5 reasons why negative emotions are NOT entirely undesirable!
Now, it won't come as any surprise to any of you to read/hear that I, Dr. Happy (Chief Happiness Officer of The
a fan of happiness and, more generally, of positive emotions.
There are many reasons for this, most of which I've outlined in more detail in other articles, but in short the resea
that (real and meaningful) happiness is good for our health, wellbeing, relationships and even for our career (jus
But, that being said, this does not mean that the so called "negative emotions" are all bad for us. I'm not necess
should actively seek out negativity but the reality is, we will experience it and again, negative emotions are not a
How so? and why?
Well, here are 5 reasons why negative emotions are not entirely undesirable:
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Bad stuff happens and it's appropriate and normal for a response to these situations to include "negativ
response including at least some negative emotion might be cause for a different type of concern)
Appropriate experiences of emotions such as fear and anxiety protect us from danger (without fear and
we'd very likely do things that we shouldn't do...such as get too close to cliff tops or wander in to other d
without taking adequate precaution)
Different types of "negative" emotions such as guilt and remorse help us learn where and when we've d
(and then hopefully help us to make amends)
Without any dark, it's difficult or impossible to experience the light (so sadness, in a way, helps us to en
We're human and we make mistakes; with mistakes comes regret and a whole range of other "negativ
need not be entirely negative experiences if we learn from these situations and become wiser, stronger
And I'm sure there are many, many more reasons why negative emotions and unhappiness are not entirely bad
Although most (if not all) of us want to do our best to enjoy and to create as much happiness as possible why do
emotions? I'd love for you to share your thoughts HERE on The Happiness Institute's Facebook page. Thank
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Website of the Week 10 Talks on Making Schools Great http://blog.ted.com/2012/10/09/10‐talks‐on‐making‐schools‐
great/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TEDBlog+%28TED
Reading 4 Questions to Increase Relevance.pdf
A Thought... Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non‐judging, and trust, provides a solid
mindfulness practice. Jon Kabat Zinn
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And a laugh… From John at Marian School
A pirate walked into a bar, and the bartender said, "Hey, I haven't seen you in a while. What happened? You
terrible."
"What do you mean?" said the pirate, "I feel fine."
"What about the wooden leg? You didn't have that before
"Well," said the pirate, "We were in a battle, and I got hit w
Cannon ball, but I'm fine now."
The bartender replied, "Well, OK, but what about that ho
What happened to your hand?"
The pirate explained, "We were in another battle. I boarde
and
Got into a sword fight.
My hand was cut off. I got fitted wi
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Have a great week. Kind regards Pat Poland Communications Officer Waikato Principals Association [email protected] Proud Business Partners 10