Welcome back to Term 3.
As a College we see the next 10 weeks as the most important term for student Achievement.
Students in years 11, 12 and 13 must maximize their opportunities to complete their Internal Assessments ( Internals) while preparing for External Assessments( Externals) which start on November 7th week 4 of Term 4.
How do we make sure our year 11, 12 and 13 students achieve this term?
Students must
- Own and know what they have to do to complete and achieve assessments.
- Plan their weekly timetable so their tasks are broken down and completed rather than leaving it as one big task.
- Use your 2022 Student Planner
- Track their own credit count progress via the parent portal on the number of credits and follow the 'NCEA Latest'
- Seek feedforward from their teachers on what to change and adjust to get an A,M,E
- Attend, attend, attend
Teachers must
- Provide clear tasks and timelines for each standard.
- Ensure the assessment criteria for A,M,E is available and explicit.
- Upload moderated results to the Portal for 'NCEA Latest'
- Use good exemplars and feedforward for students to work towards
- Be clear on credit counts for Literacy/Numeracy and UE Literacy
Parents/Whanau need to
- Ask their tamariki what assessments/standards they are currently working in each subject
- Check the 2022 Student Planner to make sure their tamariki have recorded due dates.
- Look on the Parent Portal for NCEA Latest credit count.
- Make sure their son/daughter/tamariki attend, attend, attend.
This is THE term to bank as many credits as possible to pathway into year 12, year 13 and University or the high-end Trades.
Let's ensure our Three Pillars work together for the best outcomes for our rangitahi.
Ngā mihi
Mark P Shanahan
After winning first place in the North Island champs and competing in the world champs in Budapest, Nathan is now aiming for Commonwealth gold!
Nathan pictured here (second from the right) with the NZ Diving Team
Nominations close on Monday, 1st August at 12 noon.
Our open evening on Thursday night was a huge success
This week's winners are the amazing open-day tour guide volunteers!
Here are our first two book reviews by performing arts students to promote interest in reading to our students across the junior school.
Held in Wrocław Poland, the Competition runs from the 6th - 13th August.
The Ministry of Education launched an initiative in June 2021 Providing access to free period products to those who need it in all state and state-integrated schools and kura.
For the first time Oklahoma City Thunder centre Steven Adams shares the story behind his meteoric rise to become one of the most exciting players in the NBA and New Zealand's highest paid sportsperson.
After more than 2 years with the borders closed due to Covid, we were absolutely thrilled to welcome our International students to Waitākere College.
Thank you to all those who contributed to our ISC Cat Food Drive during term 2.
The next parents/caregivers meeting is Tuesday 2nd August at 6 pm in the staffroom.
Upcoming Fixtures - Come along and show your support!
Important Dates Friday 26th August Teacher Only Day
Monday 29th August Mid Term Break - No School
Fri 30th September Last Day of Term 3
For more important information read our Daily Panui
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