PTC 10

Criteria:
Work effectively within the bicultural context of New Zealand

Key Indicators:

• practise and develop the relevant use of te reo Māori me ngā tikanga-a-iwi in context
• specifically and effectively address the educational aspirations of Māori students, displaying high expectations for their learning

What this means at Halcombe School:

• Ensure Ka Hikitia goals and strategies are reflected in classroom programmes
• Promote high aspirations and goals for Māori
• Develop a class culture where diversity is recognised and celebrated

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Feb 2016

At a Teacher Only Day, we unpacked 'Ka Hikitia In Action'.  We each read a section and reported back to the rest of the staff.  I found all the case studies really heart warming - there are lots of people doing lots of wonderful things, all around the country.  I liked the look of the template that was being used for Whanau Goal Setting on pg 13 and have emailed the Ministry to ask where I can get a template for this from.  Here are the notes I took on the sections I had to report on:

20 Feb 2016
Development of student goal setting sheet (based on template seen in Ka Hikitia)

2016
It is worth noting that this year, I have no students in my class who identify as Maori.


25 January, 2017
Today we had a great session (led by Debbie, one of my colleagues) about the Tataiako competencies and what they mean.  I made some notes based on the discussion we had as a staff.  

We also completed a Toku Pepeha based on Halcombe School.  When we study Maoritanga in Term 2, this will be something I work on with my students.

Taumata O Te Ra Visit - 10 May 2017
Following a visit to one of our local marae, our staff completed a PMI chart.

Term 2, 2017
We've had a real focus on Te Reo during this term.  The students learnt a lot of simple Te Reo - greetings, commands, numbers, colours, names of people etc.