Knowing our Maori & Pasifika learners with Ros
Here at HPSS, 23% of our roll identify themselves as Maori or Pasifika learners. And its important that we help eradicate the gap between...
The importance of being a learner
A Veteran teacher turned coach shadows 2 students for 2 days- a sobering lesson learned Today I sat down in the staff room, took 10...
Spaghetti Structures: Who can build the tallest?
Making spaghetti structures as part of building resilience, which is one of the HPSS habits. #Teaching
How do I 'be'?
How do I 'be'? This is the weird question that came out of my mouth in the staffroom at lunch today. I had just finished my SPINs, during...
Day 1: am: Professional development
I thought that a really good way of clarifying what this day was about and processing the information would be to reiterate it here. We...
Leaving AGGS
It has been such as fantastic three terms for me. Along with shared lunch with all my classes, I have been given notes of affection,...
