Team 3 St Patrick's 2016 Update

Achievement Report
Recently I had the opportunity to report to our Board of Trustees on the progress Team 3 has made over this year. There was huge sense of satisfaction and pride that this information was shared with the Board. It highlights for me the hard work that this team of teachers have completed and the incredible achievements of their students.  

Please find below the powerpoint that was presented at our BOT which captures some of this great work.

http://www.slideshare.net/MarcusO1962/st-patricks-team-3-bot-report

Mary Mackillop Recipients to date:

Our Mary MacKillop Leadership Programme is now up and running. I would like to congratulate the following students who have received the Mary MacKillop Leadership Badges to date.

Merit Badges:

• Academics: Savannah Freeman.
• School Life: Savannah Freeman, Madeleine Watt, Jonnee Harris, Adam Chapman, Keana Shum, Reese Sanders, Hannah Kendrick.
• Service: Savannah Freeman, Madeleine Watt, Keana Shum, Kale Duncan.
• Sport: Savannah Freeman, Madeleine Watt, Dallas Alexander, Izacc Growe-Lolesi, Natasha Linton, Adam Chapman, Cooper Blackwell, Keana Shum, Reese Sanders, Hannah Kendrick, Ashlee Strawbridge.

WHATS HAPPENING IN TEAM 3

WHATS HAPPENING IN TEAM 3…During Term 3 our sporting highlights were the Excellence Achievements that we accomplished at two huge sporting events, these were Sports Camp and Aims Games. During Sports camp we were placed into 12 finals gladly winning 6 trophies which were: Wall Ball, Archery, Shooting, Petanque and girls volleyball.

The Year 7&8 students were happy with the outstanding effort that we put our heart and soul into.

On the 4^th September a group of talented Netballers, BMX riders and Cross Country runners were selected to represent our school at the 2016 Aims Games held at Tauranga and we placed amazingly in all the events. For the Netball we placed 63rd out of 116 teams and for the Cross Country our three runners placed 115^th, 148^th and 48^th out of 160 runners, finally our BMX riders placed 7^th and 25^th out of 30 riders. So it was a wonderful effort by all our representatives.

Also during Term 3 we had a lot of academic achievements and they were Speeches, Waimaths and Science Fair. For speeches and science fair it is compulsory to participate then the best of the best get selected to represent our school in outer/wider events. Waimaths is a maths competition where the best of the best from the Waikato compete.

By Dallas Alexander- Head Boy, 2016.

Fabulous News Keeps Coming In......

St Patrick's Cross Country 2016

Thankyou to all the mums and dads that came along on Friday the 19th August to support our School's Cross Country.

I was very impressed with the standard shown by all participants out on the course on Friday. Of particular note was the performance of our Year 7&8 students who are now preparing for the Catholic Schools Cross Country this week. We also have a smaller group attending the Nationals AIMS Cross Country event on the 4th September. I can see for some students the hours of preparation that is happening as they prepare for these events.

The team who will be representing us on Wednesday at the Catholic Interschools Cross Country will be named on Monday. A newsletter with an enclosed permission slip will be sent out. This will need to be returned on Tuesday.

I would like to wish this team all the very best for Wednesday.

NIWA Waikato Science Fair 2016

We have just received the exciting news that two of our students will  be attending the NIWA Waikato Science Fair Prizegiving on Tuesday 23rd August at the PWC building at the Waikato University.

Congratulations to Natasha Linton and Christine Lee we are all immensely proud of your fine achievement.

Speed Management Project

Last Friday we had a small delegation of students fly down to Wellington with Mrs Russ to present their Speed Project Inquiry Assignment to Councillors and Transport Officials. This work has been a focus of learning for Room 10 which has involved investigating, collecting, collating and summarizing their data around some of the transport issues around Rewi and Alexander Street. We look forward to Mrs Russ posting the outcomes of this inquiry on this page so you can see the impressive work that has been completed by these students.  

Waikato GymSports Competition

Well done to our cheerleaders who placed second at the recent Waikato Gymsports Competition. I am sure this result will help to build the confidence needed as they now prepare for the AIMS Games in a couple of weeks.

The Great Things Happening in Team 3

Teaching and Learning in Team 3


ALiM 2 Parents Report

Please find below the link to the ALiM 2 Parents Evening Powerpoint.

What the powerpoint highlights is the fantastic results the teachers and students were able to achieve over the time span of only 10 weeks.

This is a testament to a whole lot of hard work put in by teachers and students to illustrate how learning can be accelerated when funding, resourcing, time allowance and quality teaching is implemented.

The challenge for our team now is to look at how we can sustain this good progress and continue to support our learners across the different age levels.

Enjoy the fantastic results below.

http://www.slideshare.net/MarcusO1962/alim-2-journey


Mary MacKillop Programme

I have just received back the design template from Emblems NZ for our Mary MacKillop Leadership Programme.

I am interested in any feedback from our parents before we sign off on this but I am really excited that we are closer to providing this opportunity for our students.

Press on the link below to see the proposed design.


https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_J5UiG7T-ETSm9yQVZzdlYwdWVEckhwRTFfc2h4dnN6WVRB

Principals Extension Class

We are now into our second term of providing our Extension Mathematics Class for our Year 7&8 students. It is not only special that our school principal is working with these students but also the expertise he provides in extending these students has been successful.

A small selected group of these students will be attending the Waimaths Quiz Night this week. We look forward to how these students perform.

Marcus Oxenham (Assistant Principal)

Welcome Back to Term 3

Thankyou to all parents that gave us some constructive feedback around how we can improve the teaching and learning in Team 3.

One of the key factors to come out of that survey is being able to communicate more effectively with our community. So we have decided to create a team blog to help to highlight key events and inform parents of the many activities that happen within our team.

I am truly blessed to be working with a committed group of professionals who are always trying to strive for excellence.Your feedback from the survey affirms the great work these teachers do.

Teachers will be handing out class newsletters in Week One to inform parents at the start of the new term about key events and activities that are up and coming.

BYOSD-Bring Your Own Specified Device

I am excited to announce that we are closer to inviting devices i.e. chromebooks and IPADS into Team 3. The first class that will have this opportunity will be Room 11. There will be some paperwork expected to be filled in by parents before the devices are allowed on site. Given time we hope to more devices and classes on board with our BYOSD initiative.

Mary MacKillop Leadership Programme

We are now in the design phase of creating our Mary MacKillop Badges which will include badges for Service, Sport, Special Character, Academic and School Life. If students earn all five badges they will be able to apply for the Mary MacKillop Excellence Badge.

If parents are able to support this process by writing yourself or getting other adults to write letters of commendation or supply certificates etc that would support these application would be appreciated.

This is all about providing an environment that encourages our students to engage in the process of being excellent servant leaders.

I will keep you updated re these developments.

Please continue to provide feedback to me on how we can best provide environment of learning that continues to grow and develop our students so that they can be confident and assured in their lifelong journey of learning.


Kind Regards

Marcus Oxenham

(Assistant Principal-Team 3 Leader)