Avatea School Carnival

Today…Friday….4th September 2009 From 12noon till 6pm

Games & Activities

• Disco
• Computer games
• Movies…etc etc

…with lots of prizes to be won

Fresh produce and pot plants Stall…fruits, veges and pot plants
Nic Nacs – 2nd Hand Stall…selling all sorts of goods for the young and old…

Food stalls include:

…sold from 12noon

• BBQ…at $8 a plate
• Chicken curry…$5 a dish
• Goat curry…$8 a dish
• Coffee, Tea, & Milo
• Cakes, muffins, ice-cream, etc
• Asian dishes from $5
• Raw fish at $5
• Chicken rolls, Kebabs & Sizzles…from $2 - $5

and much much more…sold from 3pm

• Umu food at $10 a plate

We look forward to your support…thank you

Performing Arts: Northern Group

What an amazing experience it was for me to come and visit your beautiful Northern Group Islands. It was an especially exciting time due to the Life skills program, which brought new learning and friendship and wonderful examples of how the Performing Arts afford people an opportunity to express their culture and build community. Traditional Arts are a great strength in all the communities I visited.

INTERHOUSE RUGBY AND NETBALL TOURNAMENT

Tereora College is holding its annual inter-house rugby and netball tournament this Friday 24 July 2009 at Raemaru Park, Arorangi.  Unfortunately, the Tereora Stadium and courts are not available so we have had to move the venue to Arorangi this year.  We are grateful to the Arorangi Rugby Club for allowing us to use their facilities.

Outer Islands Lifeskills Programme

The Outer Islands (OI) Lifeskills programme has been in operation for most outer islands  for over 3 years. Opportunities to improve its process have been made to ensure ineffective aspects are minimized and eventually eliminated.
Find below a copy of the forms, as part of the recommended process and systematic approach to ensuring an effective and efficient implementation process for any OI Lifeskill Programme.  

Application Forms

• Limited Autority To Teach - Application Form - The school on behalf of the tutor must apply to the Director of Administration to register under the “Limited Authority to Teach” (LAT) category. A copy of identification as well as a character reference is also required. This is a legal requirement.
• Outer Islands Lifeskills Programme Course - Application Form - The “Lifeskills course application form” must be written by a registered teacher on the school staff in consultation with the tutor. The Secretary of Education must give approval and endorsement before the course is implemented.
• Outer Islands Lifeskills Programme - Timesheet- The Lifeskills tutor must sign in and out with every lesson. Send the separate ‘Lifeskills Timesheet’ along with your weekly staff timesheet to the Director of Administration.

For more engaging stories of the lifeskills programmes running in the outer islands, coming up in August an extensive coverage of the Northern Group Lifeskills Programme.

World March for Peace and Non Violence

The first ever World March that will travel the world asking for the end of wars, the dismantling of nuclear weapons and for an end to all forms of violence (physical, economic, racial, religious, cultural, sexual and psychological).

Be one of the brave and help us to create a new, non-violent global consciousness!

2nd October 2009 http://www.theworldmarch.org/

Oceania Reading Challenge 2009

The International Reading Association’s (IRA) International Development in Oceania Committee (IDOC) coordinates activities in the Oceania region.

IDOC aims to identify and support professional development projects in the region.

Literacy is at the heart of a student’s ability to learn and succeed – at school and for life. That’s why the members of IDOC want all Pacific Island students to discover the joy of books.
 

Rarotonga Primary Schools Rugby & Netball Tournament

Date: Thursday 18th June 2009

Venue: Raemaru Park, Arorangi.

Host: Avatea School

Programme: Programme

Draws: Rugby Draw Netball Draw

Results: Rugby Results Netball Results

What is Inclusive Education?

 As the Ministry of Education’s Inclusive Education Adviser, I had often being asked questions such as: What is Inclusive Education? What is the difference between Inclusive Education and Special Education? Does the term ‘Inclusion’ mean the inclusion of children with a disability or special needs parse?

Creating Positive Learning Environments

The Cook Islands Education Master Plan 2008 -2023 states that

“ … Children in the Cook Islands will be able to enjoy learning environments that are comfortable, supported and assist them to achieve their goals.”

What Supports and Enhances a Quality Environment

There are a multitude of factors that influence children’s capacity to learn and these factors differ from child to child.

Whilst one child shows a preference for visual stimuli another’s preference may be aural, and yet, a third,  kinaesthetic.

However, irrespective of the child’s preferred modality, a quality learning environment is critical if real learning is to take place whether inside or outside of the classroom.

BCI School Savings Plan

The Bank of the Cook Islands is happy to continue the School Savings Plan which began in February 2008. BCI is offering the following interest rates for Childrens Savings Accounts:

• $0 – 100 2% p.a.
• $101-500 3.50% p.a.
• $501-5000 4.75% pa

(These rates are variable and subject to change from time to time as required by BCI, and taking into account all factors including market conditions)

Interest is paid quarterly – March, June, September and December. BCI will also pay commission to participating schools of $5 per $100 deposit and Additional commission will be paid for reaching $5,000.00 in 6 months.

This commission will be paid every 6 months. Condition: No withdrawals until the child have reached 16 years of age. However we will consider withdrawal in circumstances of financial hardship. A penalty fee of $50 will apply to every withdrawal.

http://www.bci.co.ck/

DAQA Notices: March

Student Achievement Targets.

The purpose of all schools is that of teaching and learning and this implies student achievement. Schools have been asked to focus on improving student achievement. To this end all schools are now required to set achievement targets (as a percentage) and to measure student achievement against the school’s targets. The Ministry’s “School Achievement” monitoring tool (DAQA Excel spreadsheet) was developed specifically for this purpose. Regular entry of student achievement data from classes across all ELAs will enable school management to easily monitor achievement by class and across the whole school.