Welcome to Rimu
Term 4 Update
It's amazing to think it's already Term 4!! With just a 9 week term, we have lots of exciting learning adventures to fit in.
Our upcoming Spring Fiesta provides the basis for our first few weeks learning as we prepare some fun games and activities to run alongside our Ngaio whanau. Probability, financial literacy, visual literacy, and community engagement are the key learning points here.
We are again delving deep into some fabulous novels with our Literature Circle approach.
Our Health focus for the final term is "Discovering Me" which looks at how we grow and change.
As usual PE this term is focused around Gymnastics with Big Air. Athletics continues with students representing our school at Zone, Inter-zone and Regional Levels.
With the farewelling of our Year 8's approaching we will be looking at celebrating their time here at CQS with some special projects leading up to the Leavers assembly and Year 8 leavers event.
Learning in Rimu
The Year 7 and 8 seniors of Clyde Quay School belong to Rimu whanau. We are one whanau, two teachers, and two learning spaces. Students are supported to use our space and set up flexibly and fluidly.
Our learning in Rimu is highly student directed, with learners identifying their learning goals, next steps and how to plan their time to meet these goals. Workshops are offered based on learning needs, allowing students to access the teacher input they need. This is balanced with independent consolidation tasks, group activities and follow up tasks, both digital and hard copy. There are accountability checks factored into this modern way of learning, and students are regularly monitored, with reflection time being a part of our programme.
Both Mel and Sandy plan and teach collaboratively, building the learning power of individuals, alongside our unique culture as the leaders of our school. Seniors are strongly encouraged to give back to our school and local community and plenty of opportunities are provided to this end.
We look forward to sharing our successes with you all, be sure to check back regularly to see what we've been up to!
For more information about specific aspects of our senior learning programme, please read our Year 7-8 prospectus.
Ngā mihi mahana,
Mel and Sandy