Selwyn Times: May 17, 2016

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Tuesday May 17 2016
Lake focus of
stage show
Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora
delicate eco-system will be
presented as a stage show filled
with circus skills, dance and
Maori performing arts by high
school students.
Ellesmere College has
chosen the lake as the basis
of its performance at the
Stage Challenge and J Rock
competition, held at Horncastle
Arena tonight.
Twenty-eight high schools, intermediate
and primary schools
are competing at the event,
where students work together to
portray performances on themes
reflecting issues that concern
them.
The college’s year 7 to year 13
students will use a mix of performance
arts in their performance.
Meanwhile, Darfield High
School will take to the stage
tomorrow night with its performance
Voice the Roar, which
tells the story of humans exploiting
the earth.
Year 13 student Emily de
Rooy said it has been a massive
project that has taken a lot of
work.
Stage Challenge has been part
of New Zealand’s youth performing
arts scene since 1993.
Event manager Hazel Reid
said the competition gives youth
invaluable life experience and
acts as the perfect platform to
showcase talent in all its forms.
Easier transition for students
Seven Selwyn schools have
joined a nationwide programme
to make the transition from
primary to high school easier for
students.
Broadfield, Ladbrooks,
Lincoln High, Lincoln Primary,
Prebbleton, Springston and Tai
Tapu schools are now involved
in the Community of Learning
programme by the Ministry of
Education.
It aims to help schools work
together to ensure a smooth
transition for students.
The Selwyn programme is
called Nga
Matapuna o
Nga Pakihi.
Selwyn MP
Amy Adams
(left) said the
shared teaching
practices
and expertise
will lead to better outcomes for
students.
Ms Adams said that evidence
shows that quality of teaching
and school leadership are
the two most important factors
in a child’s education, so the
Government is supporting those
areas.
Selwyn MP Amy Adams has
welcomed the formation of the
schools.
“Students at these schools
will benefit from shared teaching
practices and expertise, with
SCHOOLS WORK TOGETHER: Lincoln High School and other Selwyn schools have joined in the Community
of Learning project which aims to make the transition from primary to high school smoother for
students.
teachers working alongside each
other on goals to help improve
educational outcomes in the
classroom,” Ms Adams said.
The programme is funded as
part of the Government’s $359
million nationwide scheme.
“Across the country, more
than 1000 schools are working
together in Communities
of Learning to raise student
achievement – supporting more
than 320,000 Kiwi kids,” said
Ms Adams.
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Ms Adams said that evidence
shows that quality of teaching
and school leadership are
the two most important factors
in a child’s education, so the
Government is supporting those
areas.