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At Golden Bay High School students prepare for the future by learning skills and knowledge, and developing the personal resources that are needed to live satisfying, balanced and responsible lives.
We cater for all students, whatever their needs. Part of our philosophy is to take into account the interests and abilities of each student. We devise individual programmes to support maximum learning where necessary. Please contact us if you need any further assistance - we would love to hear from you. Ake Ake Kia Kaha. 
FROM THE PRINCIPAL, LINDA TAME
GOLDIE 8 MAY 2020 Tēnā koutou katoa Condolences, love and thoughts to the Haewera whānau It was with great sadness and very heavy hearts that we learnt of Kaleb’s passing. He was a much loved and respected GBHS student and we missed him and brothers Eli and Noah so much when they moved back to Wellington. I have been hearing much talk of Kaleb’s courageousness, his great sense of humour, his desire to learn and his special kindness to others. What a fine young man! May he rest in peace. We are all thinking of and send our Aroha to Kane, Kylie, Noah and Eli at this most difficult time. What will Level 2 look like? GBHS Level 2 will not look like GBHS pre-Covid 19, in many ways. Health and safety of students and staff will be our primary consideration. There will be a transition period for us all, and our intention is to ensure we set systems and processes up well to support students and staff in moving back to a face to face environment. It will be hard for students not to hug and touch each other. Although there is no longer a strict 1m distancing rule, we are asked to try to achieve it as best we can. It would be helpful if you could talk to your students about this. We received a huge amount of information from the MoE yesterday, and will be working through the planning over the next days. I know that many of our NCEA students are concerned about their progress. My message to students remains the same. Do what you can, please don’t worry, and we will work with you on a plan to help you achieve your goals. When will we move to Level 2 and when will school return? This will, of course, be determined by the Goverment. We will keep all informed as soon as we know what it will mean for GBHS. At this stage the earliest possible return date is Monday 18th May. We envisage all students returning on that day. I am going to delay my usual Friday email home until tomorrow, as I think it will be of more use if I have progress with Level 2 planning a little. Stay safe, stay in your Level 3 bubble and lets all do our bit to support a move to Level 2. Ake Ake Kia Kaha Linda LATEST EMAIL TO PARENT Tuesday 21 April 2020 Kia ora koutou The purpose of this email is to communicate what Alert Level 3 looks like for Golden Bay High School. Information about registering your student to come to school is also included. The Prime Minister has made it clear that wherever possible, people should work and learn at home, in order to break the transmission of Covid 19 and save lives. Therefore, only those students who are in Years 7-10, and absolutely need to, may join the Alert Level 3 F2F (Face to Face) Roll. Students who are at all unwell or immune compromised are not permitted to attend. Most GBHS teachers will be teaching GBHS Remote from home, in the same way as during Alert Level 4. We will do our best to support students participating in GBHS Alert Level 3 F2F, however, there are a considerable number of significant restrictions and stringent processes we are required to have in place. Alert Level 3 F2F will therefore be nothing like ‘normal’ school. If you consider you may need to register your student for GBHS Alert Level 3 F2F, you will be interested in the details that follow. Students will be in bubbles organised by the Principal of up to 10 students with the same 3 supervising teachers of mixed year levels, consisting of family groups and transport groups work at the same desk in the same classroom each day have their break times in the same place/area each day (the playground remains out of bounds) bring their own chromebook or laptop and headphones from home (or be lent one to use at school if they can’t bring one) bring all their own food and a water bottle The school work undertaken will Primarily focus on the same GBHS Remote learning their peers are undertaking at home. Include supplementary individual learning activities to fill the school day Not be able to include the use of any shared equipment such as in the Workshops, PE Equipment, or Art Equipment. The playground will remain closed. The day’s organisation will be set up so that the bubbles do not mix When arriving or leaving At break times - so staggered breaks Students are at least 1m apart inside and 2m apart outside records are kept to ensure accurate contact tracing can occur Hygiene processes are adhered to by all A skeleton leadership and support staff group will work on site to support GBHS Alert Level 3 F2F. At the end of each school day, surfaces students come in contact with will be cleaned and disinfected. To register please reply to this email with details of your student’s name, the best number to call you on, and how they will travel to and from school. (We are not yet clear whether buses will run or not). I will be talking in person to parents prior to putting students on the Alert Level 3 F2F roll. Registrations close: Thursday 23rd April 6pm First possible day of GBHS Level 3 Alert F2F: TBC Wednesday 29th April (though if multiple bubbles, only one will begin on the first day). Please feel free to contact me to discuss this. Ngā mihi Linda 
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School Values
We remind all of our motto Ake Ake Kia Kaha, and our four values: Respect Kindness Passion Creativity My wero or challenge to all members of our community is to find extra ways to be kind to others, especially those who seem to have less friends than others. Looking after mental health & wellbeing during COVID-19
FROM ABBEY: Here is an excellent resource from the Mental Health Foundation with lots of good tips, support networks, guided conversations and activities to work with tamariki etc. And a good section in the FAQ about how to pay respect to tikanga including tangihanga with links to the Ministry of Maori Development Te Puni Kokiri website. https://www.mentalhealth.org.nz/get-help/covid-19/ Random Acts of Kindness: Kindness Resources! https://www.randomactsofkindness 
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Kia ora koutou I hope that things are going ok in your bubbles. Today our teachers have had a Teacher Only Day to plan for GBHS Remote. We have based our planning on International experiences, research, and conversations with other Secondary School leaders. GBHS Remote will not be the same as GBHS F2F (face to face learning)! This is new for us. We will make mistakes, and so will students. ‘Be kind and no pressure’ is my most important message. This will evolve. We will look after our students. No-one should worry about school work. Apologies for this rather long email. We do want you to be well informed. Here are some important points for you: Students are expected to do 2-3 hours of set school work per day. Senior NCEA students may have more to do. All research suggests requiring students to do more than this is counterproductive. Everything will be explained to students at their first online Google Class Form Meeting next Wednesday 15th April: Years 7 & 8 9am Years 9 & 10 10am Years 11,12 & 13 11.15am Every student has received an email inviting them to their Form Class Google Classroom. At the time of sending this, over 250 of our 350 students have accepted. Please ask your student to check their school email, and accept the invite asap. (They will need to log in to the Google Chrome browser with their school email address). Thank you for this support. Students will have one online Google Meet per subject (or combined junior subjects), and a second Form Google Meet in the first six days. They will receive invitations to these. The remainder of the time is for students to self-manage. We recommend each student develops a home timetable that suits your own personal whānau situation. A regular schedule is useful for most students eg: 9am - 9.45am then a short break 10.00am-10.45am then a break 11.15-12.00pm then a short break 12.15-1.00pm They may choose to change subjects at each time slot, or carry on! The method of managing student work is through Google Classroom. In many of your students’ classes you will receive an email summary of the work. You are able to reduce frequency or turn this off. Form Teachers will be keeping an eye on student engagement, issues with technology etc. We need to know if students have not been able to engage online so we can find solutions. Emailing the teacher is your first port of call for questions and issues. We aim to get back within 24 hours on school days. Abbey is available: abbey@gbh.school.nz I am also available via email, text or phone: 027 2224798. The Government is going to broadcast learning on TV. The first priority for your student is GBHS Remote. Students may want to dip into this TV broadcast learning, but please do not expect your student to do GBHS Remote plus this broadcast learning (which has primarily been put together for students without devices or internet). If you know of anyone who needs a chromebook, financial support for phone top ups, food parcels etc, please encourage them to contact Abbey, myself or Mohua Social Services. Thank you all for your support. Enjoy your staycation over the Easter weekend. Ngā mihi Linda |
1:1 Chromebooks/Laptops Years 7-9
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GBHS is committed to ensuring our students graduate with the skills and attributes they need to thrive in a world where change is happening at a very rapid pace. The intention is that 1:1 Chromebooks/Laptops will be used as a learning tool, to varying extents across different subjects as appropriate, but not replacing all pen and paper work.
There is evidence that using an appropriate digital device as a learning tool significantly improves student outcomes. This, alongside the Cabinet decision that NCEA will be online, and the compulsory introduction of the new Digital Technologies curriculum, led us to introduce 1:1 Chromebooks/Laptops for Years 7 and 8 in 2019. This year Years 7, 8 and 9 are expected to have 1:1 Chromebooks/Laptops. Students will continue to use these devices into the future as they move through their school years at Golden Bay High School. |
We have special pricing from PBTech available for Golden Bay High School. PBTech are also offering finance options for those parents wishing to pay off the Chromebooks. For the few students that can not afford a Chromebook, we can assist with a loan during school hours.
Either a Chromebook or a Laptop are deemed as appropriate to support student learning at Golden Bay High School. Students who already own a Chromebook from primary school can continue to use them. Chromebooks offer a full Internet experience with the Google Chrome browser, running all G-Suite Apps including Gmail, Drive and other apps. Following community voice last year, we decided to ban the use of phones and devices for Years 7 and 8 during break times. We are able to selectively turn off access to the school wifi during breaks. More information can be found on our website: www.gbh.school.nz/byod-and-wifi.html |
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - March 2020
The architects for our school rebuild/renovations have been appointed and they are WSP (formerly Opus International Consultants Ltd). WSP have a history in design of primary and secondary schools and university buildings within New Zealand and abroad. They are the architects for both Golden Bay High School and Collingwood Area School, albeit that we each have our own main architect and each project is completely separate.
Two main groups have been formed within the Ministry of Education frameworks, one at a high level, big picture level consisting of Ministry, Architects, Principal and Board (the Project Control Group) and the other being the Master Planning Group which consists of the PCG and a staff, student and Manawhenua representative. Further discussion will be had by the design team and staff and students to clarify the needs and desires of those who use the school every day.
The first stage of this next step is to get to the place where ‘blobs’ can be drawn on the school plan where the new builds could potentially go and what their function will be. This is envisaged to be in about 3 months. As the process goes on, the ‘blobs’ will become more detailed as will the landscaping and general feel and shape of the school.
The board and staff are really excited about this project and what it will mean for the education of our children now and over the next 20 years or so. We will continue to inform our school and wider community of progress and milestones and share the scope and potential layouts when they occur.
The architects for our school rebuild/renovations have been appointed and they are WSP (formerly Opus International Consultants Ltd). WSP have a history in design of primary and secondary schools and university buildings within New Zealand and abroad. They are the architects for both Golden Bay High School and Collingwood Area School, albeit that we each have our own main architect and each project is completely separate.
Two main groups have been formed within the Ministry of Education frameworks, one at a high level, big picture level consisting of Ministry, Architects, Principal and Board (the Project Control Group) and the other being the Master Planning Group which consists of the PCG and a staff, student and Manawhenua representative. Further discussion will be had by the design team and staff and students to clarify the needs and desires of those who use the school every day.
The first stage of this next step is to get to the place where ‘blobs’ can be drawn on the school plan where the new builds could potentially go and what their function will be. This is envisaged to be in about 3 months. As the process goes on, the ‘blobs’ will become more detailed as will the landscaping and general feel and shape of the school.
The board and staff are really excited about this project and what it will mean for the education of our children now and over the next 20 years or so. We will continue to inform our school and wider community of progress and milestones and share the scope and potential layouts when they occur.
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