eNews Term 1, Week 3

24.02.2023  

FROM OUR PRINCIPAL MRS COOK

Kia ora 

I have to start by thanking everyone who came along to our Setting Up for Success sessions last Wednesday. It was a wonderful opportunity to share some key schoolwide information and for teachers to be able to meet whānau members they will work with in 2023. 

One of the most important messages in these sessions was ‘we want you to be involved’. We are so lucky to have such a great community and we want to make the most of all the skills, talents and expertise amongst us. 

How can you be involved?

• Reading Mileage – reading with some of our younger learners
• Sports coaching – preparing our awesome Intermediate learners for Sports Camp and ECCS events
• Class help – assisting teachers with jobs in the classroom or helping learners
• Friends and Family – join our amazing group of caregivers who organise fun events and work hard to raise additional funds for the school
• Home help – help teachers prepare learning resources at home (cutting, sticking etc)
• Trips and Camps – volunteer to assist with EOTC experiences
• Clubs – start a club for our learners (before school, lunchtime). The opportunities are endless…..it could be anything from knitting to building a go kart – anything at all!
• Learning Programmes – sharing your knowledge and expertise within our learning programmes. Keep an eye on Team newsletters and Class communications to see what topics are being studied and contact the school if you can help out.
• Event help – help with one off events like the Fun Run, discos etc

And so much more! 

All helpers must be police vetted. You can get the form and information from the school office. Alfriston School pays the fee. 

2023 is going to be a wonderful year – together we are going to have fun and support our tamariki to progress and achieve……exciting!

Learning Celebrations

He wiki tino pukumahi matou i roto i te Ruma tuawha.

(What a busy week we have had in Room 4.)

Kua mohio matou tetahi ki tetahi me te hanga hononga i roto i to maatau akomanga.

(We have been getting to know one another and building relationships within our classroom.)

Koia nei ta matou mahi i tenei wa.

(This is what we have been up to so far.)

Room 9

It has been a great start to the year in room 9, and we are settling in well together.

We have looked at goals for the year which we will support each other to achieve.  We have written them down as part of a ‘Reach for the Stars’ display.

We have also written a class treaty together, looking at how we want our class team to work together.  We have all signed it and it will be on display to remind us all year through.

We have also read about and researched The Treaty of Waitangi.  The learners will now produce posters to tell others about this important event in the history of Aotearoa.

We are enjoying the swimming sessions and our artistic skills are already evident. 

ROOM 12 – Learning

As mentioned in our previous newsletter communication is a priority and we are committed to working with all whānau to ensure our learners achieve to their full potential.

In 2023 the communication platforms we will use are: Email, School Website, School app, Phone and Face to Face.

All newsletters (class, team and school) will be emailed and will be visible on our school website and app.

Class teachers will email caregivers – whole class or individual communication.

Schoolwide updates/notices will be sent out via the school app, and occasionally as a text message.

The best form of communication is ‘face to face’. We hope to see you in school often so that we can have informal conversations which are so valuable for both the staff and caregivers. 

What do we need you to do? 

1) Ensure we have an accurate, up to date contact information for you

2) Download our school app

We will not be using Seesaw this year. Learning will be shared via newsletters (class, team and school) and a ‘Home / School Partnership Communication’ twice a term.

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