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This week we held our Three Way Conferences. These are really valuable discussions that ensure we are all working together to ensure each child is supported to achieve to their full potential.
The Ministry of Education has clear expectations around reporting to parents: The reports must:
- be written in plain language.
- be provided at least twice a year.
- include the student’s progress and achievement across The National Curriculum, as expressed in The New Zealand Curriculum.
As a school the written document is important however the conversations are the key. These conversations ensure every caregiver understands the report, has the opportunity to ask questions about the report and their child’s next steps in learning, and of course to celebrate the progress and achievement of their child. In 2022 we held Three Way Conferences once, in 2023 we have held them twice. WHY? Because we are commited to working together to ensure our learners achieve to their full potential.
These two ‘formal’ conference times are not enough though. I can not stress, beg, plead with you to regularly visit your child’s class and to have informal chats with your child’s teacher so that you are learning about your child’s progress and achievement all year long. That way you can support them at home with small, fun learning tasks/games.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to the whānau that attended these meetings. The teachers spend a lot of time writing the reports and preparing for the conferences so I know they will feel supported by you all. If you couldn’t make your time for any reason please contact the teacher and organise a catch up time to discuss your child’s learning.
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TERM 4 IS BUSIER THAN EVER………..
A reminder that all dates are on our google calendar (school website) and we update the pdf calendar (at the bottom of this eNews) all the time. Please regularly check what’s coming up and ask if you have any questions. We are organising multiple (actually 10+) events at a time and we get information out as soon as we can.
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Planning for 2024 is underway, here are our 2024 SCHOOL DATES:
TERM 1 – Wednesday 7th February 2024 to 12 April
TERM 2 – Monday 29 April to Friday 5 July
TERM 3 – Monday 22 July to Friday 27 September
TERM 4 – Monday 14 October to Friday 20 December
TEACHER ONLY DAYS: Friday 31 May and Friday 15 November
We are already adding dates to our school digital calendar (found on school website) so keep an eye on this 🙂
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ARE YOU LEAVING OR DO YOU HAVE AN IN ZONE LEARNER DUE TO START SCHOOL THAT WE ARE UNAWARE OF?
In order to confirm staffing and organise classes we need to know if your situation is changing. Can you please update us asap.
This week through chats with learners at the gate I have discovered 2 families are moving overseas……if you too are moving please, please let us know. We have a long waitlist of learners wanting to join Alfriston School.
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UNIFORM Reminders
Hats! Hats! Hats! Hats!
We ask that caregivers support us by ensuring our uniform expectations are followed. A few reminders:
- Learners are to wear plain black shoes to school.
- The only jewellery items to be worn are a watch, stud earrings and if required an item of cultural significance (this should be discussed with Mrs Cook or Mrs Galvin).
- Additional layers of clothing under our uniform for warmth should be grey in colour.
- Hair below the collar is tied up using black, brown, white or navy hair ties.
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Congratulations to Oliver Riesterer who attended the GKR Karate National Champs in Wellington competing in Kata and Kumite (fighting).
Oliver came away from the national event with bronze in kumite for his age group.
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Congratulations to all our learners who have worked hard together to earn their Term 4 reward. They earnt their coins and posted them in the shoots to win…
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Kabir Rana, Carter Ludlam, Aiden Kernohan, Demien Hinderegger, Sara Kaur, Leo Wu, Oliver Riesterer, Tejas Chahal, Amreet, Kaur, Gavin Gill, Faith Sila, Joseph Hu, Desmond McCall, Danika Singh, Gurnoor Khera, Carter McKillop
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2023 TERM DATES:
TERM 4
Monday 9 October – Tuesday 19 December
Teacher Only Day
Monday 13th November (School is closed to learners)
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School Hours:
We ask that all learners be at school by 8.30am each day to prepare for their school day.
8.45am: Learning starts
10.15am – 10.45am: Morning tea break
12.30pm – 1.15pm: Lunch break
2.45pm: School finishes
No Dogs allowed on the school site
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