Sunday, February 27, 2011

Week 5

Morning everyone and what a big week we have. Today is all go with Tony Ryan at school and then National Standards at 7pm.

Late lunch, bell rings 12:40pm, down to hall, 2 minute silence at 12:51 on Tuesday. Finish lunch at 2:00pm

Swimming sports on Wed.

Thursday League starts for senior classes.

Walkthrough @ Nayland Craig, reliever Kirst , Kimberley reliever ? and Pete

Terry has patched outlets 65 & 70 (in the resource room) as requested and left network cables in the appropriate outlets for you to use the network while working on release.


Reports, teachers are to add key competencies of where they are at, if you are not sure yet use last years. Add any new reading age data etc and then print off your class set. To print, print entire filter, print with frames, see Sarah any trouble let us know. If you want Sarah to print off your class set then tell her before Thursday morning.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Monday, February 21, 2011

Junior Swimming Display

Junior School Swimming Display


Date 2/3/11
Start Time 1:35pm
Finish Time 2:50pm

Order of class presentation;
(5 minute gap between each class presentation for change over if required)

Room 6 1:35-1:50
Room 1 1:55-2:10
Room 5 2:15-2:30
Room 3 2:35-2:50

Each class will have a 15 minute slot to display what they have learnt and the wonderful progress they have made to their whanau.

This is a House event and points will be given to all students who participate. It is then up to teachers to be able to hand out up to 6 ‘lots’ of bonus House points valued at 5 points each to students in their class for showing fantastic sportsperson ship and respect to the other classes doing there display. Please collate and forward the names and points to me after the event so I can work out an overall winner across the school.

THINGS TO BE ARRANGED:
• Could one of the Junior Syndicate please arrange with Pete to have the portable sound system available? This will mean that ALL attending can hear. Thank you.
• Please let Craig know what swimming equipment you require for this
• Seating for parents; as the senior school are back in their classes you will need to arrange this from your own classes or the Hall.
• If you would like a couple of seniors to take pictures OR you would rather do it yourselves, again let me know.

If you have any questions please ask!

Craig

2011 RE-ACTIVATE

Some staff find at valuable to have access to the blog so we will reactivate it.

Please use email as your primary communication tool and I will post events when possible on the blog.

Notes of Interest:

• Thank you for your attendance and energy for the Meet the Teacher night last week, there was a real positive feel and the parents I spoke to were wrapped.
• National Standards Presentation on Monday the 28th of February at 7pm, all expected to attend to show understanding and familiarity before we hold the first Student, Teacher, Parent Conferences in Week 6.
• Tony Ryan is coming to Stoke School on Monday the 28th, working with Kimberley, Sarah and myself. All staff are invited to attend NCA on Tuesday the 1st of March from 3:30pm to here him speak.

Agenda:

Admin Quick stuff:
• Student/Teacher/Parent Conferences: How will the child be involved? Are they at the centre of their learning? What data will you have to share? What goals will you set, in what format?
• Targeted Students, Action plans for Targets and planning for Kai Ora are all on the agenda for the next few meetings.


Discussion:

• Presentation from Renei and Gary from MOE regarding a contract called PB4L (positive behaviour for learning). It is crucial we are all supportive of this initiative as this is one of the ways they will use to chose schools, (see below). To me this contract will be really beneficial to cement systems in place around the implementation of our School Vision and Curriculum, around setting expectations around behaviour and setting the values and ethos of our school. If accepted on the contract we will receive money towards PD and Jane will be the leader.
• Question 11 for the PB4L seminar states...

"...Do you agree to be an active participant in school-wide information?..."

Unless you have 80% of your staff in favour of this option - you are not enhancing your chances (according to Renei and Gary)

The questionnaire is given out after the power point presentation.


• Inquiry Tools Sarah and Kimberley will start to share some tools for you to use in your classroom, it is expected you will file these tools together to build up a resource of Inquiry skills to help you in your future planning.