Parent Orientation Evening 2010

Parent Orientation & Information Evening 2010

Programme
Welcome & Rationale
Introduction to B.O.T. and PTA Chairpersons (David McKeown, Karen Taylor)
School Organisation - Introduction to staff & teams
“ Same same, but different”
The Cockle Bay School Curriculum (Darrel)
Reporting to Parents
The National Standards (Malene)
Guiding policies - Homework, Uniforms
Special Programmes (Jayne)
Questions

School Organisation & Introductions
Year 6 – Takahe
Team Leader (T1/2) Mrs Rochelle Stansfield
Room 12 Ms Miller (0.6) Mrs Michell (0.4) Term1/2, Mrs. Casey Term3/4
Room 13 Miss Charlotte Fordyce
Room 14 Mrs Rochelle Stansfield
Room 15 Miss Anthea Walker
PE/Dance Specialist Mrs Sian Redshaw

Year 5 – Kakapo
Team Leader Miss Amber Sanders
Room 10 Mrs Darryl Lynn
Room 11 Mr Adam Chung
Room 16 Miss Erin Bradshaw
Room 17 Miss Amber Sanders
Music Specialist/CRT Mrs Kathy Currey

Year 4 – Kotuku
Team Leader (rel. 2010 ) Mrs Sara Pickering
Room 5 Ms Megan Williams
Room 6 Mrs Sara Pickering
Room 7 Miss Stacey Neale
Room 8 Miss Teri Doyle
Room 9 Miss Kirsten Holmes

Year 3 – Weka
T eam Leader Mrs Ivy Narot
Room 1 Mrs Ivy Narot
Room 2 Mrs Bridget Bear
Room 3 Mrs Sanober Saher
Room 4 Miss Sarah Wallace
Team Leader Release/ Mrs Krissy Tantrum
Maths Support

Year 2 – Tui
Team Leader Mrs Pauline Whaitiri
Room 18 Miss Emily Denham
Room 19 Mrs Pauline Whaitiri
Room 20 Mrs Rona Wulff
Room 21 Mrs Pauline Franks
Reading Recovery/Literacy support:
Mrs Barbara Spargo (9.00 - 12.00am)

Year 1 – Kea
Team Leader Mrs Susan Harder
Room 25 Mrs Judy Lee
Room 26 Mrs Mellini Pillay
Room 27 Mrs Hannake Louw
Room 28 Miss Gemma Rushbrook
Room 29 Miss Jenna Brackenreg
Room 30 Mrs Susan Harder

Part-time Teachers
Mrs. Kirsten Bell .2 BT Release
Mrs.. Vikki Bardo .2 BT Release
Mrs. Deb Michell .2 BT Release
Teacher Aides
Mrs. Stacey Welham Rainbow Reading
Mrs. Katarina Unkovich Mrs. Mel Woollaston
Mrs. Kerry Mens Mrs. Hilary Mckee
Mrs. Karen McNeill Mrs.Carol Dorey
Mrs. Anna Staples Mrs. Noelene Roberts
Mrs. Cecelia King Mrs. Annette Hirst
Mrs. Chris Clarke Mrs. Marianne Uys
Mrs. Cheryl Peters

Office
Mrs Ginny Gartland Principal’s PA/Office Manager Mrs. Cheryl Nichol Assistant (Tuesday - Friday)
Mrs. Merle Campbell Assistant (Monday – Thursday)
Mrs Dale Matthews Assistant (Monday)
Property Manager
Mr. Nick Want
Mr. Tonie Botha Assistant
Resource Manager/Library Team Mrs. Liz Jones
Mrs. Dianne Davies NLOE (0.5) Wednesday - Friday
IT Technician
Mr. Dave O’Kane

Principal
Mr. Graeme Lomas
Deputy Principal
Mr. Darrel Goosen
Assistant Principal
Mrs. Malene Russell
Special Needs/Abilities Programmes
Mrs. Jayne de Groot

“ Same Same, But Different”

Same, Same…
High quality classroom programmes based on an excellent understanding of and empathy for the pupils of our school
Excellent planning, based on effective assessment/evaluation
Provision of rich experiences for our pupils through our Infusion Learning and other CBS programmes
The provision of high quality feedback and feedforward so that all pupils can articulate where they are at with their learning and development and where they are going
Quality classroom environments

Same, Same…
Allowing and encouraging our pupils to have a significant voice in the school and by all staff practising active listening to and with our pupils
Being a professional and supportive staff member
Being reflective practitioners - positively questioning your own and school practice - what is going well? (celebrate) What could be done better? (make changes), Is what I am doing important? Will it make a difference to my children's learning?

Same, Same…
Maintaining open and honest communication with all parents - let them know that their child is special - be proactive
Understand, utilise and live the 4 Cs
A commitment to cater for both GATE and special needs students through the provision of differentiated programmes
A prioritised curriculum with a focus on Literacy, Numeracy and ICT

But Different…
Through an improvement on our 2009 performance in all areas
The implementation of recommendations from past reviews including The Visual Arts and Science
By a commitment to our anticipated or recent innovations, including; Sustainability projects, weather station, the introduction of Newsmaker (streamed T.V.), increased emphasis on Science and more explicitly, ‘hands-on’ Science through such things as the new Science Trolley, School Art Exhibition etc.

But Different…
Curriculum Development - development of a spiral of skills in Science, implementation of the revised P.E. programme developed by Mrs Redshaw in 2009
Major Parent Education Programmes - in particular, revolving around our Reporting procedures (PPPs and Ultranet) , development of a DVD on how to read and interpret your child’s report, and National Standards
An introduction to the concept of Learning Conversations
Utilisation of our Cockle Bay School Inquiry model

Cockle Bay School Curriculum
RICH, REAL, RELEVANT, RESPECTFUL
Our Curriculum is based on:
 NZ Curriculum statements
Full integration of key competencies
Our Mission statement
School vision, values and goals
Articulation of the 4Cs
A culture of quality
Learning how to learn
Meaningful assessment of and for learning
Spiral of skills in identified learning areas
Specific teaching of key concepts, skills and understandings
Higher order thinking
Prioritised curriculum – literacy, numeracy, science and technology
Parental and pupil consultation
Powerful big ideas for Infusion Learning
Reflection of current issues
Sustainability and future focus
Schoolwide interaction across year levels

Cockle Bay School Curriculum is Delivered through:
Quality teaching
High expectations
Collaborative purposeful planning
Prioritised time allocation
Integration of learning areas (Infusion Learning)

Scientific Method

RATIONALE
Reporting to parents requires informing parents as to the progress, achievements, strengths and/or weaknesses of their child in a format which is clear, simple and direct.

PURPOSES
To keep parents informed of their child's development and learning against National and School Standards and expectations
To foster co-operation and a partnership between parents and teachers
To empower pupils by ensuring that they understand and can discuss their learning and next step learning with their parents
To encourage parents to become actively involved in their child’s learning and provide assistance so that they may support their child’s learning at home
To keep teachers informed of parental concerns about their child
To help parents become actively involved in their child's learning

GUIDELINES
1. Reporting to parents must be seen as an integral part of the total assessment/evaluation process and always focused on improving educational outcomes for students.
2. It must be regular, transparent, relevant and open.
3. It will be based on concrete data/evidence and good formative assessment.
4. Reporting at Cockle Bay School will follow the following format, with each component being seen as part of the total ‘package’.

Avenue When Reason Parent/Teacher Discussion February Setting the scene Defining needs-parental input, last report Cementing a partnership PPP (Pupil Progress Presentation) Year 2-6 June What have I achieved/not achieved to date? What are my next learning steps? What evidence do I have for my learning journey? Are my parents aware of how I stand against the National Standards? Parent/Teacher Meeting (if Requested by either party) June To follow up points/issues raised at PPP To discuss issues that are not suitable to discuss with the pupil present. How parents can assist their children in the next learning step. Mid Year Report June Teachers written summary of above To support the PPP End of Year Written report December Summary of child’s progress for year in all areas Future learning goals Summary of achievements Other  e-portfolio, Ultranet Books-sent home on regular basis  Parent/Teacher initiated meetings Special events, open days, informal discussions, newsletters All year To provide another avenue for sharing learning & achievements To share work in progress and completed To share appropriate assessment rubrics To help maintain an on-going dialogue

National Standards
Address the overall purpose of reading, writing and mathematics in learning
Are a consistent way for teachers to make judgements about student’s learning
Nationally referenced
They do not distinguish all the items of knowledge or specific skills and attitudes that students use as they read, write and computate
Teachers will use the standards to guide them when deciding the ‘best fit’ level for each child
Are a tool to guide ‘where to next?’

Ministry of Education Expectations for the First Year of Implementation
Help students understand the standards and their goals in relation to them
Assess student’s progress and achievement against the standards using a range of assessment methods
Ensure students understand their progress and achievement and what the next steps are in their learning

Ministry of Education Expectations for the First Year of Implementation
Provide at least two plain-language, written reports to family about their child’s progress in relation to the standards
Support parents and family to understand the process and format of reporting and how they can work with schools to support their child’s progress

What We Are Doing
Continue to use assessment tools that help identify strengths and gaps
Reporting to parents in writing twice a year
Trialed reporting against draft National Standards in Year 1 2009
Reporting on progress, achievements and next steps
PPPs - 2009 trialed draft National Standards progress grids in reading, writing and mathematics
PPPs - students shared learning, expectations and their progress with parents

What We Will Do
Continue to use these to provide students with next steps to enhance teaching and learning - tweak our current goal cards to reflect changes
Continue to inform students need to know how well they are achieving and what they need to do to improve their learning
Explicitly teach the gaps that the standards identify
Continue to celebrate growth in student achievement
Communicate effectively with students and parents on National Standards and next learning steps

What We Will Do
Student goal cards this term will reflect changes in line with National Standards
PPPs and mid and end of year reports this year will reflect and report on National Standards
Explicitly teach the gaps that the standards identify
Continue to celebrate growth in student achievement
Communicate effectively with students and parents on National Standards and next learning steps

More Information To Come…
We will be having further meetings - both formal and informal - to explain National Standards in reading, writing and mathematics before mid-year PPPs and reports.

Homework
RATIONALE
At Cockle Bay School homework is set to allow children to practice and consolidate skills previously taught at school with the focus on Literacy and Numeracy.

Homework
PURPOSES
To revise, reinforce and/or supplement work already covered
To develop children’s ability to organise their time and self management skills
To afford parents the opportunity to observe children’s work habits and attainment
To communicate to parents programmes of work currently being studied within the classroom

Homework
GUIDELINES
1. No new work should be introduced as homework.
2. Work set should be within the child’s capability and well understood.
3. Homework will be seen and checked by the teacher.
4. Homework must be relevant to class work being studied.
5. Resources required to complete homework should be available to the child.
6. Motivation should be intrinsic.
7. At the Year 1 - 3 the amount of homework set should be achievable within 30 minutes daily. At the Year 4 - 8 levels the amount of homework set should be achievable within 30 - 60 minutes daily.
8. Parental involvement should be positive and should encourage the child to complete the set of task(s) independently.

Uniform

Special Programmes SENCO Role for Learner Support Foundation Skills Occupational Therapy Reading Recovery Rainbow Reading NLOE Teacher Aides/ Teacher support/ Team Teacher Aides Government agencies- RTLB/SE/SLT/Moderate Needs

Special Programmes GATE Role for Enhancement Programmes GATE identification and tracking Differentiated Learning across the school Young Thinkers Yrs2/3 Mind Lab Yrs4-6 Meet a Metre Science new for Year 4 this year and continuing with Y5/6 from last year Specialty lunches eg Week 5 Term 1 glass bead art demonstration Workshop opportunities eg Art, Poetry Writing, Writers/Illustrators, Young Leaders, National Science Fair See website for other programmes and opportunities

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