Mrs Bailey and I have been to all classes Friday and then again today, reminding our tamariki that our REACH Values encompass all we do here at IPS.
We have reminded all that our actions MUST reflect our school REACH Values
R - Respect yourself and everyone else
E = Expect the best you can be
A = Achieve through opportunity
C = Communicate with (kind ) language - not hands and feet
H = Hauora, feeling safe and happy in the school community.
Please know, at times, children, do and say things which do NOT align with our REACH Values.
Please also know, when we DO know about the actions of our tamariki which do NOT align with our REACH Values, we DO address the behaviour.
As parents you may not see the steps we take, however we do endeavour to do our best to TEACH the correct behaviours we would like to see here at IPS. Keeping in mind we only have our tamariki with us for 6 hours of the day.
We have processes in place for targeted, repetitive, negative actions toward others.
These include:
- contacting whanau,
- restorative conversations with those involved,
- time in other spaces,
- limited areas of the playground,
- time out of the playground,
- time out of the classroom to complete mahi with breaks at other times to the greater school.
These are all opportunities we take to teach the behaviours we all are required to display.
If these strategies are unsuccessful - then we have other alternatives available to us to utilise under various sections of the Education Act.
We spend a lot of time investigating the incidents, trying to ensure we have all relevant information and people involved in the processes. This does take time and we usually put our "24 hour rule" in place, so we can unpack the incident fairly.
We thank you as parents / whanau who take the time to teach your children to be kind and respectful to all - these actions from you are clearly visible in the way your children present themselves within our school setting. Thank you
