Kia ora Vogeltown whānau,
On Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd April we are hosting parent and teacher learning conferences.
These are a valuable opportunity to hear about your child’s learning and progress, and a chance to ask questions and share your thoughts so that we can become partners in your child’s education. We strongly encourage all parents to attend - we would like to have 100% attendance of parents for all classes.
You can book your learning conference through the Skool Loop app. Simply go into the app, select Vogeltown School, Bookings, and the dates for your child's class. Please note, we have a couple of teachers are unavailable on these days so we have rescheduled their interview times. If you have trouble making your booking, please contact the school office who will be happy to book a time for you.
Since the meetings are limited in time it's worthwhile for you and your child to do some preparation in order to make the most of this opportunity:
- Think about what you have noticed about your child's work or the way they talk about learning.
- Talk to your child about how they feel about school and anything that they are really enjoying, finding too easy or too difficult.
- Ask your child if there's anything they want you to talk about with the teacher.
- Go over any recent school reports or work samples and write down any questions you have about them.
- Consider questions you might like to ask: Does my child seem settled? How well do they get along with others? Does my child participate well in class? Is my child progressing as expected? What do they do well? What do they need help with? What can I do at home to help?Are there any areas of concern?
Kia pai tō koutou rā - have a nice day.
Using your WITS is a helpful method for teaching children how to de-escalate conflicts and handle situations in a positive way. WITS stands for:
Walk away: Encourage children to walk away from a situation where they feel unsafe or are being provoked. This helps avoid escalating the conflict.
I messages: Teach children to respectfully and assetively use “I messages”. This lets the other person know that their behaviour or words are not wanted, e.g., “I don’t like the names you are using, I need you to stop”.
Tell someone: If the situation doesn’t improve or if the conflict escalates, children should be taught to seek help from an adult, such as a teacher
Stay calm: Remaining calm will help children to make better choices.
It's never easy trying to manage a tricky situation, however, having a strategy use is the first step in being able to manage these better.
The Weet-Bix Kids Tryathlon takes place next Tuesday 25th March at Ngāmotu Beach.
We have a large number of Vogeltown School kids entered which is fantastic!
We received some entry packs at school for those families who entered and selected the Vogeltown School group and these were given out earlier this week. If you still have not received your entry pack it may be on its way to your home or to school. If we receive any more packs, we will distribute them to children as soon as they arrive. If your pack does not arrive by Monday then please go and see the Weet-Box Tryathlon help desk at Ngāmotu Beach on Tuesday morning.
We will have a Vogeltown School gazebo set up for families to meet.
Please note there will be no supervision provided - it is up to parents/whānau to supervise their children on the day.
We wish all those participating all the very best for a fun day!
It is important that we know if you have a child starting school sometime in the remainder of this year. This will allow us to put organisation in place for new students - especially those starting school, and to understand our predicted roll throughout the year.
You can do this by contacting the office to confirm that we have your child on our records, or by completing an enrolment form (which can be collected from the school or downloaded off our website).
If you know of anyone else living in zone that may be looking to enrol then please share this message with them.
The awesome team at GameChanger have Vogeltown School Hoodies available to order. You can try a sample on for size at their store, which is on the corner of Huatoki and Carrington Street. The link to order is below:
