Swimming Sports Timetable

Don't forget to the adults/staff/students race at 11.30-12.00!

Sharing some of the great practice in our kura

I'm excited to announce that we've just had three videos published by the Ministry of Education highlighting some of the exciting developments in our school. Here are the first three of five videos. Late last year (...not quite sure how we managed to fit this in, but we did!) a film crew from Core Education came in on contract from the Ministry of Education to interview a number of students and staff on issues relating to elearning, community engagement and modern approaches to teaching and learning. This is really exciting and is great exposure for our kura!

Using Google Apps - explains how and why we use Google Apps. I discuss the implementation process and the benefits to staff and students:

Using Google Apps from CORE Ministry Video.

e-Portfolios in the classroom - Linda Sweeny explains the process for setting up Blogger for students to use as an e-Portfolio. Linda and some of her students share the benefits created by collaborating and sharing their work with peers, whānau, and teachers:

e-Portfolios in the classroom from CORE Ministry Video.

Online resources supporting te reo and tikanga Māori - I discuss setting up our Taha Māori @ Te Kura o Tiori  as part of the school website. I explain the intention of the site is to bring together elements from our whānau hui action plan including basic vocabulary in te reo Māori and tikanga Māori:

Online resources supporting Te Reo and tikanga Māori from CORE Ministry Video.

Rolleston Community Picnic Feb 22nd

This might be a great chance to enjoy an evening with friends and family:

Preparation for Learning Conferences

Dear parents/caregivers,

There are two things that parents/caregivers need to do for our Learning Conferences this Wed/Thurs:

1. Book the conference by going to: www.schoolinterviews.co.nz and putting in school code of: PGKF2.
2. Complete the 3 Wishes Survey which feeds into our goal setting.

The chart below shows the number of responses to our 3 Wishes Survey. As you can see, this part of the preparation for our Learning Conferences this Wednesday and Thursday is well underway. Please ensure you've completed this survey prior to the conference as your class teacher will be checking and using this information to help formulate goals with your child.



I will be emailing those who have yet to complete the survey this afternoon. We'd love to see all children at the conference, if you or your teacher wishes to have a private chat about your child's learning, they will be asked to wait outside.

We are also planning on getting you to check your contact details while you wait for your conference outside the classroom.