2013 parent information afternoon
- 2. Our Vision… We Grow Our Futures By collaborating By engaging By being independent
- 3. Pod Wide Groupings • We have Pod wide groupings for reading and mathematics this year… Why? • more guided lessons with each group – because there are fewer groups in each class • more targeted teaching because the groups have similar needs and learning goals • children from across the pod at the same level are grouped together, so there is no one by themselves in a class on a level • teachers are used for their particular strengths • Comprehension strategies being taught and LBTC tasks are consistent across all classes • prepares students to be able to cope with any teacher and develops their self management skills
- 4. Routines Morning routines: • Shoes on the shoe rack • Water (only) bottles on the water bottle table • (children can have a drink whenever they need to throughout the day) • Lunch box stays in their bag • Book bag, diary and reading books are placed in the reading class boxes • Hang bag, vest and jacket in the bag cupboard • Find something quiet and sensible to do, or go back outside to play until the bell goes! Please note: children must wait for the 8.30 bell to go before they are allowed into their classroom Afternoon routines • Put classroom and school equipment back where it came from • Gather all belongings, diary, book bag, drink bottle etc • Put vest on • Put hat on General routines: • Use your manners at all times including knocking on a door and saying excuse me • Follow the classroom treaty • Self management
- 5. Parent Procedures • Please wait outside the da Vinci space at the end of the day • If your child is not on the bus, please call and let the office know before 2.00pm - if your child is ticked as on the bus, we will put them on the bus • If you need to pick your child up early, please go to Aynslee and let her know the situation, she will give you a blue sign out form, which you then show to the classroom teacher • You keep this blue form with you, incase you are stopped by Police or a truancy officer • If your child is sick, also please ring and let Aynslee know
- 6. Timetable This is glued into the front of your child’s diary too!
- 7. Mathematics and Statistics Numeracy – in each class • All students are grouped according to knowledge and strategies • Whole class begins together with a hotspot activity • Groups rotate around the following learning experiences: *Teacher *Practise *Knowledge *Games • Conclusion of the lesson involves sharing learning and reflection Strand • Mrs Chamberlain will be taking one group from each class for strand mathematics in two week blocks. This term we will be learning about - TIME
- 8. Literacy Reading - to, by and with! Shared reading: to model reading strategies, fluency and comprehension, includes poem of the week and big book of the week Guided reading: to apply new strategies to new texts that have an element of challenge. Students are grouped according to reading levels, comprehension and strategies used, guided reading book will come home to be read for LBTC Independent reading: a rotation of activities students are engaged in to practice the skills and strategies being taught during shared and guided reading
- 9. Literacy Writing - to, by and with! Shared writing: to model the writing process and to develop the craft of writing Guided writing: to apply new ideas taken from modelling Students are grouped according to writing levels (with consideration of deeper and surface features Independent writing: to practice the skills and strategies being taught during shared and guided writing Word study: words strategies, spelling patterns and grammatical conventions are explicitly taught and then applied to the writing process as well as LBTC
- 10. Inquiry Inquiry learning for Ahuwhenua Pod this term is, Learning to Learn…
- 11. E-learning Rest assured…. we still read books and write with pencils! E-learning is a tool we use within our 21st century learning environment to hook our kids into learning! Please ensure you go through the Remarkable Citizenship booklet with your child, sign and return the form to me as soon as possible
- 12. Information Centre Ahuwhenua will be going to the library in their reading rotation classes… Ahuwhenua 1 Reading Class - Tuesday Ahuwhenua 2 Reading Class - Thursday Ahuwhenua 3 Reading Class - Friday Ahuwhenua 4 Reading Class – Wednesday Please ensure your child brings their library book on the day their reading class will be visiting the library - if they forget on the correct day books can be returned and issued during lunchtimes too
- 13. Physical Education Fitness - daily for 15 minutes Physical Education – Swimming •Wednesday 13th March •Thursday 14th March •Friday 15th March •Monday 18th March •Tuesday 19th March •Wednesday 20th March Parent helpers will definitely be need for walking to and from the Events Centre – notices will come home in children’s book bags soon Mr Hammond will also be taking 45 minute P.E. lessons once a week with each class – as per the class timetable
- 14. Performing Arts Miss Moore is our Performing Arts Specialist teacher, she takes each class for lessons throughout the term •Dance •Drama
- 15. Assembly • Monday 12pm assembly focuses on RPS values - 4 Peaks Programme Two different Friday afternoon opportunities are available for parents to join either our Whole School Assembly at 2:15 or a Workshop Session within Ahuwhenua Pod classrooms at 2:30. Please see newsletter for specific dates for each opportunity
- 16. Learning Beyond the Classroom • Reading book - Monday –Thursday – one reading books will come home for two nights in a row – so a total of two new books per week per child • Poem on Friday • Literacy and Numeracy • Word Study • Website • Diary
- 17. Communication • Weekly school newsletters by email, or you can get a paper copy if you prefer • Learning Community newsletters once a term • Regular updates, notices, reminders on our Pod webpage • Email • Website • Diary • Before and after school – we are here to help! We do have duties and meetings before and after school so it would be a good idea to check with your classroom teacher what days are best to catch them
- 18. Questions?
Editor's Notes
- #3: We are presenting as a team because we are working as a team and we are all collaboratively planning and will be working with children across the pod – because we can lower group numbers and have more guided sessions with each child Why we set up the way we do? – why are things not up on the walls We are not a worksheet school – a lot of practise using games, digital devices, Not set up by teachers – grown by children Unpack everything with the kids – including assessments Use the blurb from the newsletter on the vision – we know that we are equipping children with skills and experiences to ensure they are successful in the future. We know we are educating chilren for jobs and careers that don’t even exist yet . Education is no longer about simply gaining knowledge, it is about being able to solve problems with others and being able to find or access information successfully. To be able to do this children need to be engaged in what they are learning, be able to learn independently and also be able to learn collaboratively with others.
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