Reporting to Parents

Timeline

• Meet the Teacher meetings occur in Term One of each year at which the class programme is discussed and an opportunity to ask general questions is provided.
• Parents have a formal opportunity, mid year, to meet with their child’s teacher to discuss pupils progress at the Learning Conference. This is a three-way process encouraging a partnership between teacher, parent and student. Depending on the age and stage of development the student role in this conference is increased.

• At the end of each term a Learning Celebration is held. This living portfolio gives students an opportunity to share their learning with their parents and serves as a culmination of the term’s work.
• One written report will be prepared and issued to parents / caregivers in December.

• Parents can avail themselves of the opportunity of visiting the school during school hours. Meeting with a teacher to discuss a child’ progress must be by appointment or at the discretion of the teacher.The school has an ‘open door’ policy.

• Other parent / teacher meetings will be held at appropriate times.

The school will report to the parents of Maori students at a special meeting to be held each odd numbered year.

Learning Celebrations

• Learning celebrations will occur each term

• These will have  a clear link between the celebration and the learning,.

• A variety of techniques will be used – open days, expo, production, film premiere, workshops, recitals, poetry soiree, individual sharing, book launch, dance, fair, gallery, performing arts sharing,

• As much as possible, learning celebrations will be child-centred.