RTC - Criteria 2

Term 1 2015

Reading Night for our Year 2 parents. This is a great opportunity to take ownership and engage with our community about the importance of reading and strategies to motivate and engage readers. I talked to our whanau about the importance and the many ways to read with/to and for your child. To talk about the story-always keep the message at hand. It's not about getting each word right it is about the meaning. Did it make sense? Did it sound right? Imalso added slides to the presentation on what running records are and why we use them.

reading night March





Term 1 2015

 I have met the parents formally and informally this term. I have got to know the families and their greatest wish this year for their children.

Many of the parents feel comfortable with me and find me approachable and ready to listen and advise if needed.

They can all contact me on my email, or in person before or after school.

I helped:

- Julius family by supplying them with some boys clothes for Julius

-George by being a listening ear when his nana died and keeping an eye on his writing progress for his mum and giving her weekly feedback

-Darcy by immediately informing her Nan of positive (and not so good) behavior as she has asked me to on a weekly basis or sooner if needed

-Sooryda by helping him to make new friends in room 8 and have a buddy in class time his mother was worried about this

-Caiomhe and Olivia by ensuring their health needs are met and taken seriously by all of room 8 and watching for signs of allergic reaction

-Marshall to keep on task by using positive reinforcement and sharing his success with the class-he now writes a paragraph

-Persia to keep coming to school daily so she can attend EW and complete her writing-she has been attending school more frequently

-Te Ariki by meeting his parents with Heather to keep them informed of his behaviour goals  for this

-Kris by giving him some leadership roles in class to help him feel special and capable of helping some younger children

-Varun to speak up and share his stories and celebrate the birth of his new sibling, this has given him something to share about

-Thornton to write! So we celebrated his writing a sentence independently for the first time.

Term 3 and Term 4 2104

I have built up positive relationships with the caregivers and parents of room 10.

I have informed parents of their child's needs in learning and their progress. This is after the NE surveys, informally after and before school chats, the class blog, text messages.

I keep my class blog updated and stress the importance of the reading to continue at home.
I have asked 4  parents to come and talk to me about their child's learning difficulty and/or behaviour.
This has resulted in positive outcomes with 1 mum having her child's hearing checked, another getting her child to school on time and a 3rd setting up a reward chart at home for good school behaviour.

I recognise and have made sure all children in room 10 have received a principal card and a certificate from me the Teacher for great progress in a particular area.

I provide opportunities to extend interests and learning with trips, books, activities set up in the room before school.

I feedback to my parents regularly as I see them each day. They are always welcome to come see me before or after school if they need to.

I have parents on text also and so can connect instantly if need to.