Our new school year started on an optimistic note. We welcomed two new staff members and there is a positive atmosphere in our wonderful school.
It was fabulous to see how some of our students came running to their classes after their arrival. They were happy and chatty. Another highlight for me was the chance to talk to parents/ caregivers and whānau.
One of my priorities for the first week back (although only three days of school), was to make connections with all students in the learning environment. Activities for the first week back was planned and selected with the aim to collect student voice, to look for patterns of behaviour at different times and in different situations and to determine each student's strengths. I became aware of different verbal and non-verbal behaviours, which will enable me to plan and cater for individual needs.
We established "our GUIDE for a Happy and Successful Environment" (just some 'fancy' words for our Class goals/rules) which we tied in with some of our school's Virtues.
As a group we also practiced saying our karakia during appropriate times [of the day] and I enjoyed seeing my students' happy and excited faces when involved in these activities.
Next week will see us establishing our Learning Buddy system among many other learning opportunities.
~ "One hundred years from now... it will not matter what job I had, or what kind of car I drove, or how much money was in my bank account, but that I made the difference in the life of a child" - Unknown ~
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