Welcome to Room 6 with Laura Clark

7.00-7.30pm

A little about me
 Open door policy
Learning Celebrations
Assessment & reporting
to parents
Behaviour Management &

Tonight's outline online safety

Class programme, inquiry
topics & home-learning
Attendance &
Communication
 One Each Term
This is a way of involving
the children in reporting
their learning with you.
Learning Our first one will be in the
final week around our idea
Celebrations of explorers (Science
focused). This will be the
afternoon of Wednesday
the 12th April.
 Mid-year conversations: Term 2
1:1 conversations about
progress being made by your
child against the learning
expectations.
PAT results, Maths tests, STAR tests,

Assessments and
IKAN and GLoSS
We also discuss ways you can work
with us to achieve the learning goals

Reporting to Parents Your childs learning can be viewed in

their e-portfolios through Seesaw
and you will be able to comment on
the work they upload
Written Report: End of term 4
Expectations at Different Year levels
 Seesaw
Hillcrest Normal School is using Seesaw this year! Seesaw gives your child creative tools to capture
and reflect on their learning - in real time. Then this work is shared with you. Seesaw will give you a
window into each of our classrooms and into your students learning process. Our students are
excited to use this new tool in partnership with the great things our teachers do in their classrooms.

We need your help with Seesaw to ensure success at Hillcrest Normal School. You can download
Seesaws Parent App for iOS, Android, or use the web to view your students learning artifacts. When
your child adds new work, you will receive a notification to see, hear and respond to your childs
learning item. You only have access to your own childs work and all of the content is stored securely.

You will hear from me and in the newsletter when you can login to your childs account. This is an
exciting new initiative and we are looking forward to sharing your childs learning throughout the year.
This will become an eportfolio for your child and replaces the paper record of learning.

Lets have a quick look at Seesaw

Behaviour Management
Class treaty - lots of work goes into creating
these and they serve as class expectations.
They are visible and referred to often. These
are based on our school values, our
commitment to learning, our environment
and world.
 Digital citizenship BYod
Our classes allow students to bring in either a
Developing Digital citizenship is about
chromebook, iPad or iPad mini to be used as a
teaching students to use the online
tool to help with their learning. It is not
spaces safely. We have developed
compulsory for students to have devices and
guidelines for management of any
students who do not will not miss out on any
breaches. Feel free to read the poster on
learning opportunities as we have a number of
the wall.
devices available in every senior classroom.

Information will come later about the BYOD Before they are allowed in the class we insist

rollout. that students, parents and classroom teacher

sign a user agreement. It has expectations for
the student, the family and the school.
 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8:55 - 10:30 Roll & Notices Roll & Notices Roll & Notices Roll & Notices Roll & Notices
Chat Chat Chat Chat Chat

Maths Maths Maths Maths Home Learning

-sharing
Writing
Swimming Swimming Maths
9.45-10.30 9.45-10.30 -whanau maths

10:30 - 11:00 Morning Tea Morning Tea Morning Tea Morning Tea Morning Tea
11:00 - 12:30 Novel Library Novel Novel Novel
11-11.45
Writing Reading Writing Finishing

Art Writing Reading Senior School Assembly

-sketching

12:30 - 1:20 Lunch Time Lunch Time Lunch Time Lunch Time Lunch Time
1:20 - 3:00 Swimming Roll & SSR Roll & SSR Roll & SSR Roll & SSR
1.30-2.00

Reading Topic/Inquiry/Art Topic/Inquiry/Art Topic/Inquiry/Art Topic/Inquiry/Art

Big Tidy up

3:00 - 5:00 Focus is still on Numeracy and Literacy

Pack Up/Duties
Student Home Time
Pack Up/Duties
Student Home Time
Pack Up/Duties
Student Home Time
Pack Up/Duties
Student Home Time
Pack Up/Duties
Student Home Time
 This term
Social Science/Health: belonging &
class treaty

EOTC: Caving

Inquiry Topics Science: Living World - Adaptations

with caves

Numeracy: Statistics,
Addition/Subtraction and Place Value
 Home Learning
Rising Stars
Reading and Maths
Compulsory sheet in home learning book, two weeks to complete.
Tautoru Challenges
Linked to real life and are chosen by the children in conjunction with the
teacher and parents. These challenges are grouped into different areas.

Handing in challenges and weekly tasks

Digitally - Students may submit evidence of challenges by email or on their
blog which will be set up later
Home Learning folder

If you have no computer or no internet please let me know

 If your child is sick or has an appointment,
please inform the office via phone or submit a
form on the website.

If your child is away for an extended length of

Attendance,
time, a written letter stating reason and dates
need to go to the office.

communication and
Our Learning Management System uses an online
attendance. Its very important that your child arrives
on time as we are now able to track recurring late

phone calls
arrivals to school. Also your child will need to be
signed in and out at the office if late or they leave the
school during school hours.
If you are visiting the class you must sign in at the
office and have a visitors badge.
 Dates to Remember
Class swimming: Mon, Tue, Thurs
Bike Week: 27th February to 3rd March
Swimming Sports: Tuesday, March 7th, 9:00am - 2:30
Triathlon: Wednesday, March 15th, 9:00am - 12:30

Interschool swimming sports: Friday, March 17th

Caving Trip: Thursday 23rd March

Class Photos: Tuesday 28th March

 Contacting me - Expectations
Emails are a great way for us to communicate and I will inform you of happenings relevant
to the class.
Please do not send daily reminders for children to me in class time - all requests must go
to the office. This includes all absences.
As teachers, we are not always able to respond to emails during the school day and never
during in class learning time.
I will respond to emails within a reasonable time frame and generally this may not be
during weekends or out of school working hours.
If you have a major concern it is always preferable to make a time to speak directly, firstly
to your childs teacher and if necessary, a member of the senior leadership team.
Contacting me - How to
My e-mail address

lclark@hillcrestnormal.school.nz

School website
www.hillcrestnormal.school.nz