Kia ora koutou,

It has been a full and productive term, and it’s been wonderful to see such high levels of engagement in our Student-Led Conferences this week. Thank you for making the time to come along and support your child’s learning.

When parents are actively involved in their child’s learning and take time to celebrate their efforts, it sends a powerful message: What you do at school matters, and we’re proud of you.

We also encourage you to sit down with your child and explore their Digital Learning Journal together via HERO. While students have helped create the content and received teacher feedback throughout the process, they may not have seen the written comments in HERO. Sharing this feedback with them helps deepen their understanding and keeps you connected to their learning journey. Over time, these learning snapshots will build a rich picture of your child’s progress and achievement.

This Friday, we will be publishing our written Digital Mid-Year Reports in HERO. We hope everything runs smoothly with the publishing process, and apologies in advance if there are any hiccups! The reports will include a ‘Powerful Learning’ comment, brief comments for Reading, Writing, and Mathematics, and updated achievement graphs.

Next term, we will offer optional 1:1 catch-ups with whaanau for those who would like to discuss their child’s report in more detail.

On a different note, we wanted to share a heartwarming observation from our break times. There has been a lovely phenomenon unfolding, the tuakana-teina relationships are thriving, with older students genuinely connecting with and supporting our younger tamariki. It’s been beautiful to see students playing happily across age groups, including others and showing kindness and encouragement in their interactions.

An example of this was a spontaneous relay that took place involving a large group of children from Years 0 to 8. Without any adult direction, they organised themselves into two teams and began an "everlasting relay." Students were high-fiving, cheering one another on, and ensuring everyone was included, whether they were running, skipping, or pushing a toy truck down the track.

Moments like this truly reflect the values of our school and the way our tamariki accept and care for one another.

Thank you for the messages you share at home about kindness, understanding differences, and embracing others for who they are; they make a real difference. And it’s always a joy to see our students being so active and engaged in such positive ways!

As we lead into the school break, we hope you manage to have some time with the family, and we look forward to seeing you next term.

Ngaa mihi nui,

Nyree Olliver

Principal