At Amesbury School, we have a number of ways of reporting to parents, including ongoing publishing of learning via HERO through the term, a written report in Terms 2 and 4, and two school-wide opportunities for face to face meetings. Whānau teachers are also happy to meet with whānau (families) throughout the year as needed.
Student conferences this term
We will be holding our conferences as 20 minute meetings at school. We would also like tamariki to attend these meetings, where possible. This gives parents & caregivers, tamariki and kaiako (teachers) the chance to discuss their child's progress, their learning levels and social development.
Please find booking information below, including who you need to book a conference time with.
When the conferences are running:
Monday 24th August
Rupert's whānau only. 3:30 - 7:30pm
Tuesday 25th August
Whānau groups for: Angela, Rupert, Gar Kee, Charlotte, and Brydon. 3:30 - 4:30pm
Wednesday 26th August
All whānau groups from 3:30pm until approx 7 - 7:30pm
Thursday 27th August
All whānau groups (except for Angela's and Rupert's), from 3:30pm until approx 7pm
Thursday 3rd September
Sarah's whānau groups 3:30 - 4:30pm
- School interview website: We use the 'School Interviews' website to allow parents to book conferences online. Please follow this link to the website.
Use this booking code: jdar3
- Who to book with: We are asking parents in all hubs to book a conference time with their child's whānau teacher. Please click on this link: Student Conference Groups, which shows the whānau groups for each team - this tells you who to book a conference with. Whānau teachers will be able to discuss your child's learning in all areas of the curriculum, even if they don't necessarily teach them for all learning areas.
- Who attends the conferences - for our student conferences we encourage students to attend as well, where possible, so that they can be part of the conversation around their learning.
- What will the conferences cover - all conferences will generally cover the following areas:
*Social behaviours generally - how they interact with others at school and how they have settled in (if they are new to Amesbury School)
*Current learning levels in all main learning areas
*Any questions you may have from your child's mid year learning report
*How you are managing to access learning information on HERO
*Transition to Amesbury (for five year olds who have started school recently and for any students who have transferred from another school)
*Getting ready for transition to intermediate (for our Year 6 ākonga)
- When the conference bookings are closed - Conference bookings will be closed at 8am on the day of the first conferences - 8am on Monday 24th August. This allows teachers to be prepared for the conferences they have scheduled. Last minute surprise bookings can mean teachers are not able to be fully prepared for a conference.
If you have any further questions regarding student conferences please don't hesitate to contact your child's whānau teacher.
Ngā mihi,
The Amesbury team
