Supporting Your Child At Home
Parents play a key part in their children's learning. They are their child's first teacher, and parental involvement continues to make a difference throughout the school years. Building a partnership between teachers, parents and students is an essential foundation for teaching and learning that helps students to achieve the next steps in their learning.
Our Term 1 Goal-Setting Parent Teacher Conferences are designed to begin a dialogue with your child's class teacher early in the year. click
here for further information on what to expect in your child's Term 1 Conference.
Our eLearning Zone is a collection of games and activities that can help parents and students to build upon learning at school. Information for parents on assessments, the NZ Curriculum and other useful material can be found in our "Teaching & Learning" pages. Listed below are additional links and resources that can also help parents to support their child at home.
Some of the most important ways that you can get involved with your child's learning include:
- Building a good working relationship with the class teacher
- Talking to your child about their progress at school towards the next learning steps identified in their school report
- Setting aside a regular time for reading at home and other homework tasks
- Keeping informed through newsletters and information sent home
- Attending parent conferences and information sessions
- Encouraging your child to take increasing responsibility for their own learning and organisation at school
National Standards & How To Support Your Child
Information and excellent ideas for parents from the Ministry Of Education.
Other Useful Links & Resources
  Ministry Of Education: Parents
Useful information about your child's education, including what
they learn, how their progress is assessed and other topics of interest.
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 National Standards
From
2010, schools with children in Years 1-8 will be using National
Standards in reading, writing and maths. The standards give teachers,
children, parents, families and whānau information about where children
are at in reading, writing and maths, and what they have to do next in
their learning. |
 The Numeracy Project At Home
The
Numeracy Project represents a significant change in the way mathematics
is taught in New Zealand schools. NZ Maths has information about the
project, and activities designed to help you support your child's
mathematical development at home.
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 TKI: Gifted and Talented
Gifted
and talented learners are a special group of children who have
exceptional ability in one or more areas of their lives. These areas
can include intellectual pursuits, technical competence, creativity,
leadership and social skills, physical performance, cultural
understanding and practices, and the visual or performing arts. The TKI
G&T page has links and information for parents of Gifted and
Talented students. |