Meet the teacher evening

It was great to meet a few of the parents at the Meet the Teacher Evening.  For those of you that were unable to make it we talked about:

- School Diary - It is important that students remember to bring these both to school and home everyday. It is fantastic if parents are able to check in these regularly as this is one way of keeping the lines of communication between home and school open.

- Absences - If your child is away for any reason it is important that you phone or email me as soon as possible in the morning to let us know, you are able to leave a voicemail message when calling the school to explain the reason for the students absence.
Office Number- (09) 534 3922 or email admin@howickint.school.nz

- Uniform - It is really important that the students follow our school uniform code, we have discussed this and have pictures in the classroom to refer to. If students do not have the correct uniform this means that they lose a green card, which unfortunately means they will not be able to receive their gold card for the next week. This loss of the Gold card means that they lose privileges such as using the swimming pool at lunch, using the tuck shop at morning tea at lunch time (they can still order lunches through the lunch order system).

We need our swimming gear at school every Monday and Friday and our PE gear at school every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this term. This is a part of our school uniform and must be worn correctly.

-  Classroom Rules - These have been discussed with students and letters have been sent home to parents for you to look through as well. If you need an extra copy just let me know.

- Homework - Students should be bringing homework home every night. I know many students have commitments after school so we have negotiated that students have from Monday to Monday to get all their work complete giving them the weekend to get anything they may not have done throughout the week complete.



If you have any questions please email me at jasminec@howickint.school.nz

Our class rules

During the first week of school Room 16 co-constructed our own classroom rules. We decided on 3 key points that would shape our classroom environment. We explored each point and set expectations of behaviour and work ethic. Your child should be able to tell you more about this.

 

Special thanks to James and Dante for creating this masterpiece :)

A new exciting year ahead of us!!!

Kia Ora Koutou

Hi Everyone

Ko Tainui te waka

My canoe is Tainui

Ko Taupiri te maunga

My mountain is Taupiri

Ko Waikato te awa

My river is Waikato

Ko Tainui te iwi

My tribe is Tainui

Ko Nga Ti Tepa te hapū

My sub tribe is Nga Ti Tepa

Ko Te Kotahitanga te marae

My marae is Te Kotahitanga

Ko Jasmine Clark ahau

I am Jasmine Clark.

 

Welcome to Room 16, I am looking forward to the exciting year ahead and establishing strong professional relationships between myself, parents/caregivers and the students in Room 16.

My name is Jasmine Clark, I’m from Pukekohe and just finished studying down at Waikato University last year. Being a young beginning teacher I have a zest for life and bring new innovative ideas to the classroom.

This is my first class so I’m excited to learn alongside my students and develop as a teacher.  I believe it is important to have open communication lines between whanau/family and the school, so if you have any concerns or queries please feel free to contact me at jasminec@howickint.school.nz.