Reporting to Parents and Coming up in Term 3

As I mentioned in last week’s newsletter written reports are coming home today with this newsletter. Written reports are provided twice a year. They will provide parents, caregivers and children with an overview of progress and achievement in Reading, Writing and Maths (National Standards Areas). Also included is where your child is working at in Wider Curriculum Areas covered in Terms 1 & 2 and General Comments including our PRIDE values. Please know that the teachers have very carefully chosen their comments around your child’s progress and next learning steps – these reflect their most important next piece of learning in that subject. To make judgement contained in the National Standard reports, teachers have to consider a wide range of information from tests and observations. Always keep in mind that we are concerned with developing the whole child. The three academic skills involved in National Standards are important, but so are a very wide range of other things. Information on Reporting to Parents at Dunsandel School can be found at http://www.dunsandel.school.nz/reporting-to-parents/

Our reports do go through a vigorous editing / proof reading process however mistakes still sometimes occur – should you find a mistake or typo in your child’s report please advise their teacher asap so this can be corrected immediately.

The following pie graphs show, based on Mid Year Report data, the percentage of children who are on track, at or above and who are at risk in each of the National Standards areas. The tables to the side show the break down, in percentages, for girls and boys. A full copy of this report can be found in the school foyer.

 

Coming Up Important school dates that you can add to your calendars

Monday 25 July Term three starts – 9 weeks.

Friday 29 July Year 5 and 6 Ski Trip to Porter Heights

Tuesday 2 August ICAS English Assessment for those children who have entered this.

Tuesday 2 August Ellesmere Winter Tournament at Leeston. Our Soccer, netball and rugby teams will be competing against Leeston and Southbridge.

Friday 5 August On this afternoon we will have our classrooms open for parents and caregivers to visit their children. They will have their books and work open to look at and teachers will be available to chat to parents and caregivers. If a more formal meeting is required, this can be set up after this day.

Tuesday 16 August ICAS Maths Assessment for those children who have entered this.

Tuesday 13 September Massed Choir rehearsal in Christchurch for our Choir.

Friday 16 September Country Day

Friday 23 September Last day of term three.

Monday 10 October Term 4 starts

Friday 21 October School Athletics

Thursday 27 October Senior Choir performance at the Christchurch Primary Schools Music Festival – Horncastle Arena.