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Whānau/Student/Teacher Learning Conferences Term 2, 2022

We encourage all parents/caregivers/whānau and students to attend the conferences to:

• Assess goals made at the beginning of the year
• Discuss overall educational progress to date

Learning Conferences

• Thursday 30 June, Monday 4 July and Wednesday 6 July. Conferences are 15 minutes long
• Held in your child’s classroom
• Begin at 2.45 p.m. on Thursday 30 June, Monday 4 July and Wednesday 6 July so classes will finish at 2.15 p.m. on these days.
• Students must go straight home unless meeting a parent.
• Supervision at school until 3.00 p.m. is available. Please notify your child’s teacher if you require your child to stay until 3.00 p.m.
• Andrea Knight and specialist teachers will also be available for conferences.
• All ESOL students will receive separate information about an alternative system/dates for booking conferences.
• All Room 5 students will receive separate information about an alternative system/dates for booking conferences.
• Room 12 Learning Conferences will be scheduled for Term 3.

How to book your online conferences. As from Monday, 20 June you will be able to choose the teachers and times that you want, removing any chance of timetable conflicts. You will be able to book everything in a couple of minutes.

Once you have booked your conference/s, you will be emailed confirmation of your conference/s and can confirm, cancel or reschedule on the internet at any time, until the closure date of Tuesday, 28 June at 12 noon.

Follow the simple steps below to book your school conference/s:

1. Visit the website www.schoolinterviews.co.nz
2. Type in the school code w23va
3. Select Go
4. You will be asked to enter your details
   1. Full name
   2. Student(s) name
   3. Select
5. To choose conference times, click the check boxes (missing check boxes mean the time has already been booked by someone else. Press the green Go button to confirm your conference/s
6. Select Finish and print a copy of your time

Notes

If you need to reschedule your conference/s follow through the above process, select your name and choose reschedule conference.

For parents/caregivers who do not have internet access, please contact the office for assistance.

Please do not ask your child’s teacher to book conferences for you. If you need help, please see Sue Sugrue in the office.

Year 7 Teachers

Wendy Edge: Room 11 

Olivia Pearce: Room 10 

Amber Osborn: Room 19 

Sam Colvin: Room 7 

Kit Clarkson: Room 9 

Christina Just: Room 15 

Martine Ribotton: Room 14 

Boss Phanpho: Room 16 

Year 8 Teachers

Susan Rogers: Room 18

Jason Naidoo: Room 17

Abby Eames: Room 8

Ross Cooper: Room 2

Gaye Roberts: Room 3

Jenny Halligan: Room 1

Nicci Christie: Room 4

Adelaide Wilson: Room 6

Andrea Knight: Principal

Sarah Cumming: Deputy Principal

Fiona Taylor: Visual Arts

Katy Smeele: Food Technology

Mark Greaves: Hard Materials Technology

Jarrad Brown: Science

Paula Dorè: Learning Support Coordinator

Leisha Broxton: Digital Technology

Tim Evers: Sport/Physical Education Coordinator

Andrea Knight

Tumuaki/Principal