Parent Interviews

Thanks so much to all of you who came to our parent interviews last week.  The chance to meet with you and discuss your child’s progress is very important to us as teachers.  The information we are able to share with you can help us to understand your child better.  The closer we are able to work with families the more progress our students are able to make.

Hopefully you will have received a flyer telling you about our Parent Expo on Wednesday July 28th.  At this Expo we will be showing parents how we teach literacy and numeracy at the school and how you can support their learning at home.

ERO Report

Last week we received our confirmed ERO report.  We have included the letter to the community that ERO sends out at the bottom of this page. 

The full report will be on the ERO website on June 25th.  In that report they have highlighted the strengths they see our school as having.

They are:

(i)     Setting high expectations for student achievement.
(ii)   Student progress and achievement, most notably the accelerated progress our students make.
(iii)   Engaging students in their learning.  Teachers are able to provide programmes that motivate students and give them the confidence to succeed.
(iv)    Success for our Maori students.
(v)     Meeting the needs of diverse cultures.
(vi)    Professional learning and development of teachers.
(vii)    Building leadership capability through the school.

The Board of Trustees were very happy with the ERO report and we are looking forward to building upon this positive feedback and seeking to improve further.

Administration Upgrade

The Board of Trustees has approved an upgrade to our administration area and this will begin this week.  The upgrade will give the school additional meeting rooms and give us more protection from the cold southerly winds which leave the main foyer very cold and unwelcoming for visitors.

We will also be able to have improved sick bay facilities for our students and to the office area for students and visitors. This project will take all of next term.   

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Farewell

This week we farewell Liz Jefferys from the staff.  Liz and her family are moving to Wellington to be closer to family.  Liz has worked at the school for 10 years.  She has been a wonderful classroom teacher and we have appreciated her contributions especially in the field of literacy.  Nicky Fleming will be taking over fulltime in Room 19 for the remainder of the year.



Mike O’Reilly
Principal

ERO Letter to the Parents and Community of Mt Roskill Intermediate School (Page 1)

ERO Letter to the Parents and Community of Mt Roskill Intermediate School (Page 2)