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Annual Parents’ Meeting

Wednesday 5th December 2018

Tonight’s Agenda

• Board of Trustees Report (Richard Uerata-Jennings)

• Principal’s Report (Michael Hinds)

• HOK’s Report (Kez Dravitzki and Erica Willoughby)

• Champagne and Christmas cheer!

Board of Trustees 2018 Report

Board Chair: Richard Uerata-Jennings

Principal’s Report

Principal: Michael Hinds

Excellence Goals

Catholic Character Goals

Communication

School Environment

School Buildings

School Maintenance

2018 Annual Goals- Areas of Focus -

Excellence Goals Work collaboratively with the schools involved in the Wellington

Catholic Community of Learning Evidence: CoL established, common goals set and 2019 will be a positive year.

Year 5-8 Student Wellbeing survey. Evidence: Completed, analysed, goals and targets set to address discrepancies, lessons provided.

Set student achievement targets Evidence: Parent conferences, Tier 1 and Tier 2 students, IEP’s, goals setting.

Further refine and embed the RAP (Raising Achievement Plan), in particular the Action Plans for Priority Learners. Evidence: A positive year of embedding further last years’ BoT review.

Teachers will take part in Professional Learning Development (PLD) that focuses on their identified needs or on school wide focus areas. Evidence: Ongoing throughout the year.

2018’s Focus Areas

Catholic Character Goals Develop opportunities for affirming and celebrating diverse cultures within our

school. Evidence: Parent Consultations, Te Reo, Electives, Kapa Haka, St Benedict’s Day, Newsletter Greetings, Cultural Day, National country days.

Review and update school documentation and curriculum statements in Religious Education to ensure they align with current practices and reflect the requirements of the curriculum. Evidence: Completed prior to Catholic Character visit – evidence in successful report.

Take part in professional development opportunities, both within the school and externally about the changes being introduced to the Religious Education Curriculum through the Religious Education Bridging Document. Evidence: PLD Courses with the ADW in staff meetings, lesson observations, CoL meetings with other Catholic Primary Schools.

2018’s Focus Areas

Communication:

Carry out consultation with our Maori community around plans for student achievement. Evidence: Term 1 parent consultation, Te Reo lessons, Kapa Haka instructors, priority learners (targets and goals).

Actively promote the school to Catholic families throughout the schools catchment area (state schools, kindergartens, preschools). Evidence: Kindergarten visits made – cancelled the Open Day in Term 3. Featured in several newspaper articles.

School weekly Newsletter changes implemented (Mail Chimp). Evidence: New newsletter platform

School Website changes and updates implemented. Evidence: Website current,,Google Calendar up to date.

2018’s Focus Areas

School Environment:

Complete work identified in Minor Maintenance. Evidence: External stairwell treads, seating, on-going running repairs, signage, dead-heading trees, electrical checks

Build a vegetable garden area for the Enviro Team/students and a concrete pad for the rubbish bin on the right-hand side of the driveway (as per school development plan). Evidence: Completed + Working Bee, staging, art work, Values’ pencils

Develop the grotto/quiet space between the Main and Tui Blocks. Evidence: Garden completed, seating area to be completed.

Plant garden areas and back bank area around the school. Evidence: HoK funds –back and side banks completed.

Ensure significant hazards and health and safety issues are identified and dealt with in a timely way. Evidence: Ongoing.

Work with the ADW to address seismic strengthening required for the school. Evidence: Completed.

Replace the fence on top of the retaining area outside Room 4 (ADW 10 Year Plan approved for 2017). Evidence: Completed.

Address the eroding bank issue that is undermining the driveway. Evidence: A work in progress! ADW + WCC

2018’s Focus Areas

School Buildings:

Completed:

• New carpet in the library

• New vinyl and carpet in Rooms 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.

• New vinyl on the internal stairwell and corridors

• One heatpump replaced: Room 8

• New lost property storage boxes

• New shelving for all reading resources (outside Rooms 4 and 12).

Thanks to Challenge 2000, the teachers and students.

2018’s Focus Areas

Buildings and Maintenance:

Areas identified for 2019 on the 10 Year Development Plan are as follows:

• Exterior re-clad to section of administration including new windows along with replacement of flat roof over administration area

• Student bathroom refurbishment in middle and top floors of school building (Boys and Girls)

• Heat pump replacement (x4) – or as needed

2019’s Focus Areas

Areas identified for 2019

• Maintaining the status quo

• Managing our roll and our space

• Priority learners + continung to target our students’ learning

needs

• Staff and student well-being (Christian Meditation)

• Digital Technology Curriculum – MoE financial support

• Continuing Te Reo and embedding Kapa Haka

• Forging stronger links with the Church, Community and Parish

• Induction of new staff

• Teaching and learning!

2019’s Focus Areas

First day assembly

Meet the teacher evening

Ash Wednesday Mass

School Picnic

Catholic Character Meeting (Preparing)

Commissioning Mass

Road Patrol Training

Manuka Puppet show

Year 3-8 Girls’ Futsal

Enviro award

Maori Community consultation

Fire, Earthquake and Lockdown Drills

Religious Education PLD

Year 6 Camp, Year 8 Camps, Year 7 EOTC Week

Constable Aaron visits (Kia Kaha unit / Road Patrol)

Manuka Scooter Safety

Otari Water Day (Enviro)

Stations of the Cross

Otago Problem Solving Competition (Mathematics)

Year 5 Biking Lessons

Mission Fair

HoK Quiz

Kids’ Literacy Quiz

Term 1 Achievements/ Highlights

World Asthma Day

Kapa Haka / Te Reo Lessons

HCC – Animal Control Talk

Sign Language Workshop

Autism Workshop

SPCA visits

Staff: Asthma/Epipen Training

Vet visits

Electives

Pentecost Liturgy

Cross Country

Filipino Community Consultation

ALL intervention

St Pat’s / St Mary’s Visits

ICAS Science & Writing

Swimming (Years 3-8)

HoK BBQ

Seismic Strengthening Project

Julz Tocker visit

Khandallah Library Visits

Science Fair

Mufti Mania (College in Tonga)

HoK Movie Night

St Benedict’s Day

Cultural Day

Pop Up Soup Kitchen

Get Set GO (PE – Year 1/2)

Code Camp Workshops

Term 2 Achievements/Highlights

School photographs

Grandparents’ Mass

Home of Compassion visitors

HoK Kids’ Quiz

Australian Maths Competition

Manuka Pataka Visit

Indian Community Consultation

ICAS Mathematics Exam

Catholic Character Review

Assumption Mass

20 & 40 Hour Famines

Tree Felling

Seismic Strengthening concluded

TagIt Appliance Testing

REBD PLDSwimming Sports (Years 3-8)

Filipino Language Workshop

Fathers’ Day Breakfast

Vision & Hearing Testing

School Production

NIWA Science Fair Competition

Netball Prize Giving

Interzone Swimming

Ministry for Women visited (Year 7&8)

HoK Sausage Sizzle

Art work erected and unveiled

Refugee Day (Kowhai Syndicate)

New Carpets and Vinyls (Library and Upstairs Classrooms)

Second Hand Uniform Sales

Enviro Working Bee (Skink Garden)

Asthma Show

Inter-Regional Cross Country

Mathswell Competitions

Term 3 Achievements/Highlights

CoL Visit our school

Local Principals visiting

Back Bank grand opening

School uniform parent consultation

School Fair

Dental van on site

Pacific parent consultation

Swimming (Rooms 1-5)

Andrew Chinn music workshop

All Saints’ Mass

Parent Volunteer Morning Tea

NZ Athletics

Paul Beavis author visit

Book Week

Book Character assembly

External choir performances

Armistice Day Talk (Air Marshall Short)

BDO Audit (Financials)

Transition Meetings

School Speech Competition

Year 8 Leavers’ Dinner

Regional Athletics

Recruiting for 2019

Term 4 Achievements/Highlights

Parent Opportunities

Term 1 – Meet the Teacher / Goal Setting Interviews

Term 2 – Mid-Year Report + Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews

Term 4 – Year-End Report

+ trips, workshops, assemblies, Mass, class prayers, by appointment

Student Achievement

2018

Student Assessment Performance

2018 PAT Results

Thank you BoT

Moved from Term 1 testing to Term 3 testing

Wanted ‘current’ data

Wanted to be able to use the data to drive teaching and learning immediately

Wanted the rubber to hit the road in Term 1 asap

Student Assessment Performance

2018 PAT Results

Listening (Years 3-8)

Mathematics (Years 3-8)

Reading Comp (Years 4-8)

Reading Vocabulary (Years 4-8)

Enhancing our

Students’ Educational Experiences • Our Catholic Character/Masses/Father Doug

• Our E.P.I.C. Gospel Values

• Rich curriculum experiences

• Inclusion of the Arts throughout the school

• Various sporting events and activities

• Electives/Choir/Music Group

• Science Fair/Speeches/Leadership Opportunities

• EOTC/Camps/Trips/Swimming

• Participation in Community Events

• Our Staff/Board of Trustees and Parent Community

Outreach & Community Support• Caritas Lenten Appeal – Mission Day

• Pop up Soup Kitchen

• SPCA Cupcake Day

• NZCPPA Mufti Mania Day (Tonga)

• Enviro Team Work – Awarded Bronze Level

• Choir performing in the community

Staffing for 2019

Manuka Syndicate Teachers - 2019

Room Year Group Teacher Class Size

1 Year 1 Anne Minto 11 + 7

2 Year 1 Charmaine McGowan 20

3 Year 2 Fiona Barnett 24

4 Year 2 Lata Govind 23

Non-class based Sarah Wood

5 New Entrant To commence Term 3

Kowhai SyndicateTeachers - 2019

Room Year Group Teacher Class Size

6 Year 3/4 Nicole Simson 25

7 Year 3/4 Jared Bath 27

8 Year 4/5 Jacqueline Miranda 28

9 Year 5/6 Clare Short 27

10 Year 5/6 Cheryl Taylor 29

Kauri SyndicateTeachers - 2019

Room Year Group Teacher Class Size

11 Year 7/8 Rachael Bolger 23

12 Year 7/8 Fiona Bolger 23

13 Year 7/8 Rebecca Blackwood 23

Class Teachers for 2019Room Year Group Teacher Class Size

1 Year 1 Anne Minto 11 + 7

2 Year 1 Charmaine McGowan 20

3 Year 2 Fiona Barnett 24

4 Year 2 Lata Govind 23

Non-class based Sarah Wood

5 New Entrant To commence Term 3

6 Year 3/4 Nicole Simson 25

7 Year 3/4 Jared Bath 27

8 Year 4/5 Jacqueline Miranda 28

9 Year 5/6 Clare Short 27

10 Year 5/6 Cheryl Taylor 29

11 Year 7/8 Rachael Bolger 23

12 Year 7/8 Fiona Bolger 23

13 Year 7/8 Rebecca Blackwood 23

Correct as of December 7th 2018

Staffing for 2019Position Name Name

Part-Time

Teachers

Anne-Marie Cassidy Molly Kelly

Teacher Aides Winnie Newenham Leanne Smart

Mary Ann Mulqueen One more part-time TA to be appointed

Office Manager Coralie Wilkinson

Business Officer Emma McCallum

Librarian Janine O’Styke

Caretaker/Cleane

r

Sokry Slayman

After School

Care

Supervisor - to be appointed

Leanne Smart (Deputy Supervisor) Emma McCullum

Coralie Wilkinson Mary Ann Mulqueen

Feliz Katoa Kelley Gower

Board of Trustees 2018/9Name Position(s)

Richard Uerata-Jennings Chair (Finance, Environment, Personnel)

Shayne Nahu Environment

Steve Lucas Finance

Claire Venn Communications, Personnel

Jane Wellik Catholic Character, Personnel

Camilla Peet Communications

Angela Houston Catholic Character

Ruth Burns Catholic Character, Communications

Fr Doug Shepherd Catholic Character, Personnel

Anne Minto Teacher Representative

Michael Hinds Involoved in all sub-commttees

2019 HoK(Help our Kids)

Erica Willoughby (Co-Leader) Mads Berry (Co-Leader)

Robyn Wishart (Treasurer) Marina Scoble

Mike Bowen Fiona Murphy

Rebecca Young Kate Twigg

Anna McDougall Nikki Mazur

Kim Howard (Fair Co-ordinator) Jane Wellik (BoT Rep)

Amanda O’Brien Mary McCarthy

Gillian Hicks

Deaprting HoK Kez Dravitzki

Andrea Jetly

Kimberly Taylor

HoKReport

Co-Chairs: Kez Dravitzki and Erica Willoughby

$48,500

Helping Kids and Families

• School Directory

• Parent Class Reps

• Working Bee

Fundraising Highlights

• Two quizzes

• Second-hand uniform sales

• Father’s Day Breakfast

• Movie night and Disco

Fundraising Highlights

• Sausage sizzles

• School photos

• Kids’ Art Works

• Entertainment books

• Chair bags, Eco bags,

• Sunscreen

Fundraising Highlights

• SPRING FAIR

Donations to School

• Vegetable

garden and

working bee

supplies

Donations to School

• Library bean bags

Donations to School

• Logo entrance

mat

Donations to School

• Three classroom

mats

Donations to School

Literacy and maths

resources

Donations to School

• School

banner flags

Donations to School

• Cookie pads

(floor cushions)

Donations to School

• Learning support

resources

Donations to School

• Retaining Bank

upgrade

Thanks

• Sponsors

• School staff

• HoK Committee