VOGELTOWN SCHOOL TE KURA O HUATOKI

Celebrating Our Learners with Special Education Needs

This week, we had the absolute privilege of spending time with some of our incredible staff, who support our children that have special learning needs, along with their whānau. These are our learners who require Individual Education Plans (IEPs) to help support their unique learning journeys.

It was a heartwarming opportunity to sit down with families, reflect on their children’s progress, and celebrate the many successes (big and small) they have achieved while at Vogeltown School. Whether it’s learning to ask for help, completing a task independently, or simply coming to school with a big smile, every step forward is a milestone worth recognising.

One of the true highlights of these sessions was hearing the enthusiasm and pride from our amazing Teacher Aides. These incredible women work closely with our children every day, providing not only educational support but also emotional encouragement, consistency, and a sense of belonging. Their passion, dedication, and kindness shine through in everything they do.

We are so lucky at Vogeltown to have such a committed team behind our tamariki. Our Teacher Aides go above and beyond to ensure that every child, no matter their learning needs, is given the opportunity to succeed, grow, and feel valued as part of our school community.

At Vogeltown School, we believe in inclusive education where every child is celebrated for who they are. Thank you to our whānau for your ongoing support, and to our staff for the mahi they do daily to make our school a place where every learner can thrive.

Attending face to face learning conferences is a really valuable way to strengthen the connection between home and school. These meetings give whānau and kaiako the chance to sit down together, share insights, and celebrate the progress and successes of each child. They also provide an opportunity to talk through next learning steps and how we can best support your child both at school and at home. Your presence at these conferences shows your child that their learning is important and valued.

Looking at our current bookings it’s fantastic to see that many families have already confirmed their interviews, with some rooms sitting above 70% attendance.

However, there are still plenty of opportunities for whānau to book in and be part of these important conversations. If you haven’t yet made a booking, we warmly encourage you to do so, either using the Skool Loop app or by giving the office a quick call. Every conversation makes a difference, and we would love to see all whānau represented.

Congratulations to all the tamariki who received a principal's award at our full school assembly today:

Ava Looms, Theo Morton, Layla Falconer, Izzac Hayward-Rippey, Ryu Redgrave, Jack Rawson, Louis Hodson, Edie Selby-Dunford, Frankie Benton, Penelope Boynton, Jude Wooller, Haizleiye Gear, Mylo Robinson, Szareah Tito, Kaden Dempsey-Broadmore, Lacey Pitcairn, Jace Davies-Loveridge, Kai Takahashi, Sarah Venables, Mila Donaldson, Sandil Ganewattha Kattadige, Marley Taylor, Liam Christensen, Lucas Roger, Raqim Rasli, Noah Benton, Kovin French, Arnie Zimmermann, Otinga Repia, Aubree Ardianta, Elobea Telfer.

Ka mau te wehi!

The Home and School raffle is now closed! A big thank you to all those who have supported this fundraiser. The raffle will be drawn next Friday 12th September - look out for the results in next week's newsletter!!

LAST CHANCE - Registrations for all of our Term 4 summer sports close this

Sunday 7th September.

You can sign up on our Kindo Shop. Options available are:

• Touch Rugby - Monday after school at Devon Intermediate - $32
• Summer Soccer - Tuesday evenings at Merrilands Domain - $22
• Kiwi Cricket (Yr0-2) - Friday evenings at Sutherland Park - $15
• Softaball Cricket (Yr 3-6) - Friday evenings at various grounds - $20
• Hardball Cricket (Yr 4-6) - Saturday mornings at various grounds - $35
• Netball (Y0-2 only) - Wednesday after school - $ FREE!!
• Summer Hockey - Saturday mornings - $40 (Yr3/4) $50 (Yr 5/6)

Also available for our Year 0-2 children is Fun Sticks hockey. Please register directly with Taranaki Hockey for this using the following link. https://www.playhq.com/hockey-new-zealand/register/9ac406

For full details on each sport please sign in to your Kindo account. If you are yet to set up a Kindo account, please use the following link for first time users:

https://www.vogeltown.school.nz/school-information/kindo-shop/

If you have any questions at all please feel free to contact me on michelle.sleep@vogeltown.school.nz

This term, the Paetoki Team have been learning about endangered animals in Aotearoa.

We have decided to have a dress up day to raise funds for the Taranaki Kiwi Trust.

Here are some ideas if your tamariki would like to dress up:

Wildlife Ranger

Camouflage Clothes

Anything green

Favourite native animal

We look forward to seeing all the dress ups!!

We are very excited to have a large group of Paetoki learners participating in the upcoming music festival. The festival includes 800 tamariki from schools across New Plymouth, and is taking place on Thursday 18th September. Our group of singers and ukulele players have been working hard during rehearsals!

TERM CALENDAR

Put all these dates in your diary or your phone! Remember we will put all updates on Facebook, Skool Loop and Seesaw.

TERM 3 2025

8 September: New Plymouth Cross Country Champs at Vogeltown Park

10 September: New Plymouth Cross Country Champs (postponement date)

10-11 September: Learning Conferences

11 September - Dress Up Day - gold coin for Taranaki Kiwi Trust

17 September: Taranaki Cross Country Champs

17 September: Rehearsal for New Plymouth Primary Schools Music Festival

18 September: New Plymouth Primary Schools Music Festival

19 September: Last day of Term 3

Thank you for the ongoing support of Vogeltown School, we really appreciate the efforts everyone makes to ensure our kura is such a great place to learn and work!

On behalf of the Vogeltown team, ka kite ano! Have a great weekend.

The VS team

Email: office@vogeltown.school.nz
Website: www.vogeltown.school.nz
Location: Vogeltown School Huatoki Street, Vogeltown, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Phone: (06) 753 6843

Our school policies, like many schools, are now in an online system through a portal called 'Schooldocs'. Any time you want to bring up a school policy, just log in to schooldocs and you can access the policies.

The login is: vogeltown

The password: huatoki

The website link to Schooldocs is below.