VOGELTOWN SCHOOL TE KURA O HUATOKI

A huge thank you to all of our whānau who attended our learning conferences this week. We had an attendance rate of 74%, and we greatly appreciate the time you took to meet with your child's teacher and discuss their learning.

At Vogeltown School, we believe that the best outcomes for children are achieved when students, whānau, and teachers work together. You might think of this as a three-legged stool. Each leg plays an essential role in supporting a child's success. Teachers bring their professional knowledge and understanding of learning, whānau provide knowledge of the child along with encouragement and support at home, and students contribute through their effort, engagement, and willingness to learn. When all three work together, children are in the strongest possible position to thrive.

Learning conferences are an important part of this partnership. They provide an opportunity to celebrate progress, identify next steps, and ensure that everyone is working towards the same goals for each child.

If you were unable to attend, or if the conference has raised further questions, please get in touch with your child's teacher. Open communication between home and school is one of the most powerful ways we can support every learner to experience success.

Thank you for your ongoing partnership and for the important role you play in your child's school experience.

Our strategic plan sets the direction for Vogeltown School over the next three years. It reflects our shared commitment to ensuring every child experiences success and feels a strong sense of belonging.

The plan is built around four key priorities: Teaching and Learning, Belonging, Engagement, and Leading Through Influence. Together, these priorities guide our decisions, helping us create an environment where high-quality teaching, strong relationships, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do.

Grounded in our values of Manaaki whenua, Manaaki tangata, Haere whakamua, this plan provides a clear roadmap for our future. We look forward to working alongside our students, whānau, staff, and wider community as we bring this vision to life and continue to build a school where every learner can thrive.

Lots of red could be seen around Vogeltown School as students and staff dressed up to support Red Nose Day and raise funds for Cure Kids. Thanks to the generosity of everyone, we raised $243.

Learning can feel daunting at times, but with perseverance comes the rewarding sense of accomplishment when you finally master something new. This is the essence of The Learning Pit - a concept that highlights how learning happens when we push through challenges.

Great learners understand that success requires effort, that learning isn’t always easy, and that the more we challenge ourselves, the more we achieve!

Want to learn more? Just do an internet search of The Learning Pit to find excellent resources explaining this.

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

Mayar Elmezughi, Cohen Brien-Stokell, Lucca Taunoa, Kya Adsett, Kaylee Growden, Ayana Schoonwinkel, Adeline Almeida, Mia Rawlins-Sebro, Elwyn Hollis, Marley Gibbins, Elijah Wiid, Lukah McDonald, Emelia Stirling, Munro Ludick, Elobea Telfer, Zak Deacon, Rene Moodley, Fergus Stevenson, Isabella Gatenby, Ash Belton, Fox Erickson, Ayden Growden, Jack Visagie, Ruby Duthie, Sophie Bush, Franco Viljoen, Kora Haimona, Simone Northcott-Hill Reid, Bodhi Cleaver, Tyler Rosser, Chloe Chapman.

Ka mau te wehi!

To celebrate Aotearoa School Library Week, we will be having a dress up day on Wednesday 12th August. Tamariki are encouraged to dress up as their favourite book character! There will be prizes for the best dress up!

New Plymouth District Council have invited us to take part in the Taranaki Milk Top Challenge!

This challenge is aimed at collecting milk bottle tops and recycling them instead of them going into landfill.

We encourage all tamariki to bring in clean milk bottle tops to the junior or senior office. The schools with the highest weight of milk tops per student will win some great prizes!

Please note we cannot take any other lids - no soft drink / juice lids, or any other bottle lids.

Thank you for your support!

It is important that we know if you have a child starting school sometime in the remainder of this year. This will allow us to put organisation in place for new students - especially for those beginning school, and to understand our predicted roll throughout the year.

You can do this by contacting the office to confirm that we have your child on our records, or by completing an enrolment form (which can be collected from the school or downloaded off our website).

If you know of anyone else living in zone that may be looking to enrol then please share this message with them.

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 2026

4 August: BOT Meeting, 6:30pm

4 and 5 August: Huatoki Syndicate trips to Puke Ariki and Govett-Brewster

7 August: Four Year Old Friday, 10:15am - 11:15am, junior school

10-14 August: Aotearoa School Library Week

11 August: Interschool vs Central School (away) - Carrington Shield

12 August: Book Character Dress Up Day

21 August: Four Year Old Friday, 10:15am - 11:15am, junior school

24 August: Cohort Entry #2 starts

25 August: VS Cross Country, Vogeltown Park

27 August: VS Cross Country (postponement date)

28 August: Daffodil Day

4 September: Four Year Old Friday, 10:15am - 11:15am, junior school

18 September: Four Year Old Friday, 10:15am - 11:15am, junior school

25 September: Last day of Term 3

TERM 4 2026

12th October: First day of Term 4

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

Website link to Schooldocs.