Kia ora whānau, welcome to the end of week 8 - only two weeks to go till the end of the term and the year! There are a lot of 'things' happening over these last 2 weeks, so please take note of the dates in the calendar below and the posters we have added from each syndicate.
This week our leadership team celebrated the achievements we have made as a school in reading, writing and maths - our core foundational skills. The results were amazing, and the staff and our learners should be extremely proud of the results! We have certainly put in a lot of learning this year and to get the positive results makes us so proud. See the 'speedo' chart below for the overall averages for 2023.
Next week the 'summative reports' come home for each of our learners. These reports are the summation of the year - they will look very similar to the progress reports we have updated all year. On each foundational skill area there will be a summation, there is a summation for each learner against our IROCK values and a final summation 'back page' around the other curriculum areas. Please have a read of these reports. They give a fantastic overview of your child(ren)'s academic achievements for the year.
Next week we are having our IROCK evening - a showcase of our cultural and arts learners. A big thanks to everyone who is coming along for this evening. We will be having our final performances of our Kapahaka, Choir, Ukelele group, Talent Quest finalists and speech finalists. This is an open evening to any whānau who want to attend. The Paetoki classrooms will be open from 5.30pm to come and play the 'cardboard games' before the IROCK evening.
A reminder about school photos - the link for these should have been sent to your email (check your junk if not). It will have come from 'Photolife'. Have your orders done by midnight on the 6th Dec to get free shipping. If you have no code, contact the office and Annie or Suzy will help you out.
Lastly, I just want to thank everyone for the kind words this week after the news I dropped on Tuesday. Leaving Vogeltown School to go Woodleigh School has not been an easy decision, my heart and soul has been with Vogeltown for the last 9 years. I am looking forward to new challenges at Woodleigh, new staff, kids, whānau and the chance to replicate some of the cool stuff we have at Vogeltown there. I will do a final farewell in the last newsletter of the term, but just to let you all know that your kind words and messages have been truly humbling.
UPCOMING NEXT WEEK:
* Board of Trustees meeting - Tuesday 5th Dec, 6pm - 8pm, senior staffroom
* Taranaki (Junior) team folk dancing. Wed 6th Dec, 2pm in the hall
* Whanau Tabloids - Friday 8th Dec, 9.30am - 11.30am on the senior back field.
* IROCK evening (cultural night showcase) Thursday 7th Dec, 6pm - 7pm in the hall
Have a great weekend whānau!
Mr O and the VS Team
Some of the 'finer detail' is below, these are the 'end of year' results by year group and within each curriculum area.
MATHS - Vogeltown learners achieving at or above where they should be for their age:
After 1 Year - 85%
After 2 years - 67%
After 3 years - 80%
After 4 years - 83%
After 5 years - 77%
After 6 years - 88%
WRITING - Vogeltown learners achieving at or above where they should be for their age:
After 1 Year - 77%
After 2 years - 63%
After 3 years - 73%
After 4 years - 81%
After 5 years - 75%
After 6 years - 83%
READING - Vogeltown learners achieving at or above where they should be for their age:
After 1 Year - 75%
After 2 years - 68%
After 3 years - 76%
After 4 years - 88%
After 5 years - 80%
After 6 years - 90%
With the Huatoki syndicate and Paetoki team involved in Whanau athletics, we had the Taranaki syndicate have an assembly.
Congratulations to these awesome Taranaki team Vogeltowners:
Otto Popata, Jayden Smith, Eddie Vooght, Will Palliser, Harper Coates, Edie Selby-Dunford, Donovan Salisbury, Euan McElderry, Chloe Chapman, Asha Gibbins, Iwan Van Der Linde, Zander Hintz
Ka mau te wehi whānau!
VOGELTOWN SCHOOL CONTACTS
Email: office@vogeltown.school.nz
Website: www.vogeltown.school.nz
Location: Vogeltown School Huatoki Street, Vogeltown, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Phone: (06) 753 6843
