Teaching and Learning
In 2018 our schoolwide theme is
To start the year we have looked at Challenge and Change - how relationships change at the start of a new school year, how interactions with others can be positive or negative, strategies to deal with change and how technology has changed in school and in our learning. We have also learnt about what makes each person in our classes unique and how we can work together to all be AS ACE.
In Term 2 we looked at Times are a Changing and how everyday life has changed over the years. Part of this was a visit to Ferrymead Heritage Park which was enjoyed by all the students and staff.
In Term 2 we looked at Times are a Changing and how everyday life has changed over the years. Part of this was a visit to Ferrymead Heritage Park which was enjoyed by all the students and staff.
Term 3 has been all about Science, with A Matter of Change being our focus. We have looked at how objects change when they are mixed, heated or cooled and how things have many properties which allow them to be used in different ways for different purposes.
Our Term 4 focus is Ch ch ch changes which looks at our personal and collective well-being by looking at hazards and how to keep ourselves safe, how our bodies grow and change and how to look after ourselves as our bodies change.
When designing programmes of work and lessons for our students, the staff at Allenton School use the Teaching as Inquiry approach. This ensures we provide the best programmes for our students, based upon their needs and working to extend their understanding of concepts.
Reporting to Parents/Caregivers/Whanau
Student achievement is reported and celebrated with the community through the following;
- newsletters
- whole school and syndicate assemblies
- newspaper articles in the Ashburton Guardian or other local papers
- wall displays at school and community venues such as the Ashburton Art Gallery
- sports events such as swimming sports, athletic sports, cross country, Kiwisport days and events for other sporting codes
Families are given the opportunity to meet with staff at Three Way Conferences in Terms 1. When students are in Years 1-2, families receive a six monthly progress report and an achievement report at the end of their first, second and third years at school. Families of Year 3-6 students receive Mid Year progress reports and an End of Year report.
Informal visits from parents are welcome and parents can make times throughout the year to discuss particular matters with their child's teacher.
Student achievement is reported and celebrated with the community through the following;
- newsletters
- whole school and syndicate assemblies
- newspaper articles in the Ashburton Guardian or other local papers
- wall displays at school and community venues such as the Ashburton Art Gallery
- sports events such as swimming sports, athletic sports, cross country, Kiwisport days and events for other sporting codes
Families are given the opportunity to meet with staff at Three Way Conferences in Terms 1. When students are in Years 1-2, families receive a six monthly progress report and an achievement report at the end of their first, second and third years at school. Families of Year 3-6 students receive Mid Year progress reports and an End of Year report.
Informal visits from parents are welcome and parents can make times throughout the year to discuss particular matters with their child's teacher.