Parent Portal
Updated: 16/11/21
Updated: 11/11/21 - Please fill in this survey to let us know if your child will be returning to school this year so we can plan accordingly.
Kia ora parents!
Thanks for checking out the Parent Portal Page! All families should have received an email from me on Wednesday 18th August. If you did not receive one it means we do not have a correct or current email address for you. Please email me or use the form to contact me with your current email address or if you have any questions that are not answered below.
My child has a device at home. What learning should they be doing?
Children who have taken their devices home are expected to attend the daily google meets at 10am. There are daily tasks here that they should be completing. Please check that they are using their devices for learning and following the Kawa of Care.
My child does not have access to a device at home. What learning should they be doing?
Children who have not take their chromebooks home should be reading for at least 30 minutes each day. This could be their library book, duffy book or other books that you have at home.
They should also be working on their basic facts. Students can work on their addition and subtraction facts to 20, and their times tables facts up to 10 x 10.
Access Home Learning TV. This is a great resource available from 9am - 1pm each day. More details can be found here.
Below are some more device-free suggestions to assist you with supporting your child's learning while they are at home.
How can parents and caregivers help with learning at home?
● Listen to your child read a story, then ask them to retell what happened in the story
● Help your child to learn all their basic facts off by heart
● Encourage your child to complete the assigned learning tasks on the class site to the best of their ability
● Actively monitor that your child is being cybersmart online and following the Kawa of Care at all times
● Ask your child to share some of the learning tasks that they have created with you
● Talk to your child about what’s happening in the world, how they are feeling and what they’re finding challenging
● Spend time together as a family baking, gardening, playing games, exercising and having fun
● Share with your child some traditional stories from your culture in English or in your home language
YEAR 5 & 6 CAMP
ATTENTION YEAR 6 PARENTS!
A friendly reminder that intermediate schools are continuing with their planning for 2022.
Enrolment dates for Waikowhai Intermediate close on the 1st of September for students out of zone, and on the 1st of October for students who are in zone. You can enrol your child online here with the school code 1548
Resources for families
Self-regulation skills help us to control our emotions, thoughts and behaviours – our feeling, thinking and doing skills. Help your child learn to self-regulate using these fun games.
Sparklers At Home is a great resource for families to use - lots of great ideas to support whānau to look after their wellbeing and feel good.
When children learn from home, it’s important to make sure they stay safe online. Here’s a simple, FREE way to block the worst of the web.
Duffy Books in Homes parents resource page has some activities that children can complete to build their love of reading.
Information Hub for Pasifika parents during lockdown created by the Ministry of Education.
Home Learning TV is a great resource that your child can learn from. It is currently available via TVNZ on Demand or on Duke+1 (Freeview channel 18).
A range of resources selected by the Ministry of Education to support you with your child's learning.
Guidance for parents, caregivers and whānau from the Ministry of Education around helping children and young people while they are learning at home.