Hello All

Welcome to the newsletter for Week 6 of the 2023 School Year. We are pleased to report that things are well on track for this to be the best year ever for OneSchool South Campus; with the two newly built schools, along with the best ever team of teachers and supporting personnel, the ultimate learning environment for the students has been created.

Grandparents Day is 6^th of March we would welcome and encourage all grandparents to support this day, it means a lot for the students to have an interest taken in what they do. For those who haven’t got a grandchild at OneSchool, but feel you could/should have (and qualify age wise) please do feel free to join in and observe the excellent work of the students and teachers at the Timaru, Dunedin and Gore Campuses.

Another reminder that student phones and smartwatches are not allowed on campus or on the school buses; this directive has come from the Global OneSchool Board and is for the moral protection of all students. The policy has been well circulated and is in the students signed ICT agreement:

• For parents:  We appreciate and need your help, please deliver your student to the school/school bus without their phone. A final pat down at point of delivery may be required in some situations
• For bus drivers: if you see a student with a phone, please mention this on your end-of-trip report so that required action (2 week phone confiscation ) can be arranged

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Regards,

Isaac Bishop, on behalf of the CA Team

Year 7-8 Students at Gore Campus

Year 11-13 Students at Timaru Campus

Next week, we will be holding our Term 1, 2/3 Way Conferences for all Year 3-13 students, to give parents an opportunity to meet with their child/s’ whanau teachers.  

These conferences will take place on following two dates: 

• Tuesday 7th March | 3:00pm – 6:00pm 
• Wednesday 8th March | 1:15pm – 6:00pm 

Please note that school will close at 12:30pm on the 8th of March to facilitate these interviews as there will be no staff available to supervise the students.  

Parents will have the opportunity for a 15-minute interview with their child’s whanau teacher only. Parents can choose if this is a 2-Way (Parent and Teacher only) or 3-Way (Parent, Teacher, and Student) Conference. 

Conferences can be held via zoom or face to face.  

Please go to www.schoolinterviews.co.nz to make your booking and enter event code: 88t6s

Note: For all students these interviews are with Whanau/Form Teachers and not subject teachers. The interview is intended to discuss goals and aspirations, identify any issues or needs and set the scene for the year ahead.   

If parents have a specific issue they need to talk to subject teachers about and wish to meet with specific subject teachers to discuss that issue these can be arranged separately to the Whanau/Form teacher interviews by liaising with the teacher directly. 

Bookings will close at 3pm on Monday 6th March. If you are unable to make an online booking, please contact your campus Office Administrator, who will be able to make the online booking for you. 

We are aiming for a very high uptake of parents making bookings to meet with teachers. These 2/3 Way Conferences are a great opportunity for the school to work with parents to support student engagement and learning across all year levels.  

Thank you.

At OneSchool Global South Campus, we are here to support you!

If you have any ideas or feedback that you would like to share, please submit on this form.

Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!

“What we learn with pleasure we never forget.”

Alfred Mercier