Taiari Times of Thames

A survey to improve our school During this week the school is going to email out a survey called the 'Parent and Community Survey' (PACS). The PACS is a tool that will help us measure elements of 'school climate' i.e. how our school relationships are working. The background of this survey can be found at:  How do parents and whānau perceive your school? A simple survey tool to find out! PACS overview This survey has been designed with academic rigour to measure school climate. It is a tool that is being used in Australian schools (2020) and is freely available for educational purposes. The compulsory questions are all multi-choice. There are no right or wrong answers. Your responses will reflect your experiences and judgment. We will be using the survey in Google forms. How long will it take? The survey will take somewhere from fifteen to twenty-five minutes, and may take a bit longer if you fill in the optional questions. There are six sections (a total of 29 compulsor...

Mower donated by Les Bloor of Bloor's Mechanical Services. Thanks Les! What's up in term three at Moanataiari The phrase ‘Wsup’ is one that we hear a lot of from some of our younger students. It simply means “What’s up?”. For older people, this can be translated as “How are you going?” or ‘What’s going on?’ Mrs Saunders and I like to think we know what’s going on. Last term, one of our students raced past the classroom we were in and yelled ‘Wsup’. We looked at one another, eyes bulging, thinking that this child had just sworn at us. We poked our head out the door and said “Hey, what did you just say?” And the child, repeated, “You know - ‘Wsup’”. So what is up this term - with people Mrs Leach Well, we begin this week with Mrs Saunders and Mrs Leach teaching in Room seven. Mrs Saunders takes on the primary role of teacher, and Mrs Leach provides the additional release. We welcome back Mrs Leach, who was previously deputy principal at our school and also in 2016 acted as princi...