We continue to work hard with children at school promoting our Ko Wai Au values of whānaungatanga (friendship and cooperation), aroha (kindness), resilience (the ability to deal with hardship, both social and academic) and responsibility (doing the right thing).
We recently asked the children using a Ministry of Education supported survey about how they feel about elements of our school. They told us there were issues around social situations, and without specifically saying so, have indicated they need more help. Below is an example of answers they gave us for just a small number of the questions:
We have responded to their feedback proactively with recent changes to behaviour policy, and renewed effort in teaching social strategies in the classroom.
As a reminder of the new behaviour policy we have established 4 bottom line behaviours we are seeking to remove entirely from our school. They are itemised here, along with consequences.
I have already taken firm action with a very small number of students who may have questioned how serious we were in our intent.
We will keep you updated with progress as it happens, and we welcome your feedback and input at any time. Please speak to principal Chris Bell.
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