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**Pepeha **
Kia Ora Ko Takitimu te waka Ko Te Mata O Rongokako toku maunga Ko Ngaruroro toku awa Ko Ngati Kahungunu te iwi Ko Ken Drummond toku papa no Tanewaka ia Ko Janet Packham Drummond toku mama no Ingarangi ia Ko Tom Bennett taku tane no Manawatu ia Toku ono nga tamariki Ko Zane raua ko Nick aku tama Ko Tessa taku tamahine Ko Ben taku hunaonga Ko Flor raua Ko Meghan aku hunaonga Ko Lola raua Ko Alma mokopuna Ko Heretaunga toku kainga Ko Riverslea te kura he kaiako ahau Ko Leonie Bennett taku ingoa No reira tena koutou tena koutou tena koutou katoa

**Goals 2018 **
( To continue to be updated as the year progresses)

**My Philosophy 2018 **
My SO WHATS will be in my Reflective Practice at the end of each Term

I believe that all children have a right to be treated equally and have the right, and the opportunities made available to them, to learn at the best of their ability. I also think that children need to learn holistically, not in isolation, but with the support of school, whanau ,community and others. Children need to have values and be encouraged to take risks and give everything a go. They also need to be taught to make good choices. The school environment should be inquiring and exciting where children feel secure and happy. By displaying Kahikitia and Tataiako the children will be respectful and inclusive involving themselves in positive wider relationships with school, family and community, as part of their learning and development. As I was told at Reading Recovery (ex Marie Clay). If a child is not having success at learning, quite often it is not that they can't learn, its just that we, as teachers, have not yet found the right way to reach them.

By having a Middle Senior multi level class I am able to cater for individual needs and learning styles more. The evidence will show in their progress and in the learning journey I am continuing with Class Dojo 2018 for a reward system towards Aroha Kaha Mana badges ( our school values) with an overall badge (eg Riverslea Star). The areas for Aroha ( 30 points each area over a period of time = 90 points for a badge) are Helping Others, Self belief/Motivation and Caring for our School/Environment. For Kaha they are On Task, Persistence and Academic progress/attitude. For Mana they are Teamwork, Leadership and Role Model I will also share work to whanau through emails through class Dojo, I will also ring (phone calls home)and see whanau and share their child's work and successes. I will continue to add to the school Facebook which most whanau support and read regularly. I am also continuing in class a Student of the day with a prize bag draw, as the students respond well to praise and prize bags, as well as house points and instant rewards. Also lots of continual positive feedback.This worked extremely well in 2017. Students were able to tell me whom they thought student of the day had been. With a small class starting I will be able to work 1 to 1 with students and address their individual learning needs. This will translate into more rapid progress in all areas of the National Curriculum.

**Empower **
Teaching and learning involves motivation, passion, creation, collaboration, sharing, assessment and reflection. Also the important steps of teaching as inquiry of “where to next.” I want to empower myself and others ( especially students) to take risks and opportunities and embrace change choice and learning. I will empower myself and them to make choices part of the teaching and learning in R1. This is where the tamariki help to develop their own learning goals, learning steps and creations, as well as reflections on what has been achieved and next learning steps. Guidance, monitoring and assistance will be readily available at all times.