Principal's Newsletter - Kelston Girls
Principal's Newsletter - Kelston Girls
Principal's Newsletter - Kelston Girls
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KELSTON GIRLS' COLLEGE<br />
May 2012<br />
Principal’s <strong>Newsletter</strong><br />
Dear Parents<br />
In this newsletter you will read a summary of our 2011 Annual Report. I<br />
am sure that you will agree with me that academic success for all of our<br />
students is something to celebrate.<br />
Certainly the Minister of Education believes we have something to celebrate.<br />
In this newsletter is a copy of the letter of congratulations she sent us last<br />
week acknowledging the academic achievement of our young women.<br />
We can’t afford state of the art classrooms and IT systems but in the end new classrooms<br />
and the latest computers do not in themselves achieve academic success for<br />
our students.<br />
At our school we have a culture of manaakitanga, ako and aroha that is reflected in<br />
the pedagogy in our classrooms. We have high expectations for our girls and we<br />
believe they can achieve academic success. That plus a genuine belief in the<br />
power of home—school partnerships and of valuing the time spent talking with students<br />
and parents at Academic Counselling are the powerful activities that support<br />
learning for your daughters.<br />
Year 9 Camp<br />
On Wednesday 20 June all Year 9 students will travel by bus to Camp Adair for 3<br />
days and 2 nights of discovering ‘they can do it’. The purpose of the camp is developing<br />
personal belief and resilience to keep going even when the challenges are<br />
difficult. That is what will get your daughter through NCEA 1, 2 and 3 in the future.<br />
Help her develop that resilience by sending her to Year 9 camp! Our student leaders,<br />
FYD camp leaders, Guidance Counsellor, Year 9 form teachers and Year 13<br />
Dean will all be at the camp.<br />
Farewells<br />
Recently we said farewell to Jill Brooking. Jill has taught at <strong>Kelston</strong> <strong>Girls</strong> College for<br />
16 years, and 5 years ago trained as a Te Kotahitanga facilitator and introduced us<br />
to Te Kotahitanga and establishing culturally appropriate relationships in the classroom.<br />
The growth in pedagogical skill of our teachers and the recognition of the importance<br />
of evidence to inform teaching practise in the classroom, has seen significantly<br />
improved learning outcomes for our students. I thank Jill for her work at our<br />
school and wish her every success in the new direction she is heading in her career<br />
as an educationist.<br />
Linda Fox<br />
Principal
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