Enrollments
Welcome to our prospective Woodville School whānau. Starting school is an exciting milestone in both you and your child’s life. We look forward to working with you and your child to make this important time a positive experience.
Woodville School has a cohort intake policy. This means that we start our new students either at the beginning of a Term (Week 1), or in the middle of a Term (Week 5).
Transition typically begins up to 6 weeks before your child’s proposed starting date. Transition visit days are Wednesdays. Upon contacting you via phone we will discuss days and times that will gradually build up the overall time of the visits until they have a full day at school.
The initial goal is for your child to feel happy and settled when coming to school. We will work towards helping your child create relationships with other students in the classroom and feel safe in the classroom and wider school environment. We understand that each child has different needs, so knowing about your child is important for us so we can tailor the transition process to match these needs.
If your child has special learning or physical needs it is important for us to know this information so we can have any available support in place before their arrival.
Transition to School Programme
What do we do?
On Transition visits we provide activities and experiences that promote the development of the NZ Curriculum Achievement Objectives and Key Competencies.
- Social skills – Building friendships
- School Values – Mana (Respect and pride), Pono (Integrity), Ako (Teaching and Learning)
- Foundation Literacy and Numeracy Skills.
- Oral Language skills- asking and answering a question, joining into classroom discussions.
- Self Managing skills – participating in classroom and school routines.
What should you bring?
- On visits bring along a school bag.
- Pop in a lunchbox with a few snacks in case your child does not like the supplied morning tea and lunch.
- It is also a great idea to tuck away in the bag a change of clothes in case they are needed.
- Let your child’s teacher know if they have any food allergies or special requirements in regards to their health.
At Woodville School, we are committed to meeting the needs of all children and making the Transition process a successful and positive experience.
If you would like to discuss your child’s transition further, please contact Becks Blatchford, 06 3765276 or rblatchford@woodville.school.nz or provide us with your details on the form attached so we can get in touch.
Ngā Mihi,
Becks Blatchford – New Entrant/Year One Teacher