Connecting with your Community

Facilitator: Bronwyn Collard

Waitakere Area Schools Improvement Project 29 April 2011

Goal / Purpose

To explore different pathways for developing connections with

your school’s community

• The Home School Partnership website• The Reading Partnership

He aha te mea nui o te ao?

He tangata, he tangata, he tangata!

What is the most important thing in the world?

It is people, people, people!

He aha te mea nui o te ao?He tangata, he tangata, he

tangata!

These people are ‘at home’ in their own

school WHANAU

students, parents,

families, teachers,

staff

The whole family is enrolled in a school

Possible ways of working

• Developing relationships with specific groups (e.g. a migrant community)

• Fostering Oral Language Proficiency• Developing HSP through “The Reading Partnership”

• Reporting to Parents• Working with MoE resources

Home page HSP website

http://home-schoolpartnerships.tki.org.nz/

Code practices

√ in place√ √ working well√ √ √ working really well* not in place

What policies & practices already exist in your school?

Oral Language Resources

4 statements

“The One Hand Approach”

question

4 statements

Key Messages for Parents

• You are your child's first and best teacher.• You have the skills and knowledge to help your child

learn

and grow.• Your wonderful language and experiences are gifts you can

share.• Every moment, for a child, is a learning moment.• Taking part in the Home–School Partnership programme

benefits your child, the school, and you.• It's simple, it's free, and you can do it.• You do need commitment and understanding.• Your child needs what you have to give.

The Home School Partnership website

Literacy Modules to select from

A Reading Partnership

Using first language strengths to develop literacy

Supporting Your Child’s Learning (booklets /pamphlets)

How would you use these resources?

AKO

Reciprocal teaching and learning

Nau te rourou, naku te rourou, ka ora te iwi

With your food basket and my food basket, everyone will have enough.Every one of us has treasures

to share

What may seem simple can often

be the best treasure of all

Every strand is needed to weave the basket

Partnerships through

genuine sharing, hospitality, reaching out to others