Welcome

Kia ora koutou katoa  Talofa lava  Malo e lelei  Ni sa bula  Namaste  Taloha ni Fakalofa lahi atu  Kia orana  Greetings  Kamusta  Marhaba  Aloha  Hola  Hi Kia ora koutou katoa  Talofa lava  Malo e lelei  Ni sa bula  Namaste  Taloha ni Fakalofa lahi atu  Kia orana  Greetings  Kamusta  Marhaba  Aloha  Hola  Hi

WELCOME TO SYLVIA PARK SCHOOL **//Setting Children On A Path Of Life-Long Learning//**

Sylvia Park School is a wonderfully diverse and interesting community. There are at least 15 different ethnicities which make us a small united nations in our own right. It also provides us with the opportunity to learn in a culturally rich environment where children form a variety of relationships that transcend both social and cultural boundaries. This in turn ensures that our students leave school prepared to be part of, and contribute to, a constantly changing and dynamic society. And, after all, that is what educating children is all about.

Sylvia Park is a full primary school. That means classes go from Year 0-Year 8. At the end of Year 8 most students go to Penrose High School whilst some students choose other secondary school options for a range of reasons. Contributing to the schools special character are two Satellite Units of Sommerville School in Tamaki. We all learn a great deal from having Sommerville teachers and their students as a valued and integral part of the school.

Our focus at Sylvia Park School continues to be ‘raising student achievement’. This means that that everybody involved at Sylvia Park School is focussed on continually developing ways of ensuring that our students are achieving at the very highest levels they can achieve. When we talk about achievement we are focussed both on academic and social outcomes. The Ministry of Education has outlined a Schooling Strategy for 2005 – 2010. The main goal is for:

All students reaching their potential

by


 * Effective teaching
 * Community engagement
 * Evidence based practice

This means that at Sylvia Park School we have to provide the best teachers and teaching, our school and our families working together and basing all our decisions on quality information.

Sylvia Park School plans for achieving these goals by setting out targets for achievement and long-term goals and strategies to raise levels of student achievement. These are outlined in the school’s strategic plan which can be found on the school website.

‘No feet, no hands, no put-downs’ is a motto that our school uses to remind ourselves that we need to respect all other students and especially ourselves by doing the right thing, at the right time, all of the time! We are concentrating on making sure that ‘No feet, no hands, no put-downs’ are not just words but are about the actions we take. ‘That is, ‘Say it, Mean it, Live it!’

The school has a professional and experienced staff that is committed to working towards the strategic direction of the school and working with each and every child to develop their full potential.

Nothing is ever easy but anything important never is!

Kua takato te manuka, ma wai hei kawe ake... The challenge has been laid down, for those brave enough to take it on...

Regards,

Barbara Ala’alatoa Principal