Posts from the Principal

  Bayfield School Newsletter - Wednesday 19th of May Inspired Today-Prepared for Tomorrow Dates to remember Thursday 20th May @ 2:15pm - Junior school cross country Friday 21st May - Assembly - Responsibility @ 9am Pink Shirt Anti Bullying Day Tuesday 25th May - Board of Trustees meeting @ 7pm Wednesday 27th May - Digital Citizenship Parent Talk @ 6:30pm in Puriri space Thursday 27th May - ICSS Cross Country @ Grey Lynn Park Friday 4th June - Teacher Only Day - school closed Monday 7th June - Queen’s Birthday holiday - school closed A word from Kerri  Mathematics at Bayfield School Mathematics teaching and learning at Bayfield School is taught through assessment to identify knowledge and strategy needs/goals, workshops to target the learning, follow up, practice and collaborative problem solving tasks.  As a school we are very aware of the concerning data that has been reported around the decline in mathematics achievement and we are again reviewing our teaching and learn...

  Bayfield School Newsletter - Wednesday 5th of May Inspired Today-Prepared for Tomorrow Dates to Remember Tomorrow - Year 3-6 Cross Country 12:30pm-2:30pm Tuesday 11th of May - Wheels Day Years 5 & 6 Wednesday  12th of May - Wheels Day Years 3 & 4 Thursday  13th of May - Wheels Day Years 0, 1 & 2 Friday 14th - Let’s Get Inspired A word from Kerri  Mathematics  I am sure many of you would have read or watched the commentary over the past months about the teaching of mathematics in New Zealand schools. There is further commentary at present about the quality of teacher training in the area of mathematics and literacy.  We have been privileged to have high quality student teachers spending time at our school and are very lucky to have Claire Turner (Associate Principal) on the review panel for Initial Teacher Education review panel (an arm of the Teachers Council). There is currently some very comprehensive work going on behind the scenes to addre...