Welcome back to a new school year! We loved welcoming back our students last week after such a beautiful Wellington summer. We're excited about the learning ahead! We will be kicking off with an Inquiry ‘Words and Pictures, Igniting the imagination’, a study of comics and graphic novels. We are excited about connecting visual and written language and think that this will be really inspiring for our kids.
We have started to think about goal setting for the year. Last week, we chose a focus word for the year. This is a word that will guide us through the year ahead. This will sit on our shoulder and gently nudge us towards achieving our goals. The staff have also created a focus word for the year!
We know that setting goals helps us to stay motivated and feel success. We break these goals into small steps (kaizen steps). We have our "dream goals" then break these down into smaller steps.
When goal setting, we use the "SMARTER" akronym. We think the exciting and rewarding part is REALLY important!
Some goal setting questions for our students:
Positive Relationships
Positive Purpose
Positive Emotions
Positive Accomplishment
Positive Health
Positive Accomplishment
Positive Health
Positive Engagement
The Flourish Model is at the centre of what we do at Worser Bay School
This term we have a focus on the Learner Attribute of being a goal setter.
We have enjoyed spending time connecting and reconnecting with our friends. We spent time at the beach on Friday as part of Global Play Day. What a great way to develop and build Positive Relationships.
