Dear Scinde House Community,
We will run our Goal-Setting Conferences on Thursday 10th and Friday 11th March. Conferences are between 11:00am – 7:00pm on Thursday and 10:00am – 2:40pm on Friday. Conferences run for twenty minutes.
Purpose
Conferences involve a three-way meeting between the student, parent and tutor teacher. The purpose of the conference is to set agreed SMART goals for your son to work toward in 2022.
Year 9 students: the conference begins with a discussion around how the year has started, addressing any questions. You will then set SMART goals for 2022 and agree on the steps required to successfully achieve these goals.
Year 10 – 13 students: the conference begins with a review of the 2021 goals and achievements. You will then set SMART goals for 2022 and agree on the steps required to successfully achieve these goals.
Bookings
To meet with your son’s tutor teacher please click on this link: https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code/72tuq
Alternatively, you can make a booking here: www.schoolinterviews.co.nz . Select ‘make a booking’ and enter the code 72tuq
Otherwise please phone the school office, 06 833 5900.
The Scinde House Deans will be available through these two days. If you would like to meet with a Dean before or after your conference, please email them directly:
Mr Tony Brosnan tbrosnan@nbhs.school.nz
Mr William Mead wmead@nbhs.school.nz
Also, our Careers Counsellor, Ms Carola Laurs claurs@nbhs.school.nz and Guidance Counsellor, Mr Rob Silver rsilver@nbhs.school.nz are available at this time.
At this time, we will not operate our regular timetable. Work will be set on TEAMS for your son to complete. Your son should attend school for his conference, only. He does not need to wear his school uniform for the conference. His conference will take place in his regular tutor classroom. Please discuss this with your son.
Tutor Rooms:
Mr Glenn Jones S7
Mr Grant Bundle H3
Mr Sam Englebretsen F6
Mr Keith Harrison S1
Mr Ashton Johnson McGlashan (South) Pavilion
Mr Rex Newman C11
Mr John Stapley P1
Mr Dion Whaitiri F2
We encourage you to book for Thursday and take your son home following his conference. However, the hostel will remain open on Friday and through the weekend. The hostel buses will run as normal on Friday.
Preparation
We ask that you make every effort to attend with your son. Boys thrive on targets and goals. This is an important opportunity to connect with the school and collaborate around your son’s progress through 2022. You should come to the conference prepared to discuss:
- Review
- Y9s – how has the transition been to Napier Boys’? What questions do you have?
- Y10 – Y13 – revisit the goals that were set in 2021. Why were/weren’t these achieved?
- Looking forward
- What are some goals/targets for your son in & out of class?
- How can we work collectively to achieve these?
- What are some goals/targets for your son in & out of class?
Ngā Mihi,
Jarred Williams
Headmaster
