Hostel Goal-Setting Conferences update

Dear Scinde House Community,

Goal-Setting Conferences update

Thank you to the parents and whānau who have made bookings for this fantastic opportunity. We have been extremely impressed by the uptake from the hostel community. Your prompt action has enabled us all to plan for the week.

I am writing to update you on changes that we have made to our Goal-Setting Conferences. As I have mentioned earlier, the best scenario is to have you onsite, collaborating, to set goals for your son(s). However, we appreciate for some families this cannot occur in the current climate. Also, I appreciate for many hostel families this is an extremely busy time of the year. Therefore, we have decided to offer online goal-setting conferences.

My ideas are summarised in this video: Headmaster’s Message

If you would like to opt for an online goal-setting conference the details are here:

Online Goal-Setting Meeting

For an online goal-setting conference please:

1. Book: book a meeting using the instructions, as per below, on the website https://www.schoolinterviews.co.nz/code/72tuq

2. Email: email your son’s tutor teacher. Inform your son’s tutor teacher that you prefer to do the conference online. You can find a list of the staff email addresses here – staff list

3. Microsoft TEAMS: your son’s tutor teacher will use MS TEAMS for the online meeting. Your son’s tutor teacher will ‘connect’ with a video call on TEAMS.

a. Please ensure that you son has logged onto TEAMS at the time of the scheduled conference meeting. The tutor teacher will video call your son on his TEAMS account.

i. Using the video call function in this way will not allow for multiple users / accounts to join the conference meeting. Therefore, we suggest that you book a meeting time that works for all parents / whānau to be together on your son’s device / account.

Purpose

We will run our Goal-Setting Conferences on Thursday 10^th and Friday 11^th March. Conferences are between 11:00am – 7:00pm on Thursday and 10:00am – 2:40pm on Friday. Conferences run for twenty minutes. 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, if he is onsite. He does not need to wear his school uniform for the conference. If you are onsite, 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 – onsite or online – 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?

Ngā Mihi,

Jarred Williams
Headmaster