BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

I put together a photo album of students in Te Whare Hauora - so that I can put a face to a name and this will help me to build a better relationship with students - calling them by their actual names.  This is the class that I am using for my teacher inquiry I find that when you improve the student teacher relationships it is not only positive but also long lasting.  Students who have left school still acknowledge me and that feels pretty cool. Those students who have close, positive and supportive relationships with their teachers will attain higher levels of achievement than those students with more conflict in their relationships.  Progress reports are due soon and this is where attitude /  behaviour / perseverance/ completion of work /  attainment. Being able to put a name to a face I can gauge where their learning is at for the first trimester.