Starting School
A Social Story for Tamariki Transitioning to
Target Road Primary
Nau mai haere mai
Welcome to Target Road School
Written by Mrs O
Haere mai!
Welcome!
This book is a social story for tamariki transitioning to Target Road School. We encourage this book to be read to and with children before they start school in preparation for their start date. This book can be shared with whānau, friends and ECE centres. We look forward to getting to know you all and being part of your child’s learning journey at Target Road School.
Hooray it’s nearly time for you to start school! By now you might have…….
Visited Target Road school with your Kindy, Day Care or Pre-School.
Visited your new class and teacher.
Visited Target Road School in the weekend.
Before you come to school you will put on your uniform.
In Terms 1 and 4 bring your hat
You will pack your bag. Remember to pack…..
A drink bottle
Your Bookbag
Your lunch box with a healthy Brain Food snack, Morning tea and Lunch.
Your togs, towel and swimming bag in the summer.
Your hat in Term 1 and 4
Rain jacket
Spare clothes
Someone in your whānau will bring you to school on your first day and take you to your classroom at 8.30am.
You can show them all the exciting things in your classroom, show them the playground and sandpit and they can talk to your teacher.
When the bell goes at 8.50am that means it is time for your whānau to go home. Give them a big hug, kiss and a smile and say Goodbye.
You might feel excited, happy, nervous or sad. That’s ok. Your teacher and your class will look after you. Target Road School is a safe place. Your whānau will be back soon to pick you up.
Your Teacher will share updates with your whānau on your day and your learning through your Hero Profile.You can look at and help create these updates too.
At school there are lots of fun ways to learn.
There are fun places to learn too.
These tools can help your learning at Target Road School.
Learner Profile
Maths equipment
Loose parts
Structured Literacy
Key Competencies
Two Stars and a Wish
Writing Goals
Butterfly Card
You will eat an iti (small) Brainfood (wairoro kai) kai like fruit or vegetables, after some learning at 10am.
You will eat Morning Tea (paramanawa), a waenga (medium) sized kai, after a play at 11.30am.
At 1.30pm after another play you will eat your lunch (Tina), your nui (large) kai.
At 3pm school will be finished. You might…...
Get picked up from the classroom
Meet your whānau at the gate
Walk home with your whānau
Go to A-plus
Your teacher will help you.
Target Road Front gate
Tawavale Crescent back gate
Sunnynook gate
Tomorrow you will come back to school again. Ka Kite āpōpō.
Our Target Road Junior School Staff
Room 3
Room 4
Room 5
Miss Amy Room 6
Mr C
Room 8
Miss Amie
Mrs Kozuls
Room 7
Miss Lisa
And Mrs Kozuls