| 2015 | May 2015 Progress |
Foster te reo me nga tikanga | Philosophy of Ka Hikitia becomes integral to the school culture. Te Aho Arataki Marau ki te Kura Aoraki used in bilingual classes Staff meeting opportunity BOT report – Te Reo Maori / Learning Languages Schoolwide Karakia / Himene daily Using staff as experts Staff pd - Te Ara Reo Maori and Te Ataarangi Sharing of Staff pepeha
| Need to do more work on Ka Hikitia document Few staff meeting opportunities BOT reports have occurred and indicate some teachers are making an effort to include Te Reo Maori and tikanga in their classroom programmes, others need to do so. Schoolwide Karakia and himene are happening Interested staff are activating expert help Te Ataarangi has been offered locally but not taken up by staff, would be a great pd opportunity for 2016 perhaps Staff have pepeha and most have been shared on class letters
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Deliver the curriculum through stimulating, challenging, learner focused and enjoyable programmes | The theme of school programmes will be revised. The inquiry / child-centred approach will become an integral part of teaching programmes Continue to seek, investigate and develop ideas and programmes gained from Reggio Emilio professional development opportunities
| Big Ideas are discussed at staff meetings to allow teachers to follow children’s interests The Literacy PLD is developing the inquiry cycle and is transferable to all curriculum areas, we are also focussing and re focussing on a child centred approach and trying to remember that often a child has a direction of learning/writing that we as teachers need to encourage The momentum and ideas we gathered from the Reggio approach may have lapsed slightly in a few classrooms, we may need to revisit this as a staff
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Increased use of Information Communication Technology | The school will keep up to date with developments in ICT as our budget allows. Effective, appropriate resources will be purchased to support all classroom programmes SNUP will be complete
| SNUP is complete Resources are purchased generally once they have been trialled and or recommended by others We will need to consider how ICT is increased with a view to the MOE notification re by 2017 all testing for Year 9 students will be completed online and on a device
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Ensure the school is staffed and resourced to achieve student’s academic potential | | We have accessed a lot of extra funding to support vulnerable and needy children, most of this funding is spent on employing Teacher Aides to support these children in their classrooms Our staff work very hard to enhance and achieve each child’s academic potential We are continually reflecting and refining what we do in order to support and achieve academic potential of all.
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Ensure quality professional development is provided to support needs | Sufficient budgeted for teaching staff development and support staff development. PD identified through walkthroughs/ practice analysis, 2014 school goals, nation-wide initiatives and appraisal meetings.
| Recent visits to Christchurch confirmed the great work that has begun and is developing in many rooms The majority of PLD this year is related to Writing as per our goal The PLD is ensuring that our sustainability and capacity is being enhanced.
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Foster the partnership between the school and the wider community | | The draft graduate profile has given whanau the opportunity to provide us with important feedback The regularity of our school newsletter continues to keep our whanau well informed We continue to support local business and the local community as often and appropriately as possible Our school facebook page is regularly updated and “liked” by many The Term 3 clubs programme will provide another opportunity for whanau to be involved in our classroom programmes We have recently secured a new Rugby League coach, we continue to have great support from and by whanau with Hockey and Netball. We are lucky enough to have continued Player of the Day support from Kaikohe McDonalds We had a most successful Senior Camp at the end of Term 1 with possible a record turnout of whanau Reading together may be a Term 3 or 4 venture, it hasn’t had the success as yet we had hoped for
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