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Ko ã tãtou tamariki ngã rangatira mo ãpõpõ Mã te tiaki, mã te ropiropi ka puta te oranga ki a tatou katoa. “Our children are the leaders of the future. By caring for them and fostering their learning, we assure future life for all”
Pānui April 2018
Tēnā rā tātou katoa, nāu mai mihi mai ki Parents, Whānau and Caregivers Term one has been such an active term, both inside and outside the classroom. I’ve been inspired by the range of inquiry work going on right across the school from Room 1 to Room 6. Students are regularly sharing great questions with me arising from their learning, and we hope that you are also seeing that at home. The middle school team projects designed and built around the school grounds are a great example of collaborative learning with a real audience and real outcomes. This is a style of learning our students will do more of as we seek to promote a more self directed and passion lead approach. This term we went out to the community to ask for your opinions and feedback on our status as an IB World School, and whether you supported us continuing with the IB curriculum. The Board are very grateful for the many responses they received to this survey. The survey results were discussed at the last Board meeting of the term and
the decision was made to continue with the PYP curriculum, re-emphasising the 10 core values of the IB Learner Profile. Teachers and students will begin a review of the units of inquiry across the school to ensure these are meeting the needs of our diverse community, with future focus as the context. The survey also asked whether we should continue our push for an extension to year 10, and to this we received a resounding YES PLEASE! As a result we have requested to meet again with the Ministry of Education and will be asking for expressed support from key groups in our own school community. Please let us know if you would like your voice represented. Thanks to all the parents, caregivers and whānau who were able to make the recent student led conferences. Thanks also to every parent who offered their time to support one of the many camps, outdoor pursuits or off site learning opportunities during the term. We couldn’t do it without you. Mauri ora. Chris Bell - Principal
Our Learner Profile (http://www.ibo.org/benefits/learner-profile/) Inquirers - Knowledgeable - Thinkers - Communicators - Principled - Open-minded - Caring - Risk-takers - Balanced - Reflective