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SchoolVision TheTainuiFullPrimarySchoolMissionStatementis:
Toworktogetherdevelopinganenvironmentwhereallareexpectedto
achieve
SchoolMotto:
English
OnwardsandUpwards
HoldSteadfasttothatWhichisYours
Māori
Tepikinga
kiamaukitomana
CookIslandMāori
Kiatoa
moupiritikaiteiraukaiakoe
Themeaning/symbolismofthelogoandmottoare:ThenurturingKorumotif
- Signifiesthesymbolforthehand“holdsteadfasttothatwhichisyours”- The‘fingers’representtheteachers,pupils,staff,family/whānau,andcommunitywhosupportstudents’education- Thekorualsosymbolisesgrowth
Thecurvingshapepassingthroughthedesignrepresentsthepartofthelogo“onwardsandupwards”-ofpassingthroughanimportantsteponlife’sjourneyThevarianceincolourisrepresentativeofthemulti-culturalnatureoftheschool.Theschoolmottoiswritteninthreelanguages(Maori,EnglishandCookIslandMaori)asthesearethethreemainethnicgroupsofourschool.
SchoolVisionStatement:
TheTainuiFullPrimarySchoolVisionStatementis:Wewill…
ü Developacultureofcontinuousimprovement
ü Equipthechildrenwiththeskillsandthetechnologiesofthe21stcentury
ü IncorporateMaoriandmulticulturalperspectivesintoteachingandlearningprogrammes
PositiveBehaviourforLearning:
Rationale:Allpersonshavetherighttobeandfeeltheyareinasafeandsecureenvironmentwhileatschool.BehaviourManagementisapartnershipbetweentheschool,staff,thehome,thecommunityandindividual.
Wewill:createandsustainasafe,positiveandsupportiveenvironmentwheregrowth,learningandsuccessarecelebrated.
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TheTainuiWayisareflectionofourPB4Lprogrammewhereweaimtocreateandsustainasafe,positiveandsupportiveenvironmentwheregrowth,learningandsuccessarecelebrated.
AtTainui,wehaveasetofexpectationsthatareembeddedinallareasofschoollife.Theseexpectationsarehowweconductourselvesineverythingwedo.TheseexpectationsarerepresentedinEnglish,MaoriandSignLanguage.OurExpectationsarepartofourPB4Lprogramme.
HePouTainuifortheTainuiLearner
He Pou Tainui are not just for school but for life. The concept of the Tainui Pou comes from the Talking Poles that are erected around
the Tokoroa area. They aim to depict the variety of cultures in the Tokoroa community.
Our He Pou Tainui aim to portray the Tainui Learner and the key competencies our students need to develop and use to be a capable learner not only in school but for
lifelong learning.
The key competencies that we have called He Pou Tainui also encompass knowledge, skills, attitudes and values.
We want to prepare our students to adapt, live and learn in a world that is always changing.
These competencies will assist them to do this.
The idea of the talking pole is that they interact with each other, He Pou Tainui do not
stand alone, they work together and influence each other.
He Pou Tainui require the teacher to notice not just what the students are learning but how they are learning and their capacity to continue learning.
He Pou Tainui are demonstrated in performance, and they require action.
He Pou Tainui are not just for our students but for everyone because we believe that
everyone including teachers are learners.
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TeachingFramework
AtTainui,webelievethatourclassprogrammeswillprovide:ü AbalancedprogrammecoveringalltheLearningAreas,KeyCompetencies,
Values,PrinciplesoutlinedintheNZCwithanemphasisonLiteracyandNumeracy;
ü Anintegratedcross-curricularapproachtolearningandteachingwhereappropriate;
ü Astudent-centredlearningenvironmentthatprovidesopportunitiestomeetstudentneedsattheirlevel,interests,learningstylesandabilities;
ü CollaborativeClassesintheseniorareaoftheschoolwheretwoormoreteachersareworkingtogether,sharingtheresponsibilityforagroupofstudents.
ü Avarietyofgroupingsofstudentstomeetneeds–ability,needsbased,interestandsocial;
ü Asupportiveandcollaborativelearningenvironmentthatencouragesinquiry,andmodernlearning
ü Teachingandlearningtooccurwithinameaningfulcontextsothechildrenareinanenjoyableandactivesetting;
ü Raisingthelevelofachievementinallcurriculumareas,particularlyinliteracyandnumeracy
DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
TainuiFullPrimarycatersforYear1-8inthesouthwestareaofTokoroa.Weareafamilyorientatedschool.It’simportanttousthatweprovideanenvironmentthatisnotonlyattractivebutalsosafeforallourlearners.Weaimtomakesureourlearnersarehappy,safeandsuccessful.TainuiFullPrimarySchoolisdevelopingstronghome-schoolpartnershipswhereourparentsandwhanaufeelempoweredandinvolvedintheirchild’seducation.Wehaveasetofcoreexpectations,whichisknownastheTainuiWay:Respect,Responsibility,Honesty,andExcellence.Theseareembeddedineverythingwedo.WeliveandbreathetheTainuiWay.Regardlessofability,gender,raceandpersonalcircumstanceswebelieveinsettingupourchildrenforsuccessandthatmeansprovidingthebestopportunitieswecansoeverychildcanreachtheirfullpotential.Weprovideabalancedandengagingcurriculumforourlearners.Acurriculumthatcatersforindividualneeds.
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Someoftheexcitingopportunitiesweprovideare:
ü ALeadershippathwayforallourchildrenbeginningatYear1asaClassLeadertobecomingaSchoolAmbassadoratYear8.Thechildrenworktowardsmeetingarangeofskillsandqualitiesasaleader
ü A House system, which encourages team spirit and allows the
studentsfromallagesto interactandbuildrelationshipsacrosstheschool.
ü Atalentsprogramme,whichisknownasourTainuiTalentsrun
everyFriday.AtYear4-8TalentsinvolvesKapaHaka,PolynesianPerformanceGroup,SchoolBand,andChoir.InourYear0-3classestheyaregivensimilaropportunities.
ü ATechnicalArtsprogrammeforyear7and8whichinvolvesfood
technology,artmaterials,gardeningandenvironmental.
ü ApreschoolprogrammeknownasNgāPēpīManu,whichprovidesapositivetransitiontoschool.
C ULTURAL DIMENSIONS CulturalPerspectives
TainuiismadeupofanethniccompositionofNZMāori,NZEuropean/Pākehā,CookIslandMāori,Samoanand,Egyptian.
WebelievethatallourlearnersatTainuiwillenjoysuccessaslearners.
It’simportanttousthatourMāoriandPasifikalearnersenjoyachievingeducationsuccessasMāoriandPasifikaandthereforeTainuiisstrivingtowardsimplementingkeyaspectsintoourschool:
« Language, identity and culture count – we provide opportunities for ourstudents to get involved in a Kapa Haka and/or Polynesian group andthroughoutourschoolweaimtoprovideaTeReoMāoriprogrammeandstrivetowardspromotingandusingTeReoMāoriKūki‘Āirani.
« ProductivePartnerships–weaimtobuildparent/whanaurelationships,whichencourage us, all working together, to produce better outcomes for ourstudents. Wewant toempowerourparents/whanau. Wewant toprovidethem with the tools and knowledge necessary for the to support theirchild/ren’slearning.
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BOARD’S UNDERTAKINGS
OurroleasaBoardistomakesurethatourschoolisruninthebestinterestsofourstudentsandourcommunity.
Wewilldothisby:
ACommitmenttoRaisingStudentAchievement
- Setprioritiesandgoalsforimprovementoflearningandachievementintheschool
- Monitortheschools’achievementandmakecertainthatthroughthePrincipalandtheStaffthestudentsarereceivingahigh-qualitystandardofeducation
IncreasingtheLevelofCommunityInvolvement
- Celebratingandacknowledgingsuccessinourschool
- Strengtheningrelationshipswithourparentsandwhanau
- Lookingforopportunitieswheretheschoolandchildrenwillbenefit
- BOTbeingmorevisiblewithinourschoolandcommunity
Consultation
- ConsultandcommunicateonmatterspriortoaBoarddecision
- Haveaclearunderstandingofwhattheconsultationseekstoachieve
- Consultthroughinterviews,surveys,andfacetofacediscussions
School Roll February 23, 2017:
Students: Boys Girls Total
Pākehā/European 28 22 (50) 18%
Māori 81 85 (166) 60%
Pasifika 25 25 (50) 18%
Other 3 4 (7) 4%
All Students 137 136 273
EthnicComposition
Māori60%
Pasifika18%
Pākehā/European18%
Other4%