PukehouSchool

2016

SchoolHandbook

“Confident learners who accept social responsibility and live sustainably.”

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SCHOOLORGANISATION2016PRINCIPAL: Anthony(AJ)EaglestoneDEPUTYPRINCIPAL: RachaelStrong TEACHINGSTAFF

Kāhu Yr7/8 RachaelStrongPïwakawaka Yr5/6 JudithAndersonRuru Yr3/4 NewTeacherin2017 Takahē Yr1/2 VanessaOsborneKererū NE/Yr1 JoSmith ReadingRecovery SarahHemi

SupportStaff: MegBrown(TA)

Office: JacquiGilbertson

Cleaner: NataschaRodrigues

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SchoolDescription

GeographicalLocation:

• PukehouSchoolissituatedalongStateHighway2,halfwaybetweenHastingsandWaipukurau.

TheSchoolMake-up:

• Attheendof2016theschoolrollis109• Pukehouisadecile6school• Theschool’spopulationiscurrently60%Europeanand40%Maori• ThereisaMinistryofEducationimposedenrolmentzoneonPukehouSchool

FacilitiesandUniqueness:

• Theschoollandisdevelopedinto:o Anadministrationblocko Fiveclassroomso Aschoolhall&libraryo GrassplayingareasandanestablishedplantedPeacePatho Adventureplaygroundo Aconcreteareacontainingonenetballcourto Asandpito Aswimmingpool

• AspecialistteacherisemployedinReadingRecovery

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CelebrationofCulturalDiversity

PukehouSchoolembracesthecorevaluesthatarecontainedwithinthevision“Confidentlearnerswhoacceptsocialresponsibilityandlivesustainably.”Thesevaluesaresupportedthroughthebroadprinciplesof:

• Excellence• LearningtoLearn• CulturalHeritage• Equity• Connections• Coherence

AllstudentsatPukehouSchoolexperienceacurriculumthatreflectsNewZealand’sbi-culturalheritageanditsmulti-culturalsociety.AllstudentsatPukehouSchoolhaveequalopportunitiestolearn.Theirdiverseidentities,cultures,languages,talentsandneedsarerecognisedandaffirmed.Self-esteemisthevalueapersonplacesuponhimorherself.Intheschoolsetting,ithasamajoreffectonastudent’sempowermenttolearn,achieveandseekpersonalexcellence.PukehouSchoolaimstoimprovestudentachievementbyprovidingaculturallyrelevanteducationthroughthefollowingareas:

• Developingpositiverelationshipsbetweengroupswithintheschoolcommunity.• ValuingTeReoandTikangaMaoritopromotepride,confidenceandapositiveself-

image.• Providinglearningandteachingopportunitiesthatpromoteself-worthandan

expectationofachievement.

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ThePukehouDayEverydayatPukehouSchooleverychildandeverymemberofstaffshouldfeelspecialandleaveattheendofeachdaylookingforwardtoreturningthenext.Thechallengeforallofusistoensurethatithappens.Greetpeople,smile,showinterest,meetexpectationsandaboveallcommunicateyourfeelings.

Ideally,anygivendayshouldlooksomethinglikethis:…

7.45am Principalarrivesandunlocks.Someteachersareknowntoarrivebeforethistimebutthatistheirchoice.Somepeopleareearlybirdsandsomearenightowls.Somepeopledothebulkoftheirpreparationatschool–othersdoitathome.Theimportantthingisthatitisdoneandonestillmaintainstheirsanityandthatoftheirpartners.

8.00am Thefirstbusarrives

8.30am Administrationstaffarrivesandtheofficeisopen.

8.40am Bythistimeteachersneedtobeintheirroomswaitingtogreetchildrenastheyenterwithabigsmileandbepreparedtosharesomequalitytimewiththosechildrenwhoneedit.

9.00am Bellgoes,childrenareinsideandthecoretasksofcollectingmoney,markingattendanceregistersandcheckingnoticesareallachieved.Childrenenjoydiscussingtheplanfortheday,whatisexpectedofthemandwhattheyaregoingtoachieve.Qualityisalwayscreatedbythefoundation.Therestofthetimebeforethefirstintervalisprobablythemostimportantlearningtimeofall.Don’twasteit.LiteracyandNumeracybothneedqualitylearningtime.

10.00am-ish BrainFoodBreak.Thisisashort5minorsobreakforthechildrentohavesomebrainfood,water,freshair,gotothetoiletanddofitnessasaclass.ItisPukehouSchool’sphilosophythatabrainfoodbreakisnecessaryatthistimeasithelpsstudentsfocusandlearnmoreefficientlyforthesecondhourbeforeinterval.

11.00am Intervalinthestaffroom.Makeanyvisitorsfeelverywelcome,trytalkingtosomeonedifferentaboutanythingelsebutschool.Takeaninterestinthemasaperson.Haveagoodlaugh.Showthatyoucare.

11.20am-12.30pmMorequalitylearningtime.Makecertainyourclassgetsthefulleightyminutesanditisnotshortenedbyyourunninglate.

12.30-1.35pm Lunchtime:Ifyouareonduty,makecertainyouarriveoutthereontimeatthebeginningsothatchildrenareawareofyourpresence.Alwaysmakecertainthatyoufindatleast30minutesofdown-timeforyoutorelax.

Theafternoon: Beactive,becreative,befun,beinspiring,beorganised,beobservant.

2.50pm Inyourclassroomsettingupforthenextdaywithyourclassensuringthatwhatneedstogohomegetshome:notices,homework,readingandsoon.Communicatewithparents:rememberitisnotthetimetobesoundingoffatyourclass.Itisthetimetobecongratulatingandpraisingthemforalloftheirachievementsfortheday.

3.00pm Bellrings,classleaves.Sharesomethingwithacolleague.Lookaftereach-other’swelfare.

By5.00pmeveryoneshouldhaveleft,lockedyourdoorandtheschoolshouldbeinthehandsofthecleaningstaff.

ThekeytothesuccessofPukehouSchoolgoessomethinglikethis:Qualityteachers,Supportiveparents,Highqualityresources. Eagerchildrenwhoarekeentolearnanditisourtasktonurturethis. Colleaguessharingqualityskillsandresourceswitheachother. Aschoolthattakesadvantageofanyprofessionaldevelopmentthatisonoffer. SpecialistprogrammesthatareuniquetoPukehou. Staffbeingpreparedtooffernewideasorquestioningtheexistingones.ThemostimportantthingofallisthepupilswhoattendPukehouSchoolanditisthetaskofeachandeveryonetoensurethattheyallgettheverybestpossibledeal.PukehouSchoolisaplaceoflearningforusall.

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TheBigPicture~Curriculum

Thegoaltitleisacommunicative“banner”whichbecomeswidelyknownintheschoolcommunityasanareaforspecialandprioritydevelopment.

Goalsarestatementswhichfocusonasmallnumberofselectedareaforspecialorpriorityattention.Inturn,targetssepcifyingtheparticularaspectsofthosegoalstoreceiveattentioninanygivenyearwillbeshownin

AnnualPlans.Conceivablytherecanbeamultitudeofactivitiesanprojectsaschoolwillwanttoundertakeinanygivenyear.Forthepurposesofthisplan,specialdisciplineisexercisedinselectingasmallnumberofgoalsforeachyear(2)whicharedirectlyrelatedtostudentachievement.Otheractivitiesmaybedetailedinanannualsupplementaryschedule.Goalsmaybevalidforoneormoreyearsdependingonsensibledecisionsaboutattainabilityandsustainability.Itisoftenunrealistictohavetightlydefinedannualtargetsforareasoflearningthattaketimetoadvancetothepointwheregenuinegainsareachievedwithsomedegreeofpermanence.Thisappliesparticularlytohigherlevellearning.

LongTermGoal:Developourown‘PukehouCurriculum’including- Pukehou’sHabitsofMind- Pukehou’sInquiryLearningTool- EnsuringthatEducationforSustainabilityisparamountinallthatwedo- ANDthatweembracetechnologyanduseittoenhancelearningopportunites.2016Goal:

• BecomeproficientInquiringTeachers• Helpourchildrentobecomeself-directedlearnerswhouseAssessmentforLearningstrategies

ateachstageoftheirlearning• Constructa‘SustainableHotHouse’fromre-cycledplasticbottles

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RationaleforCurriculumDelivery

WhatdoesIntegrationmeanatPukehouSchool?“Itisnotsimplyaboutdoingsomethingsdifferently,

Itisaboutdoingsomethingreallydifferent”.

The‘what’ofintegratedleaning:Anapproachlearnersusetoexplore,gather,process,refineandpresentinformationabouttopicstheywantto

investigatewithouttheconstraintsimposedbytraditionalsubjectbarriers.

The‘how’ofintegratedlearning:Theuseofstrategiesandactivitiesthatpromotethinking,

problemsolving,inquiryandapplication.

FeaturesofCurriculumIntegrationatPukehouSchool

• Formativeassessmentapproachesareclear.Thefourbasicelementsare:o Sharedandpurposefullearningintentionso Effectivequestioningo Selfandpeerassessmentthroughreflectivethoughtandactiono Effectivefeedback

• LiteracyandNumeracyareFoundationLearningAreasandshouldbetaughtduringtheoptimumlearningtimesoftheschoolday.Separateplanningisrequiredfortheseareasalthoughlinksandconnectionsshouldbemadewherepossibletothe“BigIdeas”thathavebeendesignedforPukehouSchool.

• ThedevelopmentofKeyCompetenciesshouldbeattheheartofalllearning.Theyencompassalltheresourcesavailabletolearnersintermsofknowledge,skills,attitudesandvalues.AtPukehouSchoolourphilosophyisthebasisforthisteaching,throughtheHabitsofMind.

• IntegratedProgrammescontainideasthataresubstantial,sustainableandsignificant.Theyshouldexcitestudentsandteachersalike.ProgrammedurationandstructureisnegotiablebutshouldmeettherationalcriteriaofthePukehouSchoolCurriculumandshowabalancedcoverageofthelearningareas.

• IntegratedProgrammesarebasedaroundauthenticproblemsandissuesthatareofpersonalandsocialimportancetostudents,andlinkedtoEducationforSustainability.

• AnActionLearning/InquiryModelmaybeusedthatagivesaplanning,learningandteachingstructureforthelearningcommunityatPukehouSchool.

• Withintheappropriatestagesoftheinquiry,studentswillpresenttheirideasinarangeofwaysandtoarangeofaudiences.

• The“HabitsofMind”willbeaccessedwhendevelopingideas,skills,valuesandprocesses.• ICTshouldbeconsideredwhenplanningunitsofworkallowingstudentstoselectappropriatetoolstoextend

andapplyideas,andopenupnewanddifferentwaysoflearning.

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Pukehou’sAssessmentApproach

WhatisFormativeAssessment?

Assessmentbecomesformativewhentheevidencefromassessmentisusedtoadaptteachingtoimprovelearning.

KeyElementsofAssessmentforLearningatPukehouSchool

• Teachersstrivetobuildapositiveclimateintheclassroomsothatmakingmistakesisseenasa

waytoimprove,notasarecordoffailure.• Appropriateassessmenttoolsareselectedthatmatchthepurposeoflearning.• Assessmentinformationisusedtoinformandimproveprogrammesandpractices.• Teachersengagestudentsindevelopingclearintentionsforlearningandcriteriaforassessing

thequalityoflearningasitproceeds.• Teachersregularlyuseoffeedback,prompts,andquestioningthatsupports,motivates,and

enablesstudenttoimprove.• Studentsareencouragedtoroutinelyreflectonwhatlearninghastakenplaceandhowthe

learninghastakenplace.• Aschool-wideapproachtosharingstudentlearningwithparentsisinplace.PukehouSchool

valuesthepartnershipbetweenparents,studentsandteachers,bycelebratingachievements,andreflectingtogetheronhowtoimprove.This“LearningJourney”providesfeedbackandinformationtoguideandenablestudentstoachievetheirnextlearningsteps.

• Teachersareprovidedwithopportunitiestoengageinreflectivedialogue,throughexaminingtheirownandotherspractice.

• Teachersareprovidedwithprofessionalreadingandevidence-basedresearchthataimstoaligntheirownthinkingaboutformativeassessmentprinciples.

AssessmentFORLearningisawayofinformingandinvolvinglearnersthemselvesintheprocessofassessment.AtPukehouSchool,teachersarerefiningandclarifyingtheirteachingpracticeinordertouseassessmentnotjusttomeasuretheamountoflearningthathashappened,buttoenablestudentstolearnmoreeffectivelythroughplayingasactiverole.

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ApproachtoICT

Wearestronglycommittedtodevelopingourstudent’sinformationliteracyskills.Wearedoingthisbyteachingauthenticcontextsandintegratinglearningareas.ThefocusatPukehouisonstudentlearningratherthatonICTThingswehaveinplacealready:

• SomeclassroomteacherswithICTskills

• Allteachersusingintegratedapproachestocurriculumdelivery

• Theinternetaccessiblefromeveryclassroom

• ClasssetsofGalaxyTablets

• AvastarrayofotherICT’savailabletostudents(phone,fax,digitalcameras,videoetc.)

• Theschoolreceivedawirelessupgradein2012

• PukehouisfullyintegratedwiththeMOEenrollprogramme(NationalDatabase)

At Pukehou School we are working on improving students learning in the ‘Information Landscape’. The term ‘Information Landscape’ is used to describe information in all formats (print, electronic and artefact), as well as the tool, systems and expertise that make these resources available to students, and aid them in seeking information and using it.

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ActiveSchool

Pukehou’sActiveSchoolVision InimplementingaprogrammetosupporttheActiveSchoolphilosophyweaimtoachievethefollowing.Therewillbe:

1. Opportunitiesforalltobeinvolvedinphysicalactivityonadailybasis2. Optimumuseofequipmentandtheenvironment3. Communityinvolvementinphysicalactivity4. Promotionofahealthylifestyle

Pukehou’sActiveSchoolVision InimplementingaprogrammetosupporttheActiveSchoolphilosophyweaimtoachievethefollowing.Therewillbe:

• Opportunitiesforalltobeinvolvedinphysicalactivityonadailybasis• Optimumuseofequipmentandtheenvironment• Communityinvolvementinphysicalactivity• Promotionofahealthylifestyle

Pukehou’sActiveSchoolProgramme Pukehou’sActiveSchoolProgrammeincludesthefollowingexpectationsandelements:

• APEoverviewchartfortheschoolissetandreviewedeachyear.• HealthisimplementedthroughtheHabitsofMind,IntegratedUnits,andadailyBrainFoodBreak.• SchoolPEprogrammesaredesignedtofocusonskilldevelopmentandHabitsofMindareas,andtheHealthandPE

curricula.UnderlyingConceptsthatpromotepurposefullearningculminateinalunch-timesportcompetitiontodisplayskills.

• JuniorSchoolPEprogrammedesignedtofocusondevelopingthefundamentalskillsthatwillallowstudentstousetheskillssuccessfullyastheyprogressthroughthePukehouSchoolPEprogramme.TheKeycompetencies,(HabitsofMind)andHealthandPEUnderlyingConceptsareincludedintheplanningandteachingprocess.

• EachPEprogrammewillhavelearningintentions,andco-constructedsuccesscriteriasothatformativepracticecantakeplace.

• WithineachPEUnititisexpectedthatthelearningintentions/successcriteriabecoveredthroughskilldrills/gamesense/teachinggamesforunderstanding/reciprocalteaching,andanyotherpedagogicalapproachthathasbeendevelopedwithstaff.

• Pukehouoffersawiderangeofco-curricularactivitiestocaterforavarietyofinterests.Weorganisesports,aswellastakepartinmostoftheinter-schoolcompetitionsofferedforourstudents.

• AllstudentsparticipateinsomeformofEOTCfromdaytripsforjuniorstocampforseniors,aswellasanyotheropportunitiesthatariseovertheyear.

• ParentsareinvitedtobeapartofPukehouSchool’sactiveapproachbyattendingevent,coachingandassistingthestaff.Theschoolisverysupportiveoflocal,andnationalsportingeventspromotingthemregularlytostudentsandstaff.ParticularattentionispaidtotheeventsthatPukehoustudents,staffand/orparentsareinvolvedin.

Pukehou School sees the importance of being active. In being an Active School we: • Ensurethereisplentyofchild-centredphysicalactivity• Takeownershiptosustainanactiveenvironmentandprogrammestoenhancephysicalactivity• Contributetoanactivecommunity