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Phone: 06 754 8025Fax: 06 754 7988

www.manukorihi.school.nz

Email: [email protected]

Manukorihi Road, Waitara 4320

MANUKORIHIINTERMEDIATE SCHOOLProspectus2018

www.manukorihi school.nz

We want our students to SOAR into the future with confidenceWhaia te pae tawhiti kia tata, hikina te pae tata kia eke

WAITARA, TARANAKIMANUKORIHI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

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Manukorihi Intermediate School has a Senior Leadership Team that comprises of the Principal and two Associate Principals. This team brings a new level of energy and passion to the positive growth and development of our Intermediate School.

Our Senior Leadership Team have shared values that underpin our ability to lead that are consistent with the educational leadership qualities. We have a clear moral purpose, a love for our school, the students and the community. The team believes that we have the potential to further develop our Intermediate School in order to increase the successful outcomes for our students.

We acknowledge that as teachers and leaders, we are also learners. Often this learning can be contributed by our students, their parents or other stakeholders within our school community. Our ability to guide and support both our students and staff is crucial. Leadership development is just as important for our young people and is reflected by the leadership opportunities available to our students here at Manukorihi Intermediate School.

The Senior Leadership Team is responsible for leading development within the school. As the leaders of learning and change, we are committed to improving the teaching practices, raising student achievement and preserving the community pride in our school.

We believe we have an effective leadership team that will ensure your child receives a quality public education in an educational environment that is supported by shared expectations and a culture of respect.

The school is well placed to sustain improvement. The board is knowledgeable about students’ progress and achievement and makes resourcing decisions on the basis of identified need.

ManukorihiIntermediate School

Contents

Why Enrol with Our Intermediate School?

Learning Programmes and Opportunities

Learning Through Technology

Information for Parents & Caregivers

School Fees

Positive Behaviour for Learning - PB4L

Education Outside the Classroom

Our School Uniform

Message from the Principal

About our Intermediate School

Meet Our Leadership Team

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Manukorihi Intermediate School is situated on an historical site looking out at the mountain, river and ocean. It is a unique and beautiful educational setting, enhanced by the wide variety of teaching and learning opportunities for Year 7 and 8 students.

Our school has a strong sense of pride, growth and development. The staff and students are welcoming, friendly and positive. We believe Manukorihi Intermediate School has many attributes for future students and their families to consider.

Our school community and staff work hard to provide the best possible educational opportunities that our students need and deserve. Preparing our students for an unknown future requires us to grow learners who have a positive view of themselves as a learner.

Teaching and learning is our core business. This is underpinned by our school’s Positive Behaviour for Learning programme which is practiced by all members of our school community.

Comparatively, we are a small intermediate school which enables us to foster better working relationships between students and staff across the whole school. We pride ourselves on our open door policy for our school community and we invite you to join us at Manukorihi Intermediate School in 2018.

Message from the Principal

PRINCIPAL

Senior leaders are focused on improvement, work together and are committed to maximising students’ achievement over the two year period.

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Prospectus Photography by Rachel Taylor

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Why enrol withOur Intermediate School?Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata, hikina te pae tata kia ekeWe want our children to SOAR into the future with confidence

In June 2016 the new Manukorihi Intermediate Board of Trustees took office and we look forward to working with the School Community over the next three years.

The Board of Trustees and Staff endeavour to make the two years at Manukorihi Intermediate as successful as possible, by providing a proficient learning environment enabling students to have a good sense of belonging, ownership of their learning, leadership opportunities, building relationships with peers and teachers and a good sense of wellbeing. We aim to cater for diverse learning needs for all students.

Our School has many activities and programmes to extend children’s learning and advance their education. Students are encouraged to embrace every learning opportunity available to them and participate fully in all aspects of School life.

Parents and Caregivers are very welcome at our school. We are very aware the link between home, school and the community is essential to help students achieve their learning goals and achieving the skills and knowledge to SOAR into the future with confidence.

There are many opportunities for Parents and Caregivers to support the school by providing transport for school trips, coaching and assisting with sports teams, music cultural activities, helping out with the Home & School committee or the Board of Trustees.

Carolyn NicholasBOARD CHAIR

We are proud to have taught generations of our local families here at Manukorihi Intermediate School and look forward to the future generations to come.We have seven local contributing schools. Our working relationships with these schools continues to strengthen and support a smooth transition into learning at our school. It is our endeavour to be your preferred Intermediate School.

Our Local Intermediate School

With the support of our Positive Behaviour for Learning framework, our school community enjoys a safe and inclusive school culture that supports our core business of teaching and learning. You can expect warm, friendly greetings and good hospitality.

Positive School Culture

A point of difference for Year 7 & 8 students is their ability to attend technology lessons in subject specific classrooms. Our students enjoy the practical application of the technology skills taught and have greater opportunity to explore and express their creativity.

Technology/Arts Curriculum

We have a skilled and engaging staff at Manukorihi Intermediate School. Our teaching, support and caretaking staff are loyal and committed to supporting our schools vision in order to meet the needs and aspirations of our school community.

Amazing Staff

Our school offers a wide variety of opportunities and experiences for our students to enjoy, learn and grow from.These include our many sports teams, involvement in environmental projects, school trips, camps and more.These learning experiences are highly desired aspects of our school based curriculum.

Education Outside the Classroom

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Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) is embedded school wide and practised by students, their teachers and senior leaders.

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Teachers and students have an established culture of respect, enthusiasm, trust and partnership.

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About ourIntermediate SchoolWhai-tara-nui-a-Whare-Matangi-ki-te-kimi-i-tona-matua-a-NgarueWhare Matangi followed the dart to find his father Ngarue

Manukorihi Intermediate opened on 4 February 1974. The School’s name can be loosely translated as ‘the singing of the birds’ and refers historically to the people of this pā who were alerted to the approach of enemies at night by the chirping of the birds in the bush on the cliffs by the school gates.

The carving over the door to the administration block was designed and carved by the late John Ford in consultation with the late Mr Jim Nicholas, a Trustee of Manukorihi Pā at the time. The figures represent Sir Apirana Ngata, Sir James Carroll, Sir Peter Buck and Lady Pomare. At the south end, Turi, Captain of the Aotea Canoe is shown, while at the north end, Tama Ariki, Captain of the Tokomaru Canoe is depicted. Te Whiti o Rongomai, Prophet of Parihaka, stands next to Lady Pomare. All these leaders inspired others to maintain their tino rangatiratanga (sovereignty).

In April 1983, a further asset was added to the School’s architecture (on the north western wall of the hall) when the Ken Tonks Memorial Mural was unveiled and dedicated. Ken was Principal between1978-1982. Constructed of aluminium and totara, the mural dominates the main approach to the School with its striking design and colours. It depicts the energy that is evident in all people on this site.

We have a wealth of history associated with the School site and the neighbouring Marae. All pupils have the opportunity to learn about the significance of the area in a purposefully written Manukorihi study unit.

The Manukorihi Bird

The School’s crest is a copy of a Māori cave drawing taken from A H Reed’s ‘Māori Drawings and Carvings’, depicting a wading bird. It is a visual interpretation by John Fathers, the Taranaki Education Board’s Chief Architect of the time.

Owae Whaitara Marae

While enrolled at Manukorihi Intermediate School, all members of our school will have the opportunity to both learn and enjoy an overnight stay at our local marae.

Our schools’ Māori Immersion class will continue to play an active role as Tangata Whenua of our local marae.

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Learning Programmes &OpportunitiesWhāia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei.Pursue that which is precious, and do not be deterred by anything lessthan a lofty mountain.

Extension Programmes for Gifted and Talented StudentsA variety of programmes and opportunities are available to further extend our students with high interest and/or ability in all areas of the curriculum. These include;Maths extension group, ICAS, ePro8, Science & Technology Fair, Methanex Maths Extravaganza. and more.

Classroom Compositions & the Roll SizesWe have eight classrooms and one of these is a Level 2 Māori Immersion Classroom.Classes are all Year 7 & 8 composite with approximately 25 students in each class.

Acceleration in Maths and Literacy

Programmes are provided to accelerate our students achieving below expected levels of achievement.

The teaching approaches for acceleration are trialled and proven effective for our age group and these strategies are being implemented across the school.

These strategies ready students for new learning. Past concepts and skills are addressed, but always in the purposeful context of future learning, improving a student’s ability to engage in all aspects of the curriculum .

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A variety of external programmes contribute the development of knowledge, skills, good health and well-being.

Health ProgrammesAdditional reading instruction is provided to students reading well below expectation in small groups to improve reading attainment.

Reading Support Programme

We have a Level 2 Māori Immersion class called ‘Te Mātā Taiohi’. This class is an extension of the Waitara East School Bilingual Unit, Te Kāhui o Ngā Mātā Raukura.

Māori Immersion

Our Board of Trustees are committedto providing Māori Immersion education to support the bilingual pathway & aspirations of our school community.

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FOOD TECHNOLOGYThe two year programme in Food is based on providing students with opportunities to learn, and practice basic life skills as well as working within the Technological Practice strand of the Technology Curriculum. The students work with practical activities using literacy and numeracy skills specific to Food Technology, alongside learning to develop ideas using planning, problem solving and time management skills.

In Year 7 students are introduced to basic skills in context and begin to explore the concepts of ‘Planning for Practice’ in Technology.

In Year 8 the students build on prior knowledge continuing to develop practical skills and are provided with the opportunity to become independent learners through their own planning and implementation.

Learning ThroughTechnologyKua pū te ruha, ka hao te rangatahiAs a old net withers another is remade

DESIGN TECHNOLOGYIn this module, the students will explore the ideas behind product design and development such as Form and Function. They will develop their skills when drawing plans from a design brief and will explore theproperties of different materials when they are shaped or formed. A large focus for this class is encouraging the students to be innovative and creative in their engineering skills and to adapt construction techniques to fit their chosen project.

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VISUAL ARTSThe two year visual arts programme offers students engaging learning opportunities across all four strands in visual arts, exploring and creating using a wide range of mixed media.

Throughout the 2 year cycle, mediums explored decided by “student voice” include: screen and ink printing using emulsion and UV lights, kiln fired clay, candle making, spray art and entries into local and national art competitions.

FABRIC TECHNOLOGYThe two year programme in Fabric Technology covers the TechnologicalPractice strand of the NZ Technology Curriculum. In Year 7 the focus is on Design Briefs where the students plan & describe in detail their product. After establishing some basic sewing machine techniques they then go on to produce the product (outcome) they have described and designed.

In Year 8 this aspect of the learning strand is revisited and extended to focus on Planning for Practice, then establishing their Design Brief students identify the Key Stages & Resources required to produce their outcome. As they work through their key stages to reach their outcome they also consolidate the sewing machine skills.

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGYThis exciting Digital Technology programme aims to equip and empower students to develop the skills required to become capable Digital Citizens. In this engaging hands on programme students are able to explore a wide range of virtual experiences and tools including digital media (movie making), Google Suite apps, graphic design tools and much more. In addition students are introduced to computer Science concepts, with engaging experiences with coding and Ozobots.

To be a capable and responsible online Digital Citizen, students will learn more about their digital footprint and ways to act responsibly in online environments, including Cyber Safety.

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Information forParents & CaregiversMā whero mā pango ka oti ai te mahiWith red and black the work will be complete

The following information will provide you with some understanding of our Intermediate School. If you require additional information, please do not hesitate to make an appointment with the school to come in and further discuss any areas of interest to you.

We do recommend that our prospective students and their families meet with a member of the school leadership team prior to enrolment. This way we ensure you have the information required to make an informed decision about an enrolment for your child and we can support a smooth transition into our school from their valued contributing primary school.

Academic Excellence

All pupils in our school are given every opportunity to perform to the best of their ability. Classroom programmes, homework, research, the school library and technology all give pupils the opportunity to improve, consolidate and extend their academic knowledge. ICAS, Progress & Achievement and AsTTle tests plus other school internal reviews are all assessment tasks designed to give us as wide a picture as possible of your child’s progress and levels of attainment as possible. These provide good information that enables us to cater for and extend your child’s learning.

Sporting Excellence

Cultural Excellence

Performing Arts

School Production

Student Leadership

In any inter-school competition it is our absolute intent that our pupils strive to win, but not at the expense of good sportsmanship. We like to think that we win because our pupils have the necessary skills and have practiced to the best of their abilities. Lots of skills are developed through coaching and participation in a variety of sports – from rugby, league, netball, touch, basketball, aquatics, table tennis, badminton, triathlon, chess, swimming and others.

New Zealand is a multi-cultural society in which the various societies should be recognised, respected, and encouraged. The provision of bi-cultural learning experiences is one of our important educational features.Our policies provide an immersion/bi-lingual class as well as:

Every second year we have a school production involving as many children as possible. This alternates with our bi-annual talent show. These experiences create a deliberate opportunity for us to showcase the skills and talents of our wonderful students.

Pupils will be given the opportunity to join the Māori Cultural Group and be involved in a wide range of cultural experiences throughout the year. Pupils are encouraged to join the school band, take up the learning of musical instruments, be involved in fine arts extension activities, and partake in speech competitions.

The understanding of the significance of our languages by all New Zealanders.

Teaching Māori Language across the school.

A bi-cultural base developed on Te Ātiawatanga.

School Leaders - Year 8 students are chosen by their peers annually to become our School Leaders. They are involved in many activities including the running of school assemblies, attending the Young Leaders conferences and running major initiatives for whole school participation.

House Leaders - Each House in the school has a Year 7 and Year 8 boy and girl captain and vice-captain. A staff member is in charge of each house with other staff assisting.

Class Parliament - A parliamentary framework and students take on major portfolios and responsibilities within the class.

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Radio Station

Literacy, Numeracy & Social Skills

School Magazine

e-Learning

Learning Spaces

Board of Trustees

Music Tuition

A radio station has been installed in the school administration block to support teaching and learning.

A morning radio show is broadcasted on 10.7.0 FM. This is a student run radio station.

The radio station will achieve;

Promoting our Positive Behaviour for Learning focus

A context for learning Literacy

Sharing with our community

We have a number of student enrol with us who require additional support with their health, learning and / or behaviour.

There are remedial and acceleration programmes available to support targeted students who are achieving below expectation.

Additionally we have programmes available for groups of students who may benefit from Social Skills programmes.

Intervention available includes;

Reading Support Programmes(Withdrawal programme)

Maths Support Teacher

Accelerated Learning in Literacy

Social Skills Groups

Individualised Education Plans

A context for students to use their literacy knowledge and skills.

A memory sake for our graduates for years to come.

Children are invited to form a Committee to produce our annual magazine. Other children are invited to contribute articles throughout the year based on events as they occur.

Our Intermediate School uses the e-Learning Planning Framework to support on-going growth and development around digital literacy.

We have recently upgraded our infrastructure and have ‘Fibre’ internet provided by N4L (Network for Learning).

A Rukus wireless system has been installed to ensure we have seem-less connectivity across our school.

Each of our classroom programmes are supported by a variety of Google applications which are accessed using our;

iPads - iPad Airs

Laptops - HP / Chromebooks

Piano TuitionDebbie [email protected]

Guitar TuitionJamie [email protected]

Out of hours music tuition is also available to our students. Families are to arrange this directly with the music teachers;

The majority of our classrooms have been fully refurbished with the remaining three spaces to be upgraded within the next three years.

Teachers are transitioning their classrooms from the traditionallayouts to using furniture and configurations that reflect the flexible learning spaces model which promote;

Students working collaboratively across all areas of the NewZealand Curriculum.

Shared learning spaces as opposed to individual desks.

Teacher practice reflectingcurrent research supported by the learning environment.

Our Board of Trustees elections were held in 2016.

The Board will use the opportunity to co-opt additional members to the board when required.

The make-up of our Manukorihi Intermediate Board consists of the School Principal - Scott Walden, Secretary - Lynda Ricketts, Staff Representative - Aileen Turner and 5 elected parent representatives;

Carolyn Nicholas(Board Chair)

Mark Stevenson

Martinelle Lobb

Terence Waiariki

Alaine Tamati-Aubrey

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Food Availability

Automatic payments set up with our school is common practice for our families to ensure that the fees and camp costs are paid over a period of time. Please ask the office for an AP form.

Attendance

School Hours

Bicycles/Scooters

Reporting to Parents & Caregivers

Bus Runs

Automatic Payments

Our attendance registers are electronic and are completed in the morning and afternoon.

Students are required to be in class at 8:50am to ensure they are marked present for the day.

In the event students will be late or absent, we ask our families to contact the school office so this can be noted on the attendance register.

Students who arrive late to school are required to sign the late register at the student entrance to the office. This information will be used to update the electronic register.

Any students who are unaccounted for at 9:30am will have automated text messages sent to the homes of their primary caregiver to advise them of the absence from school.

Students who remain absent without explanation will be identified as truant. If this continues for a period of two consecutive days a referral will be lodged with the Truancy Service to locate and support the students return to school.

The attendance data is monitored.

Our families are welcome to meet with the teacher and/or principal throughout the school year to discuss academic attainment and achievement.

We will continue to review our methods of communication to meet the needs of our community.

We deliberately plan incremental opportunities of communicating this achievement with our families while students are enrolled with us.

There are bus runs available to our students who live outside of the township. Our school has a bus controller who monitors who catches the buses on a daily basis.

There are four buses that our students catch to and from school. The students are expected to catch the initial bus from Manukorihi Intermediate even if they have a connecting bus waiting for them at the Waitara High School bus depot.

Goal Setting Conference(With student & family)

8:50am School begins9:15am Classes commence

Mokau(There is a cost for this bus.)

End of Year Reports(National Standards)

Helmets - these must be worn if students are riding bikes to and from school.

Mid-Year Report

10:40am Morning tea

Lepperton

Class or student Blogs / Dojo’s

All bikes and scooters are to be stored on the racks provided.

Parent-teacher Conference

12:30pm Lunchtime

Pukearuhe

1:30pm Classes continue.

Tikorangi

3:00pm School finishes

We encourage our students to walk, run, scooter or bike to school. Alternatively families could park at the bottom of the hill and encourage their children to walk part of the way to school.

If the expectations are not met then the student may lose the privilege to bring it to school.

Good food and nutrition is essential for our students to fully engage as learners.

Our school provides the following;

Breakfast Club(Kickstart with Breakfast)

Fruit in School

Lunch orders

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Special Needs School Fees Additional fees

Our school has a SENCO Team that co-ordinates any additional support, intervention or extension required by our students.

Many students are identified through our enrolment processes to ensure their transition is smooth and well supported.

Additionally, students may be referred by their classroom teacher for consideration by the team. The referrals to the SENCO team are for learning and/or behaviour.

The SENCO Team is supported by;

Tu Tama Wahine- Social Worker in School- Truancy Service

Ministry of Education- Learning Support

Resource Teachers of Learning and Behaviour.

School teaching and support staff.

The school keeps fees as low as possible and relies on these payments to provide the extra resourcing that make intermediate schooling, during this critical stage of adolescence, more appropriate. Invoicing will be sent out at the beginning of Term One.

Families are encouraged to set up an automatic payment to assist in payment of school fees. Regular payments need to be such that the total cost is met by the end of the school year. An automatic payment form is included with the enrolment pack.

The compulsory fees include the following;

Technology Materials$13.75 per term$55.00 per year

EOTC - Term 1$20.00

School Diary$4.00

The following expenses are optional in most cases depending on your child’s involvement in extra-curricular activity.

There are associated costs for day trips, performances by visiting artists, ICAS Competitions, sports exchanges and lost library books. These will be charged on as required.

The sports affiliation fees must be paid before the actual competition commences.

School Donation$60.00 - for the 1st Child$30.00 - additional siblings

Activity Week - Term 42018 deposit $100.00 (payable by the end of Term 2.

School Magazine$8.00

Sports Affiliation FeesFor netball, basketball, hockey and touch rugby will be charged to the students involved.

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Positive Behaviour forLearning - PB4LWhāia te mātauranga hei oranga mō koutouSeek after learning for the sake of your wellbeing.

Positive Behaviour for Learning is built on the foundation that positive behaviour can be learned and challenging behaviour can be unlearned. Celebrations and acknowledgements are a core feature for building a positive school culture and occur in many different ways at Manukorihi Intermediate School.Our four school expectations are;• Strive for excellence• Organised for learning• Act positively• Respect for self, others and the environment

Referral (Blue) Forms

These are completed by staff members to help monitor any current trending problem behaviours, providing our school with data to inform future teaching and learning.

Our school focus is on;• Preventing problem behaviour

• Developing social skills

• Reinforcing positive behaviour

• Using data to inform our teaching

• Teaching target behaviour

SOAR Awards

These are given to students who demonstrate positive behaviour.

Further acknowledgements for our students are SOAR bands, access to our

SOAR zone and excellence badges.

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If a student struggles to read, we teach. If a student struggles to write, we teach. If a student struggles with mathematics, we teach......If a student struggles with behaviour, we teach!

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Education Outside theClassroomHe kai kei āku ringaThere is food at the end of my hands

The school has established a strong tradition in this field. We are fortunate in having enthusiastic teachers and supportive parents who bring this about. We try to keep costs to a minimum by organising fundraising activities during the year. The success of these depends on parent involvement. The school has a camp area on site that is suitable for initial Outdoor Education experiences.

At the end of our students first year with us they will enjoy a week of activities within the Taranakiprovince. The following year all classes plan and attend a week long camp outside of region. This camp destination is determined in Term One with the parents and caregivers of the each class.

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Students with more complex needs are included in all aspects of the curriculum.

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Our SchoolUniformKei te Tū PakariTo stand confidently

Our students wear their school uniform with pride. The uniform has been created with the ongoing review by our Board, staff and school community.

We do our best to keep the uniform related expenses as affordable as possible without compromising the quality of the clothing products.

Manukorihi Intermediate is a sunsmart school and members of our school are required to wear a sun hat in terms one and four. We have two options, a traditional cap and a bucket hat which can only be purchased from the school office.

We have two compulsory uniforms which are our daily school uniform and a physical education uniform. Our school uniform is available for sale at The Warehouse in Bell Block and also at Classic Fabrics located in McLean Street, Waitara.

The school jacket and trackpants are available for sale from the school office.

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Senior leaders are focused on improvement, work together and are committed to maximising students’ achievement over the two year period.

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Meet OurLeadership TeamKi te kāhore he whakakitenga ka ngaro te iwiWithout foresight or vision the people will be lost

[email protected]

Janeen Waiariki-Toa

[email protected]

Sally HalcombeTeam Leader - Year 7&8

[email protected]

Fiona SmaleTeam Leader - Technology

[email protected]@[email protected]

Katrina SnowdenNicola NiwaScott WaldenAssociate PrincipalAssociate PrincipalPrincipal

The ‘Senior Leadership Team’ at Manukorihi Intermediate consists of the Principal and the two Associate Principals. They are well supported by three experienced team leaders who are responsible for a team of four teachers, and operating as a professional learning group.

Team Leader - Year 7&8

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Manukorihi Intermediate School has a Senior Leadership Team that comprises of the Principal and two Associate Principals. This team brings a new level of energy and passion to the positive growth and development of our Intermediate School.

Our Senior Leadership Team have shared values that underpin our ability to lead that are consistent with the educational leadership qualities. We have a clear moral purpose, a love for our school, the students and the community. The team believes that we have the potential to further develop our Intermediate School in order to increase the successful outcomes for our students.

We acknowledge that as teachers and leaders, we are also learners. Often this learning can be contributed by our students, their parents or other stakeholders within our school community. Our ability to guide and support both our students and staff is crucial. Leadership development is just as important for our young people and is reflected by the leadership opportunities available to our students here at Manukorihi Intermediate School.

The Senior Leadership Team is responsible for leading development within the school. As the leaders of learning and change, we are committed to improving the teaching practices, raising student achievement and preserving the community pride in our school.

We believe we have an effective leadership team that will ensure your child receives a quality public education in an educational environment that is supported by shared expectations and a culture of respect.

The school is well placed to sustain improvement. The board is knowledgeable about students’ progress and achievement and makes resourcing decisions on the basis of identified need.

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Contents

Why Enrol with Our Intermediate School?

Learning Programmes and Opportunities

Learning Through Technology

Information for Parents & Caregivers

School Fees

Positive Behaviour for Learning - PB4L

Education Outside the Classroom

Our School Uniform

Message from the Principal

About our Intermediate School

Meet Our Leadership Team

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Phone: 06 754 8025Fax: 06 754 7988

www.manukorihi.school.nz

Email: [email protected]

Manukorihi Road, Waitara 4320

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We want our students to SOAR into the future with confidenceWhaia te pae tawhiti kia tata, hikina te pae tata kia eke

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