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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