WELCOME TO MARSHLAND SCHOOL

Welcome to our Marshland Intermediate prospectus. We hope that it will give you an insight

into our great new school and the wonderful array of opportunities on offer for our

Intermediate aged ākonga in 2021.

We see our school’s strengths as being able to provide a fun, engaging and motivating

intermediate teaching and learning programme that caters for individual needs in a family

friendly environment. Our school provides many more opportunities for leadership than a child

would get at an Intermediate School and a seamless transition to High School for ākonga. We

are committed to providing a very broad range of exciting extracurricular activities in a

beautiful new learning environment that is the cutting edge of New Zealand education.

We have a very positive reputation as a high quality school that fully utilises the benefits of an

innovative learning environment to provide a variety of options for individual ākonga. We

believe in stretching every ākonga, by providing challenging, engaging and motivating

programmes that will help them gain the learning dispositions they need to succeed now, at

high school and beyond. We have a close relationship with the High Schools in our area, and

work closely with them to ensure our Year 8 programme prepares tamariki well for Year 9.

We are very well placed to target the needs of 11 – 13 year old tamariki for what is recognised

as a key stage in human development. Early adolescence is a unique time of significant physical,

emotional and physical development. Our school is a fun and stimulating place for young

adolescents to learn and thrive. We want every ākonga to be the best they can be by providing

specialised intermediate teachers and specialist teachers to meet the needs of this unique

group of tamariki. We provide a wide range of learning opportunities in academic areas, the

arts, sport and leadership along with opportunities to be role models and mentors to younger

tamariki.

We welcome and appreciate your interest and look forward to assisting you in any way we can.

I look forward to meeting you and showing you around our new school.

Leigh Fowler (Principal)

Dip Tch B.Ed B.A M.Ed

OUR VISION

“Success for every child”

Marshland School believes that success encompasses

academic success, social success, physical and mental

wellbeing. It is about each child having a growth mind-set:

feeling happy, hopeful, valued and knowing what to do when

they are not successful. It is about every child making

progress whatever his/her current functioning level is.

Vision for a Marshland Graduate:

Marshland School graduates will have developed the learningdispositions to enable them to become self-motivated,self-regulated learners throughout life.

Learning Dispositions:

Building learning skills in Reading, Writing and Mathematics to enable and to access further

learning

OUR LEARNING HUB

At Marshland School intermediate, we recognise

that not all ākonga learn in the same way. We cater

for these unique differences by providing

individual learning pathways for each child. Our

ākonga will learn in a specialized learning hub approximately 320 square meters in size. This

includes a mezzanine floor and a range of different learning spaces for different purposes. Our

Intermediates have their own Maker Space alongside the newest of our learning hubs. This is

used as a creative space for technology, and the arts.

Every term we have a hub ‘Celebration Assembly’ to share and recognise the learning that has

taken place. This is an early evening event to make it easier for our families to attend.

OUR TEACHING WILL INCLUDE:

● Inquiry Learning based classes where tamariki are able to have a major input into what

and how they learn, which makes a greater allowance for learning styles, and puts

more onus on the student to own and be responsible for their learning.

● Accelerated Learning programmes for tamariki who need an extra boost in Literacy

and Mathematics.

● Extension groups for ākonga with faster learning rates in mathematics, and literacy.

● Learning Support for all ākonga with identified specific needs through small group or

individual teaching.

● Biennial production

● Anywhere, anytime reporting to parents throughout the year rather than twice yearly

(Hero)

● English as a Second Language programmes for ākonga who are new to New Zealand or

speak another language at home.

● Learning with digital technologies

● Marshland School is committed to the delivery of the New Zealand Curriculum,

including its vision, principles, values and key competencies. All ākonga will receive the

full breadth and depth of the curriculum as outlined on the next page.

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OUR CURRICULUM

Marshland School offers an integrated curriculum, following a chosen concept each year.

Concepts have included Change, Enterprise, Sustainability and Power. Each term, ākonga are

exposed to a range of themes within different curriculum areas. These are chosen each term

depending on tamariki’s interests and what is going on in the world.

The concepts provide contexts for ākonga to reflect on the world around them and how it

works. The themes, ideas, challenges and ways of thinking which they are exposed to within the

concepts, are transferable to everyday life and will help them to prepare for successful and

rewarding lives now and in the future.

ALL ĀKONGA WILL STUDY:

Literacy – oral, written

and visual English and

reading (ability groups)

Mathematics (ability

groups)

Outdoor Education

Science

Te Reo Maori

Social Sciences

Health and Physical

Education

Social Skills, Information

Technology (including robotics and computer coding and multimedia)

BYOC programme – Digital Technology including Cyber Smarts

E-Pro 8

Problem Solving and Cantamath

Second Languages

Careers Education

CURRICULUM:

Mathematics (extension and accelerated groups)

Physical Education

Sports

Music

2nd Languages; te Reo Maori, Spanish, French, Samoan

Visual Art

Sexuality Education- Nest Consulting

Technology: Hard materials – Metal, Plastics, WoodTechnology

Soft materials – textiles

Food technology

Developing designs for 3D printing

Optional areas for ākonga to study:

● Instrumental Music- including rock band, itinerant and private tuition. (keyboard,guitar, violin, trumpet, drums, ukulele, recorder, glockenspiel)

● Gardening Club● Choir● French● Drama club● Jump Jam

SPECIAL FACILITIES INCLUDE:

Science and technology Maker Space

Multi-purpose hall (for Arts and Basketball)

Music room

Art area

Cooking/creating facilities

Learning support breakout spaces (including ESOL)

Hub library

Multimedia area

LEADERSHIP

Leadership Opportunities:

Head Girl

Head Boy

Deputy Head Boy

Deputy Head Girl

Leadership Team

Year 8 ākonga are involved in our leadership programme. They are all involved in organising

whole school events such as sports tabloids, discos, fairs, fundraising and Book Week.

They also attend a National Young Leaders Day each year. The Leaders also fundraise and go on

a trip to Wellington and visit parliament each year.

Tuakana teina programme:

Our Intermediates have the opportunity to act as a peer tutor to new entrant tamariki working

with them on writing, reading and mathematics skills. We find this programme to be mutually

beneficial to both parties, and a real vehicle for developing confidence in our Intermediate

tamariki who become excellent citizens. This programme has been the subject of interest to

other schools who have come to observe it.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES:

Police Competency test

Careers Education

Girls Self Defense

Epro8 Challenge Competition

Coding and Robotics

Kapa Haka

Literacy Quiz

Chess Club

Cantamath Competition

ICAS Competitions

Peer tutoring opportunities

Zone Athletics, Swimming and Cross Country

Huxster Mountain Bike race

Digi Club

SPORT

Marshland offers a full range of sporting opportunities, in both team sports and individual, our

ākonga have a proud history of great results.

All ākonga participate in sport either at school or at another venue. Sports may include:

● Athletics, basketball, cross country, cricket, surfing, football, hockey, rippa rugby, skiing,

swimming, tennis, table tennis, touch rugby, Korfball, water polo, gymnastics, Flag

Football, trampolining and mountain biking.

We value parent involvement in supporting and enhancing our sporting programmes.

Outdoor Education: Year 7 and 8 ākonga experience outdoor education through camp and

through outdoor education week. Yearly activities include skiing and surfing.

SUCCESSES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Speech Competitions: Marshland School has traditionally done very well in the Belfast Speech

Competitions. For the last 5 years, we have always finished in the top 3 places.

ICAS: Our ākonga have achieved Merit level through to Distinction within the testing areas of

Written language, Science and Mathematics.

EPro8 Challenge (Science and Technology problem Solving) Our Year 7 and 8 came first in the

semi-finals in 2017 and fourth in the finals.

Water Polo Competitions: Marshland School ākonga are part of a weekly competition at Jellie

Park and compete in the annual South Island championships.

Basketball Competition: Our ākonga make excellent use of our multi – purpose hall and

basketball court.

Korfball: Some of our ākonga have been selected for the Canterbury junior Korfball squad

Aims Games: During the last 3 years, we have put contestants in the Aims Games with pleasing

results.

Cantamath: Our teams have done well in this competition.

Chess competition: Our teams have made it through to the Canterbury Finals many times.

Sports: We enter the full range of sports competitions including swimming, athletics, cross

country, duathlons, triathlons and cricket.

PCT: National Police Competency test. 3rd and 1st placings in recent years.

TOROA STAFF

Carolyn Davies

Team Leader: Experienced intermediateteacher

Strengths include:

Inquiry learning.

Collaborative teaching.

Gifted and Talented programmes.

Visual Art

Learning Support.

Outdoor Education.

Literacy and Mathematics, Spanish, Science.

Post Grad. Certificate in Digital andCollaborative Learning.

Kellen Gillstrom

Strengths include:

Literacy, Mathematics, Science

Learning with Digital Technology.

STEM

Collaborative teaching

Teacher: Intermediate experience

Mason Shaw

Strengths include:

Literacy

Outdoor Education

Sport

Collaborative teaching

Teacher: Intermediate experience

Bex Osborn

Teacher: Experienced Intermediate teacher

Strengths include:

Leaders programme

Drama

Literacy

Mathematics

Learning Support

Collaborative teaching

The Arts

Caitlin Mummery

Teacher Aide: Intermediate experience ,

Learning Support experience