MANUKORIHI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Prospec tus 2021 - WAITARA, TARANAKI
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MANUKORIHI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Prospectus 2021 MANUKORIHI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL WAITARA, TARANAKI Whaia te pae tawhiti kia tata, hikina te pae tata kia eke www.manukorihi school.nz
Manukorihi
Intermediate
School
Contents
Message from the Principal 1
Why Enrol with Our Intermediate School? 2
About our Intermediate School 4
Learning Programmes and Opportunities 6
Learning Through Our Specialist Subjects 8
Information for Parents and Caregivers 10
Positive Behaviour for Learning - PB4L 14
Education Outside the Classroom 16
Our School Uniform 18
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Prospectus Photography by Rachel Anna Portraiture
The school is well placed to sustain improvement. The board is
knowledgeable about students’ progress and achievement and
Manukorihi Prospectus
Message from the
Principal
Manukorihi Intermediate School is situated on an historical site
looking out at spectacular mountain, sea and ocean views. It is
a unique and very beautiful educational setting, enhanced by
the wide variety of teaching and learning opportunities that we
provide for Year 7 and 8 students.
Our school is built on our SOAR values, which are upheld
by all members of our learning community. Our staff and
students are friendly, welcoming and there is a strong feeling of
manaakitanga and whanaungatanga from all who contribute or
are a part of our school, and wider community.
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, experiences and outcomes that our
students need and deserve.
Intermediate schooling experiences are ones filled with
excitement, risk taking, problem solving, resilience and lots of
fun! During this time our students undertake many social, emotional, physical and intellectual changes.
Preparing our students for an unknown future requires us to grow and develop learners who have a
positive view of themselves first and foremost. Wellbeing is valued and our learning, specialist programmes
and interventions ensure that we cater for the variety of needs our students bring with them.
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 2021.
FIONA LOW
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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Why enrol with
Our Intermediate School?
Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata, hikina te pae tata kia eke
Our Local Intermediate School
endeavour to make the two years at We are proud to have taught generations of our local families
Manukorihi Intermediate as successful here at Manukorihi Intermediate School and look forward to
the future generations to come.
learning environment enabling We have seven local contributing schools. Our working
students to have a good sense of relationships with these schools continues to strengthen and
belonging, ownership of their learning, support a smooth transition into learning at our school.
leadership opportunities, building It is our endeavour to be your preferred Intermediate School.
relationships with peers and teachers
and a good sense of wellbeing. We aim
to cater for diverse learning needs for Positive School Culture
all students. With the support of our Positive Behaviour for Learning
framework, our school community enjoys a safe and inclusive
Our school has many activities and school culture that supports our core business of teaching
programmes to extend children’s and learning.
learning and advance their education. You can expect warm, friendly greetings and good
Students are encouraged to embrace hospitality.
every learning opportunity available to
them and participate fully in all aspects Specialist Subjects
of school life.
Parents and caregivers are very Our students enjoy the practical application of the
welcome at our school. We are very technology skills taught and have greater opportunity to
aware the link between home, school explore and express their creativity.
and the community is essential to
help students achieve their learning
goals and achieving the skills and
knowledge to SOAR into the future
Intermediate School. Our teaching, support and caretaking
There are many opportunities for vision in order to meet the needs and aspirations of our
school community.
parents and caregivers to support
the school by providing transport for
school trips, coaching and assisting
with sports teams, music cultural Education Outside the Classroom
activities, helping out with the Home
and School committee or the Board of experiences for our students to enjoy, learn and grow from.
Trustees. These include our many sports teams, involvement in
environmental projects, school trips, camps and more.
Mark Stevenson These learning experiences are highly desired aspects of our
BOARD CHAIR school based curriculum.
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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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About our
Intermediate School
Whai-tara-nui-a-Whare-Matangi-ki-te-kimi-i-tona-matua-a-Ngarue
Manukorihi Intermediate opened on 4th 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 Owae Whaitara Marae
The School’s crest is a copy of a Māori cave While enrolled at Manukorihi Intermediate
drawing taken from A H Reed’s ‘Māori school, all members of our school will have the
Drawings and Carvings’, depicting a wading opportunity to both learn and enjoy an overnight
stay at our local marae.
bird. It is a visual interpretation by John
Fathers, the Taranaki Education Board’s Chief Our schools’ Māori Immersion class will continue
Architect of the time. to play an active role as Tangata Whenua of our
local marae.
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Teachers and students have an established culture of respect,
enthusiasm, trust and partnership.
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Learning Programmes &
Opportunities
Whāia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei.
Pursue that which is precious, and do not be deterred by anything less
Extension Programmes for Gifted and
Talented Students
A 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:
Otago Maths, ICAS, ePro8, Science and Technology
Fair, Maths Extravaganza and more.
Acceleration
Programmes
Programmes are provided to Classroom Compositions
accelerate our students
and the Roll Sizes
achieving below expected
levels of achievement. Our classes are all Year 7 and 8 composite and work
in 3 teams: Te Mātā Taiohi, Kotahitanga and
The teaching approaches for Rangitahi Toa.
acceleration are trialled and
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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Māori Immersion
We run a Māori Immersion team called
Te Mātā Taiohi. Within this team we
offer Level 3 in all 4 classrooms. In 2021
we will be working towards Level 2 in
Pāngarau, Tuhituhi and Pānuitanga.
This will enable us to meet the needs of
all taiohi in the team over their time with
us. We value both tikanga and Te Reo
Māori and this is reflected in what we
provide to all taiohi at our school
Health Programmes
A variety of external programmes contribute
to the development of knowledge, skills,
good health and well-being.
Reading Support Programme
Additional reading instruction is provided to
students reading well below expectation in
small groups to improve reading attainment.
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Learning Through
Our Specialist Subjects
Kua pū te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi
As a old net withers another is remade
FOOD TECHNOLOGY
The 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
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.
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
In 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 the
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
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This exciting Digital Technology programme
aims to equip and empower students
to become innovative creators of digital
technology, not just users. In this engaging
hands-on program, students are able to
explore a wide range of virtual experiences
and tools to develop an understanding of
computer science principles that underlie
all digital technologies. Some of these
experiences include game making in Scratch,
programming Ozobots and navigating paths
for Sphero robots. An introduction to App
invention with Javascript coding is a highlight
of the programme.
Collaboratively or independently students
work to solve problems, design digital
solutions and most importantly unleash their
creative side. Whether you are a beginner or
an expert, there will be something exciting just
for you in Digital Technology.
SCIENCE
The main focus for science is the ‘Nature of
Science’ Strand. It introduces our students
to science through carrying out a variety
of hands-on experiments/investigations.
By being involved in these experiments/
investigations the students are developing
skills associated to working like scientists. They
are learning about the importance of working
safely in the lab and knowing basic science
safety rules; developing an understanding
observations, recording these appropriately
and being able to write simple conclusions
based on the observations they make.
Manukorihi Prospectus 9Information for
Parents & Caregivers
Mā whero mā pango ka oti ai te mahi
With 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 Cultural Excellence Student Leadership
All pupils in our school are given New Zealand is a multi-cultural SOAR
every opportunity to perform to society in which the various societies School Leaders - Year 7 students are
the best of their ability. Classroom should be recognised, respected,
programmes, homework, research, and encouraged. The provision of annually to become our School
the school library and technology all bi-cultural learning experiences is Leaders. They are involved in many
give pupils the opportunity to one of our important educational activities including the running of
improve, consolidate and extend features. We do this within all school assemblies, attending the
their academic knowledge. ICAS, classroom settings as we are Young Leaders conferences and
Progress & Achievement and guided by Te Atiawatanga and all running major initiatives for whole
e-AsTTle tests plus other school teaching, learning and assessment school participation.
internal reviews are all assessment reflects this.
tasks designed to give us as wide House Leaders - Each house in
a picture as possible of your child’s Also through: the school is lead by a Year 8 boy
progress and levels of attainment and girl. A staff member is in
The understanding of the
as possible. These provide good charge of each house with other
significance of our languages by
information that enables us to cater staff assisting. We have four
all New Zealanders.
for and extend your child’s learning. houses: KEA (Green), WEKA (Red),
TUI (Blue), TOUTOUWAI (Orange).
Teaching Māori language across
the school.
Sporting Excellence Class Parliament - A
parliamentary framework
In any inter-school competition it is Performing Arts and students take on major
our absolute intent that our pupils portfolios and responsibilities
strive to win, but not at the expense Pupils will be given the opportunity within their classroom.
of good sportsmanship. We like to join Kapahaka and be involved in
to think that we win because our a wide range of cultural experiences
pupils have the necessary skills and throughout the year. Pupils are
have practiced to the best of their encouraged to join the school band,
abilities. Lots of skills are developed take up the learning of musical
through coaching and participation instruments, be involved in fine arts
in a variety of sports – from rugby, extension activities, and partake in
league, netball, touch, basketball, speech competitions.
hockey, football, aquatics, table
tennis, badminton, triathlon, chess,
swimming and others.
10 Manukorihi ProspectusOur Leadership e-Learning Shared learning spaces as
Team well as individual desks.
Our school uses the e-Learning
The Leadership Team at Manukorihi Planning Framework to support
Intermediate School consists of the current research supported by
on-going growth and development
Principal and two Associate the learning environment.
around digital literacy.
Principals. They are well supported
by four experienced Team Leaders We have recently upgraded our
who are responsible for a team of infrastructure and have ‘Fibre’ Board of Trustees
three teachers, operating as a internet provided by N4L (Network
professional learning group. for Learning).
Our Board of Trustees elections were
held in 2019.
A Rukus wireless system has
Literacy, Numeracy & been installed to ensure we have
Social Skills The Board will use the opportunity
seamless connectivity across our
to co-opt additional members to the
school.
board when required.
We have a number of student enrol
with us who require additional Each of our classroom programmes
The make-up of our Manukorihi
support with their health, learning are supported by a variety of Google
Intermediate Board consists of:
and/or behaviour. applications which are accessed
using our;
Fiona Low
There are remedial and acceleration (Principal)
programmes available to support iPads
targeted students who are Lynda Ricketts
achieving below expectation. Laptops - HP / Chromebooks
(Secretary)
Additionally we have programmes
available for groups of students Learning Spaces Aileen Turner
(Staff representative)
The majority of our classrooms
programmes. have been fully refurbished with Mark Stevenson
Intervention available includes: the remaining three spaces to be (Board Chair)
upgraded within the next 2 years.
Reading Support Programmes Grant Foreman
(Withdrawal programme) Teachers are transitioning their
classrooms from the traditional Nathan Eriwata
Maths Support Teacher layouts to using furniture and
configurations that reflect the Terence Waiariki
Accelerated Literacy Programme flexible learning spaces model
which promote: Kalani Crofskey
Social Skills Groups
Individualised Education Plans Students working collaboratively Martinelle Lobb (co-opted)
across all areas of the New
Zealand Curriculum.
School Magazine
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.
A context for students to use
their literacy knowledge and
skills.
A memory sake for our graduates
for years to come.
Manukorihi Prospectus 11Attendance Bicycles/Scooters Bus Runs
Our attendance registers are We encourage our students to walk, There are bus runs available to
electronic and are completed in the run, scooter or bike to school. our students who live outside of
morning and afternoon. Alternatively families could park the township. Our school has a
at the bottom of the hill and bus controller who monitors who
Students are required to be in class encourage their children to walk catches the buses on a daily basis.
at 8:50am to ensure they are marked part of the way to school.
present for the day. There are four buses that our
Helmets - these must be worn if students catch to and from school.
In the event students will be late students are riding bikes to and The students are expected to catch
or absent, we ask our families to from school. the initial bus from Manukorihi
Intermediate even if they have a
be noted on the attendance register. All bikes and scooters are to be connecting bus waiting for them at
stored on the racks provided. the Waitara High School bus depot.
Students who arrive late to school
are required to sign in via the Vistab If the expectations are not met Mokau
then the student may lose the (There is a cost for this bus.)
This information will be used to privilege to bring it to school.
update the electronic register. Lepperton/Huirangi
Any students who are unaccounted Reporting to Parents Pukearuhe/Urenui
for at 9:30am will have automated & Caregivers
text messages sent to the homes Tikorangi
of their primary caregiver to advise
them of the absence from school. Our families are welcome to meet
with the teacher and/or principal
throughout the school year to
Automatic Payments
Students who remain absent
without explanation will be discuss academic attainment and
achievement. Automatic payments set up with our
identified as truant. If absenteeism school is common practice for our
continues then a referral will be families to assist with contributions
lodged with the Truancy Service We will continue to review our
methods of communication to meet for sports fees and trips, end of year
to locate and support the students camps/activities.
return to school. the needs of our community.
We deliberately plan incremental Food Availability
The attendance data is monitored. opportunities of communicating this
achievement with our families while Good food and nutrition is essential
students are enrolled with us. for our students to fully engage as
School Hours learners.
Term 1
Goal Setting Conference Our school provides the following:
8:50am School begins
(with student & family)
9:15am Classes commence Breakfast Club
Term 2 (Kickstart with Breakfast)
10:45am Morning tea
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Fruit in School
12:45pm Lunchtime
End of Year Reports
Lunch orders (done by Home & School)
1:30pm Classes continue
Class Dojo
Kidscan - lunch snacks provided
3:00pm School finishes
12 Manukorihi ProspectusSpecial Needs
Our school has a SENCo Team that
co-ordinates any additional support,
intervention or extension required
by our students.
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, emotional and health needs.
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.
Resource Teachers of Vision
and Hearing.
School teaching and support
staff.
Manukorihi Prospectus 13Positive Behaviour for
Learning - PB4L
Whāia te mātauranga hei oranga mō koutou
We have an anonymous reporting tool that all
students have access to. Research states that
Positive Behaviour for Learning is built on the breaking down the barriers so students can report
foundation that positive behaviour can be learned bullying or harm incidents contributes to a safe
and challenging behaviour can be unlearned. and inclusive school culture.
Celebration and acknowledgements are a core www.stymie.co.nz
feature for building a positive school culture and
occur in many different ways at Manukorihi SOAR Awards
Intermediate School.
Our four school expectations are: Acknowledging Positive Behaviour at
• Strive for Excellence Manukorihi is done in a variety of ways. Students
• Organised for learning receive positive praise, SOAR awards which can
• Act positively access sports prizes, a pathway to achieve SOAR
• Respect for self, others and the environment badges and the ultimate goal of achieving an
“EXCELLENCE’ badge by positively participating in
sport, arts, cultural and academic activities
Our school focus is on:
• Preventing problem behaviour
Referral (Blue) Forms
These are completed by staff members to help
• Developing social skills monitor any current trends in problem behaviours,
• Reinforcing positive behaviour providing our school with data to inform our
• Using data to inform our teaching teaching and learning and providing intervention
in a timely manner school-wide and for groups or
• Teaching target behaviour individual students.
14 Manukorihi ProspectusIf 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!
Manukorihi Prospectus 15Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC) He kai kei āku ringa teachers and supportive parents who bring this about. We try to keep contribution 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. During their time at Manukorihi students will enjoy a week of activities within the Taranaki province. The following year all classes plan and attend a camp outside of the region. This camp destination is determined in Term One with input from the parents and caregivers of each class. 16 Manukorihi Prospectus
School Leaders
2020
SOAR Leaders
Back Row: Lenox Nevin, Ella Eason, Jade Lunn, Tayla Ingham
Front Row: Cormac Johnson, Halizeigh Daymond, Annie-Liu Tokotaua-Patuwairua
Absent: McLaren Ainoa
House Leaders
Back Row: Zoey Yang, Alexis Dravitski, Lucia Annemans, Olive Andrews
Front Row: Asha Wills, Hemi Blackburn-Kingi, Michael Robinson, Jerome Collingwood.
Manukorihi Prospectus 17Our School Uniform Kei te Tū Pakari The Manukorihi Intermediate school uniform has been changed with effect from the start of 2020. All new Year 7 students, who have not had siblings at our school and don’t have their uniform to wear, will all be required to wear our new uniform. 2021 will be the last year that students can wear our old uniform and from 2022 all students will be wearing our new uniform. 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 or cap in terms one and four. We have two options, a traditional cap and a bucket hat, which are provided to all students at the start of each school year. We have two compulsory uniforms which are our daily school uniform and a PE uniform. School uniforms are available for sale from The Warehouse at Bell Block or online at www.thewarehouse.co.nz. The school jacket is only available for sale from the school office. 18 Manukorihi Prospectus
Senior leaders are focused on improvement, work together and
are committed to maximising students’ achievement over the
two year period.
Manukorihi Prospectus 19Manukorihi 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 to by our students, their parents or other stakeholders within our school community. Our ability to guide and support both 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. receives a quality public education in an educational environment that is supported by shared expectations and a culture of respect. 20 Manukorihi Prospectus
Manukorihi Road, Waitara 4320 Phone: 06 754 8025 Fax: 06 754 7988 www.manukorihi.school.nz
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