School Values

Positive Behaviour for Learning PB4L

The Purpose of Values

When we all come from different homes and upbringings it is values that help us come together in positive, purposeful and meaningful relationships of aroha.

Our Values

To help us build strong relationships of aroha we focus upon four character values.

Term One: Respect - Manaakitanga
Term Two: Responsibility - Haepapa
Term Three: Excellence - Tohungatanga
Term Four: Integrity - Ponotanga

We have worked together as a school to define what our values mean.

PB4L Parent Handbook

PB4L Handbook - Parents

Acknowledging Our Values

Rewards Programme: Each classroom has an awards programme that encourages the use of values every day in the class.
Cafe Shop: Every fortnight children can redeem their stamps for rewards from the Cafe Shop.
Most Valuable Pupil (MVP): Each fortnight at our Celebration Time (assembly), children who have been noticed by the classroom teacher as strongly showing the value of the term are eligible for our MVP. Parents will receive notification from the school office if their child is MVP for that week. For that week, the child receives a special Burt Munro badge. The aim is for the child to collect all four badges during their time at our school.
Letters: At the end of the term teacher select students who receive a letter home for the awesome efforts they have shown with their values.

Whānau Groups

Whānau groups are vertical mixed groups (mixed age groups) from across the school. We have five whānau groups.

- Kowhai - Yellow
- Kakariki - Green
- Whero - Red
- Kikorangi - Blue
- Tawa - Purple

All children from the same family become members of the same school whanau.

Each fortnight we bring the whanau together and as a family of children, they explore the meaning of each value and how they can show it in our school.

Around once a term we have whānau activities where we invite parents in to be part of our school.