Taranaki

Structured Literacy

In Taranaki we follow a structured literacy approach to help teaching and learning of Reading, Writing, Handwriting and Spelling. Structured Literacy involves clear, methodical, and step-by-step literacy instruction at various levels, including phonemes, letter-sound associations, syllable patterns, morphemes, vocabulary, sentence structure, paragraph structure, and text structure.

In Taranaki ākonga follow structured literacy through learning specific rules to apply to both reading and spelling from 'The Code', which is explicit teaching of morphology and syllabication. Ākonga explore a range of different texts such as novels, decodable text, classic colour wheel readers and picture books to help build their knowledge. 

PR1ME Mathematics 

Here in Taranaki class we follow the PR1ME mathematical approach to teaching and learning. PR1ME is a structured programe that guides tamariki from years 1-8. Depending on the needs of the tamariki they get to attend workshops, and follow independent work to help them apply their knowledge. 

In Taranaki we also use rich math tasks which are open ended questions. Ākonga can explore their knowledge and apply it to a range different contexts in a way which fully engages them in the learning. It provides an opportunity for tamariki to use prior knowledge and develop new knowledge. 

Term 1 Swimming

During this term, taranaki will be swimming everyday.  Our swimming sessions are in the afternoons and on Tuesday we have swimming with our Instructor at the school pool. The aim of our swimming sessions is to improve the students confidence in the water and teach them basic swimming skills. Swimming sessions are a great way to enhance the social, emotional and physical wellbeing of your child. We had our school swimming sports on the 6th of March, where tamariki showed off their skills. 

Tabloids Day 2026

On Thursday 5th February our Kura had an amazing Tabloids Day. This was an amazing event and was greatly enjoyed by our tamariki and their whānau. The tamariki loved taking part in all the fun activities that were run by the Year 7 and 8 studets. We are very grateful to Mr Kevin Bennett who provided all these activities for us to use. The tamariki loved dressing up i their House Colours and absolutely loved takin part in the Tug of War. The tamariki especially enjoyed the sausage sizzle and ice block after this event. 

KAHA

During Term 1, Taranaki focused on learning our kura's KAHA Values and how we can show Hauora to others by using our manners. The tamariki also learnt that we all have responsibilities and rights as members of a community and relationships can be challenging and rewarding.

K - Ka eke toku pai - Our Best Always

A - Auaha - Creative and Innovative                                               

H - Hauora - Well being

A - Ako - Reciprocal Learning

Kapa Haka 

On Fridays we are lucky to have Whaea Raewyn come in to take us through different waiata, karakia and tikanga. The tamariki are enjoying getting involved and learning abour different waiata that we then practice in class. We are apart of both the junior Kapa Haka and the whole school one as well. 

The tamariki love when Whaea Raewyn comes to visit us and are enjoying being the leaders in the junior Kapa Haka and helping the younger tamariki from Panatahi and Ngā Motu.