Blog
Mindsets
To make the most of my commute I have been listening to podcasts and audiobooks. This week I have revisited the work of Dr Carol Dweck and mindsets. This has been interesting to reflect on in my role as a school leader and as a parent. Dr Dweck's key ideas centre...
Learning Conversations and Reporting
As you are aware, your child’s learning is shared through the digital platform of Hero. Over the term, teachers have been posting comments in our areas of caring, curious and capable. Most recently the comments have focussed on the capabilities of your child as a...
Matariki Magic
Friday was a magical evening at Ararira Springs with lanterns lit, braziers burning and sausages sizzling. Whanau gathered to celebrate Matariki as a time of celebration and reflection. Children had spent time during the day preparing vegetable soup for our guests....
Bread tags for Wheelchairs
Ararira Springs Primary is an enviro school within an enviro town. One of our enviro leaders has just implemented an enviro scheme to help both the environment and disadvantaged people with disabilities. We are collecting bread bag tags which will be melted down to...
Powerfully Pink
An explosion of pink at school today as we showed our support for Pink Shirt Day - working together to stop bullying. Teretere ran our hui with information about how Pink Shirt Day started and messages about how to help prevent bullying. Following this, we had our...
Officially Opened
Thank you to those of you who were able to join us for our official opening on Thursday 9th May. Te Taumutu Rūnanga led a beautiful mihi whakatau to welcome our guests. The school was opened by Mayor Sam Broughton as he unveiled a plaque commemorating the special...
Hanging in there with Kaunuku 6
On Friday Kaunuku 6 headed to the Port Hills to take on a William Pike Challenge with Ara students training as Outdoor Education Facilitators. We left school at 8 am to meet on the Summit Road. After a safety briefing and getting kitted with harnesses and helmets we...
Pink Shirt Day – Friday 17th May
Tēnā koe, Ararira Springs has joined the Pink Shirt Day movement to Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying! On Friday 17th May, we’re pinking out the school to show our commitment to creating an environment that is...
Finding Our North Star
The fourth article in our curriculum series as we share the design of our curriculum following our steering group and community sessions.