by Emma Woolford | Jun 15, 2026 | Community, Curriculum, Parent Information
Mid-Year Reports: Live in Week 11 Reports will contain the following information in Reading, Writing and Maths: A narrative about your child’s learning (what they can do) Next steps How you can help at home A progress descriptor describing your child’s current ability...
by Claire Howison | Apr 20, 2026 | Community, Curriculum, Newsletter, Parent Information
Berry Street Education Model BSEM at Ararira – Nicky Harding and Claire Howison At Ararira Springs, we are committed to fostering a learning environment where every child feels safe, supported, and ready to thrive. To support this, our kura has adopted the...
by Claire Howison | Feb 8, 2026 | Community, Curriculum, Newsletter, Parent Information
Attendance Monitoring at Ararira The government has publicly stated that it wishes to lift attendance rates at New Schools so 80% of all children are attending 90% of the time by 2030. We have set this as a target for our kura|school in 2026. All schools are required...
by Emma Woolford | Nov 25, 2025 | Community, Curriculum, Parent Information
2025 End of Year Progress Graphs The end-of-year progress graphs for students (English Year 0-6 and Maths Year 0-8) will be live on Friday, 12 December. English progress in Years 7-8 will be released in a statement at the bottom of Year 7-8 children’s reading...
by Emma Woolford | Aug 22, 2025 | Community, Curriculum, Parent Information
Te Mātaiaho | The New Zealand Curriculum Curriculum Update – English, Term 3, 2025 Kia ora, Earlier this year, we held a successful whānau hui regarding the refreshed Maths curriculum for Phases 1-3 (Year 0-8). We are unfortunately still waiting on Phase 3 (Year...
by Emma Woolford | May 20, 2025 | Community, Curriculum, Parent Information
New Parent Portal Released The Ministry of Education has released a parent portal to help whānau partner with schools to support their child’s education. From Minister Stanford: “Education is a partnership of what happens in the classroom and what happens...
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