by Emma Woolford | May 1, 2025 | Community, Curriculum, Parent Information
HERO Update – Locating historical progress graphs We will be using the new English (Year 0-6) and Maths (Year 0-8) curricula to make our judgements about your child’s progress and achievement later this term, and these will appear as new graphs on your...
by Emma Woolford | Feb 26, 2025 | Community, Curriculum, Parent Information
Assessment Update – Term 1, 2025 At Ararira Springs Primary, we use assessment to support learning and help each child grow. Our main focus is on formative assessment, which means we check in on students’ progress regularly through class discussions,...
by Claire Howison | Feb 11, 2025 | Community, Curriculum, Parent Information
Te Mātaiaho | The New Zealand Curriculum Curriculum Update – Term 1, 2025 From Term 1 this year, all NZ primary schools are required to teach the refreshed Maths (Year 0-8) and English (Year 0-6 at the stage) curriculum areas. Please refer to my blog post from 6...
by Claire Howison | Nov 6, 2024 | Community, Curriculum, Parent Information
Te Mātaiaho | The New Zealand Curriculum Curriculum Refresh Updates, Term 4 2024 The New Zealand Curriculum is currently undergoing a review and refresh. The English and Mathematics and Statistics curricula have been released on 31 October and must be taught from Term...
by Claire Howison | Jul 29, 2024 | Community, Curriculum, Parent Information
Learning through play is a key approach in education in today’s world. While most common in early childhood education, it also benefits students throughout their school years. This blog post explores the importance of learning through play in a primary school...
by Claire Howison | Mar 18, 2024 | Curriculum, Newsletter, Parent Information
As part of the 100-day plan, the new National Government announced the change to mandate an hour of reading, writing and maths every day. In reality, this is not very different from what your child is already experiencing at Ararira. The teaching of reading, writing...
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