by Claire Howison | Apr 27, 2023 | Community, Curriculum, Newsletter, Parent Information
The curriculum taught in New Zealand schools is currently undergoing a refresh and changes to the eight curriculum learning areas will be phased in over the next three years (2023-2026). The first area to be redesigned and introduced into schools across the country is...
by Claire Howison | Oct 19, 2022 | Community, Curriculum, Newsletter, Parent Information
The structured literacy spelling approach involves explicitly teaching tamariki how to encode (spell) the English language. It connects the reciprocal nature of reading and writing together. English is an Alphabetic Code It uses symbols of the alphabet (letters or...
by Claire Howison | Oct 19, 2022 | Community, Curriculum, Newsletter, Parent Information
At Ararira Springs we use the Family Planning programme ‘Navigating the Journey’ to teach Relationship and Sexuality Education. This is taught appropriately to your child’s age and stage by your child’s ako teacher. Relationships and sexuality education sit within the...
by Claire Howison | Oct 19, 2022 | Community, Curriculum, Newsletter, Parent Information
Mana Ōrite / equal status is founded on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. In our school it is the understanding of mātauranga Māori, Māori approaches to teaching and learning and the Te Ao Māori kete of knowledge, as having an equal value within education. It is...
by Claire Howison | Sep 28, 2022 | Community, Curriculum, Newsletter, Parent Information
It has been a challenging few years for many of us with lots of unforeseen events we would not have thought would ever happen. So it is understandable that there has been a rise in children and adults feeling anxious. Anxiety is a normal and natural response that...
by Claire Howison | Aug 15, 2022 | Community, Curriculum, Newsletter, Parent Information
Enviro Education Has your child ever built a fort out of sofa cushions and blankets? Or made a secret den from branches and bushes? A pallet fort? Had leaf races in the stream? Climbed a tree? Maybe you used to do it too. Remember how great it felt to make up your own...
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