Titahi Bay School
School in Porirua
www.titahibay.school.nz/
Address
Kura Street. Titahi Bay.. Porirua, Wellington.Are you the owner or manager of this company?
What you should know about Titahi Bay School
We offer a wide range of initiatives to ensure all our students are challenged and reach their expected level of achievement. We are very proud of our special needs programme in our school and our Te Manawa area. We have been developing our teaching skills in Writing, Maths and Spelling over the last two years and have raised the level of achievement across the school. We seek to always employ the most effective teachers to join our team with an emphasis on a range of diverse.
Our staff have a range of professional experience and interests and work very collaboratively on all aspects of school development. All our staff are part of on going professional development, particularly in the areas of Literacy , Numeracy and the well being of our students. The staff have high expectations on achievement but also that all our learning community work harmoniously together. We celebrate our new 5 year olds coming into our school through Springbulbs and we hold a very special graduation night at the end of Year 6 where each child receives a pounamu.
We are a very sporty school and have Saturday netball and hockey and we also compete in a range of sporting events locally and regionally. The Powhiri team is made of students the karanga and speaker on the paepae are students. Our school celebrates enviro education through our edible garden, worm farms and recycling and we encourage students to take pride in their environment. We have very supportive parents who work with the school on any new initiative.
Parents, teachers and the community hold high expectations for student achievement . Parents and teachers will do everything they can to overcome the barriers to learning that some children encounter. Titahi Bay School consults regularly with our parents and caregivers over matters which affect the education of the children. We also survey our students to get their take on their education and to identify areas for improvement. A profile our vision of a Year 6 student who has spent at least 3 years at Titahi Bay School before leaving . To be achieving at the expected level and have the necessary skills to be moving onto Year 7 8. The needs of all our children will be catered for regardless of gender, ethnicity, culture, physical, social and academic abilities.
We have a Whanau Group who advocate for the interests of our Maori students. This group has worked hard to create a visual strategy for our Maori students that will soon be up around our school. We have a specialist teacher once a week who works with children, teaching them reo and tikanga Maori. We have a Pasifika Parents Group who advocate for the interests of our Pasifika students.
This group has worked hard to create a visual strategy for our Pasifika students that will soon be up around our school. They also work hard each year to organise a celebration evening of the Pasifika heritage and cultures of our students. After our waste audit in 2015 we are even more mindful of the rubbish we send to the landfill
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