Prospectus

Taipa Area School State Highway 10 Mangonui, Northland, New Zealand

"To demand excellence of ourselves and others in everything we do"

Nau Mai Harere Mai

Ki Te Kura Takiwa O Taipa

By Perseverence Achieve

Welcome to Taipa

The Taipa Way

Students

In every lesson I shall be successful by:

Showing respect
Using positive language
Doing my best
Encouraging others and working well with others
Being Prepared
Being determined
Thinking before I act

The Taipa Way

Teachers

In every lesson I shall be successful by:

Incorporating at least one cooperative learning activity
Incorporating at least one literacy strategy
Negotiating and displaying learning intentions and success criteria with student
Implementing Ka Hikitia desired learning outcomes for Maori
Implementing the new curriculum
Establish and maintain respectful restorative relationships

The Taipa way is that all students will ...

Establish and maintain respectful & peaceful relationship with students, teachers and other members of the school

Maintain integrity, dignity and mana of groups and individuals

Take responsibility for their own learning

Take every opportunity available to them for extending their knowledge, academically, physically, culturally and socially

Do their best to make the school a place where all students like to be, providing them with a sense of place, purpose and identify

Expectations:
At Taipa Area School we expect that you will:
Attend all classes
Be on time
Have the appropriate gear for all lessons eg. books, pens, PE gear
Complete homework
Wear correct uniform
Be courteous, respectful and well-behaved at all times
Follow the school rules

In our school community we expect that everyone will be:
Kind	Safe	Co-operative
Respectful	Peaceful

Term Dates for 2010
Term 1	3 February -	1 April
Term 2	19 April -	2 July
Term 3	19 July -	24 September
Term 4	11 October -	14 December

Bell Times:
School starts at 8:35 and closes at 3:05
8:35	Registration
8:50	Period 1
9:50	Period 2
10:50	Interval
11:25	Period 3
12:25	Period 4
1:25	Lunch
2:00	Registration
2:05	Period 5

These times vary on assembly days and for the primary classes.

Staff & BoT Lists 139kb

Map of the School 158kb

School Uniform

Buses and Bikes:

Most of our students travel by bus and 16 buses are involved. If you need to change buses for what-ever reasons, please bring a note from home explaining what bus you are on, what one you want to change to and why. This note has to be given to Mr Horan the bus controller or left at the office at least 3 days before the change is to be made.

North-bound buses leave from outside the gym. South and east-bound leave from the front of the school.

See your class or form teacher if you are unsure of which one to catch.

Students who ride bicycles to school may leave them in the rack outside the office. You are advised to have a bike padlock so that it is secure.

Students who wish to drive themselves to school must bring a note from their parents or caregivers explaining why it is necessary and include a copy of the student’s driving licence.

Bus List 124kb

What to do if you:

Are unable to come to school

Phone or email the office each day you are away

Bring an absence note from home on the day you return to school & give it to your form teacher

Are late to school

Bring a note to cover your absence

Are ill at school

Get a note from your teacher, then go to the office and see office staff who will put you in the sickbay, contact your caregivers and get them to take you home

Lose something

Go to your teacher and report it as soon as possible

Want to use the telephone

During breaks only - get a note from Room 2

Have an outside appointment during school time

On the day of your appointment bring a note in advance to your form teacher, sign out at the office just before you leave for your appointment and sign in when you return. If possible, try to make appointments outside school hours

Have an accident

See the nearest teacher to get help

Have a change of address or phone number

Tell your form teacher and the office immediately

Need help with a personal matter

See your form teacher, your dean, or the Guidance Counsellor

Want stationery, pens, pencils

Go to the stationery shop before school or at interval

Want to be a library assistant

See the Librarian – Mrs Hudson

Want to buy lunch

Go to the school canteen which is open before school, at morning intervals and lunchtimes.

Students are not permitted to leave the school grounds to buy lunches

Have a health problem

Make an appointment at the Health centre to see a medical professional

Can't wear uniform to school

Wear something as close to school uniform as you can get. Bring a note explaining why you are not able to be in uniform, from you parents/caregivers and give it to your dean so that you can get a uniform pass.

What you need to do if you need help:

Tell.....

A friend

A Teacher

Your Prefect

Your Head of year

Fill in a help card

Student support:

Our goal is to be a student – centred school with a strong and supportive guidance system for all students.

We aim to be a caring school where students come first. Because of this approach, we provide a wide range of services and programmes to suit individual needs.

School Council

Meets at least once a week and is chaired by the Head students. An opportunity for leadership and ideas

Form teachers

Responsible for the care of the students in their classes

Deans

Are responsible for the guidance, discipline and support of students at each year level

Guidance Counsellor

Available to all students. Make appointments at the Guidance Office

Careers Adviser

Provides information and advice on vocational matters and care

Resource Teacher of Learning and Behaviour

Works with students and their parents

Adolescent Health Clinic

SENCO

Specialist Teacher

Restorative Justice

The students and teachers in this school are proponents of Restorative Justice practices.

This means that when wrongdoing has been done the key considerations are to:

Bring together those who have been affected in a safe and controlled atmosphere to repair and restore the harm that has been done.
Promote accountability, well-being of those harmed.
Work together to decide how best to deal with the incident.
Place value on respect, honesty, humility, mutual care and trust.

Restorative practices happen:

In class with the teacher (restorative chats)
With Heads of Departments, Deans
With the person who has been hurt
With their whanau and your whanau
With members of the senior management team
With the Principal

Subject choices in Senior School - link

Never say you are bored! - link

Complaints Procedure Against A staff Member 78kb

Pre-enrolment form134kb

Be Sun Smart

When you are in school make sure that you use the sunblock available to you in your class room before you go out to interval, lunch, phys.ed., or onto the beach

wear a cap or a hat ALL THE TIME when you are outside.

Primary and intermediate students

When you are swimming in the pool, please make sure that you wear the correct swimwear, nothing cotton, because it blocks the filter. Also, remember thatyuo can get burnt when you are in the water, so make sure that you have your sunblock on.

Years 9 & 10

If you are on the beach at lunchtimes, having a suprevised swim or just being with your friends, make sure that you have used plenty of sunblock and that you are wearing a cap or a hat when you are in the sun.

Some of the worst sunburn happens on Grey days, when the sun doesn't appear to be shining

Make sure that you are sun smart.

2010

3,421kb Word file of prospectus including pre-enrolment form and map of the school

Enrolment Zone Issue:

Parents need to know that they are able to continue to enrol their children at Taipa even if they live within the enrolment zone for Kaingaroa School

If families live within the Kaingaroa enrolment zone it does not mean that their children are unable to attend any other school.

The free bus service to Taipa Area School for students from Karikari Peninsula will continue, even though the area is identified as part of the Kaingaroa enrolment zone .

This site was last updated 12/03/10