At the core of our values are ‘whanaungatanga’ and ‘tūrangawaewae’. We believe strongly that the foundation of our identity comes from who we come from. We acknowledge that every child brings with them, first and foremost, their own ‘identity’ to be treasured and nurtured for their own well-being. We see ‘whanaungatanga’ as a sense of family connection - a basis for working together which provides people with a sense of belonging. We want our students to be proud of their school and feel a real sense of belonging.

'Ngā Iti Rearea' was featured in a pūrongo (news article) on 'Te Reo o Te Uru' regional news and media outlet. We are very proud to have our tamariki, kaiako and the learning that has occurred celebrated in this special article.

On Monday the 23rd of March our Pou Ākonga were involved in a facilitated training with Jo Chamberlain. This session ran for 3 hours and helped our student leads to gain an understanding of what skills it takes to become a leader. Topics such as qualities needed in a lead along with how to ask questions and active listening challenged our Pou Akonga. The feedback from the student leads was that it was a very worthwhile experience! Our Pou Ākonga also planned a whakawhanaungatanga / team-building day which saw them go to the escape room and out for a shared kai afterwards.

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A special acknowledgement to our values band winners.

Wiki 4, Wāhanga 2 (Week 4, Term 2)

By Izzy Brown Yr 8 Maraetarata

We thoroughly enjoyed observing Miss MJ running a maths lesson in Kōpūānui with her tamariki.

Students designed and code robots to win against other teams. This is a video from last week's final. Great celebration boys!!!

We are a PB4L school, and this is about creating an environment where positive things happen, and students feel safe and nurtured. Our kura environment allows learning to thrive and flourish, with students being rewarded for displaying our school values.

We are very fortunate to have the talented Matua Jon leading school singing for our tamariki. Ko koe a runga!

Jono and Maddi have started a high-performance academy working with our tamariki on upskilling them in the sporting arena. The first two sessions have been about setting the expectations and introducing the tamariki to some of the different exercises and skills.

A superb effort by our girl's supersport hockey team placing a close second this year. Our boy's team also had a good result placing 3rd. Thanks, Whaea Belinda and Breahnna for coaching our teams.

Every morning Whaea Leanne runs the breakfast club for our tamariki in Tirohanga. We are fortunate to have Whaea Leanne, who works tirelessly to ensure that our tamariki are being fed and are ready for the day. Tēnā koe e whaea, he tohunga manaaki koe.

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