Objective 1:
The school will continue to focus on our seven strategic goals as outlined in the school charter. The School Charter can be viewed on our website at the following link: OISCharter2023.pdf.

Objective 2:
The School Charter is aligned with the National Education Learning Priorities (NELP).

Objective 3:
The school will focus particularly on inclusive education and student and staff hauora (well-being).

Learning Progression Frameworks
The learning progression frameworks illustrate the significant steps that learners take as they develop their expertise in reading, writing and mathematics from years 1 to 10.

Teachers can use the frameworks to identify students’ reading, writing and mathematics knowledge, skills and attitudes. Teachers can also use the frameworks to plan programmes that provide learning opportunities which will enable their students to succeed at secondary school and beyond.

Home Learning Grid
Our school has a different system of homework compared to other schools. This Home Learning grid (see the attached document) includes a range of tasks and activities, some school based and some home based. 

Feedback from our school community, (including a homework survey undertaken), indicates that home learning activities are highly valued by families and teachers. It is clear that there is a wide range of these activities and that many families have numerous commitments in addition to the home learning activities set by classroom teachers.

The Home Learning grid allows for a combination of relevant and achievable tasks set by your child’s teacher (these could be individual, group or whole class tasks), and activities and tasks that are an important part of your child’s family routines. The Home Learning grid places value on both sets of activities.

Please make sure that you are aware of your child’s Home Learning grid. These are issued each week and we are asking parents and caregivers to check their child’s progress each week and sign the grid before it is returned to school. Students who fully complete their Home Learning grid each term will receive a home learning badge to acknowledge their achievement.

There is no such thing as no homework as the grid tasks apply to every day of the week.