Our Values Series : Hauora

Hauora is about well-being.

Collectively our values are used to explain how we behave, learn, interact, play and treat one another.  All values are used as part of the class programme.

Our Hauora focus covers our

       # emotions, and confidence

       # social wellbeing and skills

       # cultural health, acceptance and knowledge

       # supporting and valuing others

       # honesty and truthfulness

       # physical health

Students build a knowledge of all of our values and how they work in the school.

Each class has 'kahu' cards.  These cards are used to acknowledge our values behaviours.  When a child is seen showing a value they are given one of these cards. The teacher will normally circle the value they are showing. Children write their name on the card and put it in the class box.  Fortnightly the cards are 

          1. counted towards House points, and 

          2. put in a Kahu Card draw at Assembly for a Duffy book or some other prize.  

Kahu cards are also given out in the playground by teachers on duty.  We are always looking out for children who are showing the values.