About Kerikeri Primary School

Our Mission Statement

In the promotion of life long learning we will develop knowledge and skills; and foster innovative and creative thinking.

As a school community we always try to provide a quality of learning and caring attitude for all children by:

Developing in children a sense of achievement
Building up each child’s self-esteem and self belief.
Valuing individuality
Teaching children to think for themselves and to take responsibility for their learning and behaviour.
Providing feedback for behaviour and performance.
Encouraging children and staff to respect one another, themselves, and their environment.
Establishing clear routines and expectations so children have security within defined boundaries.
Taking the time to speak and listen to individual children.
Encouraging independence, goal setting and self assessment.
Emphasising cooperation, tolerance, participation and enjoyment in school activities.
Recognising and providing for individual differences in learning pace and learning styles.
Setting high expectations of children’s performance to achieve their personal best.
Fostering the Fairplay philosophy
Promoting a zero tolerance to bullying and violence

LEARNING IS OUR CENTRAL FOCUS:

Students will:

Enjoy learning and their time at Kerikeri Primary School
Read competently
Write with legibility, accuracy,and good grammar
Speak appropriately – expressing themselves well
Have a sound understanding of numeracy
Develop research skills – an ability to find information for themselves
Have a sense of culture, history and current events to know their place in the world
Develop a love of learning with a strong work ethic
Be provided with a safe learning environment
Know success, appreciate failure and learn from their mistakes
Have on-going challenges
Be able to realistically set goals
Learn how to relate to others, and have strategies to help them and know how to access help.
Have pride in their work
Be able to transition to further education

Everyone has the right to learn in a safe environment created by being caring, well mannered and considerate of others.

CARE (awhina)

COURTESY (aroha)

To be polite and well mannered to teachers, parents and other children and visitors
Respect for one’s self, others and elders

CO-OPERATION (tautoko)