The following expectations for student achievement have been developed in consultation with our school community.

Health Education

BE: Responsible for their own well-being.

DO: Explore, develop and maintain healthy practices.

KNOW: How healthy living practices impact upon themselves and others.

Priorities:

• •Keeping Safe (Bullying, Drug & Alcohol, Stranger Danger)
• •Self Esteem & Relationships

Physical Education

BE: Physically active.

DO: Learn new skills and strategies to extend their abilities in movement related activities.

KNOW: The benefits both physically and socially of regular physical activity.

The Arts

BE: Willing, imaginative participants in the arts.

DO: Create and respond to ideas through movement, sound and image.

KNOW: About the importance of the arts in our lives and in different cultures.

Priorities:

•Music

•Visual Arts

Social Sciences

BE: Informed, responsible person.

DO: Participate and take action in societal issues.

KNOW: About people, places, cultures, histories and the economic world.

Priorities:

•Knowing about New Zealand

Science

BE: Curious and knowledgeable about our world and the wider universe.

DO: Develop the skills, attitudes & values for understanding our world and beyond.

KNOW: Scientific knowledge is durable but is constantly re-evaluated in light of new evidence.

Priorities:

•Scientific Knowledge

•Scientific Skills

Technology

BE: Innovative thinkers.

DO: Investigate, solve and improve products and systems.

KNOW: How technology impacts on our lives.

Maori

BE: Accepting of diversity within our society.

DO: Participate confidently in Te Reo and Tikanga Maori.

KNOW: Procedures and protocols of Maori culture.

Information & Communication Technology

BE: Competent users of IT technologies.

DO: Research, gather, analyse and present information using IT.

KNOW: That advances in I.C.T impact on our personal and working lives.

Environmental Education

BE: Responsible guardians of our environment.

DO: Take action as an individual or member of a group.

KNOW: The impact people have on our environment.

Reading

BE: Lifelong readers.

DO: Read for information and enjoyment.

KNOW: The strategies for decoding text and making meaning.

Writing

BE: Effective written communicators.

DO: Write in a variety of forms for a range of purposes and audiences.

KNOW: Know and understand the power of written language.

Speaking & Listening

BE: Active listeners and confident speakers.

DO: Express ideas, feelings and thoughts and respond appropriately to others in a range of contexts.

KNOW: The structures and conventions of different oral language contexts.

Numeracy

BE: Number smart.

DO: Estimate, calculate and manipulate numbers.

KNOW: How to use knowledge and strategies in real life contexts.