The year that was 2021
Pirinoa School
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Planting at Palliser Ridge.
Gene Moore I feel extremely proud of our school and love the fact that we combine an amazing learning environment with meaningful learning experiences that prepare our students for their futures. Our vision is “A place where kids can be kids, and self-worth and curiosity are nurtured”. Our ‘lighthouse values’ are: Being Trustworthy, learning confidence, being considerate, having a positive attitude and becoming problem solvers. With an immensely supportive community behind us, it is every bit a team effort and our school is our family, we learn and play together creating amazing memories as we go. I consider myself fortunate to lead a team of such talented teachers and staff and know our learners are getting the quality education they deserve.
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Celebrating the triumphs & experiences of education in Wairarapa
2021 has flown by so quickly, it’s hard to believe we will be saying farewell to our Year 8 leaders shortly. We have had some amazing learning experiences this year such as our annual beach day where we go to Ngawi, we learnt about bush safety and how to survive in the wilderness, visited Mt Bruce, The Woolshed Museum and Aratoi and went for a walk up Mt Holdsworth.
Building huts at school.
comes from excellent teaching of the fundamental skills of literacy and numeracy combined with a fun learning environment in a beautiful natural setting. Our Strategic Goals over the next three years are: • To provide excellent teachers who are highly skilled and equipped with the most up-to-date teaching practices • For our students to experience a deep, rich, meaningful curriculum with a focus on goal setting and living our school values Exploring our local environment.
• To engage with our community and have them actively share in the life of our school With our size, our staff really know and understand all our pupils, the relationship between educators and students is something I feel is absolutely vital in ensuring we can tailor the specific needs of every child at our school. We would love the opportunity to talk with you about your child coming to Pirinoa School! For more information, please contact us through our website or call in for a visit.
Fun at our Pirinoa Olympics Day.
We have been heavily involved in planting projects and partner with Palliser Ridge to carry out water testing and riparian planting to improve the ecosystem for the future as we learn how to live sustainably, we are guardians of our environment and walk the talk. We are well-resourced and have had a major upgrade to our swimming pool which we share with our community. With modern technology in class, we enjoy a 1:1 ratio of devices to students in our middle and senior schools.
Learning about sustainability.
Rocky Lookout.
We believe a solid learning foundation
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