The year that was 2021
St. Patrick’s Primary School 255 STUDENTS
32 STAFF
Celebrating the triumphs & experiences of education in Wairarapa
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Enjoying the water slide during our launch of our socio-emotional curriculum.
Steve Wheeler Ko Rangitumau te maunga Ko te Ruamahanga te awa Ko te ngakau tapu o Hehu te whare Ko Hato Patariki te kura Ko Hato Patariki te whanau Ko Hato Patariki te tangata We are a Catholic Integrated School catering for children from new entrants through to year six. We aim to provide every child with a high quality education within a caring, respectful and Catholic environment. At the heart of everything we do are the school values of ‘Strength, Kindness & Excellence’. Our school curriculum gives opportunities and experiences for all children to meet the ever-changing future with resilience and confidence. We highly value and promote all aspects of school life including sport, culture, environmental issues, performing arts and academic success. “We are always keen to hear from families with a Catholic connection to join our amazing school community.” Our goal is to prepare students at St Patrick’s School to be Catholic citizens who can participate and contribute to our everchanging world through the teaching of the New Zealand curriculum that is underpinned by our philosophy of learning: At St Patrick’s School, we want to empower our students to live the Catholic faith through all learning. We believe that student wellbeing is paramount, and is developed in an environment that is driven by the Gospel virtues and learner qualities that nurture and develop the whole student. We see the importance of positive relationships and the upholding of our school values of Strength, Kindness and Excellence in everything that we do. We treasure an environment where students have the opportunity to be agentic in their learning. We endeavour to provide our students with authentic learning experiences where they make connections to their lives through the spiritual, cultural, digital and environmental worlds.
Children learning about our history as part of our St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Our curriculum contains several key elements that help us to create learning experiences for the children to develop and grow in: Catholic Social Teaching - here we apply Gospel virtues to fulfil our lives, the lives of others and to improve God’s world: teaching us all to live as responsible citizens. Over a two-year cycle, each school term has a focus theme. Within each theme, relevant parts of the Religious Education curriculum are taught and learning is also linked to the other New Zealand curriculum subject areas. Socio-emotional curriculum - this curriculum weaves together the emotional and spiritual development of students as we help them to develop emotional competence. This includes: awareness of our own emotions and those of others • emotional regulation particularly understanding how to calm down in times of heightened emotion • social skills such as expected behaviours, empathy, and problem-solving • self-management and responsible decision-making. Learner Qualities - central to teaching and learning at St Patrick’s School is our learner qualities curriculum. This is an area where students are encouraged to develop futurefocused life qualities that they develop over time and are shaped by their interactions with people, places, ideas, and things. Through developing the following qualities we hope students can adapt to any situation that they find themselves in.
Annual school cross-country at Solway Showgrounds.
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Play-based learning – we aim to engage students in learning opportunities that are interactive, creative, and imaginative. Through taking risks, discovering new ideas, using their own interests, and putting these ideas into action they imagine, explore, and discover new learning. This approach places agency and student interest at the centre, encouraging students to become more aware of the design process and begin to see themselves as people who can tinker, change and improve.
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Welcoming new students at termly powhiri.
EOTC adventures at ‘Tough Guy & Girl’.
