Te Karere /
Principals Message

Piki mai, kake mai, nau mai haramai ki te kura nei!!

It is our pleasure to welcome all of our whānau to Bankwood School/ Te Kura Tuatahi o Kūkūtāruhe.

Our school places our tamariki at the centre of everything we do, along with a passionate team we strive to provide a range of experiences and activities to engage all our students both inside and outside the classroom.

Our core values below are derived from the whakatauki; "Whāia Te Iti Kahurangi" - "Strive To Be Your Best".

Ngā Uaratanga o te Kura - The Values of our School:

Ākonga Tūtika - A Responsible Learner
Ākonga Kauanuanu - A Respectful Learner
Ākonga Manawaroa - A Resilient Learner
Ākonga Whaiwhakaaro - A Reflective Learner

This year, we continue with more EOTC experiences (yr 5-6 camp/ marae visits), localised curriculum and the connection with our local eco-system (Kūkūtāruhe), science as a specialised subject, NZ History, more sports teams playing in local competitions, community events and cultural experiences to name a few.

Like all schools and provisioned by the NZ Curriculum, all classrooms will have an element of te reo Māori me ōna tikanga delivery as we uphold the mana of Te Tiriti but more importantly, showcase who we are as a nation. We have bilingual classrooms with a stronger focus on te ao Māori, through language and cultural protocols (reo rua). All staff have committed to progressing their te reo Māori language skills, we are fortunate to have Te Ataarangi ki Roto o Tainui in again for the year to support our staff's language journey.

Structured Literacy is well established, and we start the implementation of the numeracy curriculum.

We have a digital fluency provision in our middle and senior schools and following a pathway to Apple Distinguished Schools status. This ICT medium provides an opportunity for our tamariki to be more digitally literate in readiness for our changing world.

Mauri ora e te iwi,

Matua Hone

Tumuaki, Te Kura Tuatahi o Kūkūtāruhe /
Bankwood School