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Principal's Weekly Message
Kia ora friends and whanau,
Strong Literacy and Numeracy skills provide the
foundation of learning at Whakatane Intermediate School
and we expect Reading, Writing and Mathematics to be
taught every day at our school. We are constantly
reviewing our programmes and analysing our data so that
we can provide our students with relevant and engaging
learning that allows for positive student success. This
week, our staff meeting had an Algebra focus. Teachers
were able to look at best practice relating to the teaching
of Algebra and experienced differentiated learning tasks
that could be implemented in classroom teaching. It was an
extremely collaborative and fun meeting and teachers look
forward to implementing what they learnt in their
classrooms.
We have been thrilled with the attendance rates this year.
Last week, there were 10 classes who had an attendance
rate of over 90% and all other classes achieved above 80%
attendance. There is a clear connection between going to
school regularly and doing well in the classroom so we
thank you for your support in getting your child to school
each day. Congratulations to Room 11 who took out the
attendance trophy last week with a percentage of
95.5% attendance! We look forward to acknowledging
the class who has made the most progress in attendance in
the newsletter next week.
Finally, I must mention the amazing culture at our school.
As I have been out and about this week, I have been
overwhelmed by the friendly, caring nature of our
students. Their warm greetings and the way they exhibit
our school values must be commended. It is an absolute
privilege to work at such a fantastic kura.
Enjoy your weekend!
Rebecca Paterson (Deputy Principal)