intermediate @ newbury
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Year 7/8 Prospectus for Newbury School.TRANSCRIPT
906 Rangitikei Line; RD 5; Palmerston North. Ph: 06 354 9359 [email protected] [email protected]
www.newbury.school.nz
Intermediate @ Newbury School
Prepared for life.
Tēnā koutou katoa, At Newbury School our Year 7 and 8 programme is designed to effecAvely prepare your child for high school and beyond. Our programme places the students at the centre, building on their individual needs and goals to develop an inclusive, responsive and respecFul environment for learning. We provide exciAng and innovaAve programmes that build on what students already know and develop it further. We understand that the aItude teachers and students bring to learning and and the relaAonships between them is what makes the difference, hence our moJo; Kia Kaha -‐ A(tude is Everything! We encourage you to join our learning community and set your child up with the best preparaAon for them to become acAve and lifelong learners. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with any quesAons you may have. Ngā mihi nui, Nick Rate, Principal
Come and see for yourself!Please take the Ame to contact us or call in. We would enjoy the opportunity to share with you our dynamic and exciAng intermediate programme.
Caroline Transom, Teacher [email protected]
Nick Rate, Principal [email protected]
Kia Kaha – A(tude is Everything!
Personalised Learning Newbury School’s intermediate program uses a personalised learning approach that creates students who drive their own learning, are moAvated, engaged and ready for high school.
This approach encourages students to take ownership over their learning and to uAlise their own passions, interests, talents and aspiraAons to achieve success. Teachers and students work in partnership to design learning experiences that are appropriately paced and with the right level of challenge.
A range of different approaches are used that include; student driven and chosen, co-‐operaAve learning, tradiAonal group/teacher Ame and one on one learning to develop life long and passionate learners who are moAvated and engaged and want to learn and challenge themselves.
One of the tools we use in a personalised approach is technology. Technology provides tools that allow students to have more choice and control over how they learn and demonstrate their new knowledge and skills.
High ExpectaAons To ensure that our teachers and students are always striving to be the best they can be, both academically and socially, teachers set and expect high expectaAons of their learners.
These expectaAons are owned by the students who strive to be their best and to expect the same of their peers.
Student Voice Including student voice into all aspects of learning, classroom culture and the wider school is an important part of our Newbury School philosophy.
Co-‐planning, making decisions and taking responsibility for outcomes both for themselves and the groups they are involved in supports our students to be acAve members and leaders of our school and with their own learning.
Hands On & AcAve Learning in Room 7 goes well beyond the classroom with many experiences designed to provide acAve, hands on learning. This learning connects our students to the wider world and opens their eyes to the many possible career pathways open to them. Hands on learning also allow students to apply their knowledge in a real context and deepens those connecAons.
Maths takes on a whole new meaning when your calculaAons determine if your fitness staAon stands or falls over due to the sums you and your team made!
We make a real effort to understand the adolescent brain and their needs so fitness, sport and hands on acAviAes form an important part of our program and learning.
“To any parent considering moving their child on to an intermediate I would urge them to seriously consider the benefits a full primary has to offer their child – the chance for leadership and building up their confidence before the next big move to high school.” Parent
“Students are highly engaged, confident and ar5culate. They have a strong sense of ownership of their work and have a voice in school decision making and review.” ERO
“High expectaAon of students to step up and take ownership and responsibility for their learning, preparing them for the next step up to
secondary school level.” Parent
“Students learn in a caring environment that supports their well-‐being. Interac5ons between teachers, students and their peers are suppor5ve, respecEul and friendly.” ERO
Every student is encouraged to take risks in their learning, to push themselves, to do the very best that they can and to be the very best that they can be. Parent
“We like the "big" projects the kids have been working on this year. There was a variety of projects enabling the kids to choose something they are interested in. Learning
to plan, budget, organise, delegate, test, work in a team, stay on task, etc. are all qualiAes they are going to need when they leave school. FantasAc that they can start learning this at such a young age. Parent
“Quieter, more reserved students are encouraged and brought out of their shell while s5ll feeling safe to do so.” Parent
Extremely approachable teacher which ensures open feedback and communicaAon between parents and teacher to ensure parents are acAvely involved in knowing what’s going on with their child’s learning.” Parent
What’s everyone saying? Our Values…
Inquisi8veness
Open Minded and Curious; EnthusiasAc; Future Focused; Persistent
Respect Empathy; AccepAng of Others; AcAve Kindness; Culturally Aware; Environmentally Aware
Confidence
PosiAve Self-‐image; Independent; Risk Taker; Intrinsically MoAvated
Integrity
Honest; Manners; ReflecAve; Self-‐criAcal
PreparaAon for High SchoolThere are a number of key skills and competencies that need to be established to prepare our learners for High School. We enable this through:
• Development of self management skills
• Self managed Ametables
• Individual goal seIng for learners to track and monitor their own learning progress.
• All students compleAng ICAS internaAonal assessments as well as
other assessment and study preparaAon.
• Strong links with local High Schools
• IdenAfying and fostering individual student passions and interests.
• Developing strong ownership levels of their learning.
• Careers based learning for idenAfying career pathways.
• Learning embedded in real world contexts.
Intermediate @ Newbury School
2016Leadership Academy Each year the school appoints a head and deputy boy and girl as well as house leaders for our 4 houses. These students are closely mentored and take on a number of responsibiliAes including planning and organising assemblies, the school’s prize giving and our annual formal dance; real and authenAc leadership opportuniAes.
New in 2016 and to become an annual event, will be the opportunity for all of our Year 8s to aJend the Young Leaders Day at the Regent Theatre. This day aims to develop student leadership and be both inspiraAonal and pracAcal.
AddiAonally, every senior student is expected to take on leadership and responsibility roles throughout the school. These include; Road Patrol, Charity Team, Enviro Team, Peer Mediators, Librarians and a Physical AcAvity Team.
1 to 1 Devices Technology provides a variety of ways to support tradiAonal approaches to learning as well as opening up new and different ways for our students to learn, create and share their knowledge and understanding.
We want to ensure that all our intermediate students have access to technology as they need it, removing any barriers for them to learn. As such, we are commiJed to implemenAng a one device per learner programme in the intermediate class for 2016.
Special Projects Our intermediate students are regularly engaged in a range of authenAc real life student driven projects to support and improve our school and community.
Our student-‐managed projects in 2015 include construcAng a fitness track, upgrading the community carpark with line marking, and designing and building an LED speed sign, creaAve dance and instrucAng others in formal dances.
The student decided contexts for our special projects for 2016 include:
RoboAcs Mechanics
ConstrucAon Food Technology
Lions Youth Service We believe both leadership and service are important skills to develop in our intermediate students. We are part of the Lions Young Leaders in Service Awards where students are involved in community service at school, out of school and at home. Students earn either Silver (50 hours) or Gold (100 hours) awards based on the amount of service hours that they have completed.
This is a great example of how we aim to build strong values and integrity in all our students making them responsible and successful ciAzens of our school and community.
906 Rangitikei Line; RD 5; Palmerston North. Ph: 06 354 9359 [email protected] [email protected]
www.newbury.school.nz
Kia Kaha - Attitude is Everything!
School Badge In 2016 we are launching a new iniAaAve that will both recognise student achievement and contribuAons to school, and provide a context for goal seIng and self-‐management.
Points will be awarded for academic, sporAng and cultural achievements, demonstraAng the school values as well as services to the school.
When students earn 15 points they will be awarded the Bronze Badge, 30 points for the Silver Badge and 50 points for the Gold.