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The Kumeroa Kid 

StudentsatKumeroa-HopelandsSchoolaspireto

thevaluesasdescribedintheNewZealand

Curriculumandthea;ributesoftheKumeroaKid,

alocalcommunityinspiredcharacterpossessing

thedesireda;ributesofaYear8leaver.

TheKumeroaKid:• RelatestoothersinarangeofsituaEons

demonstraEngempathy,cooperaEonand

collaboraEon• Isproudofwhotheyare,howtheyact,

theirlearningandtheenvironment• Isreflec0veandthinkscriEcallyabout

theirlearning• Isreliable,responsible,usestheiriniEaEve

andself-manages• Ismo0vatedtolearnandparEcipate

Who We Are

Principal: NickRate

DeputyPrincipal: ricaLegge;

KeaTeacher: ricaLegge;

TuiTeacher: NeilWagener

FantailsTeacher: JacquiFrost

TeacherAide: DeniseQuinney

TeacherAide: KathyMeredithOfficerManager: MelParker

Where We Are

58TownshipRoadKumeroa

RD1

Woodville4997

Ph/Fax:063764542

office@kumeroa.school.nz

h;p://www.kumeroa.school.nz

Ourvision:

Ensuringthatallstudentsachievetotheir

maximumpoten7al,celebra7ngtheirculture,

iden7tyandinterests,guidedandsupportedby

qualityteaching,informedparentsandasafe

environmentforlearning.

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About Us

Kumeroa-HopelandsSchoolisaruralprimary

schoolsituated10minutesfromWoodvilleand

approximately30minutesfromPalmerston

North.TheschoolwasformedaeraneducaEon

areareviewresultedintheamalgamaEonof

KumeroaandHopelandsSchoolsin1994andthe

mergerwithKohinuiSchoolin2008.Weareafullprimary,decile4schoolwitharolebetween

60-70students.

TheschoolislocatedinthetownshipofKumeroa

adjacenttotheCommunityHall,TennisCluband

StAndrew’sAnglicanChurch.TheManawatu

Riverpassestothewestoftheschoolgrounds.

Therearethreeclassrooms,alibraryandan

administraEonblock.Alargeadventure

playgroundborderstheplayingfieldsheltered

byanumberofwellestablishedtrees.

Kumeroa-Hopelandsmaintainsanopen,friendly

andwelcomingenvironmentforstudents,

parentsandcommunity,alongwithasupporEve

BoardofTrusteesandcommunity.Theschool

andcommunitycelebratesandidenEfies

stronglywithitsruralhistoryandtradiEon.

AcEvefundraisingwithinthecommunity

providesenhancedresourcesandopportuniEes

forlearning.Asaresult,theschooliswell

resourced,withanexcellentrangeofteaching

andlearningmaterials.

Learning & Teaching 

ThecorepurposeofKumeroa-HopelandsSchool

istoensurethateverystudentcana;ainthe

highestpossiblestandardintheirlearning.We

believethatstudents:

• Needtobeclearonwhattheyare

learningandwhy.• Requirequalityfeedbacktorecognise

theirnextstepsinlearningandhowto

takethem.• Haveaccessto21stCenturylearning

toolsandresources.

Webelieveteachersarethemostimportant

featureofasuccessfuleducaEonsystem.At

Kumeroa-HopelandsSchoolteacherswill:

• Believethateverystudentcanimprove.• Inquireintotheimpactoftheirteaching

ontheirstudents.• ProvideaccessforstudentstoaddiEonal

supportandexternalexperEseas

required.• SethighexpectaEonsforstudentsto

raisestandards.• Providesafelearningenvironmentsfor

risktakingandfocusedgoalseng.• Besupportedbyongoingtargeted

professionaldevelopment.

Kumeroa-HopelandsSchoolbringstogetherallof

thestakeholdersinourstudents’learning.We

believetheserelaEonshipsformpowerful

learningpartnershipsthatenhanceopportuniEes

foralllearners.Togetherthestudents,teachers,

parents,BoardofTrusteesandcommunitywill:

• nsuretheschoolisacaring,inclusive,

non-discriminatory,andcohesiveplace.• BuildqualityrelaEonshipsamongsteach

otheraskeypartnersinlearning.• ngagestudentsinsharedacEviEesand

conversaEonswithotherpeople,

includingfamilymembersandpeoplein