Kia ora koutou, greetings...
It is both my privilege and pleasure to welcome you to Te Kauwhata Primary School.
We are a contributing school in the village of Te Kauwhata and pride ourselves on our place within the community and the sense of 'whaanau' and 'belonging' that we strongly believe in and demonstrate.
TKP is a progressive school, embracing e-Learning with a range of modern devices as integral tools for supporting and enhancing quality teaching and learning in this 21st Century.
TKP is a PB4L-SW school (Positive Behaviour for Learning - School Wide), which builds on our vision and values of We CARE. PB4L School-Wide looks at behaviour and learning from a whole-of-school as well as an individual child perspective. We have been accredited as a PB4L-SW school and we are always looking to promote a positive outcome to every behaviour issue.
In 2021 we opened two Te Reo Maaori bilingual classrooms and we added another in 2022. Our Year 1 and 2 is named Maahoe. Our Year 3 and 4 class is named Patetee. Our Year 5 and 6 class is named Hiinau. The three names are significant in the Tainui region and we are honoured to have our classes named after wood.
As a staff we are a 'team' of learners who, like our students, learn from each other and welcome all opportunities to continue to grow our roles and competencies in these 'exponential' times.
Each month I host a morning or afternoon tea for parents to come and discuss their child's learning, the ins and outs of the school or just to get to know me. Date can be found on the school calendar on our website. I look forward to see you!
Te Kauwhata Primary School is a great place to be!
Thank you, we welcome visits to our school.
We C.A.R.E.
Kind regards,
Brian Martin
Principal