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Here at Toka Primary School, we place a high value on knowing how to look after ourselves, and how
to look after others. We recognise the value of whanaungatanga, and as a result have weaved the
concept of whanaungatanga into every term so that students are constantly building, rebuilding and
repairing their relationships. This is in line with our motto: LEARN together - overcome together, and
is a key part of teaching and discipling the heart of every student. Students who embody our motto
find it easier to maintain positive whanaungatanga. The decision to integrate whanaungatanga into
every term was responsive to our community needs. Our school community has experienced a high
level of bullying over recent years, so this has been put together to combat it. It is our hope that, by
focusing on building relationships, understanding each other and focusing intentionally on anti-
bullying, that we will eradicate this issue from our school community. It is our hope that the result of
this will be a respectful, cohesive, and inclusive school environment where all students are free and
empowered to be confident, connected, actively involved, lifelong learners (Ministry Of Education
[MOE], 2007, p. 8). Our Term 1 focus is on building healthy relationships, maintaining these
relationships, and beginning to stretch and grow our muscles. Building on these, our Term 2 focus is
on identifying risks, maintaining relationships and improving fine and gross motor skills. Building on
the work so far regarding relationships, our Term 3 focus is looking after ourselves and what makes
us different as individuals. To top it all off, our Term 4 focus is ensuring that students know the
changes their body is going through so they are equipped and prepared to deal with these changes.
We also have a strong focus on water safety and fire safety units which are directly applicable to that
time of the year.
Please note - Achievement Objectives are focused at level 3 and can be located in full in the New
Zealand Curriculum[NZC] (2007) document. In each alpha-numeric combination listed in the above
curriculum plan, the number refers to the column of the Achievement Objective in the NZC and the
letter refers to the place it is located in that column. For example C3 would be under relationships
with other people and would focus on Identity, sensitivity, and respect.
(NB: There was nothing written here before Peer Critique, AOs have also been added and have been
coloured white to reflect this).