Kāhui Ako ki Motueka

We are looking at creating and supporting a cohesive transition/pathway between our junior and senior syndicates. This is continuing to be developed by using whole school curriculum planning with an overarching concept, for example, the whole school is following an odd and even year long term overview of our mathematics DMIC programme and are involved in developing a school wide spelling programme. We are using a key word or phrase each term that the whole school follows, eg: Term 2 this year is the word 'Stories'. This will encompass Book Week, Myths and Legends, personal stories, community stories, whanau stories and a possible Marae visit for the students. Another example of our continued work for cohesion within the whole of Riwaka School is our WAKA values, which are now embedded within all we do. This sits within our PB4L behaviour plan. As a school staff, we are looking at the shared responsibility for the learning, emotional and social growth of all our students within

 There are days when even a rainstorm can't detract from the specialness of a place.  Recently, a group staff from schools within the Motueka Kahui Ako experienced a wonderful trip to the Riwaka Resurgence and had the privilege to be guided by Barney Thomas , Pou Tairangahau/DOC employee  and Whaea Tania.  This trip was to learn some of the stories and to kōrero about the importance of Resurgence to iwi and how it has be used both in the past and how it should be used now and in the future.  Barney and Tania both provided context and guidance about the pou that greet visitors as well as talking us through both the tikanga and the kaupapa of Resurgence.  The rain had just made it all the more special.

At Brooklyn school, our focus for 2021 is "Tūhura - Discover". Alongside our students, staff have started a journey to 'discover' our Brooklyn roots, what makes us who we are here at Brooklyn School.  We are proud to be learning alongside our tamariki as we explore our Brooklyn whakapapa, beginning this year with our Maunga.  We have been able to weave this idea through our 2021 topics, starting with visual art, local stories, kaupapa ki Motueka and NZ native plants and animals, with the support of local groups, e.g. Friends of Flora, Tasman Bay Guardians and Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust.  We are excited to see where this journey of discovery takes us! We would like to thank our AST's, Struan McKenzie and Vicki McKerrow, who made time to come to our recent staff hui to present the 2021 kaupapa of our Kāhui Ako to our staff.  As we continue on our journey through the RbL Profile, we are excited to be able to weave the next steps in 'Relationships First' into