In Te Ao Maori, a holistic view of health and wellbeing, known as hauora is paramount. It comprises taha tinana (physical well-being), taha hinengaro (mental and emotional well-being), taha whanau (social well-being), and taha wairua (spiritual well-being) 

                                                                   -  Ministry of Education

Image:  Te Whare Tapa whā, The Ministry of Health (Online),  (image used with permission)

Purpose:

• To support all students to feel valued as successful, resilient life long learners who contribute positively to their community.

Goals:

• Nurture students hauora by developing resilience and emotional literacy

• Provide support and inspiration in developing emotion literacy within the classroom

• Support students to understand global issues and how it impacts them

• Complement restorative practices with the development of relationships within the classroom to improve engagement and wellbeing

• Assist schools and teachers in understanding the local resources available to support wellbeing in our community

• Provide support, resources and information to whanau to support personal and whanau wellbeing

• Recipricol year 8/9 kaiako/teacher visits to support kaiako/teacher understanding of students in a primary school setting transitioning into a college environment

Actions:

• Neuro Diversity - UDL network team established 

• Transition from ECE to school 

• Transition from Year 9 to college

• Brain Injury workshop - knowledge and resources about how injury and trauma affect the brain and strategies to support learners in the classroom

• Year 8 morning teas - opportunities for year 8 students to make connections and build relationships with peers from other schools to support transitions into college

• Supporting ECEs to implement early Structured Literacy skills e.g. phonological awareness activities and resources

• CHB Kaiako database created for potential networking opportunities & classroom observations of best practice

Rōpū:

• Heidi Slavin- AST Pukehou School

• Sam Kordan - AST CHB College

• Holly Morrison - WST Takapau School

• Lara Smith  - WST Argyll East School

• Kat Donnithorne - WST Waipukurau School

• Ian Shephard - AST CHB College

The Wellbeing Team collaboration in action:

Purpose:

• To support all students to feel valued as successful, resilient life long learners who contribute positively to their community.

Goals / Actions:

• Nurture students hauora by developing resilience and emotional literacy

• Provide support and inspiration in developing emotion literacy within the classroom

• Support students to understand global issues and how it impacts them

• Complement restorative practices with the development of relationships within the classroom to improve engagement and wellbeing

• Assist schools and teachers in understanding the local resources available to support wellbeing in our community

• Provide support, resources and information to whanau to support personal and whanau wellbeing.

Rōpū:

Holly Morrison - WST Takapau School

Heidi Slavin - AST  Pukehou School

Kim  Norris - WST Waipukurau School

Image:  Kairakau Beach       Photographer: Kiri Kirk

Purpose:

To prepare and support the students' transition from year 8 to year 9.

 Goals / Actions:

• Do an audit on the students' needs regarding transitioning from year 9 into college. 

• Promote the numeracy skills needed for successful transition into secondary education.  

• Develop a tool for identifying a standard of numeracy understanding that will promote the successful transition into secondary education. 

Year 8 -9 Transition Rōpū:

Ian  Shepherd -  WST CHB College

Chris Habberton - WST CHB College

Lara Smith - WST Argyll East School

Vanessa O'Keeffee - WST Waipukurau School

Image: Toadstool.   Photographer:  H. Slavin

Are you somebody who would like to move into leadership in the future? Are you looking for your next step in your career or wondering what leadership is about? This group is for you. 

This professional learning group facilitated by Brad Gay will focus on developing leadership skills, how to navigate different roles including job application processes and the different aspect of leadership.

Please email principal@waipukurau.school.nz if you are interested in attending this rōpū.

To plan ahead, these are the 2023 dates.   Location TBC.

Wednesday 22 March 3.30 pm - 5 pm  

Wednesday 24th May 3.30 pm - 5 pm 

Wednesday 14th June 3.30 pm - 5 pm

Tuesday 1st  August 3.30 - 5 pm

Wednesday 30th AUGUST 3.30 pm - 5 pm

Wednesday 18th October 3.30 pm - 5.30 pm

Image:  Te Angiangi        Photographer:  L. Hansen 

 Lakeview Kindergarten, CHB, Photographer:   S. Sciascia

The Wellbeing Team collaboration in action:

Purpose:

• To support all students to feel valued as successful, resilient life long learners who contribute positively to their community.

Goals / Actions:

• Nurture students hauora by developing resilience and emotional literacy

• Provide support and inspiration in developing emotion literacy within the classroom

• Support students to understand global issues and how it impacts them

• Complement restorative practices with the development of relationships within the classroom to improve engagement and wellbeing

• Assist schools and teachers in understanding the local resources available to support wellbeing in our community

Rōpū:

Aimee Davis - WST Waipukurau School

Holly Morrison - WST Takapau School

Amy Hycha  - WST CHB College

Kim  Norris - WST Waipukurau School

Julie Thelwall - Leader  Argyll East School

Image:  Kairakau Beach       Photographer: Aimee Davis 

Purpose:

• To build connections and strengthen transitions within and between schools and early childhood centres in Central Hawkes Bay.

Goals / Actions:

• Build relationships, visit and share knowledge between ECE and NE teachers and between year 8 and college teachers.

• To gather authentic data with the intention of creating an ECE to NE transition report. This report would go to kura with the child with the purpose of giving the NE teacher a clearer picture of the child’s current level of competencies.

• Support transition process of students transferring between schools and from Y8 to college.

• Reciprocal sharing of knowledge to support our diverse learners, Maori, Pasifika and low socio-economic tamariki

• Road trips - ECE/Junior,  Middle School,  Senior teachers visit senior classes and college

Rōpū:

Ingrid Sherwood - AST Waipukurau School

Heidi Slavin - AST Pukehou School

Kathryn Donnithorne  - WST Waipukurau School

Lara Smith - WST Argyll East School

Image:  Bridge at Monckton's Bush, CHB.    Photographer:  A.N. Hansen