Karāpiro School Survey 2021v2

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Dear parents and caregivers

The Karāpiro School staff and Board of Trustees recently consulted with you on a number of aspects of
teaching, learning and governance at Karāpiro School. We were however disappointed with the results, achieving only 4 responses from our 23 families. Such a small number of responses creates challenges for us and so we have decided to have another go!

We are seeking community engagement for the purpose of supporting a meaningful and respectful
partnership between school and home, and to improve the educational experiences for our students. We
would like your feedback on the following:

1. Karāpiro School Health curriculum
2. Our school values
3. Reporting to parents
4. School governance
5. Our school

Please contribute your thoughts and ideas to our survey. This survey will remain open for four weeks, closing on Friday 28 May.

We look forward to sharing the results of the survey with you.

Karāpiro School staff and Board of Trustees

1. Karapiro School Health Curriculum

At Karāpiro School we plan, teach and assess our Health programmes through the Health & Physical
Education Curriculum.

Question 1: At Karāpiro School our Health curriculum programmes and partnerships include the following: Keeping Ourselves Safe (NZ Police); Kia Kaha (NZ Police); Life Education (Life Education Trust);Healthy Teeth (Colgate & Dental Service); Cybersafety (John Parsons, NZ Police); FireWise (NZ Fire Service);Water Skills for Life (SwimNZ). Is there anything else you feel we could include in our Health Curriculum programmes? Do you have any further comments or suggestions? *

Question 2: At Karāpiro School our Health curriculum topics include the following: rights & responsibilities; rules and laws; leadership programmes; sunsmart practices; hygiene - nose blowing and hand washing; building healthy friendships and relationships; staying healthy - colds, flus and infections(including Covid-19 response); water safety skills; cybersafety; healthy eating - nutrition and water; challenge by choice (EOTC); diversity and managing stress. Do you have any further comments or suggestions? *

Question 3: Would you be interested in your Year 5 or 6 child attending an information evening (mother/daughter or father/son, caregiver/child) at school for information on puberty and change? Do you have any further comments or suggestions? *

2. Our School Values

Karāpiro School staff and students have been working on developing our school values. Please share any
ideas or suggestions you have for each of our 4 values:

1. Manaakitanga. We show manaakitanga when we are kind and care for others, respecting ourselves and others, their opinions and ideas. *

2. Kotahitanga. We show kotahitanga when we are united and we work together. *

3. Kaitiakitanga. We show kaitiakitanga when we are considerate guardians of all that is around us. *

4. Rangatiratanga. We show rangatiratanga when we are leaders who do the right thing. *

3. Reporting to Parents

Karāpiro School staff want to understand what our community wants to know about their child’s learning
and progress and how we can work together to achieve it. Please give us some feedback on what is
important to you.

Question 1: How do you find our current reporting process? Please indicate which aspects are most important to you (they are in no particular order): *

Academic progress and achievement

Learner dispositions (how your child feels about themselves as a learner and the content they learn)

Next steps for learning

Emotional wellbeing

Relating to other (social skills)

Managing self (organisational skills)

Participating

Contributing

Thinking

Attendance

School virtues (respect, kindness etc) and values (manaakitanga, kotahitanga, etc)

Engagement and enjoyment of school

Ways you can help at home

Required

Question 2: How useful are the current learning portfolios for understanding my child’s progress and achievement through the curriculum? *

Not Useful

Very Useful

Question 3: How useful are the current twice-yearly written reports for understanding my child’s progress and achievement through the curriculum? *

Not Useful

Very Useful

Question 3: How useful are the student-led conferences for understanding my child’s progress and achievement through the curriculum? *

Not Useful

Very Useful

Question 4: How involved do you feel in your child’s learning? *

Not Involved

Very Involved

Question 5: Do you have any feedback on the introduction of Seesaw as a way of sharing your child’s learning? *

4. School Governance

The Karāpiro School Board of Trustees is involved in strategic planning for current and future success of our
school.

Question 1: The Board has a plan in place to help promote and grow the school roll. Do you have any ideas or suggestions on how to get the word out about how good a school Karāpiro really is? *

Question 2: Karāpiro School is currently a ‘contributing school’ and provides education from Year 1 to Year 6. Students are then required to attend an intermediate or middle school elsewhere, before moving on to high school. It is possible for Karāpiro to expand our offering and offer Year 7 & 8, just like some other rural schools in our area. Is this something that we should do? *

Yes

Question 3: Would you consider sending your child to Karāpiro for Year 7 & 8 if this were an option? *

Yes

5. Our School

Please give us some feedback on the following statements from our school charter along with any suggestions/comments you may have.

Karāpiro provides a caring, supportive and holistic learning environment in which a well-balanced programme of academic, cultural, arts and sporting opportunities are delivered by a team of skilled and dedicated staff. *

Disagree

Agree

Our staff work hard to build relationships with our students by taking the time to get to know them and understanding their individual needs and abilities. *

Disagree

Agree

Our staff strive to engage our students in fun, stimulating and relevant learning activities to improve their learning, progress and achievement. *

Disagree

Agree

Karāpiro School staff encourage our students to be independent students who can manage themselves confidently and articulate their next learning steps. *

Disagree

Agree

Karāpiro School enjoys a strong sense of community. *

Disagree

Agree

There is a positive relationship shared between our community and our school with the activities of the school well anticipated and supported (for example: school productions, dance performances, sailing on Lake Karāpiro, prize giving, book week, cultural celebrations, community working bees, senior surf and ski camps, school disco and dance, and a wide range of EOTC (Education Outside the Classroom) activities and opportunities throughout the school year.) *

Disagree

Agree

If there is anything else you wish to share with us, please write it here. Thank you for taking the time to contribute to our survey. Karāpiro School staff and Board of Trustees

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