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Mosgiel, DUNEDIN

Ph/Fax: (03) 489 6737

 

Welcome

Welcome to the updated East Taieri School website. The layout and location of the pages has changed. Please feel free to explore the pages or to e-mail us at school if you are unsure of where something has gone.

 

 

"East Taieri is a high performing school. The leadership style of the principal encourages high levels of trust and collegiality among staff and trustees." - ERO Report 2008

 

 

 

Term 3 Events

Cross Country

Body Inquiry

New Council

Dog Safety

Police Dog Demonstration

Maori and Pacific Festival

Otago Cross Country

Rippa Rugby Tournament

Scrabble Competition Winners

Choir Birchleigh Visit

Junior Tramp

 

Recent Events
What's going on?

E-Day Book

You can check out the school e-day book from the intranet (however you will not be able to access it out of school)

You can find the e-day book icon on the classrooms page

Class Notes and Information - in this area you will find notes and information from the various classes.

Calendar - this terms calendar has been up dated. Check it out to see all the fantastic events coming up!

Photos - there have been a lot of new photos added to the classroom page - these include the junior tramp to Ross Creek, club days and the kapa haka group performance.

Newsletters - there have been a number of new newsletters uploaded to the school page.

 

 

Welcome to Term 4 at East Taieri School.  Our inquiry for this term is , Technology "Can We Make it?  Yes We Can!" which teachers and children are very excited about.  Throughout this unit the classes will be learning about the technology process and the design process.  Look around the school and see if you can spot our children's creations. 

SMART LUNCHES

These are available MONDAY, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS - $2.00 or $3.00 sandwich order. WEDNESDAY ONLY - hot lunches are available at $3.00. You can order Chow Mein, Macaroni Cheese, Spaghetti Bolognese and Shepherds Pie. Sandwiches are also available on a Wednesday. Please have orders into the office by 9am with your name and order on the front of an envelope.

 

 

Inquiry Topic

THIS TERMS INQUIRY FOCUS IS ON:

Can We Make it?  Yes We Can!

Our BIG QUESTION that we have for the year is:

How do the actions of people affect the future in a sustainable way?

This question guides and directs our topics and inquiries for the year. Each term we have a topic big question which relates to the year big question. For this inquiry the big question are:

We also have key understandings - these key understandings are the important ideas that we want to the children to explore and gain understanding of:

  • People make/create quality products by working through a series of steps in a process.
  • Materials have qualities that make them better suited for certain products than others.
  • There are a variety of other factors and considerations that influence how and why a product is made.

During the term you can also see some of the web based resources that we are using on our wikispace:

East Taieri Inquiry Wikispace

If you have any questions please feel free to contact:

Janine Clague (EHSAS and Inquiry lead teacher); or

 

 

 

"Students are provided with a high quality education. They have many rich and varied learning experiences." - ERO Report 2008

 

Mission Statement

To promote children's academic, social, emotional and recreational development and achievements within a high quality learning environment with the active support of the community.


Vision

Our school's vision is to work together in a positive, supportive environment, providing excellence in teaching and learning, where skills for life are developed.

"Students learn in a stimulating, attractive and well-resourced environment." - ERO Report 2008

 

Value

Our value focus is:

Manners

 

 

 

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Site News

Newsletters - the newsletter will be posted onto the school website. You can find it in the school page.

Calendar - you can find out about all the events that are coming up in the calendar which can be found in the school page.

Wikispaces - This year we have started to use wikispaces. These are web hosted sites that allow the staff to easily share a variety of web based resources.
Page updated: February 17 2009
© Garth Powell - East Taieri School, Mosgiel, DUNEDIN - 2009

Contact: Office
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