About our school
We are set on a historic site that was once a Maori fishing village. In Early European settlement it became a market place where Maori and Pakeha exchanged goods. Our school is sheltered by Matangi Awhiowhio. We are proud of the Whakapapa of our place and now we enjoy our connection to this. We have wonderful grounds to run and play in, with a swimming pool, lots of grass and spacious classrooms.
Our weekly Assembly is held on Friday at 2.30pm. Each class will hold a special class assembly each term and these will start at 2.15pm.
We are all about our kids!
What we offer:-
- Quality teaching
- Major focus on literacy and numeracy
- Individualised programmes for children
- A school that has a family atmosphere, with a caring nuturing environment
- A large safe play environment
- Interaction with other schools for sporting and cultural events
- Specialised physical education skills development (League, fundamental skills)
- Easy transition to school for New Entrants and a new well resourced Kindergarten on site
- Kapa Haka
- Opportunities for parents to have their say about what the school is doing
- Consistency with relievers so that children know all staff
- Regular Education Outside The Classroom opportunities (beach days, Suter Art Gallery, Nelson Provincial Museum, Red Square)
- An onsite pump track for keen bikers (School & Community)
- Our swimming pool is available to parents and community during the Summer holiday
- After school care
What we value at Auckland Point School’
‘Through acts of citizenship we will have an environment of respect’
At Auckland Point School we rate values very highly and we focus on individual values each fortnight.
Citizenship is our umbrella and under this we have respect and other values that we feel are important for the children to achieve.
This term will be continue to focus on citizenship, with a particular focus on responsibility, accountability, honesty/ integrity.
Big things happen in small schools!
The advantages of attending our small school are:
- Children have a greater sense of belonging.
- Children know and care about each other.
- We have a family atmosphere and our diversity is celebrated.
- Multi age grouping and cooperative learning.
- High expectations of achievement and behaviour.
- Clear lines of communication between home and school.
“The culture of small schools typically revolves around hard work, high aspirations, respect for others, and the expectation that all students will succeed”.
Wasley P and Lear, R “Small Schools, Real Gains” Educational leadership, March 2001, Volume 58(6)
The following are snippets from our 2009 ERO (Education Review Office) report:
- Auckland Point School is a small full primary school situated in inner city Nelson. Students are provided with a range of facilities including a swimming pool, hall and spacious classrooms.
- Professional leadership is well focused on student learning and achievement. The principal is establishing goals and expectations for learning and behaviour based around the vision and values stated in the school’s charter and the curriculum statements.
- School achievement data for 2009 indicate that students are making good progress in mathematics, reading and writing. Māori students are achieving as well as, and in some cases higher than, their non-Māori peers in reading and writing.
- Teachers use a range of teaching strategies in the classroom to promote achievement.
- In all classes teacher aides and other community volunteers work effectively alongside teachers.
Click here to see a copy of our community report