Paritutu Room
Paritutu Room
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Paritutu Class for 2025 is a busy place with 25 incredible, curious, adventurous year 7 & 8 students.
We live the KAHA values by
K -Ka Eke Toku Pai / Our Best Always: Engaging in leadership roles, such as house leaders, and school councillors.
A -Auaha / Innovative Creative Learning: Using inquiry-based themes (the school’s Korowai) such as “Aotearoa / NZ Culture and History”, “Cause and Effect / Nature of Science”, and “Auahatanga / Creativity and Innovation”. These help students explore and use creative thinking.
H -Hauora / Well Being: Studying topics like pubertal change, personal hygiene, exercise, sleep and kindness to one another — showing focus on their holistic well-being.
A -Ako - Reciprocal Learning: Exploring community responsibilities, belonging, relationships and how they as learners contribute and learn from one another.
Kia ora whānau,
Ko Tash taku ingoa. I’m fortunate to be the kaiako for Paritutu in Term 4. I have a passion for the environment, science, and technology, with strengths in primary science, coding, and AI. I love teaching Year 7 & 8 students — I enjoy the banter, the depth of learning, and the fun we share in the classroom. I believe you need to be a little bit crazy to teach seniors, so I know I’ll fit right in!
Kiwi Tag
Kiwi Tag
Kiwi tag is an introduction to Rugby League. Can you spot any future superstars?
Pet day
There was a wide variety of pets on display this year from chickens, Starlings, dogs, cats and calves. Although the weather threatened to put a damper on the day. The rain held off and we finished nice and dry, with delicious sausages, pulled pork and coleslaw buns and mini pies. Not to forget the incredible cakes, decorated and auctioned off with all funds going towards senior camp later this term.
Term 4 Korowai Kaitiakitanga -Guardianship
In Paritutu Room we are learning about our school values KAHA and that we all have responsibilities to protect and support our environment for the future.
We are looking at our carbon footprint and how much impact we individually have on the planet with our greenhouse gas emissions. we are learning that small changes can be significant in the long term.
Structured Literacy
In Paritutu Room, we use a Structured Literacy approach across Reading, Writing, Handwriting, and Spelling.
By Years 7 & 8, most students are confident decoders, so our focus shifts to morphology—exploring word origins, base words, prefixes, and suffixes. We also work on the skills that make good readers great, such as identifying key words, summarising information, and understanding the author’s message.
Each week, students are given follow-up activities to support their ongoing learning. Thank you for supporting your child on their reading journey!
PR1ME Mathematics
Here at Midhirst School we use the PR1ME mathematics programme. This is a programme built on clear, well-structured progressions mapping out a pathway through Year 1 - 8 based on practices used by top performing countries in international studies. Our students receive a lot of explicit teaching and use Maths Buddy to help reinforce this knowledge.
We also supplement this learning with Rich tasks. These encourage and support students to think out of the box and view mathematics through a real world view.
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