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Learning Experiences Outside The Classroom |
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 Learning Experiences Outside The Classroom provide opportunities for all children to
develop skills in outdoor pursuits focusing on survival techniques, adventure
challenges, enjoyment and risk management of these activities.
Our LEOTC
Programme is also used to extend experiences in the academic fields e.g.
Science, English, Technology, The Arts, and Social Studies.
School Camps are planned on a two-year
cycle so that no class attends expensive camps on consecutive years. Teams or
classes may raise money to meet costs for camps or field trips with the support
of Team parents.
If you have a problem meeting the full cost see the class
teacher or Principal as early as possible. If assistance is provided it will be kept fully
confidential. 2008 is a minor camp
year with camps held at venues within the Manawatu.
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Blue Badge Achievement Awards |
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 In 2004 the school introduced the Blue
Badge Achievement Awards in:
- Academic
- Citizenship
- Performing Arts
- Sport
These are incentive achievement awards
designed to increase self motivation, commitment, participation and effort.
Last year students of all levels of
ability received Blue Badges in one or more of the above areas.
Each award has its own list of criteria of
which a certain number must be achieved before the Blue Badge is awarded.
Students fill in the nomination form with
specific details to support their application.
At regular intervals throughout the year,
at a Friday Assembly, the Blue Badges are presented in front of their peers and
parents.
Students wear their Blue Badge Awards on
their school jersey and are proud of their achievements.
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 The New Zealand Curriculum outlines the
principles, values and key
competencies that guide practice.
It is these principles, values and competencies that guide our school in the
design of implementation plans across the eight essential learning areas. The
New Zealand Curriculum specifies eight learning areas essential for education
in our school:
- Science
- English
- Health
and Physical Education
- The
Arts
- Social
Sciences
- Mathematics
and Statistics
- Technology
- Learning
Languages
The core values outlined in this
prospectus reflect the values reflect those in the New Zealand Curriculum. These values are deeply
held beliefs about what our school community feel is important and desirable
and those that the New Zealand community supports because they enable us to
live together and thrive in a diverse, democratic society in the twenty- first
century.
The Key Competencies, many of which are
reflected in our '5 Keys to School Success' are the capabilities people need in
order to live, learn, work, and contribute as active members of their
communities. These competencies develop over time, shaped by interactions with
people, places ideas, and things. The New Zealand Curriculum identifies five
keys:
- Managing
Self
- Relating
to Others
- Participating
and Contributing
- Thinking
- Using
Language, Symbols, and Texts
Students at this school are challenged to
develop their competencies in contexts that are increasingly wide-ranging and
complex.
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 Music
The school's Music Programme offers a
number of opportunities for students to develop and extend their talents. The aim of our School Music Programme
is to expose students of all musical abilities to a range of musical experiences,
in an attempt to extend their musical knowledge. The school places great emphasis on enabling all students to
perform to an audience.
Visual Art
Visual Art is one of four disciplines in
The Arts in New Zealand Curriculum.
Students will apply knowledge of elements
and principles to make objects and images; generate and develop visual ideas in response to a variety of motivations,
using imagination, observation, and conventions with materials. Emphasis is
also given to interpretation of ideas of their own, and others' work.
Technology
Technology at Palmerston North
Intermediate Normal School focuses on the aims of Technology as outlined
in the new Technology Curriculum Document. Namely:
Technological Knowledge and
Understanding, Technological Capability, Technology and Society
It teaches at the level of the individual
child and allows for extension and personal growth as the individual child
develops. Technology programmes in
schools should allow for exposure to the following areas of Technology.
Bio Technology, Production & Process Technology, Electronics &
Control Technology, Food Technology, Biotechnology Structures & Mechanisms, Information &
Communication, Hard Materials Technology, Soft Materials Technology
Design, drawing and graphics are an
essential component of all Technological areas, encompassing a wide range of
curriculum contexts that vary between the areas and particular objectives
chosen. These areas link with the curriculum subjects of Mathematics,
Language, Science, Social Studies, Arts, and Health and Physical Well Being.
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Mastering the Middle Years |
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Students are
challenged with opportunities to participate in a range of academic, cultural,
sporting and technology programmes.
Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School continues the development
begun at Primary School but adds a new range of learning opportunities to meet
the broadening interest and development requirements of the pre-adolescent.
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Classroom Programmes
- English - Oral, Written, Visual
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
- The Arts
- Health and Physical Education
- Information and Communication Technology
- Library Information Skills
The Arts
- Team Cultural Programme
- Specialist Cultural Programme (Terms 2, 3 & 4)
- Cultural Exchange - Taradale Intermediate
- Choir
- Dance
- Drama
- School Orchestra / Band
- Kapa Haka Group
- Festivals in Poetry, Speech
- Hui a Te Reo Festival
- Team Friday Assembly Presentations
- Music and Dance Festivals
- Arts Festival / School Production
- Instrumental Tuition (Saturday morning)
- Technics Music Programme (after school)
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Technology / Art / Music Specialist Programmes
- Food Technology
- Biotechnology
- Electronics and Control
- Structures and Mechanisms
- Production and Process
- Hard Material Technology
- Soft Materials Technology
- Core Music Programme
- Information and Communication
- Video Technology
- Visual Arts
Technology - Information & Video
- Research based learning
- Curriculum related application
- ICT skills teaching related to need
- Fax/Telephone/Internet/e-mail
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Children with Special Abilities
- Otago Problem Solving with Mathematics
- Nga Tohunga Extension Programme
- Extension Programmes eg Science, Debating, National Bank Mathematics Competition ...
- School-wide Festivals
- BP Technology Challenge
- School / Manawatu Mathex
- School / Manawatu Science and Technology Fair
- National/International - Science/English/Mathematics/Writing/Spelling, and Computer Skills Competitions
- Literature Quiz
- Current Events Quiz
- NZAIMS Sports Tournament - Tauranga
- Science Challenge and Science Crest Awards
International Languages
After School International Language classes are available in...
- Spanish
- Japanese
- French
- German
- Mandarin
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Sports Programmes
- Lunchtime Inter-Team Sport Challenges
- Saturday Sports Competition (Hockey, Cricket)
- Inter-School Sports
- Super Sports Events
- Sports Exchanges
- Hawera Intermediate Sports Exchange
- Festival in Swimming, Athletics, Cross Country
- After School Competitions (Netball, Basketball, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Squash, Golf)
- Extension Programme eg Bodyworks
Children with Special Needs
- Rainbow Reading Programme
- Small Group or 1:1 Tuition when required
- Teacher Aides working alongside children in classrooms
- ESOL / NESB Programmes
- RTLB intervention programmes
- Literacy Support Programme
- Numeracy Support Programme
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Five Keys to School Success |
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 Palmerston North
Intermediate Normal School has an academic focus where all children are
encouraged and challenged to work hard to achieve their best.
Students of Palmerston North Intermediate
Normal School can assist their progress and achievement at school by focusing
on development of the following "5 Keys to School Success"
1. Confidence
- Self Acceptance - making a mistake doesn't make you
bad
- Risk Taking –
it's good to try something new.
- Independence – try new activities and don't be
afraid to speak up.
2. Persistence
- Optimism - even when things are hard to do, you can do
it.
- Giving Effort- the harder you try, the greater your
success
- Working Tough- to be successful, sometimes you have to
do things that are not easy.
3. Organisation
- Setting Goals - plan the steps to realise your goals
- Planning
Time– plan enough time
to get the task done.
4. Resilience
- Keeping Perspective - on a scale of 10 is it really that bad.
- Staying
Calm- maintain your cool in the face of
adversity
- Bouncing Back – choose to be positive, even when things don't turn out
the way you would prefer.
5. Getting Along
- Being Tolerant of Others - accept that all people are different and
make mistakes
- Playing by the Rules - by following school expectations, school
will be a better and safer place in which to live and learn
- Thinking First- before reacting, think first of different
ways to resolve setbacks or conflicts.
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