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=//"Iti te kopara e kai takirikiri ana i runga i te kahikatea... ...Striving for personal excellence" //= =Ko Te Ahi o te Atua te maunga= =Ko Waitakaro te awa= =Ko Tuta Nihoniho te tipuna= =Ko matou tenei no Tapu te Ariki e mihi ana kia koutou katoa!=

//**Kia Kaha Kia U! ** //

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=Te Kura o Hiruharama is located approximately 10km south of Ruatoria in the heartland of Ngati Porou. We are a school of 100 pupils from Y1 to Y8 supported by a 7 teachers and 4 support staff. We appreciate that you have taken the time to share our learning...=

//Ko wai a [|Tuta Nihoniho] [[image:Tuta_Nihoniho2.jpg caption="Matutaera Nihoniho"]]//
Follow this link to further information about [|Tuta Nihoniho] =School Contact Details= Address: 45 Hiruharama Road Waitakaro Ruatorea 4032 Phone: (06) 8648 701 Fax: (06) 8648 170 email: hiruharama.kura@xtra.co.nz

=Charter= Follow this link to the schools strategic planning, annual plan and annual achievement targets. [|Charter 2011.doc]

=Teaching Staff= Room 1 (Yrs 0-2) - Koka Anne Maaka Room 2 (Yrs 2-4) - Koka Avril Dell Room 3 (Yrs 7-8 - Koka Keriana Tawhai Room 4 (Yrs 6-7) - Koka Chris Milham Room 5 (Yrs 4-5) - Matua Willy Mannering Reading Recovery/Special Needs - Matua Kaua Tuhura

=[|2010 ERO Report]= =This was a very positive experience for us in early Term 2 in 2010, please follow the link to the ERO page and our report.= =The 2010 review methodology was extremely inclusive and we are thrilled to have been advised that our next visit will be in 4-5 years.=

=[|Inquiry Learning]= Here at Hiruharama we believe that our children benefit by taking an integrated approach to learning and teaching. This is done using the Inquiry Process. This process involves a number of steps that children engage in so that they are active participants in their learning. 1. PLANNING - What is it that we are going to be learning about? Teachers set the rich learning task based on the overarching problem or task. 2. SET THE SCENE - Introduce the task, activate prior knowledge. 3. ACQUIRE - Define key words and phrases, pose questions, gather information, validate information. Assess and review progress. 4. USE THE INFORMATION - Create own definitions, solutions etc. Creatively utilise the information in practical ways to solve the problem or task. 5. COMMUNICATE - Communicate my learning and the answers to my questions, problem or task in an appropriate way for my audience. 6. EVALUATION - Ongoing throughout the cycle of learning. Both process and product are evaluated.

For further information please follow this link to [|www.ictnz.com]

=Numeracy Focus 2010= The areas for focus for 2010 is Numeracy. This will involve school wide professional development for teachers with the School Support Services (Waikato University) Maths Advisor and other external development providers. We set an achievement target for all children and this can be seen by following the link below. [|Jeru Target 1 2010.doc]