Whakaurunga
ENROLMENT
Te Kura o Manunui welcomes whānau (families) to come and look around our school. To arrange a visit or find out more information about enrolling please contact the school office.
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At Te Kura o Manunui we have a cohort entry policy for students who are due to start school for the first time.
How it works:
We have two intake periods each term - at the start of term and at mid term.
All new entrants who turn 5 before the start of the term can start at the beginning of that term, or at a later mid term or start of term date before their 6th birthday.
If their birthday falls after the start of term but before the mid term date, they can enrol on the mid term date, or at a later start of term or mid term date before their 6th birthday.
Children must have turned 5 before they can enrol in school.
Start dates are dictated by the Ministry of Education and local early childhood centres / kohanga and whānau will be notified of these dates at least a term in advance.
This will mean that we have eight dates during the year where new entrants start in the classroom.
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Due to increasing enrolment numbers and limited capacity across our kura, Te Kura o Manunui is no longer accepting out-of-zone enrolments.
As a state and kura auraki school, we remain committed to supporting the growth and success of all kura across our rohe. We wholeheartedly support the development of Reo Rua and Rumaki Māori pathways within neighbouring schools and celebrate the opportunities this creates for tamariki and whānau to access te reo Māori education closer to home.
It is therefore with care, aroha, and tautoko that we manaaki all tamariki while implementing the requirements of our enrolment zone.
To enrol at Te Kura o Manunui, tamariki must be living within the enrolment zone at the time of enrolment. We are unable to accept enrolments based on future intentions to move into the zone. "About to move" or planned future addresses will not meet enrolment requirements.
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Rumaki
(A term used in Aotearoa to refer to a total immersion programme in Te Reo Māori and culture). The kura has Rumaki classes which programmes provide an intensive teaching and learning programme where students are completely surrounded by Te Reo Māori and tikanga practises. The Rumaki classes use Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. These students have transitioned from Kohanga Reo or Puna Reo.
All applicants for Te Whānau o Waipapa must fill out the Rumaki Expression of Interest Application This needs to be filled out regardless of zoning.
Reo Rua
Bilingual education classes that provide all students the opportunity to learn and develop proficiency in Te Reo Māori and English and promoting language diversity. Reo Rua classes use the The New Zealand Curriculum.
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Wearing a uniform is compulsory at Te Kura o Manunui. Our uniform is supplied by Kukri and is available for purchase on their website. Find out more here.
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We are pleased to announce that stationery for the beginning of 2025 will initially be provided by the school.
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Records of specific health problems must be kept by the school. Please inform the office of any changes in circumstances, addresses, contact phone numbers or about allergies discovered, asthma, change of marital status etc. All records are confidential.
Parents of all five year old children must supply birth certificate and immunisation records with their enrolment forms.
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All students who live within the home zone described below (and shown on the below map) shall be entitled to enrol at the school. Check your address for zoning at the link below.
All enrolment applications must include proof of residence. Acceptable documentation includes:
Current power, gas, internet, or water bill
Signed tenancy agreement
Rates notice
Other official correspondence confirming the residential address
To ensure fairness for all whānau and compliance with our enrolment scheme, the kura may request additional verification of residency. This may include a home visit where required.
Providing false or misleading information regarding a residential address may result in an enrolment application being declined or, where appropriate, an enrolment being reviewed.
School Support and Services
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Children who are turning five should have two school visits. Visits are held between 9.10-9.45am on a Friday for Reo Rua classes and between 9:30-10.30am on a Thursday for Rumaki classes. These visits are arranged through the school office. Where a need is seen, more frequent visits can be arranged with the teacher.
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Te Kura o Manunui has a full-time Learning Support Co-ordinator whose role is to cater for the special needs of our pupils.
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Our tamariki receive a freshly made lunch each day. These are delivered to classrooms. You will just need to provide morning tea.
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Kiwi Can is a skills and values programme designed to strengthen children’s social and life skills. Each class has a weekly session with the Kiwi Can tutors participating in high-energy, interactive lessons.
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Reporting on the individual achievement of children.
Term 1
An opportunity to view the learning space, look at your child’s work and discuss their goals.
End of Term 2
An opportunity to view the learning space, look at your child’s work and discuss their goals. A written report is given which shows where the child sits in regard to National Curriculum levels in maths, writing, reading. The report also gives an assessment of how the child is going with the school values.
Term 3
Interviews are available on request by the teacher or parent.
End of Term 4
Reports are issued commenting on progress across the curriculum and relating student progress to the National Curriculum levels.
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Fun, safe & affordable before and after school care and holiday programmes are run by caring, talented, dedicated trained staff. Kids Inc Oscar run a before school programme that runs from 7.15am to 8.30am, an after school programme that runs from 2.45pm to 5.45pm and school holiday programmes, all based in the old school hall.
Contact details
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We have a school Facebook page that many parents find useful as a way of receiving information. We put many of our notices and photos on this page.
Health and Safety
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Please inform the school of any serious health problems your child has so that appropriate action can be taken should the need arise. If medication needs to be administered, please ensure it is clearly labelled and handed in to the office. All medication must be kept at the school office.
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Any parent or legal guardian has the right to interact with the school over the educational issues of their child. This interaction must be within established policies and guidelines. The only time a parent will be denied such access will be when a court order has been presented to the school explicitly stating that access has been denied.
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The free Nurse-Led Clinic is available at school Monday mornings from 8.30am to 11.30am. If your child has any minor ailments please come and see Nurse Kara who will be based in the school office. Alternatively you can contact the office and leave a message to request the Nurse to see your child. Nurse Kara will also visit classes to check on any students who have sore throats.
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Dental Nurses are based at Ōtūmoetai Primary. Each year a van comes to the school and the children’s teeth are checked. If work needs to be done an appointment will be made at the Ōtūmoetai clinic. Parents will need to arrange to take their children to that appointment. Parents should contact the clinic directly for emergency work. The phone number for this clinic is 07 576 6752
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Huria Trust provides a weekly FREE school-based throat-swabbing and skin health programme to help reduce the high rates of Rheumatic Fever in the Western Bay. This service will be offered to all students at the school, unless parents OPT OUT their child. Please read the terms and conditions of the programme for more information.
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There is a Public Health Nurse who visits the school fortnightly or at a teacher’s request. Classes on healthy eating, health, keeping safe and hygiene are held during the year. Hearing and vision checks are also timetabled.
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Regular fire, earthquake and lockdown drills are held. In the event of an emergency you will be contacted, please refrain from ringing the school.
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As part of this policy bucket sunhats are compulsory in terms one and four. Any students without a hat will be required to play under the sail covered areas.
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The school is a smoke and vape free zone. Please refrain from smoking or vaping anywhere on the school grounds.
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The Ministry of Transport is firm in their belief that only children who can competently ride their bikes on the road (not the footpath) should bring them to school. They recommend that 10 years old is a suitable age to start riding on the roads. The school supports this policy.
Helmets must be worn and bikes should be locked.
Literacy and Learning
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Our library is well stocked with sets of books currently distributed around the classrooms. Children are encouraged to take library books home on a weekly basis.
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There are computers and iPads in all classrooms and access to the internet is available. Children are given instruction in this technology.
Rules for using ICT are clearly explained to all children. On enrolment parents are asked to support the school’s internet policy which is designed to protect children from indiscriminate and inappropriate use of the internet. Failure to comply with the rules may result in a child being prohibited from using the school computer system.
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Classes are sometimes involved in extra-curricular activities outside the classroom. Parents are informed about these trips and are encouraged to attend as parent helpers. Planning for these trips is thorough and includes appropriate risk management assessments. Senior children (Years 5 – 6) may also be involved with school camps of 1 – 2 nights duration.
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Te Kura o Manunui is a Duffy Book School. This scheme was started by Alan Duff and sees children given several beautiful new books of their choice each year. All 5 year olds receive a book on their first day of school.
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Reading is high priority at our school. Please listen to or read with your child each day and fill in their reading logs. If in doubt about tasks sent home, please do not hesitate to ask the teacher how you should be helping. There is a reward at the end of the year for children who reach 200 nights of reading.
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A very positive, encouraging atmosphere is evident at this school. An incentive for excellence in all areas is ‘Superkids’ where children are chosen, then recognised for their efforts in assembly, and at a special morning tea they share with the principal.
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We value close and open relationships with our parent community. Therefore, parents are welcome to come to school and talk with teachers. Before and after school is a good time for this but we ask that teachers be left to focus on the children and their preparation from 8.50 am.
Please also be aware that it can be disruptive in the last ten minutes of the day if parents are coming into the classroom to pick children up early. A good time to talk with teachers is immediately after the bell at 2:45pm.
There are many ways that parents can become involved with the school. We hold consultation meetings with our Whānau at our Whānau Hui. If you have special skills that you would like to contribute, please tell us about them. Discuss with us the ways that you would like to be involved and help out.
Extracurricular and Community Engagement
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Children experience a variety of sports. Children play rugby union, rugby league, football and cricket through the local clubs. The school organises teams for netball, softball, kiwitag, touch rugby, flippa ball, volleyball, basketball and hockey.
We depend on parents helping to coach and manage teams. We also participate across the Ōtūmoetai cluster of schools in swimming, cross country, Sevens Day (various winter sports) and athletics.
The school policy stresses playing for enjoyment, team spirit and to increase competence. Learning to be a gracious winner or loser is an equal part of the sports programme.
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From Term 2 there are junior, middle and senior Kapa Haka groups in the school. They practise weekly and perform at events.
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We have many special occasions during the year. These include fun days, fundraising, sports days, school concerts, Book Character Day, Cultural Diversity Day, Grandparents Day, Art Exhibition, Wearable Arts, Flower Show and a Marae Visit.
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Lessons, given by a private tutor, may be taken during and after school time. Enquire at the office for more details.
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Te Kura o Manunui is a part of the Ōtūmoetai Kāhui Ako (Community of Learning). This includes 9 local primary, intermediate and college schools. We network together to ensure consistency of and successful transitions between school programmes.