Over the school year our students have many opportunities to connect, belong and thrive in our school. Warm relationships based on genuine mutual respect are fostered and thrive in our setting.
Manaaki Taupaki is our behaviour curriculum, time is spent learning about what our school values look like everyday with a focus on positive impacts we have on our own learning and others. Time is spent learning school routines with everything from lining up to how we run PE games and collect books. When we have strong values and routines we have time and space for everyone to learn!

• Behaviour is a curriculum that needs to be taught rather than told

          Tom Bennett- Running the Room

- School house system; each child is placed in one of four houses: Pohutukawa, Kauri, Rimu or Kowhai. The house system is designed to encourage interaction across year levels, building on the whanau aspect of the school. It provides leadership opportunities for year eight students who are elected as House Captains for the year. We group families in the same house.

- Leadership is something that we encourage in all areas of the school. Our Student Council has evolved in recent years so that children can take an active role in leadership.

- Community connections with events such as Ag Day, sports days, family picnics and our annual fireworks display are well attended by members of our community. Our 'Friends of Taupaki' group plays an integral part of linking our school with our families and the community.