Purpose

The Purpose of the school:

The following are seen as the purposes of West Melton Primary School:

to raise student achievement by teaching the skills of literacy and numeracy, within a positive and supportive environment,
to provide appropriate learning programmes for children of all levels and abilities.
to promote a learning environment that supports excellence in teaching and learning
to provide school programme that balance academic, physical and cultural components.
to monitor student achievement and to report to students, parents and the board in an honest and informative manner
to maintain an efficient, and friendly school administration system
to ensure that the standards of class management and organization are high
to be flexible so that learning needs are met and learning can be personalized

THE WEST MELTON SCHOOL KIDS

LIVING AND LEARNING THE WEST MELTON SCHOOL WAY

Our goal is to have children leave our school with:

The knowledge and awareness of:

Self
Others
Environment
Our world
Values and morals

Strong values and attitudes of:

Resilience
Perseverance
Respect for self, others and the environment.
Responsibility.

Skills in:

Managing own behaviour and own learning
Literacy
Numeracy
Information literacy
Learning and playing with others
Communication
Critical and creative thinking.

We are zoned to contribute to Darfield High School and although some areas of West Melton are now out of zone some students still attend Lincoln High School. An increasing number of students are now attending secondary schools in Christchurch.

Pre-school education is provided by the local Playcentre and the Templeton Kindergarten and a new extended Kindergarten and Nursery directly across the road. They also provide before and after school care.

There are 10 Ministry classrooms and one multipurpose room. We also have a building which contains a resource room, storage facility and two small rooms available for small group or one to one tuition. In 2005 a classroom was refurbished to become the library. The old stand alone library was converted to a classroom.

Teaching aids and resources include a full range of audio-visual equipment. e.g. scanner, digital cameras, data projectors, sound system, class stereos, video camera. All classes have access to computers. All teachers have a laptop. The office administration has an IBM compatible computer and the Library is computerized. The school is on a server and is connected to broadband internet service. All classes have intranet links.

A close liaison operates with the University of Canterbury Teacher Training programme and most staff are associate teachers.

The well planted and beautifully maintained grounds comprise a large sheltered playing field, two sealed netball courts, a 25 metre swimming pool, two adventure playgrounds, an in ground trampoline and a large shade covered sandpit. Children are able to check out sports gear in the lunch break.

Although the school does not have an assembly hall, it does have an outdoor theatre and access to a community hall, which is a 400-metre walk away across the highway.

Three bus routes serve the school and these are run by the Ministry of Education.

The School is a Smoke Free environment.

Reviewed June 2007