Pāhake - Senior Module
Pāhake is an exciting place to be! It has a strong focus on seeking out the passions that each child has and developing skills and attributes that enhance learning. The HEART values are integral to everything we do. As a team we have embraced BYOD, with more than 90% of senior students bringing their own device to school. Learning assistants support learning needs in each pod. This ensures that children are well supported in their learning. You will find that once your child reaches the senior school, Outdoor Education, becomes a big focus. Camps and trips visiting experts or venues to enhance learning plays an authentic and important part of the learning process as a senior student. We want our children to have every opportunity to be excited and engaged so that they can be the best learner they can be.
Pāhake is a Year 3 - 6 team consisting of two learning pods: Kōtukutuku and Manakura.
Pāhake is a Year 3 - 6 team consisting of two learning pods: Kōtukutuku and Manakura.
In Kōtukutuku Rua we have Year 3 and 4 children with Cath King and Phoebe Loffhagen as their teachers. Cath is an experienced teacher with a passion for The Arts. She is leading our 2023 School Production, takes Kapa haka and she is also a keen member of our Sustainability Strategic Team. Phoebe is a Beginning Teacher having graduated from the University of Canterbury at the end of 2022. She has a passion for Special Education and supporting neurodiverse learners. This year she is leading our Jump Jam Team and our Choir.
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In Manakura Tahi we have our Year 5 and 6 children with Scott Bradley and Adam Hastilow as their teachers. Scott is our Acting Leader of Learning and Acting Leader of Management in 2023. He has a passion for sport and coaches our school Touch Rugby Team. Scott is also an avid eLearner, often sharing his iMovies with the team.
Adam has a passion for any type of sport and you will often see him out on the field during the lunch hour involving children in some sort of game. He is our Staff Board representative and in 2023 is our Acting Leader of Sport, organising our Senior Sports events and the PALs (Physical Activity Leaders). |
In Manakura Rua we have our Year 4, 5 and 6 children with Jen Bourne and Alice Eastwick as their teachers. Cath is a keen musician and takes our Guitar Club with Sally. Jen has a passion for eLearning and Soft Materials Technology. She is our Leader of HEART, leading Wellbeing and PB4L (Positive Behaviour for Learning). This is Alice's first year teaching in the Senior Module, having come to us from Halswell School. She is an experienced teacher and brings a lot of HEART to our school. Alice will be working with Phoebe to develop our school Jump Jam team in 2023.
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Jan Thompson is the Deputy Principal/SENCO of the senior school. She is experienced in leading the senior side of a school as our Leader of Learning and Leader of Management and loves to be involved in whatever the children are doing and learning. One of her main roles is looking after the pastoral care and learning needs of the children across the team. She works with the Peer Mediators, Student Leaders, Student Council and the HEARTbeat Media Team. She organises our Future Ferns Netball Teams, Red Zone Action Team and Adventure Ave. Kaitiaki Kids and the environment are a passion. You will often see her with children somewhere.
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Gieve Slade works two days a week releasing teachers across the team. She has been in Pāhake since 2019, having previously worked in the Year 3/4 “Team Rata” many years ago so she’s excited to be working with previous colleagues once again. If you see a teacher walking around with a ukulele, that is probably her - ready to jam to some funky beats!
Fiona Rice works two days a week releasing teachers across the team. She is an experienced teacher with a passion for music, playing many different instruments. She has a Masters Degree in Maths and is a Maths Specialist Teacher. |