Our Staff
Our school is divided into three teams Tall Oaks Year 5 and 6, Budding Branches Year 3 and 4 and Acorns Year 0 – 2. Teams are divided into whanau. Each whanau has a whanau leader and comprises of 4 – 6 classrooms.
Each whanau has a large awhina space that allows for flexible cooperative learning and teaching to better meet individual needs. Teachers teach to children’s needs, their levels of ability and experience.
Each class has a buddy class to allow opportunities for different aged children to support and learn with.
Welcome to Baverstock Oaks School. I hope your association with our school will be a happy one. We value inclusivity and warmly welcome all new families to our school. As our motto indicates “Learning to grow, growing to learn” Baverstock is a place where learning is the focus. This is not just for our children but all staff and parents too. Baverstock Oaks is a community School. We value forming strong connections with our community and including them in their child’s learning journey at every occasion.
For all of the Baverstock Oaks family to learn and grow effectively it is important we provide a safe and happy environment. If children, staff and parents feel safe and happy, learning will take place.
There are two important documents that guide us in all we do our Shared Vision and our Six Core Values. Any decision we make is in alignment with these documents and hold us accountable to create a caring and supportive culture.
We Value:
- The sense of ‘family’ and learning partnerships
- A High Quality Learning Environment
- The Power of Thinking and Learning
- Questions, Feedback and Feed-forward
- The Diversity of our Community
- The Well-being of the Whole Person.
One of our unique characteristics is the diversity we have and the way our children, staff and families embrace this diversity. We have much to learn from one another and we celebrate our diversity in many different ways. Student achievement is important to us and collectively we all work hard to support our children to be confident, connected, successful and actively involved. Thank you for choosing Baverstock Oaks School, a safe place for learning and growing.