Learning at Ōtāhuhu Primary School

At Ōtāhuhu Primary School we offer a wide range of learning opportunities to enhance the experiences, skills and knowledge.

We are partnered with Manaiakalani to strengthen the teaching and learning experiences in digital spaces, as well as making our learning visible and connected. You can access your child's Classroom Site using the links in the drop-down menu. Through Manaiakalani, our students use the Learn-Create-Share pedagogy. This encourages students to access new learning content, consolidate their learning by using new information in a creative way, then sharing that learning with their community.

In Ōtāhuhu we are blessed to have a diverse and multicultural community. We offer bilingual education in Te Reo Māori, Samoan & Tongan from Year 1-6.

More information about beginning school at OPS can be found in the following documents:

English Medium

Te Whānau Tutakitanga - Māori Bilingual

Tafa o Ata - Samoan Bilingual

Lalanga Mo'ui - Tongan Bilingual

Literacy

From Year 0-3 our students learn literacy skills through a structured learning approach - the Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA). An equivalent model is being used in our Tongan bilingual classes.

Students progress from BSLA in Year 0-3 to a blended approach in Years 4-6.

Numeracy

We use the Numicon Scope and Sequence in Years 0-3 - a hands-on approach that uses manipulatives to build a deep understanding of mathematical concepts. This programme is deisgned to shift students through three stages of mathematical thinking - concrete-pictorial-abstract.

In Year 4-6 students use a bepspoke, structured approach to mathematical learning that integrates number knowledge and operations with "strand" subjects (geometry, statistics, algebra and measurement). This approach develops students' abilities to use their number sense to solve complex problems and communicate their thinking through various methods.

Inquiry Learning

At OPS we have developed a bespoke inquiry model to teach social science, science and technology curriculums. This model engages critical thinking while allowing students to act on new knowledge.