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About Our School

Picton School is a co-educational primary school that caters for tamariki children from Years 1- 6. Our school (opened in 1861) occupies a sunny, open site with spacious grounds for physical activity, play, and rich learning experiences. The kura maintains a high profile in the community and a positive partnership exists between whānau families, kaimahi staff, our tamariki children and the school community which has high achievement expectations for their children.

We recognise that our ākonga come from many different cultures, whānau and pathways, but we enter the same gateway to discover capabilities, our community and our world.

Picton School is proud to be a Positive Behaviour For Learning (PB4L) School and an Enviroschool. Our staff are actively engaged in and committed to Poutama Pounamu as we continue to grow our bicultural capability and culturally sustaining pedagogy.

We are committed to progress and achievement for all of our precious children and the uniqueness of each child is highly valued. “Ko te ahurei o te tamaiti arahia o tatou mahi" Let the uniqueness of the child guide our work.”

Classroom programmes are designed to be challenging, success-orientated, engaging and fulfilling.

We value social, academic, collective and personal achievement, positive attitudes, pride in effort and the willingness to take part in the opportunities the school provides.

Our curriculum programme promotes, explicitly teaches and rewards the 3 school values which we are learning to grow:

Rangatiratanga - we do the right thing and bring others with us
Te Tautuhi - we are ready, resilient & respectful
Manaakitanga - we have kind hands, kind thoughts, kind hearts

For each of these Values we have explored how Kupe the legendary leader demonstrated them as he chased Te Wheke o Muturangi the octopus across the Pacific Ocean and founded Aotearoa.

We would love for you and your whānau to join us at Picton School. Please come and visit us!

Ngā manaakitanga | with greatest kindness

Katie Talbot

Tumuaki / Principal

What's happening at Picton School?

Upcoming Events in February

Mon 16

Numicon Course / Teacher Only Day

16 Feb 2026

Wed 18

Pop through the classrooms & meet the kaiako

18 Feb 2026

Mon 23

Fundamentals @ Stadium

23 Feb 2026 - 24 Feb 2026

Latest Notices

Welcome to Week 3!

16 Feb 2026

Kia ora e te whānau and welcome to Week 3!

A reminder that today we are closed for instruction with our staff attending Professional Learning.
Our teachers are at a Numicon workshop in Blenheim, followed by a tour of local schools and learning led by Mrs Lianne Adams and Mrs Dayle Holdaway about the 'Structured Maths Approach' this is a programme designed in Auckland and used in schools across the country. Much like 'Structured Literacy' this programme follows a clear Scope & Sequence and builds on prior learning. Maths is a vital life skill for tamariki and enables them to access all other curriculum areas, solve complex problems, and take ownership of their future opportunities. We look forward to sharing more about this during the year.

While our kaiako are in Blenheim our wonderful Support Staff are taking part in Professional Learning with our local Ministry of Education experts around neurodivergent brains, and AAC devices.

Thank you for your understanding while we invest in these learning opportunities for the betterment of our tamariki!

On Wednesday we have our Whānau BBQ and Open Afternoon from 2-3pm. Please come along for a free sausage, and a cruise through our classroom learning spaces.

On Friday some of seniors are taking part in a Road Patrol refresher training with Constable Codlin.

Please support us with road safety! We have had a number of concerned neighbours coming into the school to let us know that they have seen near misses with tamariki crossing roads, and especially walking across driveways. Please take the time to role model using the school crossing, encouraging tamariki to get out of the car on the footpath side and look both ways before crossing, and check every driveway.

Have a fantastic week, and feel free to get in touch anytime!

Kindest,

Katie

PAID UNION MEETING

11 Mar 2024

PAID UNION MEETING

On Friday 22nd March a number of our kaiako teachers are attending a paid union meeting in Blenheim at 1.30pm.

School will remain open as we have the Duffy Theatre performing in the afternoon. You are most welcome to come along and watch.

Please note - there will be no assembly that day.

If you have any pātai questions at all please email me at katie@picton.school.nz

Thanks!

Assembly on FriYAY