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My name is David Grant and I have the very real privilege of being the Principal of Big Rock Primary School. A role where I get to work with amazing teaching and support staff, supportive whanau and most importantly incredible, hard-working, engaged, friendly, resilient, happy children.
Our aim at Big Rock Primary School is to ensure that we provide the very best educational and developmental experiences we can for all of our students.
We do this by having Rock solid foundations in Numeracy and Literacy and by working hard to provide an environment that is stimulating and safe for your children to learn and grow. Our success levels in the core areas of Reading, Writing and Mathematics are excellent. Our programmes are based on a topic based integrated approach where children’s interests and key learning areas such as Science, Social Sciences, Art and Technology are integrated into Reading and Writing and Mathematics programmes to add meaning and depth as well as creating engaging and relevant learning experiences.
This is supported by modern teaching methods, plentiful modern teaching resources, sensible class sizes and highly skilled positive teachers.
To further support our Reading, Writing and Mathematics programmes we utilise a teaching model that we developed at Big Rock, that is based on the three concepts of Investigation, Explanation and Presentation. This allows and encourages the children’s inquiring minds to explore, share their thoughts and ideas, while developing their presentation skills and strategies.
Further to this, we understand that for a curriculum to be meaningful we utilise E.O.T.C. so that there are class trips to support all topic based learning. Learning experiences have to be real and meaningful.
We also have an in-depth adventure based Education Outside the Classroom programme that includes surfing, kayaking, mountain bike adventures and road safety, deep sea fishing and scuba diving. The benefits of these programmes is much more than just biking, kayaking etc, but they support self-esteem and mental health, which has led to improved outcomes for many children in core curriculum areas.
We also have a full biking programme as part of our curriculum, that involves all children, from early riders in the younger years, to Advanced Mountain Bike extension groups.
Our goal is to have happy, resilient, lifelong learners with Rock solid foundations in Reading, Writing and Mathematics. Our curriculum and curriculum delivery is achieving this, with excellent achievement levels, high levels of engagement and attendance and happy resilient children. Of course this would not be possible without the support of our amazing whanau and the incredible children.
Big Rock is a great place to learn, play, grow and develop. It’s a pretty cool place to come and work as well.
Good morning, here is an update from the Board of Trustees - sorry I should have sent this out before the clothing survey, Kelly
Big Rock Primary School Board of Trustees Update – July 2026
Kia ora koutou,
The Board met this week, and we’d like to keep you informed on a few current matters.
Clothing Policy Consultation: It is time to review our school clothing policy and we would value your feedback. A short survey will be sent to all whānau/families this week. There will also be an opportunity to share your thoughts during parent-teacher interviews next week. Your feedback will help ensure the policy is practical, clear, and reflects the needs of our school community.
Education Review Office (ERO): The Board is preparing the required documentation ahead of the Education Review Office visit next month. We look forward to working with ERO as part of this important review process.
School Gate Safety: Thank you to everyone who continues to support safe drop-off and pick-ups. We are still seeing some vehicles stopping on the yellow lines and making U-turns outside the front gate. For the safety of our tamariki/children and whānau, please do not stop on the yellow lines or make U-turns outside the school. These actions reduce visibility at the pedestrian crossing and increase the risk of an accident.
Our next Board meeting will be held on Wednesday, 12th August at 3:30 pm, in the staffroom.
Ngā mihi nui
Lisa Daniels (Presiding Member)
Good morning,
The board are in the process of reviewing our policies, as part of this process we are consulting on the clothing policy.
You are invited to complete a short survey, this can be accessed by clicking:
Please contact the office if you have any difficulty accessing the survey.
Thanks for your time.
Good morning parents and caregivers,
We have had a busy and positive start to Term 3 as we settle back into our classroom routines and expectations. I have really enjoyed being back in the classroom and getting to know and work alongside your wonderful children.
A quick reminder to please ensure your child brings their reading folder to school every day. Unfortunately, I am unable to send reading books home without a reading folder.
We have also started the term with the usual winter coughs and sniffles making an appearance. If your child has a runny nose accompanied by a cough or is feeling unwell, please keep them at home until they are well enough to return. These illnesses spread very easily in a classroom, and time at home resting helps your child recover while also protecting the health of their classmates and staff.
Thank you for your continued support and cooperation. It is greatly appreciated.
As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Kind regards,
Lisa Lamb
Good afternoon,
This week the Big Rock Hoopsters are playing Anderson's Bay on court 5 at 5:30
Thank you
Good morning, this week the Big Rock Hoopsters are playing Kaikorai at 5:30 on Court 3
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