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Welcome to Douglas Park School
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Roll Currently 330. Start 2010 at approximately 310 and grow to 365 Decile: 4 A representative cross section of society with a slight weighting towards the lower decile end. A very good environment to work in. Location Western suburbs of Masterton, 1.5 kilometres from the town centre. Population:20 000, 1 hour from Palmerston North, 1½ hours (drive and train) from Wellington, wonderful Wairarapa wines at doorstep with Martinborough just 40 minutes away. Many sport, social & cultural opportunities with sea, beaches, mountains and rivers at front door. Strong Wairarapa art culture plus local repertory and music. Staff 14 teaching staff, 1 x Reading Recovery, 1x part time special needs. 1x RTLB, 1x RTLit plus support staff. School Organisation There are two syndicates: Kahikatea (Y 4 – 6) and Kowhai (Y 0 – 3). There are no designated classroom or play areas for either. Classes are mixed up so a Y 5 & 6 room maybe next to Y 2 room and interacting as big buddies with little buddies. Teachers are also buddied up for mutual support, peer observations and performance review. Billie A milky white 4 year old Labrador. She comes with Anne Kershaw, our Exec officer and has been a part of the school since she was 8 weeks old (Billie not Annie!). Principal's Blog http://principaldps.blogspot.com/ |