15 Durham Street, Stoke, Nelson. E-mail: admin@birchwood.school.nz

Phone: 03-547 3028, Fax: 03-547 3026

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Welcome to Birchwood School’s ‘window to the world!’. I hope you will find our website interesting and informative.
Our aim is to move towards a more interactive format over time.
Please feel free to contact us directly should you require further information or clarification of any issue.

Chris Herrick
Principal

Introduction to Birchwood School

Birchwood School is a U4 contributing primary school situated in the suburb of Stoke in the city of Nelson. The school is situated in a safe residential area close to the Stoke shopping centre and adjacent to the Monaco resort. The school meets the needs of students from New Entrants through to Year Six.

The school caters for families who live on the western side of Nayland Road and in recent years has experienced roll growth from new families in the Aldinga Ave subdivisions. Easy access from this area is gained by means of some well-placed walkways. The school opened in 1976 and has an outstanding reputation in the community.

Birchwood School has a roll of approximately 250 children, divided amongst 11 classrooms. The school is fortunate to have spacious grounds with plenty of room for development. New enrolments are always welcome and there is no enrolment scheme in place.

Birchwood School is part of a Stoke Cluster of schools in an E-Learning (ICT) Professional Learning Contract.

Term Dates 2012

Term Two

23 Apr 2012 ~ 29 Jun 2012

Term Three

16 Jul 2012 ~ 28 Sep 2012

Term Four

15 Oct 2012 ~ 18 Dec 2012

Birchwood Cup – Outstanding Attitude and Focus

Natasha Luxford

The Birchwood Cup is presented at assembly each Friday to a student who has demonstrated excellence.

Mission Statement – Vision

"Together We Learn – Together We Grow"

We make this happen when we challenge ourselves to:

• Take responsibility
• Communicate effectively
• Solve problems
• Show creativity
• Be physically active

Birchwood School interprets the Key Competencies through our Learners Qualities.

Values

• Respect for self – valuing my learning and my behaviour
• Respect for others – valuing each other
• Respect for the environment – valuing our world and everything in it